South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 5159

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31318cz16.docx

Introduced in the House on March 23, 2016
Introduced in the Senate on April 14, 2016
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

Summary: Sexually transmitted diseases (D. No. 4612)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/23/2016  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 20)
   4/13/2016  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 21)
   4/13/2016  House   Roll call Yeas-94  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 21)
   4/14/2016  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 19)
   4/14/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   4/14/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/23/2016
3/23/2016-A

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INTRODUCED

March 23, 2016

H. 5159

Introduced by Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee

S. Printed 3/23/16--H.

Read the first time March 23, 2016.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4612, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to Sexually Transmitted Diseases, designated as Regulation Document Number 4612, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control (Department) amends Regulation 61-21, Sexually Transmitted Diseases. In the interest of supporting the Department's goal of promoting and protecting the health of the public in a more efficient and effective manner, these amendments will update the language to be consistent with medically accurate terms and disease prevention methods.

A Notice of Drafting for these amendments was published in the State Register on April 24, 2015.

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