South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 992

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Rice, Kimbrell, Verdin, Shealy, Adams, Hutto, McElveen, Gambrell and Garrett
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Introduced in the Senate on January 19, 2022
Introduced in the House on March 29, 2022
Last Amended on March 15, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Neonatal testing

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/19/2022  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   1/19/2022  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
    3/3/2022  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical 
                        Affairs (Senate Journal-page 13)
    3/4/2022          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/15/2022  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 27)
   3/15/2022  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 27)
   3/15/2022  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27)
   3/16/2022  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   3/29/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 37)
   3/29/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 37)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/19/2022
3/3/2022
3/4/2022
3/15/2022

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 15, 2022

S. 992

Introduced by Senators Rice, Kimbrell, Verdin, Shealy, Adams, Hutto, McElveen, Gambrell and Garrett

S. Printed 3/15/22--S.

Read the first time January 19, 2022.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-37-30(B) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM NEONATAL TESTING OF CHILDREN, TO PROVIDE THAT, AT THE SAME TIME INFORMATION IS RELEASED TO A CHILD'S PHYSICIAN, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REFER CHILDREN WITH METABOLIC, GENETIC, OR CONGENITAL DISORDERS TO A QUALIFIED SPECIALIST FOR FOLLOW-UP SERVICES, INCLUDING TREATMENT, COUNSELING, AND EDUCATION.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 44-37-30(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)(1)    Information obtained as a result of the tests conducted pursuant to this section is confidential and may be released only to a parent or legal guardian of the child, the child's physician, and the child when eighteen years of age or older when requested on a form promulgated in regulation by the department.

(2)    In instances where a child has a time-critical abnormal newborn screening result, the department shall notify the child's primary care provider, if known, and may provide information about those abnormal screening results to a qualified pediatric specialist for the timely provision of follow-up services, including further testing, treatment, counseling, and education as needed."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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