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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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