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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-63-50 SO AS TO PROVIDE A FETAL DEATH REPORT MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO A FUNERAL DIRECTOR HANDLING ASSOCIATED FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS UPON REQUEST WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE FETAL DEATH.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 63, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-63-50. An institution or attending physician who reports a fetal death pursuant to Regulation 61-19, Sections 1 and 21, shall provide a copy of the fetal death report to a funeral director handling associated funeral arrangements upon request within twenty-four hours of the fetal death."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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