S 0876 General Bill, By Rice
Summary: Medicaid
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-6-120 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, SUBJECT TO FEDERAL APPROVAL, TO INCLUDE COVERAGE OF RAPID WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING AS A SEPARATELY PAYABLE SERVICE FOR CERTAIN MEDICAID RECIPIENTS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE GENETIC DATA GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THE SEQUENCING BE USED ONLY FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO SEEK FEDERAL APPROVAL AS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11/30/23	Senate	Prefiled
11/30/23	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
01/09/24	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 68)
01/09/24	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 68)