South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances
Part 1600 - Inspections
Section 61-4.1600.1601 - Authority to Make Inspections
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
In carrying out his or her functions under the Act, the Bureau Director, through his or her inspectors, is authorized in accordance with the Act to enter controlled premises and conduct administrative inspections thereof, for the purpose of:
(a) Inspecting, copying, and verifying the correctness of records, reports, or other documents required to be kept or made under the Act and any regulations promulgated under the Act, including, but not limited to, inventory and other records required to be kept pursuant to Parts 600 through 800 of this chapter, order form records required to be kept pursuant to Part 900 of this chapter, prescription and distribution records required to be kept pursuant to Part Parts 1000 through 1200 of this chapter, shipping records identifying the name of each carrier used and the date and quantity of each shipment, and storage records identifying the name of each warehouse used and the date and quantity of each storage;
(b) Inspecting within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished controlled substances and other substances or materials, containers, and labeling found at the controlled premises relating to this Act;
(c) Making a physical inventory of all controlled substances on hand at the premises;
(d) Collecting samples of controlled substances or precursors (in the event any samples are collected during an inspection, the inspector shall issue a receipt for such samples on DEA Form 84 to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the premises);
(e) Checking of records and information on distribution of controlled substances by the registrant as they relate to total distribution of the registrant (i.e., has the distribution in controlled substances increased markedly within the past year, and if so, why); and
(f) Except as provided in § 1602, all other things therein (including records, files, papers, processes, controls and facilities) appropriate for verification of the records, reports, documents referred to above or otherwise bearing on the provisions of the Act and the regulations thereunder.
