South Carolina Legislature MobileReference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 44-140-40(A), as contained in SECTION 1, by deleting the subsection in its entirety and inserting:
/ (A)(1) There is
established the South Carolina Health Information Exchange
Council, a body corporate and politic, which shall serve as the
governance authority for SCHIEx. The Council consists of:
(a)
a representative of a hospital in this State;
(b)
a physician licensed in good standing and actively
practicing in this State in a rural health clinic;
(c)
a physician licensed in good standing and actively
practicing in this State;
(d)
a representative of a federally qualified health center in
this State;
(e)
a pharmacist licensed in good standing and actively
practicing in this State;
(f)
the Director or a designee of the Department of Health and
Human Services;
(g)
the Executive Director of the State Budget and Control
Board or a designee with experience regarding the State Health
Plan;
(h)
the Commissioner or a designee of the Department of Health
and Environmental Control;
(i)
a representative of a regional health information
organization in this State that provides countywide services or
that serves a population of more than ten thousand;
(j)
a representative of research institutions in this State;
(k)
a patient representative; and
(L)
two representatives of health insurance plans regulated by
the South Carolina Department of Insurance, one of whom must be
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate for a
four-year term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies,
and one of whom must be appointed by the Speaker of the House
for a four-year term and until a successor is appointed and
qualifies.
(2)
The members enumerated in items (1), (2), (5), and (11)
must be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate for
four-year terms and until their successors are appointed and
qualify. The members enumerated in items (3), (4), (9), and
(10) must be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives for four-year terms and until their successors
are appointed and qualify. A vacancy in appointed members of
the Council must be filled by the appointing authority for the
vacated position for the unexpired portion of the term. The
remaining members serve ex officio. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.