Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 11-58-10 - Short title; purpose(A) This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Opioid Recovery Act".(B) The purpose of this act is to ratify and implement the necessary terms of certain opioid-related settlements entered into by the State of South Carolina and its participating political subdivisions by:(1) creating the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund from which money will be distributed to help address and remediate opioid-related issues;(2) creating the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board to administer and distribute money in the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund; and(3) barring future claims by state and local governmental entities against certain companies which have entered into opioid-related settlements with the State of South Carolina.Added by 2022 S.C. Acts, Act No. 222 (HB 5182),s 1, eff. 5/23/2022.