Now Parents Will Know What Their Teen Kids Are Prescribed; All Thanks To New Law in South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina: A new bill in the Senate was passed after major changes. The new bill will now make doctors inform the prescription to the parents of teenagers.
When it comes to prescription drugs for minors, South Carolina senators have passed a bill that will force doctors to inform parents.
The bill was submitted to the House on Thursday after receiving unanimous support in the chamber. An amendment was proposed to address concerns voiced during a hearing earlier this month by doctors and pharmacists who testified that the bill could prevent minors from accessing necessary health care.
The bill’s proponent, Senator Michael Johnson, proposed two years of reduction in the mandatory notification age, which would exclude minors who might not have a parent to tell and would enable teens with a driver’s license to drive themselves to the doctor’s office and the pharmacy to pick up their prescriptions.
For example, it does not apply to teen moms who are also parents, children in protective custody due to abuse or neglect by their own family, or children classified as homeless under federal law.
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