South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3163

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. M.A. Pitts and Mahaffey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11088ac05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Postmortem examinations

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2004  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-107
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-107

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-195 SO AS TO REQUIRE A SURGEON TO CONDUCT A POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION ON A PATIENT WHO DIES DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND TO FILE A REPORT WITH THE COUNTY CORONER WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS OF THE PATIENT'S DEATH; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A SURGEON'S LICENSE MUST BE SUSPENDED IF HE OR SHE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 47, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 40-47-195.    (A)    If a patient dies during a surgical procedure, the surgeon shall conduct a postmortem examination of the decedent and file a report with the county coroner within seventy-two hours of the patient's death.

(B)    The South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners shall suspend the license of a surgeon who violates subsection (A) in accordance with the following:

(1)    six months for a first violation;

(2)    one year for a second violation;

(3)    five years for a third or subsequent violation."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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