House Amendment 8
H 4927 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Executive Office of Health Policy

Rep. Landing proposes the following amendment (LC-4927.VR0022H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-12-40(3) and inserting:

(3) shall be the primary advisor of the State concerning all questions involving the protection of public health within its limits;

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by deleting Section 44-12-40(4).

Amend the bill further, page [4927-3], by striking Section 44-1-80(B)(3) and inserting:

(3) The board and its agents must have full access to medical records and nonmedical records when necessary to investigate the causes, character, and means of preventing the spread of a qualifying health event or public health emergency. For purposes of this item, "nonmedical records" mean records of entities, including businesses, health facilities, and pharmacies, which are needed to adequately identify and locate persons believed to have been potentially exposed or known to have been infected with a contagious disease Reserved.

Amend the bill further, page [4927-3], by striking Section 44-1-80(B)(4) and inserting:

(4) An order of the board given to effectuate the purposes of this subsection is enforceable immediately by the public safety authority Reserved.

Amend the bill further, page [4927-4], by striking Section 44-1-100 and inserting:

 Section 44-1-100. All Sheriffs and constables in the several counties of this State and police officers and health officers of cities and towns must may aid and assist the Director of the Department of Public Health and Environmental Control and must may carry out and obey his orders, or those of the Department of Public Health and Environmental Control, to enforce and carry out any and all restrictive measures and quarantine regulations that may be prescribed. During a state of public health emergency, as defined in Section 44-4-130, the director may request assistance in enforcing orders issued pursuant to this chapter and pursuant to Chapter 4, Title 44, from the public safety authority, as defined in Section 44-4-130, other state law enforcement authorities, and local law enforcement. The public safety authority may request assistance from the South Carolina National Guard in enforcing orders made pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to Chapter 4, Title 44; provided, however, only the Governor has the authority to deploy or activate the South Carolina National Guard.