Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:317 Primary Sponsor:Thomas Committee Number:13 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Hospitals, state health insurance requirements Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:CYY/15079SD.93 Introduced Date:19930127 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930127 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Thomas Type of Legislation:General Bill
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317 Senate 19930127 Introduced, read first time, 13
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY NONPROFIT PUBLIC HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL FACILITY OR ANY PRIVATE HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL FACILITY RECEIVING ANY STATE FUNDS OR ACCEPTING PATIENTS COVERED BY THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN MUST CONTRACT OUT SERVICES IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSOLIDATED PROCUREMENT CODE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN DISCLOSURES IN REGARD TO ENTITIES THAT RECEIVE SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FROM THESE HOSPITALS OR MEDICAL FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-7-65. (A) Any nonprofit public hospital or medical facility or any private hospital or medical facility receiving any state funds or accepting patients covered by the state health insurance plan must contract out services in the manner required by the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code.
(B) Any entity that has won a bid under a sole source agreement with these hospitals or medical facilities must have available for public inspection a list of all officers of that entity and, on a quarterly basis, a list of all expenditures which that entity makes, including but not limited to, payroll expenses, payments to stockholders and the names of these stockholders, and payments to officers who are not stockholders."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.