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S. 1037
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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Corbin, Martin, Massey, Rice, Loftis and Kimbrell
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Introduced in the Senate on February 2, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs
Summary: Organ transplant recipients
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/2/2022 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 91)
2/2/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
(Senate Journal-page 91)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-43-925 SO AS TO PROHIBIT HOSPITALS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST POTENTIAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS BASED ON A PERSON'S COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 11, Chapter 43, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-43-925. (A) A hospital is prohibited from establishing or implementing any policy that makes a person ineligible to be an organ transplant recipient, or has the effect of removing a person from an organ transplant list, based upon the person's COVID-19 vaccination status.
(B) An insurance company is prohibited from establishing or implementing any policy that denies coverage for an organ transplant recipient based upon the person's COVID-19 vaccination status."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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