Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3218 Ratification Number:71 Act Number:39 Primary Sponsor:Wofford Type of Legislation:GB Subject:State Hospital, voluntary admission to Companion Bill Number:57 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930318 Computer Document Number:436/12844AC.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930423 Introduced Date:19930120 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930423 Last History Type:Act No. 39 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wofford Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 3218 ------ 19930423 Act No. 39 3218 ------ 19930423 Signed by Governor 3218 ------ 19930420 Ratified R 71 3218 Senate 19930318 Read third time, enrolled for ratification 3218 Senate 19930316 Read second time 3218 Senate 19930311 Committee Report: Favorable 13 3218 Senate 19930309 Introduced, read first time, 13 referred to Committee 3218 House 19930308 Read third time, sent to Senate 3218 House 19930304 Read second time 3218 House 19930303 Committee Report: Favorable 27 3218 House 19930120 Introduced, read first time, 27 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A39, R71, H3218)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-17-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOLUNTARY ADMISSION TO A STATE HOSPITAL, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AGE FROM SIXTEEN TO EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND TO DELETE VOLUNTARY ADMISSION FOR THOSE UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Voluntary admission
SECTION 1. Section 44-17-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 44-17-310. If in the judgment of the director of a state hospital the person is a proper subject for voluntary admission, the director of the hospital shall admit for treatment an individual who is eighteen years of age or over and applies for admission."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 23rd day of April, 1993.