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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Short, Land, Ritchie, Setzler, Hutto, Cromer, Scott, Mescher, Jackson, Rankin and Hawkins
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22944sd05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3604
Introduced in the Senate on March 16, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs
Summary: Physical Therapy Practice Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/16/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4 3/16/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-4
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CREATING OR RESTRICTING RIGHTS OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TO PRACTICE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR STATUTORY AUTHORITY, SO AS TO ALSO PROVIDE THAT PROVISIONS OF THE PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE ACT MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT OR RESTRICT THE CONDUCT OF A PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY THE PROVIDER SELF REFERRAL ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-45-320 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:
"(D) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit or restrict conduct by a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant otherwise authorized by Chapter 113 of Title 44, the Provider Self Referral Act."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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