South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A172, R183, H5100

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Fry
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\26421vr16.docx

Introduced in the House on March 15, 2016
Introduced in the Senate on April 19, 2016
Passed by the General Assembly on April 27, 2016
Governor's Action: May 12, 2016, Signed

Summary: Emergency Medical Care Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/15/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 37)
   3/15/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 37)
   4/13/2016  House   Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 77)
   4/14/2016  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 30)
   4/14/2016  House   Roll call Yeas-97  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 30)
   4/14/2016  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 31)
   4/15/2016  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 3)
   4/19/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   4/19/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   4/21/2016  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 2)
   4/26/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 54)
   4/26/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 54)
   4/27/2016  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 33)
   5/11/2016          Ratified R 183
   5/12/2016          Signed By Governor
   5/18/2016          Effective date 05/12/16
   5/23/2016          Act No. 172

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/15/2016
4/13/2016
4/21/2016


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

(A172, R183, H5100)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-1520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE ACCESS TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROVIDER" TO INCLUDE ORAL SURGEONS AND DENTISTS LICENSED BY THE STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-1545 SO AS TO EXCLUDE APPLICATION OF THE ARTICLE TO CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES.

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

Emergency Medical Care Act, definitions

SECTION    1.    Section 38-71-1520(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(3)    'Emergency medical provider' means hospitals licensed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, hospital-based services, physicians licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners, and oral surgeons and dentists licensed by the State Board of Dentistry who provide emergency medical care."

Exclusion of certain insurance policies

SECTION    2.    Article 15, Chapter 71, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-71-1545.    The provisions of this article do not apply to a policy which provides disability or income protection coverage, hospital confinement indemnity coverage, accident-only coverage, specified disease or specified accident coverage, long-term care coverage, vision-only coverage, or coverage issued as a supplement to Medicare."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 11th day of May, 2016.

Approved the 12th day of May, 2016.

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