South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 4393

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Burns, Chumley and Hill
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\26381vr16.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Birthing centers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2015  House   Prefiled
   12/3/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs
   1/12/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 52)
   1/12/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 52)
   1/27/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2015

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-89-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CHAPTER DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITIONS OF "BIRTHING CENTER" AND "LAY MIDWIFE"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-89-60, RELATING TO REGULATION OF AND REPORTING BY BIRTHING CENTERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE A PHYSICIAN TO BE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION TO THE BIRTHING CENTER.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 44-89-30(1) and (5) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)    'Birth center' or 'birthing center' means a facility or other place where human births are planned to occur. This does not include the usual residence of the mother or any facility which is licensed as a hospital.

(5)    'Lay Licensed midwife' means an individual so licensed by the department."

SECTION    2.    Section 44-89-60(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(3)    A physician must be on call and available to provide medical assistance or consultation at to the birthing center at all times that it is serving the public."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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