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STATUS INFORMATION
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Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Reese, Elliott, Cromer, Vaughn, Scott, Fair, Mescher and Rankin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11332ac07.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3632
Introduced in the Senate on March 1, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs
Summary: Nursing
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/1/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-2
3/1/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-2
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-60 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION TO REQUIRE A CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK FOR AN AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE NURSING AND IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTIGATION OR DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING REGARDING A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE NURSING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 33, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 40-33-60. (A) In addition to other requirements established by law and for the purpose of determining an applicant's eligibility for an authorization to practice, the department may require a criminal history background check of each applicant for an authorization to practice pursuant to this chapter. Each applicant may be required to furnish a full set of fingerprints and additional information required to enable a criminal history background check to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division or the State Identification Bureau of another state and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Costs of conducting a criminal history background check must be borne by the applicant. The department shall keep information received pursuant to this section confidential, except that information relied upon in denying an authorization to practice may be disclosed as may be necessary to support the administrative action.
(B) In an investigation or disciplinary proceeding concerning a licensee, the department may require a criminal history background check of a licensee. A licensee may be required to furnish a full set of fingerprints and additional information required to enable a criminal history background check to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division or the State Identification Bureau of another state and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Costs of conducting a criminal history background check must be borne by the department and may be recovered as administrative costs associated with an investigation or hearing pursuant to this chapter, unless ordered by the board as a cost in a disciplinary proceeding. The department shall keep information received pursuant to this section confidential, except that information relied upon in an administrative action may be disclosed as may be necessary to support the administrative action."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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