South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

H. 4564

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Davis, M.M. Smith and McGarry
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\16094vr22.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Certificate of Need inapplicability, opioid treatment programs

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/10/2021  House   Prefiled
  11/10/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   1/11/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 56)
   1/11/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 56)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/10/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INSTITUTIONS TO WHICH THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM DOES NOT APPLY, SO AS TO ADD OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 44-7-170(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

        "( )    opioid treatment programs. For purposes of this item, an 'opioid treatment program' means a narcotic treatment program or a facility for chemically dependent or addicted persons, as defined in Section 44-7-130, that provides outpatient services using methadone or other opioid treatment medication and offers a range of treatment procedures and services for the rehabilitation of persons dependent on opium, morphine, heroin, or any other derivative or synthetic controlled substance of that group."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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