South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 738

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Medical Affairs Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31265cz15.docx

Introduced in the Senate on May 4, 2015
Introduced in the House on May 14, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Regulations and Administrative Procedures

Summary: Minimum standards for licensing hospitals and institutional general infirmaries (D. No. 4461)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/4/2015  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 4)
   5/12/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 58)
   5/12/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 58)
   5/13/2015  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 23)
   5/14/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 10)
   5/14/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative 
                        Procedures (House Journal-page 10)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/4/2015
5/4/2015-A

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INTRODUCED

May 4, 2015

S. 738

Introduced by Medical Affairs Committee

S. Printed 5/4/15--S.

Read the first time May 4, 2015.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LICENSING HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONAL GENERAL INFIRMARIES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4461, 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 Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries, designated as Regulation Document Number 4461, 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.

Regulation 61-16, Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries, has sections pertaining to Perinatal Care Services. This revision is limited to provisions in the regulation relating to perinatal care. The Department amended the Perinatal Care Services Sections to account for evolving practices and to improve overall quality and effectiveness.

This amendment revises Section 1300, Perinatal Services, of State Register Document 4430 at http://www.scstatehouse.gov/regs/4430.docx that completed legislative review May 17, 2014, and took effect as law by publication in the State Register on June 27, 2014.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on March 28, 2014.

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