A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 44-7-170(B), relating to INSTITUTIONS AND TRANSACTIONS EXEMPT FROM THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT so as to ADD DIABETES SCREENING FACILITIES.

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

SECTION 1.Section 44-7-170(B) of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

(8) diabetes screening facilities, including, but not limited to, freestanding angiogram imaging centers in areas of the State that exceed the national diabetes-diagnosed percentages as published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the current or previous calendar year.

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

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