On September 29, 2017, the Director of Insurance for the State of South Carolina issued Bulletin 2017-12 to notify the accident and health insurance industry of a recent legislative change impacting the use of the optional intoxicants and narcotics exclusion found in S.C. Code Section 38-71-370(9). This law (2017 S.C. Act No. 42) applies to certain accident and health insurance policies issued or renewed after December 31, 2017 in the individual market. Filings related to this change should be made in SERFF no later than 11/1/2017.