Current Status Bill Number:188 Ratification Number:118 Act Number:62 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970116 Primary Sponsor:Drummond All Sponsors:Drummond, Giese and Rose Drafted Document Number:council\legis\bills\jic\5259htc.97 Companion Bill Number:3224 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19970513 Date of Last Amendment:19970506 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19970610 Subject:State health medical insurance plan, delinquent payments; Medical Malpractice Liability Assn., blood centers
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19970630 Act No. A62
------ 19970610 Signed by Governor
------ 19970604 Ratified R118
Senate 19970513 Concurred in House amendment,
enrolled for ratification
House 19970508 Read third time, returned to Senate
with amendment
House 19970507 Read second time
House 19970506 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19970507
House 19970506 Amended
House 19970501 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, 19970506
House 19970430 Debate adjourned until
Thursday, 19970501
House 19970429 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19970430
House 19970417 Committee report: Favorable 30 HWM
House 19970311 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
Senate 19970306 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19970305 Read second time
Senate 19970220 Committee report: Favorable 06 SF
Senate 19970116 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF
referred to Committee
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(A62, R118, S188)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-720, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PUBLIC ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PARTICIPATION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE WITHHOLDING OF STATE FUNDS OTHERWISE DUE THESE ENTITIES SUFFICIENT TO COVER DELINQUENT PAYMENTS AND TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF THE WITHHOLDING AND REMITTING OF THESE SUMS TO THE OFFICE OF INSURANCE SERVICES OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-79-110, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LIABILITY JOINT UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION, SO AS TO EXTEND THE DEFINITION OF "LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS" TO CERTAIN BLOOD CENTERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Withholding
SECTION 1. Section 1-11-720 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 458 of 1996, is further amended by adding at the end:
"(C) If an entity participating in the plans pursuant to subsection (A) is delinquent in remitting proper payments to cover its obligations, the board's Office of Insurance Services shall certify the delinquency to the department or agency of the State holding funds payable to the delinquent entity, and that department or agency shall withhold from those funds an amount sufficient to satisfy the unpaid obligation and shall remit that amount to the Office of Insurance Services in satisfaction of the delinquency."
Definition
SECTION 2. Section 38-79-110(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(2) 'Licensed health care providers' means physicians and surgeons, nurses, oral surgeons, dentists, pharmacists, chiropractors, podiatrists, hospitals, nursing homes, or any similar major category of licensed health care providers. The term 'licensed health care provider' also includes blood centers which collect, process, and distribute blood to hospitals and physicians for the care of patients if these blood centers as of July 1, 1997, were insured with the Joint Underwriting Association."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 10th day of June, 1997.