South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3232

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. West, W. Newton, B. Newton and Chapman
Document Path: LC-0006VR23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Medical Records

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 101)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 101)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 44-115-80, relating to fees physicians may charge patients for copies of medical records, so as to require certain Medicaid providers to provide copies at no charge.

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

SECTION 1.   Section 44-115-80 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding a subsection to read:

   (D) A suspended, terminated, or excluded Medicaid provider must provide a patient's medical records at no charge.

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

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