South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 4831

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               4831
Ratification Number:       573
Act Number                 480
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Counseling sessions for crime
                           victims
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(A480, R573, H4831)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-1180, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AMOUNT OF CRIME VICTIM AWARDS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR THE NUMBER OF SESSIONS WITHIN THE NINETY-DAY-PERIOD OR FIFTEEN SESSIONS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Counseling sessions for crime victims

SECTION 1. Section 16-3-1180(A)(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 406 of 1988, is further amended to read:

"(1) reasonable and customary charges for medical services, including mental health counseling, required and rendered as a direct result of the injury on which the claim is based, as long as these services are rendered by a licensed professional. Payment for mental health counseling is limited to the number of sessions during a ninety-day-period beginning on the date of the first counseling session or fifteen sessions, whichever is greater;"

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 14th day of May, 1990.