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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3240 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Bowers All Sponsors:Bowers, Rodgers Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11006jm99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee 27 H3M Subject:Podiatrists, right to amputate toes; Podiatry History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990121 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Rodgers House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee House 19990106 Prefiled, referred to Committee 27 H3M Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 40-51-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "SURGICAL TREATMENT" UNDER THE LAWS GOVERNING PODIATRISTS AND PODIATRY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO CONFER UPON PODIATRISTS THE RIGHT TO AMPUTATE TOES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-51-20(4) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(4) 'Surgical treatment' shall mean means the use of any cutting instrument to treat a disease, ailment, deformity, or condition of the foot, but shall does not confer the right to amputate the foot or toes."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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