Current Status Bill Number:981 Ratification Number:417 Act Number:405 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980203 Primary Sponsor:Giese All Sponsors:Giese Drafted Document Number:kgh\15382ac.98 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980527 Date of Last Amendment:19980414 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19980608 Subject:Community residential care facilities, administrators; education and experience qualifications for licensure revised
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19980630 Act No. A405 ------ 19980608 Signed by Governor ------ 19980604 Ratified R417 House 19980527 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 19980526 Read second time House 19980520 Committee report: Favorable 27 H3M House 19980430 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee Senate 19980429 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19980415 Notice of general amendments Senate 19980414 Read second time Senate 19980414 Committee amendment adopted Senate 19980408 Committee report: Favorable with 13 SMA amendment Senate 19980203 Introduced, read first time, 13 SMA referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A405, R417, S981)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-35-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS, SO AS TO REVISE THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Licensure requirements for education and experience revised
SECTION 1. Section 40-35-230(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 66 of 1997, is amended to read:
(B) The board shall issue a community residential care facility license to a person who submits sound evidence satisfactory to the board that the person:
(1) is at least twenty-one years of age;
(2) is of reputable and responsible character;
(3) is of sound physical and mental health;
(4) has a high school diploma or the equivalent and at least two years of on-site work experience with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator before July 1, 2000;
(5) beginning July 1, 2000, if an initial applicant, has:
(a) a minimum of an associate degree with at least one year of on-site work experience with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator; however, a person who has a health-related associate degree or higher is required to have only six months of on-site work experience with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator; or
(b) had at least three months of on-site work experience under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator and has a:
(i) health-related baccalaureate degree and at least two years' work experience, as defined by the board, in a health-related field other than in a community residential care facility; or
(ii) nonhealth related baccalaureate degree with at least three years' work experience, as defined by the board, in a health-related field other than in a community residential care facility; and
(6) has successfully completed the community residential care facility administrators' examination administered by the board and has paid the established fees.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 8th day of June, 1998.