S*0146 (Rat #0119) General Bill, By Nutt, Corbin, Cromer, Matthews, Martin, Zell, Alexander, Walker and Kimbrell
Summary: Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SENATOR ROGER A. NUTT ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 44-81-40, RELATING TO RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RESIDENTS MAY DESIGNATE UP TO THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE PERMITTED TO VISIT THE RESIDENT IN THE EVENT THAT ACCESS TO THE FACILITY IS LIMITED OR PROHIBITED DUE TO A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY ARISING FROM A DISASTER OR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. - RATIFIED TITLE
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12/11/24	Senate	Prefiled
12/11/24	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
01/14/25	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 91)
01/14/25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 91)
04/15/25	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 16)
04/18/25		Scrivener's error corrected
04/24/25	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20)
04/29/25	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 21)
04/29/25	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 21)
04/29/25	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 21)
04/29/25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 21)
04/30/25	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 107)
04/30/25	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 107)
03/25/26	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 3)
03/26/26	House	Amended (House Journal-page 42)
03/26/26	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 42)
03/26/26	House	Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 43)
03/26/26	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 45)
03/27/26	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 2)
04/01/26	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 57)
04/01/26	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
04/01/26		Ratified R 119