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H 4944 General Bill, By Crawford, Patrick, Herbkersman, Brady, Bedingfield, Anderson, Sandifer, Erickson, McCoy, Brannon, Bowers, Gambrell, Hayes, Limehouse, Lowe, Mack, Pinson, Spires, Edge, Stavrinakis and Whipper
Summary: Telemedicine Insurance Reimbursement Act
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TELEMEDICINE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-295 SO AS TO PROVIDE RELATED DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT PERFORMS TELEMEDICINE SERVICES IN A CERTAIN MANNER MUST BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE SERVICES IN THE SAME MANNER AS HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH AN IN-PERSON CONSULTATION, TO PROVIDE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE BY MEANS OF TELEMEDICINE MUST SATISFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERING THE SAME CARE IN PERSON; AND TO PROVIDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS MAY AUTHORIZE THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY CERTAIN MEANS THROUGH THE USE OF STANDARD TELEPHONE, FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS, UNSECURED ELECTRONIC MAIL, OR A COMBINATION OF THEM, SUBJECT TO AN EXCEPTION.
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Summary: Telemedicine Insurance Reimbursement Act
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TELEMEDICINE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-295 SO AS TO PROVIDE RELATED DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT PERFORMS TELEMEDICINE SERVICES IN A CERTAIN MANNER MUST BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE SERVICES IN THE SAME MANNER AS HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH AN IN-PERSON CONSULTATION, TO PROVIDE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE BY MEANS OF TELEMEDICINE MUST SATISFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERING THE SAME CARE IN PERSON; AND TO PROVIDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS MAY AUTHORIZE THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY CERTAIN MEANS THROUGH THE USE OF STANDARD TELEPHONE, FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS, UNSECURED ELECTRONIC MAIL, OR A COMBINATION OF THEM, SUBJECT TO AN EXCEPTION.
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03/01/12 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 75) |
03/01/12 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 75) |
03/01/12 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
03/20/12 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edge, Stavrinakis |
04/19/12 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 3) |
04/24/12 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper |
04/25/12 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). King (House Journal-page 29) |
04/25/12 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 05-01-12 (House Journal-page 29) |
05/01/12 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 05-08-12 (House Journal-page 26) |
05/08/12 | House | Debate adjourned until Wed., 05-09-12 (House Journal-page 9) |
05/09/12 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Patrick, Crawford, Brannon, Tallon, Herbkersman, Sandifer, Whitmire, Bedingfield, Bannister, Norman, JR Smith, Henderson, McCoy, Murphy, Allison, Parker, Pitts (House Journal-page 22) |
05/09/12 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 33) |
05/09/12 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 33) |
05/09/12 | House | Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-17 (House Journal-page 36) |
05/09/12 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 38) |
05/11/12 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
05/11/12 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1) |
05/15/12 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
05/15/12 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7) |
05/15/12 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance (Senate Journal-page 7) |