South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 4523


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4523
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19980128
Primary Sponsor:                   Fleming
All Sponsors:                      Fleming, Phillips, Rodgers,
                                   Stuart, McCraw, Young-Brickell,
                                   Allison and Spearman 
Drafted Document Number:           psd\7143ac.98
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Medical, Military, Public and
                                   Municipal Affairs Committee 27
                                   H3M
Subject:                           Certificate of Need program,
                                   kidney disease treatment or dialysis
                                   machine centers exempt from process;
                                   Medical



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19980128  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-130, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT, SO AS TO DELETE KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT CENTERS AND HEMODIALYSIS CENTERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF "HEALTH CARE FACILITY", AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-170, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS, SO AS TO EXEMPT DIALYSIS MACHINES AND KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT CENTERS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 44-7-130(10) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 511 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"(10) 'Health care facility' means acute care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, alcohol and substance abuse hospitals, tuberculosis hospitals, nursing homes, kidney disease treatment centers, including free-standing hemodialysis centers, ambulatory surgical facilities, rehabilitation facilities, residential treatment facilities for children and adolescents, habilitation centers for mentally retarded persons or persons with related conditions, and any other facility for which Certificate of Need review is required by federal law."

SECTION 2. Section 44-7-170(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 511 of 1992, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"(6) dialysis machines and kidney disease treatment centers including, but not limited to, free standing hemodialysis centers and renal dialysis centers."

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

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