South Carolina State Profile

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PMP Region:

South

Name of Program:

South Carolina Reporting & Identification Prescription Tracking System

Website:

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Agency Name:

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Agency Type:

Department of Health

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State Information

State Population:

4,479,800

Number of Pharmacies in State:

1,124

Number of Practitioners/Prescribers:

16,272

Prescription Records collected in 2008:

8,838,466

State Fiscal Year?:

yes

Fiscal Year Dates:

July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009

Prescription Records Collected in Fiscal Year:

9,393,559

Frequency of data collected:

Monthly

Data collected from pharmacies?:

yes

Data collected from dispensing practitioners?:

yes

Patient History Reports in 2008:

9,308

Patient History Reports for Fiscal Year:

51,643

Drug Schedules Monitored

Schedule II:

yes

Schedule III:

yes

Schedule IV:

yes

Schedule V:

no

Who May Request Patient Information?

Prescribers:

yes

Pharmacists:

yes

Pharmacies:

no

Law Enforcement:

yes

Licensing Boards:

yes

Patients:

yes

If other requester (specify):

SC Dept. of Health and Human Services re. Medicaid recipients; grand jury pursuant to subpoena; and bona fide research or education.

De-identified data provided to researchers?:

yes

Comments on de-identified data permissions:

Patient, prescriber & pharmacy ID information must be redacted

Legislation

Year PMP Legislation Enacted:

2006

Year PMP Became Operational:

2008

Laws/statute Citation:

Prescription Monitoring Act Section 44-53-1610- 1680

Laws Citation Website:

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Regulation/rule Citations:

Rules have not been developed

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