Bill 4804

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4804
Primary Sponsor:                Shissias
Committee Number:               08
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Paternity voluntary
                                acknowledgments
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              General Committee
Computer Document Number:       PT/22308AC.94
Introduced Date:                19940223
Date of Last Amendment:         19940427
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940503
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Shissias
                                Cromer
                                Cobb-Hunter
                                Mattos
                                Inabinett
                                McElveen
                                Wells
                                Neal
                                Hutson
                                Wofford
                                Govan
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

4804  Senate  19940503      Introduced, read first time,    08
                            referred to Committee
4804  House   19940428      Read third time, sent to
                            Senate
4804  House   19940427      Amended, read second time
4804  House   19940412      Committee Report: Favorable     27
                            with amendment
4804  House   19940223      Introduced, read first time,    27
                            referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

April 27, 1994

H. 4804

Introduced by REPS. Shissias, Cromer, Cobb-Hunter, Mattos, Inabinett, McElveen, Wells, Neal, Hutson, Wofford and Govan

S. Printed 4/27/94--H.

Read the first time February 23, 1994.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 43-5-590, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES UNDER ITS APPROVED CHILD SUPPORT PLAN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES TO HOSPITALS FOR USE IN OBTAINING VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ON NEWBORNS, AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-320, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR DENYING, REVOKING, OR SUSPENDING HOSPITAL LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE AS AN ADDITIONAL GROUND THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-7-77. The Department of Health and Environmental Control, and the Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the South Carolina Hospital Association, shall develop and implement a program to promote obtaining the voluntary acknowledgments of paternity before a newborn is released from the hospital."

SECTION 2. Section 20-7-956(6) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(6) A verified voluntary acknowledgment of paternity which creates a rebuttable presumption of the putative father's paternity.

(6)(7) Any other relevant and competent evidence deemed admissible in the discretion of the court."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.