South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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INTRODUCED

March 23, 2016

H. 5151

Introduced by Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee

S. Printed 3/23/16--H.

Read the first time March 23, 2016.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA TRAUMA CARE SYSTEMS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4578, 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 South Carolina Trauma Care Systems, designated as Regulation Document Number 4578, 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.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

Regulation 61-116 was promulgated in 2009. The amendments herein include the Department's effort to incorporate updates and clarification relating to designation criteria as published by the American College of Surgeons, reporting requirements, standards of care, enforcement provisions, staffing requirements, and facility design and construction. In addition, corrections have been made for clarity, readability, grammar, references, codification, and overall improvement to the text of the regulation.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on March 27, 2015.

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