H 3378 General Bill, By G.M. Smith
Similar (S 0599)
Summary: Physicians
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF PHYSICIANS, SO AS TO DELETE CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT CONSTITUTE THE "PRACTICE OF MEDICINE", INCLUDING RENDERING A WRITTEN MEDICAL OPINION CONCERNING THE DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF A PATIENT, OR RENDERING ACTUAL TREATMENT, BY AN OUT-OF-STATE PHYSICIAN AS A RESULT OF TRANSMITTING INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA FROM THIS STATE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS TO THE PHYSICIAN, RENDERING A DETERMINATION OF MEDICAL NECESSITY AFFECTING THE DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF A PATIENT, AND TESTIFYING AS A PHYSICIAN IN A COURT PROCEEDING IN THIS STATE AS A MEDICAL EXPERT.
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01/30/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-13
01/30/07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13