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A203, R253, H3528

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sheheen, Delleney, Toole, Altman, Haskins, Coates and Viers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11177ac03.doc

Introduced in the House on February 6, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2003
Last Amended on March 16, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on March 24, 2004
Governor's Action: April 26, 2004, Signed

Summary: Fetal death certificates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/6/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-7
    2/6/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8
   2/26/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
   2/27/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Altman, Haskins
    3/4/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Coates, Viers
   3/19/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        HJ-10
   3/20/2003          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/25/2003  House   Amended HJ-31
   3/25/2003  House   Read second time HJ-32
   3/26/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
   3/26/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-22
   3/26/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-22
   3/11/2004  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical 
                        Affairs SJ-16
   3/16/2004  Senate  Amended SJ-18
   3/16/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-18
   3/17/2004  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-34
   3/24/2004  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-14
   4/20/2004          Ratified R 253
   4/26/2004          Signed By Governor
    5/3/2004          Copies available
    5/3/2004          Effective date 04/26/04
   5/18/2004          Act No. 203

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/6/2003
3/19/2003
3/20/2003
3/25/2003
3/11/2004
3/16/2004

(A203, R253, H3528)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-63-55 SO AS TO ENACT "HUNTER'S LAW" REQUIRING THE STATE REGISTRAR TO DEVELOP A "CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH" FORM WHICH MUST BE OFFERED TO MOTHERS WHOSE DELIVERY RESULTED IN FETAL DEATH OF TWENTY COMPLETED WEEKS OF GESTATION OR A WEIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED FIFTY GRAMS AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH A FORM IF COMPLETED MUST BE FILED WITH THE COUNTY REGISTRAR.

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

Act citation

SECTION    1.    This act may be cited as "Hunter's Law".

Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth

SECTION    2.    Chapter 63, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-63-55.    (A)    The state registrar shall develop a form entitled 'Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth' for distribution to all South Carolina delivering hospitals. The hospital shall provide and offer to complete this form, prior to discharge, for mothers whose delivery resulted in a fetal death of twenty completed weeks of gestation or more or a weight of three hundred fifty grams or more. The 'Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth' must be filed with the county registrar within five days following the delivery. The 'Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth' does not constitute proof of a live birth and does not replace the requirement to file a Report of Fetal Death as required in Regulation 61-19, Section 21.

(B)    The person preparing the 'Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth' pursuant to this section shall leave blank any reference to the stillborn's name if the parent or parents do not provide this information."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 20th day of April, 2004.

Approved the 26th day of April, 2004.

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