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A153, R179, S168
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Cleary, Campsen, Rose, Bryant, Elliott and Hutto
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\cleary\jud0004.js.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Introduced in the House on May 12, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on May 5, 2010
Governor's Action: May 11, 2010, Signed
Summary: Medical malpractice insurance
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/10/2008 Senate Prefiled
12/10/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
1/13/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-150
1/13/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance SJ-150
5/5/2009 Senate Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance SJ-14
5/6/2009 Senate Read second time SJ-18
5/7/2009 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
5/12/2009 Senate Read third time and sent to House
5/12/2009 House Introduced and read first time HJ-9
5/12/2009 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
HJ-9
3/4/2010 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
Commerce and Industry HJ-2
3/8/2010 Scrivener's error corrected
3/10/2010 House Debate adjourned HJ-16
3/11/2010 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 23, 2010 HJ-12
3/23/2010 House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 24, 2010 HJ-45
3/24/2010 House Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 25, 2010 HJ-34
3/25/2010 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 30, 2010 HJ-32
4/13/2010 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 4, 2010 HJ-46
5/4/2010 House Committee Amendment Tabled HJ-38
5/4/2010 House Read second time HJ-38
5/5/2010 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-9
5/6/2010 Ratified R 179
5/11/2010 Signed By Governor
5/21/2010 Effective date 05/11/10
5/25/2010 Act No. 153
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/10/2008
5/5/2009
3/4/2010
3/8/2010
(A153, R179, S168)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-79-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO RENDERS MEDICAL SERVICES VOLUNTARILY AND WITHOUT COMPENSATION, AND SEEKS NO REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHARITABLE AND GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES, AND PROVIDES NOTICE TO THE PATIENT OR PATIENT'S PROVIDER IN A NONEMERGENCY, IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CIVIL DAMAGES FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION UNLESS THE ACT OR OMISSION WAS THE RESULT OF THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILFUL MISCONDUCT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Civil liability, health care provider under certain conditions immune from
SECTION 1. Section 38-79-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 38-79-30. No licensed health care provider, as defined in Section 38-79-410, who renders medical services voluntarily and without compensation or the expectation or promise of compensation and seeks no reimbursement from charitable and governmental sources is liable for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the services unless the act or omission was the result of the licensed health care provider's gross negligence or wilful misconduct. The agreement to provide a voluntary, noncompensated service must be made before rendering service in the case of a nonemergency and may be evidenced by the provider's giving notice to the patient or to the person responsible for the patient's care and acting for the patient that the service being rendered is voluntary and without compensation."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 6th day of May, 2010.
Approved the 11th day of May, 2010.
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