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SC Code § 44-53-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-720. Restrictions on use of methadone.

 Methadone and its salts are restricted to:  (1) use in treatment, maintenance, or detoxification programs as approved by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.  (2) dispensing by a hospital for analgesia, pertussis, and detoxification treatment as approved by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.  (3) dispensing by a retail pharmacy for analgesia as provided for by R. 61-4, Section 507.5.  HISTORY: 1976 Code Section 44-53-730; 1962 Code Section 32-1510.83; 1972 (57) 2642; 1980 Act No. 439, Section 1; 2000 Act No. 355, Section 12.
SC Code § 44-53-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-730. Restrictions on sale and distribution of methadone.

 No supplier, distributor, or manufacturer may sell or distribute methadone or its salts to an entity for use, except as provided for in Section 44-53-720.  HISTORY: 1976 Code Section 44-53-740; 1962 Code Section 32-1510.84; 1972 (57) 2642; 1980 Act No. 439, Section 1; 2000 Act No. 355, Section 13.
SC Code § 44-53-740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-740. Promulgation of rules and regulations.

 The Board of the Department of Health and Environmental Control shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 1976 Code Section 44-53-750; 1962 Code Section 32-1510.85; 1972 (57) 2642; 1980 Act No. 439, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1116; 2000 Act No. 355, Section 14.
SC Code § 44-53-750 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-750. Autopsy on person dying while enrolled in program.

 An autopsy shall be performed on any person on a methadone program who dies while enrolled in such program. A report concerning the autopsy shall be filed with the Department of Health and Environmental Control. Each person enrolling in such program shall be notified of the autopsy provision as a part of such person's consent which is required prior to admission to such program.  HISTORY: 1976 Code Section 44-53-760; 1962 Code Section 32-1510.86; 1972 (57) 2642; 1980 Act No. 439, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-53-760 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-760. Admission of minors to programs.

 Parental consent shall be obtained for all persons under eighteen years of age prior to admission to a methadone maintenance program; provided, that if any court of competent jurisdiction declares a person under eighteen years of age an emancipated minor, then such person may be admitted to the program without parental consent.  HISTORY: 1976 Code Section 44-53-770; 1962 Code Section 32-1510.87; 1972 (57) 2642; 1980 Act No. 439, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-53-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-810. Legislative findings.

 The General Assembly finds:  (1) that the future of this State rests in the hands of school children;  (2) the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program taught in this State and in many schools nationally provides an effective and proven awareness of instilling drug resistance skills in our school children, and promoting the hope of a secure and healthy future for these children.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 64B.
SC Code § 44-53-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-820. Establishment of DARE Fund; purpose.

 There is established the Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) Fund, an eleemosynary corporation, the resources of which must be used to promote and encourage the Drug Awareness and Resistance Education Program in this State. The trust fund supplements and augments services provided by government agencies and does not take the place of these services.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 64B.
SC Code § 44-53-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-830. Board of directors; membership; terms.

 (A) The DARE Fund is to be administered by a board of directors appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and is composed of:  (1) the Attorney General, ex officio, or his designee;  (2) two county sheriffs, who shall serve ex officio;  (3) two police chiefs;  (4) two local law enforcement officers assigned to the DARE Program; and  (5) two school principals.  Directors who are not elected officials serve by virtue of their position at the time of appointment.  (B) Members shall serve terms of four years and until successors are appointed and qualify. A board member may be removed by the Governor in accordance with Section 1-3-240(B). Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 64B.
SC Code § 44-53-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-840. Board members to be reimbursed for expenses.

 Board members are not entitled to per diem but may be reimbursed for mileage and all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this article.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 64B.
SC Code § 44-53-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-850. Powers of board.

 In administering this article, the board is authorized, but not limited to:  (1) develop and implement educational programs and campaigns in support of the DARE Program in South Carolina;  (2) make policy recommendations for the DARE Program in South Carolina;  (3) assess the needs of DARE Programs;  (4) determine how the monies in the fund are to be disbursed;  (5) acquire and hold property;  (6) invest trust monies, including pooled investment funds maintained by the State;  (7) utilize local resources including volunteers when appropriate.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 64B.
SC Code § 44-53-860 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-860. Chairman; meetings; quorum.

 The board shall elect a chairman from among its members and shall adopt rules for the governance of its operations. The board shall meet at least semiannually. Six members constitute a quorum.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 64B.
SC Code § 44-53-870 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-870. Director and staff; maximum administrative costs.

 The board may employ a director and other staff as necessary to carry out the provisions of this article; however, administration of this article may not exceed twenty percent of the total funds credited to the trust fund, excluding the administrative fee paid to the Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 12-6-5080.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 64B.
SC Code § 44-53-880 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-880. Use of funds.

 Funds credited to the trust fund, excluding the administrative fees paid to the Department of Revenue, may be used for, but are not limited to:  (1) administration of this article including, but not limited to, personnel and board expenses;  (2) development and promotion of the DARE Program in this State;  (3) a reserve fund in an interest-bearing account with five percent of the funds received by the trust fund annually to be placed in this account. No withdrawals may be made from this account until the minimum balance has reached one hundred thousand dollars and then these funds may be used only in years in which donations do not meet the average normal operating cost incurred by the trust fund and funds are needed to meet expenses. Once the balance in the reserve funds reaches one hundred thousand dollars, excess fund earned by interest and yearly allocations may be used at the discretion of the board to cover operating costs and to provide additional funds.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 64B.
SC Code § 44-53-890 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-890. Annual report.

 The fund board annually by February first shall submit a report to the General Assembly concerning its expenditures of fund monies and activities.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 64B.
SC Code § 44-53-930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-930. Retail sales shall be made only by registered pharmacists or assistant pharmacists; exception.

 Sales at retail of hypodermic needles or syringes shall be made only by a registered pharmacist or registered assistant pharmacist through a permitted pharmacy as authorized by Section 40-43-370, except that syringes and hypodermic needles may be sold by persons lawfully selling veterinary medicines as authorized by item (8) of Section 40-69-220 if they register annually with the Department of Health and Environmental Control and pay such registration fee as may be required by the Department and they shall be subject to the provisions of Section 44-53-920.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 188; 1980 Act No. 383, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-53-950 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-950. Veterinarians and licensed durable medical equipment providers exception.

 Nothing in this article applies to veterinarians in connection with the practice of their profession or to certified or licensed durable medical equipment providers when selling hypodermic needles and syringes to insulin dependent diabetics.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 188; 2000 Act No. 239, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 365, Section 4, eff September 26, 2002.
SC Code § 44-53-960 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-960. Penalties.

 Any person who sells or purchases at retail any hypodermic needles or syringes, except in accordance with the terms of this article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1510.123; 1974 (58) 2399.
SC Code § 44-53-1110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1110. Prohibition on aromatic hydrocarbons used as intoxicants.

 No person shall, for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction or the dulling of his brain or nervous system, intentionally smell or inhale the fumes from any substance containing aromatic hydrocarbons; provided, that nothing in this section shall be interpreted as applying to the inhalation of any anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1510.91; 1972 (57) 2766.
SC Code § 44-53-1120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1120. Unlawful use or possession of aromatic hydrocarbons.

 No person shall, for the purpose of violating Section 44-53-1110, use or possess for the purpose of so using, any substance containing aromatic hydrocarbons.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1510.92; 1972 (57) 2766.
SC Code § 44-53-1130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1130. Penalties.

 Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1510.93; 1972 (57) 2766.
SC Code § 44-53-1220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1220. Sale of caustic or corrosive substance in misbranded parcel, package, or container prohibited.

 No person shall sell, barter, exchange, receive, hold, pack or display or offer for sale, barter or exchange in the State any dangerous caustic or corrosive substance in a misbranded parcel, package or container designed for household use.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1802; 1952 Code Section 32-1802; 1942 Code Section 5128-26; 1932 Code Section 1451; 1924 (33) 1127.
SC Code § 44-53-1230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1230. Confiscation of misbranded caustic or corrosive substance parcels, packages, or containers.

 Any dangerous caustic or corrosive substance in a misbranded parcel, package or container for household use that is being sold, bartered or exchanged or held, displayed or offered for sale, barter or exchange shall be liable to be proceeded against in any magistrate's court and seized for confiscation in a manner provided by law. If such substance is condemned as misbranded by such court, it shall be disposed of by destruction or sale, as the court may direct, and, if sold, the proceeds less the actual costs and charges shall be paid over to the magistrate. But such substance shall not be sold contrary to the provisions of the laws of the State. Such proceedings shall conform as near as may be to the law providing for confiscating goods exposed for sale on Sunday.  But upon the payment of the costs of such proceedings and the execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond to the effect that such substance will not be unlawfully sold or otherwise disposed of, the court may by order direct that such substance be delivered to the owner thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1803; 1952 Code Section 32-1803; 1942 Code Section 5128-26; 1932 Code Section 1451; 1924 (33) 1127.
SC Code § 44-53-1240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1240. Enforcement; approval of brands and labels.

 The sheriff, deputy sheriffs and other peace officers shall enforce the provisions of this article and may approve and register such brands and labels intended for use under the provisions of this article as may be submitted to them for that purpose and as may in their judgment conform to the requirements of this article. But in any prosecution under this article the fact that any brand or label involved in the prosecution has not been submitted to the sheriff, a deputy sheriff or a peace officer to whom there is presented, or who in any way procures, satisfactory evidence of any violation of the provisions of this article shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted, without delay, for the enforcement of the penalties in such cases herein provided.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1804; 1952 Code Section 32-1804; 1942 Code Section 5128-26; 1932 Code Section 1451; 1924 (33) 1127.
SC Code § 44-53-1250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1250. Penalties.

 Any person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1805; 1952 Code Section 32-1805; 1942 Code Section 5128-26; 1932 Code Section 1451; 1924 (33) 1127.
SC Code § 44-53-1310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1310. Short title.

 This article may be cited as the "Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Act".  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 78, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 142, Section 1, eff June 7, 2005.
SC Code § 44-53-1320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1320. Definitions.

 As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:  (1) "Accessible surface" means any protruding interior or exterior surface that a child can mouth or chew including, but not limited to, an interior windowsill.  (2) "Child" or "children" means a person under six years of age.  (3) "Childcare facility" means a structure or portion of a structure in which children are present on a regular basis, including a structure used as a school, nursery, childcare facility, or other facility catering to the needs of children, including an outbuilding, fencing, or other structure used in conjunction with the structure.  (4) "Department" means the Department of Health and Environmental Control.  (5) "Dwelling" means a structure, all or part of which is designed or used for human habitation, including a primary residence, secondary residence, outbuilding, fencing, or other structure used in conjunction with the structure.  (6) "Dwelling unit" means a room, group of rooms, or other areas of a dwelling.  (7) "Friction surface" means an interior or exterior surface subject to abrasion or friction including, but not limited to, a window or stair tread.  (8) "Householder" means the occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit or the occupant's agent, the owner of an unoccupied dwelling unit or the owner's agent, or the owner or occupant of a childcare facility or the owner's or occupant's agent.  (9) "Impact surface" means an interior or exterior surface subject to damage by repeated impact on contact including, but not limited to, doors and door jambs.  (10) "Lead-based hazard" means a condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated paint, lead-contaminated dust, bare lead-contaminated soil, or other lead-based substance that is deteriorated in accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse human health effects.  (11) "Lead-base substance" means paint, lacquer, glaze, or other material containing more than six hundredths of one percent (0.06 percent) lead by weight, or seven-tenths or more milligrams per square centimeter (0.7 mg/cm2) of lead in the dried paint film applied. Standards for lead-contaminated dust and lead-contaminated soil must be the same as those established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  (12) "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, association, trust, or partnership.  (13) "Lead poisoning" means a blood lead level at an elevation hazardous to health as established by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 78, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1117; 2005 Act No. 142, Section 1, eff June 7, 2005.
SC Code § 44-53-1350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1350. Exemptions.

 The provisions of this article do not apply to items that are exempt pursuant to federal law.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 78, Section 5; 2005 Act No. 142, Section 1, eff June 7, 2005.
SC Code § 44-53-1360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1360. Program for early diagnosis of cases of childhood lead poisoning; examinations; records.

 (A) The department may establish a program for the early diagnosis of cases of childhood lead poisoning. The program must provide for systematic examination for lead poisoning of children at risk residing within the State. Examinations must be made by such means and at such intervals as the department determines to be medically necessary.  The program must give priority in examinations to those children residing, or who have recently resided, in areas where significant numbers of lead poisoning cases have been reported recently or where other reliable evidence indicates that significant numbers of lead poisoning cases may be found.  (B) When the department is notified of a case of lead poisoning, the department shall examine or refer for examination within thirty days all other children under six years of age, and other children as the department finds advisable to examine, residing or recently residing in the household of the victim or in all other dwelling units in the dwelling of the victim or in a childcare facility occupied by the victim, unless the parents or guardian of the child objects to the examination because it conflicts with his or her religious beliefs or practices.  The department shall maintain comprehensive records of all examinations conducted pursuant to this section. These records are strictly confidential and may not be released except as required by law or by court order.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 78, Section 6; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1119; 2005 Act No. 142, Section 1, eff June 7, 2005.
SC Code § 44-53-1370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1370. Childhood lead poisoning prevention education program.

 The department may institute a childhood lead poisoning prevention education program. The program shall emphasize the dangers and sources of lead poisoning and the methods of lead poisoning prevention and lead-based hazard remediation.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 78, Section 7; 2005 Act No. 142, Section 1, eff June 7, 2005.
SC Code § 44-53-1380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1380. Notification of incidents of lead poisoning.

 (A) If a physician, hospital, public health nurse, or other diagnosing person or agency knows or has reason to believe that a child he or she examines or treats has or is suspected of having lead poisoning, the person shall notify the department within seven days. The department shall specify the procedure to be followed and shall provide the necessary forms.  (B) A laboratory doing business in this State shall notify the department of the results of any blood lead analyses conducted on children under six years of age; this notification must be submitted to the department within thirty days of completion of the analysis.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 78, Section 8; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1120; 2005 Act No. 142, Section 1, eff June 7, 2005.
SC Code § 44-53-1390 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1390. Investigation of lead poisoning case reports; right of entry.

 When the department is notified of a lead poisoning case, the department, upon presentation of the appropriate credentials to the householder, and with the consent of the householder or his agent, may enter a dwelling, dwelling unit, or childcare facility at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner for the purpose of conducting a lead-based hazard investigation and may remove samples of objects necessary for laboratory analysis. If the householder refuses admission to the premises, the department may obtain an administrative warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction to investigate the premises. This section also applies to secondary residences and any other premises routinely occupied by the child.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 78, Section 9; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1121; 2005 Act No. 142, Section 1, eff June 7, 2005.