South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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A191, R237, H4705

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Brady, Butler Garrick, Long, Funderburk, Thayer, Henderson, Pope, Whipper and R.L. Brown
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\12054ac12.docx

Introduced in the House on January 31, 2012
Introduced in the Senate on April 24, 2012
Passed by the General Assembly on May 30, 2012
Governor's Action: June 7, 2012, Signed

Summary: Hospitals required to provide parents of newborns educational information

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/31/2012  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 33)
   1/31/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 33)
    2/7/2012  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope
   3/28/2012  House   Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 5)
   4/18/2012  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, 
                        R.L.Brown
   4/19/2012  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 37)
   4/19/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-84  Nays-11 (House Journal-page 38)
   4/19/2012  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 39)
   4/20/2012  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2)
   4/24/2012  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   4/24/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   5/24/2012  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 20)
   5/29/2012  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 28)
   5/29/2012  Senate  Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 28)
   5/30/2012  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 24)
    6/5/2012          Ratified R 237
    6/7/2012          Signed By Governor
   6/18/2012          Effective date 06/07/12
   6/18/2012          Act No. 191

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/31/2012
3/28/2012
5/24/2012


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A191, R237, H4705)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-37-60 SO AS TO REQUIRE HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE PARENTS OF NEWBORNS, PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ON PERTUSSIS DISEASE AND TO REQUIRE THIS INFORMATION TO INCLUDE THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL'S RECOMMENDATION THAT PARENTS RECEIVE THE TETANUS, DIPHTHERIA, AND PERTUSSIS VACCINE DURING POSTPARTUM TO PROTECT NEWBORNS FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF PERTUSSIS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT HOSPITALS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE OR PAY FOR A VACCINATION AGAINST PERTUSSIS.

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

Information on pertussis disease to be provided to parents of newborns

SECTION    1.    Chapter 37, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-37-60.    (A)    During the postpartum period and prior to discharge each hospital shall provide parents of newborns educational information on pertussis disease and the availability of a vaccine to protect against pertussis. This educational information must include, but is not limited to, information on the Center for Disease Control's recommendation that parents receive the tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine during the postpartum period to protect their newborns from the transmission of pertussis.

(B)    Nothing in this section requires a hospital to provide or pay for a vaccination against pertussis."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2012.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2012.

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