Bill 4364

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4364
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980113
Primary Sponsor:                Cato 
All Sponsors:                   Cato, Knotts, Littlejohn, Mason,
                                Stille, Vaughn, Hinson
Drafted Document Number:        psd\7058ac.98
Companion Bill Number:          963
Residing Body:                  Senate
Subject:                        Certificate of Need program,
                                kidney disease treatment centers,
                                hemodialysis centers deleted; Medical,
                                Health, DHEC

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19980304  Recalled from Committee,                 13 SMA
                  placed on the Calendar
Senate  19980212  Introduced, read first time,             13 SMA
                  referred to Committee
House   19980211  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980210  Read second time
House   19980204  Committee report: Favorable              27 H3M
House   19980129  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.              Hinson
House   19980113  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
House   19971210  Prefiled, referred to Committee          27 H3M

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

RECALLED

March 4, 1998

H. 4364

Introduced by Reps. Cato, Knotts, Littlejohn, Mason, Stille, Vaughn and Hinson

S. Printed 3/4/98--S.

Read the first time February 12, 1998.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-130, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT, SO AS TO DELETE KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT CENTERS AND HEMODIALYSIS CENTERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF "HEALTH CARE FACILITY", AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-170, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS, SO AS TO EXEMPT KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT CENTERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 44-7-130(10) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 511 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"(10) 'Health care facility' means acute care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, alcohol and substance abuse hospitals, tuberculosis hospitals, nursing homes, kidney disease treatment centers, including free-standing hemodialysis centers, ambulatory surgical facilities, rehabilitation facilities, residential treatment facilities for children and adolescents, habilitation centers for mentally retarded persons or persons with related conditions, and any other facility for which Certificate of Need review is required by federal law."

SECTION 2. Section 44-7-170(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 511 of 1992, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"(6) kidney disease treatment centers including, but not limited to, free standing hemodialysis centers and renal dialysis centers."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.