South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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S. 1074

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Medical Affairs Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31464cz18.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 1, 2018
Introduced in the House on March 20, 2018
Currently residing in the House Committee on Regulations and Administrative Procedures

Summary: Minimum Standards for licensing hospitals (D. No. 4740)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/1/2018  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 7)
    3/7/2018  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 25)
    3/7/2018  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 25)
   3/13/2018  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 17)
   3/20/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 109)
   3/20/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative 
                        Procedures (House Journal-page 109)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/1/2018
3/1/2018-A

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INTRODUCED

March 1, 2018

S. 1074

Introduced by Medical Affairs Committee

S. Printed 3/1/18--S.

Read the first time March 1, 2018.

            

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 4740, 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 4740, 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 is amending Regulation 61-16. These amendments are necessary to incorporate recent changes in state law as well as changes to current practices and standards. The amendment incorporates provisions allowing dietitians to prescribe diets and other dietary services; incorporate requirements of S.C. Code Sections 44-41-410 through -480 relating to the provision of abortion services; incorporate existing inspection and construction fees; and incorporate new safe haven requirements.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on September 23, 2016.

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