Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:72 Ratification Number:241 Act Number:164 Primary Sponsor:Rose Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Mental retardation, nursing care facility Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Jun 06, 1991 Computer Document Number:72 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:Jun 12, 1991 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Jun 06, 1991 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:Jun 12, 1991 Last History Type:Act No. 164 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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72 ------ Jun 12, 1991 Act No. 164
72 ------ Jun 12, 1991 Signed by Governor
72 ------ Jun 06, 1991 Ratified R 241
72 House Jun 06, 1991 Free Conference Committee 99
Report adopted
72 Senate Jun 06, 1991 Free Conference Committee 99
Report adopted, enrolled for
ratification
72 Senate Jun 06, 1991 Free Conference Powers 99
granted, appointed Senators
to Committee of Free
Conference
72 House Jun 06, 1991 Free Conference Powers 99
granted, appointed Reps. to
Committee of Free Conference
72 Senate May 29, 1991 Conference powers granted, 98
appointed Senators to
Committee of Conference
72 House May 27, 1991 Conference powers granted, 98
appointed Reps. to Committee
of Conference
72 House May 27, 1991 Insists upon amendment
72 Senate May 23, 1991 Non-concurrence in House
amendment
72 House May 23, 1991 Read third time, returned
with amendment
72 House May 22, 1991 Amended, read second time
72 House May 15, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 27
with amendment
72 House Apr 16, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
72 Senate Apr 11, 1991 Read third time, sent to House
72 Senate Apr 10, 1991 Amended, read second time,
unanimous consent for third
reading on Thursday, April 11
72 Senate Apr 02, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 13
with amendment
72 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 13
time, referred to Committee
72 Senate Sep 10, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 13
Committee
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(A164, R241, S72)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-315, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PERTAINING TO A COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY OR AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED OR A GROUP HOME OPERATED BY A COUNTY MENTAL RETARDATION BOARD OR THE STATE MENTAL RETARDATION DEPARTMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MAY DISCLOSE CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO A NURSING CARE FACILITY OR OTHER FACILITIES LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR SUBJECT TO INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE IDENTITY OF A COMPLAINANT NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Disclosure of information received by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Licensing Division
SECTION 1. Section 44-7-315 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 376 of 1990, is amended to read:
"Section 44-7-315. Information received by the Division of Health Licensing of the department, through inspection or otherwise, in regard to a facility licensed by the department pursuant to this article or subject to inspection by the department including a nursing home, a community residential care facility, or an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded or a group home operated by a county mental retardation board or the State Mental Retardation Department must be disclosed publicly upon written request to the department. The request must be specific as to the facility or home, dates, documents, and particular information requested. The department may not disclose the identity of individuals present in a facility licensed by the department pursuant to this article or subject to inspection by the department including a nursing home, a community residential care facility, an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, or a group home. When a report of deficiencies or violations regarding a facility licensed by the department pursuant to this article or subject to inspection by the department including a nursing home, a community residential care facility, an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, or a group home is present in the department's files when a request for information is received, the department shall inform the applicant that it has stipulated corrective action and the time it determines for completion of the action. The department also shall inform the applicant that information on the resolution of the corrective action order is expected to be available upon written request within fifteen days or less of the termination of time it determines for completion of the action. However, if information on the resolution is present in the files, it must be furnished to the applicant."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 12th day of June, 1991.