South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 5245

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31480cz18.docx

Introduced in the House on April 17, 2018
Introduced in the Senate on April 19, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

Summary: SC Stroke Care System (D. No. 4760)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/17/2018  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 7)
   4/18/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 35)
   4/18/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-97  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 35)
   4/19/2018  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 11)
   4/19/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   4/19/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/17/2018
4/17/2018-A

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INTRODUCED

April 17, 2018

H. 5245

Introduced by Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee

S. Printed 4/17/18--H.

Read the first time April 17, 2018.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA STROKE CARE SYSTEM, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4760, 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 Stroke Care System, designated as Regulation Document Number 4760, 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.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control ("Department") has promulgated this new regulation to execute the requirements of the Stroke System of Care Act of 2011, S.C. Code Sections 44-61-610 et seq. (Supp. 2016). The regulation establishes a process of application and recognition of acute care hospitals wishing to be recognized as stroke centers within South Carolina. The regulation establishes a statewide stroke registry for the collection and analysis of stroke care by acute care hospitals within the state. Additionally, the regulation adopts a nationally recognized, standardized stroke-triage assessment tool, posted on the Department's website and distributed to all Emergency Medical Services ("EMS") agencies licensed by the Department.

The Department had a Notice of Drafting published in the State Register on April 28, 2017.

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