South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 5244

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31479cz18.docx

Introduced in the House on April 17, 2018
Introduced in the Senate on April 19, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

Summary: Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries (D. No. 4740)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/17/2018  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 7)
   4/18/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 13)
   4/18/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 13)
   4/19/2018  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 11)
   4/19/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   4/19/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/17/2018
4/17/2018-A

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INTRODUCED

April 17, 2018

H. 5244

Introduced by Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee

S. Printed 4/17/18--H.

Read the first time April 17, 2018.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LICENSING HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONAL GENERAL INFIRMARIES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4740, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries, designated as Regulation Document Number 4740, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control is amending Regulation 61-16. These amendments are necessary to incorporate recent changes in state law as well as changes to current practices and standards. The amendment incorporates provisions allowing dietitians to prescribe diets and other dietary services; incorporate requirements of S.C. Code Sections 44-41-410 through -480 relating to the provision of abortion services; incorporate existing inspection and construction fees; and incorporate new safe haven requirements.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on September 23, 2016.

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