South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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S. 558
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Verdin and Senn
Document Path: SR-0063JG23.docx
Introduced in the Senate on February 22, 2023
Introduced in the House on February 14, 2024
Last Amended on February 7, 2024
Currently residing in the Senate
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
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2/22/2023 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4) |
2/22/2023 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 4) |
2/1/2024 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 8) |
2/2/2024 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
2/7/2024 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 20) |
2/7/2024 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20) |
2/7/2024 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 20) |
2/13/2024 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 9) |
2/14/2024 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13) |
2/14/2024 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 13) |
4/25/2024 | House | Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 23) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/22/2023
02/01/2024
02/02/2024
02/07/2024
04/25/2024
Committee Report
April 25, 2024
S. 558
Introduced by Senators Verdin and Senn
S. Printed 04/25/24--H.
Read the first time February 14, 2024
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The committee on House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 558) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 44-31-40 so as to provide the procedure for the tuberculosis testing of applicant residents and newly, etc., respectfully
Report:
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
S.H. DAVIS for Committee.
statement of estimated fiscal impact
Explanation of Fiscal Impact
State Expenditure
This bill requires a nursing home, prior to the admission of a new resident, to request and receive a written declaration from an authorized healthcare provider that the applicant resident has no signs or symptoms of active tuberculosis. Additionally, if the applicant resident is admitted directly from a hospital, the nursing home must administer the first and second steps of a tuberculin skin test to the resident within three and fourteen days, respectively. The nursing home may substitute a single blood assay for mycobacterium tuberculosis for a two-step tuberculin skin test, or it may administer a single tuberculin skin test or single blood assay for mycobacterium tuberculosis within fourteen days of the resident's admission from a hospital if the nursing home has documentation that within the twelve-month period prior to admission, the resident obtained a negative tuberculin skin test or a negative single blood assay for mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Department of Health and Environmental Control. DHEC is the state agency responsible for licensing nursing homes. This bill will have no expenditure impact on DHEC since it does not operationally or fiscally affect the agency.
Department of Health and Human Services. DHHS houses Healthy Connections, the state's Medicaid program. This bill will not impact Medicaid provider rates or reimbursements. Therefore, this bill will have no expenditure impact on the agency.
Department of Mental Health. DMH uses a statewide network of community mental health centers, clinics, hospitals, and nursing homes to provide medical and support services. DMH currently performs the practices listed in this bill. Therefore, this bill will have no expenditure impact on the agency.
Department of Veterans' Affairs. DVA is responsible for serving veterans and their families. Nursing homes are not in the portfolio of DVA. Therefore, this bill will have no expenditure impact on the agency.
Frank A. Rainwater, Executive Director
Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office
A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-31-40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR THE TUBERCULOSIS TESTING OF APPLICANT RESIDENTS AND NEWLY ADMITTED RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES IN THIS STATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 31, Title 44 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 44-31-40. (A) A nursing home or community residential care facility as defined in Section 44-7-130 shall:
(1) prior to the admission of a new resident, request and receive a written declaration from an authorized healthcare provider that, based upon medical examination of the applicant resident, the applicant resident has no signs or symptoms of active tuberculosis;
(2) within three days of a resident's admission to the nursing home or community residential care facility from a hospital, as defined in Section 44-7-130, administer the first step of the two-step tuberculin skin test to the resident; and
(3) within fourteen days of that resident's admission, administer the second step of the tuberculin skin test to the resident.
(B)(1) The nursing home or community residential care facility may substitute a single blood assay for mycobacterium tuberculosis for a two-step tuberculin skin test; or
(2) administer a single tuberculin skin test or single blood assay for mycobacterium tuberculosis within fourteen days of the resident's admission from a hospital if the nursing home or community residential care facility has documentation that within the twelve-month period prior to admission, the resident obtained a negative tuberculin skin test or a negative single blood assay for mycobacterium tuberculosis.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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