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H. 4909
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Trantham, Crawford, Morgan, Elliott, B. Cox, Long, McCabe, May, Jones, Willis, Magnuson, Haddon, Ligon, Dabney, Fry, Nutt, G.R. Smith, Calhoon, Chumley, Bennett, Gilliam, Taylor, Burns, Thayer, McGarry, Oremus, Forrest and Pope
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Introduced in the House on February 2, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Organ transplants
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/2/2022 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 22)
2/2/2022 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 22)
2/3/2022 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry
2/8/2022 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, Forrest
2/22/2022 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope
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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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