South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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S. 187

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Fanning
Document Path: LC-0030VR23.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

Summary: Tuberculosis Health Certificates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
11/30/2022 Senate Prefiled
11/30/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
1/10/2023 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 100)
1/10/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 100)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/01/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 44-29-160, relating to the requirement for job applicants in schools and day care centers to provide a tuberculosis-related health certificate, so as to allow nurses to provide the certification.

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

SECTION 1.   Section 44-29-160 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

   Section 44-29-160.   Any person applying for a position in any of the public or private schools, kindergartens, nurseries, or day care centers for infants and children of the State shall, as a prerequisite to employment, secure a health certificate from a licensed physician or nurse certifying that such person does not have tuberculosis in an active stage.

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

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