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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.566 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010410 Primary Sponsor:Medical Affairs Committee SMA 13 All Sponsors:Medical Affairs Committee Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20448ac01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee 27 H3M Subject:Regulation No. 2518, Health and Environmental Control Department, Hospitals, institutional general infirmaries licensing History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010417 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee Senate 20010412 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20010411 Read second time Senate 20010410 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference Versions of This Bill Revised on April 10, 2001 - Word format
INTRODUCED
April 10, 2001
S. 566
S. Printed 4/10/01--S.
Read the first time April 10, 2001.
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR LICENSING HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONAL GENERAL INFIRMARIES RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2518, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to standards for licensing hospitals and institutional general infirmaries relating to perinatal care, designated as Regulation Document Number 2518, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
The department proposes to revise Sections 607 through 610 of Regulation 61-16 in its entirety. These sections of Regulation 61-16 establish the licensing standards for perinatal services in South Carolina hospitals. This revision will update standards to reflect current practice and will result in more consistency with national standards. The revision will specifically create a Level II Enhanced Facility Designation.
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