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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.
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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