South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3972

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Emory and Mahaffey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11673ac05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 818

Introduced in the House on April 20, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Provider Self-Referral Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/20/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   4/20/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-10
    2/8/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/20/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-113-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THE PROVIDER SELF REFERRAL ACT, INCLUDING THE DEFINITION OF "INVESTMENT INTEREST" USED IN THE PROVIDER SELF-REFERRAL ACT AND EXEMPTIONS FROM THIS DEFINITION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT THE EXEMPTION FOR AN INVESTMENT INTEREST IN AN ENTITY IN RURAL AREAS MUST ONLY PROVIDE SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF THE DESIGNATED HEALTH SERVICES, RATHER THAN ALL OF THESE SERVICES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 44-113-20(10)(a) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(a)    an investment interest in an entity that is the sole provider in a rural area that furnishes seventy-five percent or more of designated health services in that it furnishes to residents of a rural area;"

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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