Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee

Medical Affairs Committee

MEMORANDUM

TO: Senator Ray Cleary, Subcommittee Chairman
Senator Brad Hutto
Senator Tom Davis

FROM: Senator Harvey Peeler

DATE: February 15, 2013

SUBJECT: Medical Affairs Subcommittee Meeting – S.127, S.341, S.369, Reg. 4237, Reg. 4259 & Reg. 4282

A meeting of the Medical Affairs Subcommittee on S.127, S.341, S.369, Reg. 4237, Reg. 4259 & Reg. 4282 is scheduled for Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in room #408 Gressette Building. Please make every effort to attend. Thank You.

GENERAL BILLS
S. 127 -- Senator Alexander: A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 38, TITLE 44 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES, BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA BRAIN INJURY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF THE COUNCIL, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE COUNCIL.

S. 341 -- Senators Alexander, Reese, Fair, Lourie, Cromer, L. Martin, Campbell and Shealy: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "EMERSON ROSE ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 44-37-70 SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH BIRTHING FACILITY LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PERFORM A PULSE OXIMETRY SCREENING ON EVERY NEWBORN IN ITS CARE, WHEN THE BABY IS TWENTY-FOUR TO FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF AGE, OR AS LATE AS POSSIBLE IF THE BABY IS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL BEFORE REACHING TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF AGE.

S. 369 -- Senators Lourie and Setzler: A SENATE RESOLUTION TO DECLARE TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013, AS "AUTISM AWARENESS DAY" IN THE PALMETTO STATE AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL SOUTH CAROLINA CITIZENS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM.

REGULATIONS

Regulation # R4237 Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Definitions - Panel for Dietetics

Regulation # R4259 Department of Health and Environmental Control
South Carolina Immunization Registry

Regulation # R4282 Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Requirements of Licensure for Chiropractics

*Agenda is subject to change

Cc: Interested parties

Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 11:15 A.M.