South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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A185, R234, H5236

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bannister and Herbkersman
Document Path: LC-0419VR24.docx

Introduced in the House on March 6, 2024
Introduced in the Senate on April 10, 2024
Currently residing in the House
Governor's Action: May 20, 2024, Signed

Summary: Medicaid

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
3/6/2024 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 45)
3/6/2024 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 45)
3/27/2024 House Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means (House Journal-page 8)
4/9/2024 House Read second time (House Journal-page 49)
4/9/2024 House Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 50)
4/10/2024 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 12)
4/10/2024 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
4/10/2024 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 5)
4/24/2024 Senate Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 3)
5/7/2024 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 86)
5/8/2024 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 80)
5/8/2024 Senate Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 80)
5/15/2024 Ratified R 234
5/20/2024 Signed By Governor
5/29/2024 Effective date 05/20/24
5/29/2024 Act No. 185

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

03/06/2024
03/27/2024
04/24/2024


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A185, R234, H5236)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-6-50, RELATING TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OR A SUCCESSOR AGENCY, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES CONCERNING MEDICAID CLAIMS PROCESSING CONTRACTS.

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

Medicaid claims processing

SECTION 1.    Section 44-6-50(2) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(2) Contract for operation of certified Medicaid management information claims processing system. In reliance upon the prior notification published by the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) for any multi-state solicitation it issues, the Department of Health and Human Services or a successor agency is authorized to award contracts and procure Medicaid systems and services using competitively solicited NASPO ValuePoint Master Cooperative Purchasing Agreements. Sections 11-35-1520(3) and 11-35-4810(4) are not applicable.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2024.

Approved the 20th day of May, 2024.

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