EMT candidates who successfully complete a South Carolina-approved EMT Education course that uses the National EMS Education Standards developed by NHTSA; successfully pass the National Registry EMT-Education Requirements, and receive subsequent South Carolina certification as an EMT, are authorized to perform the following skilled activities (all skills can be used on adult, child, and infant patients unless otherwise stated”). For more detailed information for EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic education requirements, click the links below.

For general information, call: (803) 5

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To operate as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in South Carolina, you must gain a South Carolina Emergency Medical Technician certification from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). To qualify, you must satisfy the following requirements:

Step 1: Successfully complete all sections of a DHEC-approved EMT course including the didactic, practical, and clinical requirements

1. A practitioner or pharmacist or authorized delegate who requests information and certifies that the requested information is for the purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment to a bona fide patient;
2. An individual who requests the individual's own prescription monitoring information in accordance with procedures established pursuant to state law;
3. A designated representative of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation responsible for the licensure, regulation, or discipline of practitioners, pharmacists, or other persons aut

All dispensers of Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances are required to collect and report the following information to the data repository managed by Appriss:

What can occur to those who do not report or disclose confidential information?

Dispensers who fail to report will be subject to a two thousand ($2,000) dollars fine and/or two (2) years imprisonment. Authorized users who knowingly disclose their account user information or breach confidentiality of the information will be subject to a ten thousand ($10,000) dollars fine and/or ten (10) years imprisonment.

For additional information call 803-896-0688 or email scripts@dph.sc.gov.

Continuing the efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in South Carolina, the Governor signed H.3728 into law on May 16, 2019, with an effective date of January 1, 2021. Highlights from this law are listed below, and more information on the e-prescribing and opioid antidote administration reporting requirements are contained on this page.

An individual may request a copy of his or her own S.C. Prescription Monitoring Report (PMP). Please fill out the Patient Request for Own PMP form completely and include the desired date range for the report. PMP data is maintained in the system for 6 years. The form must be notarized and returned with a copy of the individual's current government issued identification. Please be aware the report will only be mailed to the address listed on the government issued identification.

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• Do use the SCRIPTS report as a tool only.