S*0341 (Rat #0077, Act #0064 of 2013) General Bill, By Alexander, Reese, Fair, Lourie, Cromer, L. Martin, Campbell, Shealy and Ford
Summary: Emerson Rose Act
    AN ACT 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, OR ANOTHER APPROVED SCREENING TO DETECT CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS, 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. - ratified title
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02/06/13	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
02/06/13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 13)
03/21/13	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 18)
03/22/13		Scrivener's error corrected
04/09/13	Senate	Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted (Senate Journal-page 35)
04/09/13	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 35)
04/09/13	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 35)
04/10/13		Scrivener's error corrected
04/10/13	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 32)
04/11/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 44)
04/17/13	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
05/22/13	House	Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 46)
05/23/13		Scrivener's error corrected
05/28/13	House	Amended (House Journal-page 19)
05/28/13	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 19)
05/28/13	House	Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-7 (House Journal-page 20)
05/29/13	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 8)
06/04/13	Senate	House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 142)
06/04/13	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 142)
06/04/13	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 142)
06/04/13	Senate	Returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 142)
06/06/13	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 25)
06/06/13	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 25)
06/11/13		Ratified R 77
06/13/13		Signed By Governor
06/20/13		Effective date 09/11/13
06/24/13		Act No. 64