S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-4.100.114

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-4.100.114 - Dispensing of Out-of-State Prescriptions and Orders

(a) Prescriptions or orders for controlled substances from out-of-state practitioners may be filled in good faith by dispensers provided:

(1) The dispenser knows the recipient; or requires proper ID and notes such on the prescription;

(2) The dispenser makes a good faith inquiry concerning whether the order or prescription is legitimate;

(3) The prescription or order meets all of the requirements of this regulation and the Act, including whether the order or prescription is for legitimate medical purposes, and is within the regular course of practice of the practitioner;

(4) The practitioner who issued the prescription would ordinarily be entitled to issue prescriptions under SC law (i.e., physicians, dentists, veterinarians, and podiatrists are authorized to issue prescriptions; chiropractors, psychologists, etc. are not authorized to prescribe drugs); and

(5) The prescribing practitioner holds a valid individual Federal [D.E.A.] controlled substance registration number in the state, district, or territory of origin of the prescription, or is exempt from such registration requirement under the provisions of Federal Regulation Regulation 21 CFR §1301.24.

(b) Out-of-State prescriptions which do not conform to South Carolina law and which are not otherwise exempted shall not be dispensed.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-4.100.114

Replaced and Amended by State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 6, eff June 28, 2013.