H*3307 (Rat #0261, Act #0241 of 1996) General Bill, By J. Brown, Anderson, J.M. Baxley, D.W. Beatty, Breeland, G.A. Brown, H. Brown, T. Brown, A.W. Byrd, Cave, Clyburn, Cooper, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Easterday, Fair, Fleming, Govan, H.M. Hallman, Harrison, B.H. Harwell, Haskins, R.J. Herdklotz, J. Hines, T.E. Huff, Inabinett, M.F. Jaskwhich, Jennings, Kelley, Kennedy, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Lanford, Law, L.H. Limbaugh, Littlejohn, Mason, McCraw, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Neilson, Phillips, Richardson, Riser, T.F. Rogers, Scott, Sharpe, J.S. Shissias, Simrill, R. Smith, Spearman, Stille, Stuart, P.H. Thomas, Townsend, Tripp, Vaughn, Walker, C.C. Wells, Whipper, L.S. Whipper, Wilder, D. Williams, Witherspoon, D.A. Wright, W.J. Young and Young-Brickell
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    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 40-51-57 so as to require a post-podiatric medical formal preceptorship or residency program and to authorize issuance of limited licenses while in such program; to amend Section 40-51-30, as amended, relating to the Board of Podiatry Examiners, so as to provide for the election of podiatric nominees to the Board from districts created in the State and to provide election procedures; to amend Section 40-51-40, relating to the Board's authority to promulgate regulations, so as to include regulations establishing continuing education requirements; to amend Section 40-51-80, relating to examination of applicants for licensure, so as to expand the type of examinations that the Board may administer and require examinations to be offered twice annually; to amend Section 40-51-110, relating to reciprocal licensure and licensure by endorsement, so as to delete provisions relating to licensure by endorsement; to amend Section 40-51-130, relating to display and recording of licenses, so as to delete provisions requiring recording of a license within the county clerk of court; to amend Section 40-51-140, relating to license renewal fees, so as to require the Board to establish this fee in regulations and to require twelve hours of continuing education for renewal and penalties for failure to comply; to amend Section 40-51-160, relating to disciplinary procedures and grounds for discipline, so as to revise the threshold for initiating these procedures and under certain circumstances to require a licensee or applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination and to authorize the Board to obtain records; to amend Section 44-7-70, relating to health care facilities reporting to the State Board of Medical Examiners the results of actions taken against a physician's practice privileges, so as to also require such reporting on podiatrists to the Board of Podiatry Examiners; and to repeal Section 40-51-90, relating to passing scores on podiatry examinations.-amended title
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01/18/95	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-24
01/24/95	House	Amended HJ-19
01/24/95	House	Read second time HJ-20
01/25/95	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-26
01/31/95	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
01/31/95	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-8
05/24/95	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs SJ-22
01/10/96	Senate	Amended SJ-28
01/10/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-36
01/10/96	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-36
01/11/96	Senate	Amended SJ-10
01/11/96	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-11
01/18/96	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Tuesday, February 6, 1996 HJ-13
02/06/96	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Tuesday, February 13, 1996 HJ-194
02/13/96	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-30
02/13/96	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-30
02/14/96	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-20
02/29/96		Ratified R 261
03/07/96		Became law without Governor's signature
03/07/96		Effective date 03/07/96
03/13/96		Copies available
03/13/96		Act No. 241