Current Status Bill Number:329 Ratification Number:23 Act Number:150 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Giese All Sponsors:Giese, Passailaigue, Glover, Bryan, Lander, Reese, Rose and Russell Drafted Document Number:BR1\18004AC.95 Companion Bill Number:3212 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19950317 Date of Last Amendment:19950215 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19950404 Subject:Alzheimer's disease
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19950404 Act No. A150 ------ 19950404 Signed by Governor ------ 19950330 Ratified R23 House 19950317 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 19950316 Unanimous consent for third reading on the next Legislative day House 19950316 Read second time House 19950315 Committee report: Favorable 27 H3M House 19950221 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee Senate 19950216 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19950215 Amended, read second time Senate 19950214 Committee report: Favorable with 13 SMA amendment Senate 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 13 SMA referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A150, R23, S329)
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO STUDY WHETHER THERE IS A NEED FOR SPECIAL LICENSING CRITERIA FOR FACILITIES WHICH PROVIDE CARE UNITS AND OTHER PROGRAMS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS PATIENTS AND TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON AGING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Licensing criteria to be studied
SECTION 1. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall study whether there is a need for specific licensing criteria for facilities which provide care units for alzheimer's patients and other specialized programs for individuals with alzheimer's and other related disorders. In conducting this study the department shall consult with the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Resource Coordination Center, Division on Aging, Office of the Governor and with representatives of homes for the aging and the nursing home industry. The department shall conduct this study using existing personnel to the extent practicable. The department shall submit a report including its findings and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging before January 1, 1996.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 4th day of April, 1995.