South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A233, R273, S1174

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Peeler and Alexander
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\12057ac08.doc

Introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2008
Introduced in the House on March 25, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 8, 2008
Governor's Action: May 21, 2008, Signed

Summary: Health facility licensure

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/4/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-6
    3/4/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-6
   3/12/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical 
                        Affairs SJ-16
   3/13/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-16
   3/13/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-16
   3/18/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-28
   3/25/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-25
   3/25/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-26
   4/24/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs HJ-70
   4/29/2008  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 6, 2008 HJ-39
    5/7/2008  House   Read second time HJ-10
    5/8/2008  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-14
   5/15/2008          Ratified R 273
   5/21/2008          Signed By Governor
    6/2/2008          Copies available
    6/2/2008          Effective date 05/21/08
    6/4/2008          Act No. 233

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/4/2008
3/12/2008
3/13/2008
4/24/2008

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A233, R273, S1174)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-260, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FACILITIES EXEMPT FROM HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE, SO AS TO EXEMPT HOMESHARE PROGRAMS DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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

Homeshare programs designated by the Department of Mental Health are exempt from licensure

SECTION    1.    Section 44-7-260(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)    The licensing provisions of this article do not apply to:

(1)    infirmaries for the exclusive use of the student bodies of privately-owned educational institutions which maintain infirmaries;

(2)    community-based housing sponsored, licensed, or certified by the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. The Department of Disabilities and Special Needs shall provide to the Department of Health and Environmental Control the names and locations of these facilities on a continuing basis; or

(3)    homeshare programs designated by the Department of Mental Health, provided that these programs do not serve more than two persons at each program location, the length of stay does not exceed fourteen consecutive days for one of the two persons, and the temporarily displaced person must be directly transferred from a homeshare program location. The Department of Mental Health shall provide to the Department of Health and Environmental Control the names and locations of these programs on a continuing basis."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2008.

Approved the 21st day of May, 2008.

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