H 3416 General Bill, By Putnam, Pitts, H.A. Crawford, Kennedy, Southard, McCoy, Allison, Loftis, Gambrell, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Taylor, Rivers, Erickson, Hamilton, Hardee, Toole, Hiott, Limehouse, Bannister, Bowen, Chumley, Clemmons, Crosby, Daning, Forrester, Gagnon, Goldfinch, Hardwick, Herbkersman, Hixon, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Merrill, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, Nanney, Newton, Owens, Pope, Riley, Sandifer, Simrill, Sottile, Spires, Stringer, Thayer, Wells, White, Whitmire, Willis and Wood
Summary: Health care providers
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 29 TO CHAPTER 7, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER MUST NOT INQUIRE OF A PATIENT ABOUT THE PATIENT'S FIREARM OWNERSHIP OR FIREARM POSSESSION AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS WHEN TREATING A PATIENT WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND, AN INJURY RELATED TO FIREARM USE, TREATING A PATIENT FOR A MENTAL HEALTH OR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER, OR IF REQUIRED TO REPORT ADULT ABUSE AND NEGLECT OR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND FIREARM OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION IS INTEGRAL TO THE INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED.
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01/24/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 2)
01/24/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 2)
03/05/13	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Huggins
03/19/13	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Cole, Tallon
04/10/13	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Felder