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A76, R106, S341

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Kimpson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18471ab15.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 15, 2015
Introduced in the House on April 28, 2015
Last Amended on June 3, 2015
Passed by the General Assembly on June 4, 2015
Governor's Action: June 8, 2015, Signed

Summary: Renal medullary carcinoma

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/15/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 20)
   1/15/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 20)
   4/21/2015  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 26)
   4/23/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 28)
   4/23/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 28)
   4/28/2015  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
   4/28/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 145)
   4/28/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 145)
   5/28/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, 
                        Military, Public and Municipal Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 5)
    6/3/2015  House   Amended (House Journal-page 17)
    6/3/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 17)
    6/3/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-77  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 18)
    6/4/2015  House   Returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 7)
    6/4/2015  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
    6/4/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0
    6/4/2015          Ratified R 106
    6/8/2015          Signed By Governor
   6/17/2015          Effective date 06/08/15
   6/18/2015          Act No. 76

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/15/2015
4/21/2015
5/28/2015
6/3/2015

(A76, R106, S341)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-37-65 SO AS TO REQUIRE EVERY HOSPITAL AND BIRTH CENTER IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ON SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND SICKLE CELL TRAIT AND ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS TO THE PARENTS OF EACH NEWBORN BABY WHO IS AT HIGH RISK FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE OR SICKLE CELL TRAIT DELIVERED IN THE HOSPITAL OR BIRTH CENTER.

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

Hospitals and birth centers required to provide sickle cell education

SECTION    1.    Chapter 37, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-37-65.    Every hospital and birth center in this State shall provide the parents of each newborn baby who is at high risk for sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait delivered in the hospital or birth center, educational information on sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait and associated complications."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 4th day of June, 2015.

Approved the 8th day of June, 2015.

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