Senators SETZLER, ALEXANDER, PEELER, JACKSON, MASSEY, BENNETT, JOHNSON, SHEALY, SABB, GAMBRELL and CLIMER proposed the following amendment (290NGS7):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/SECTION__. Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44 of the 1976 code is amended by adding:

" Section 44-7-161 (A) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and prior to obtaining a Certificate of Need or licensure pursuant to this Article for acquiring a hospital facility, the Medical University of South Carolina shall:

(a) submit details of the proposed acquisition for review and comment of the Joint Bond Review Committee;

(b) receive approval of proposed acquisition by the Fiscal Accountability Authority; and

(c) apply for a Certificate of Need or licensure.

(B) For purposes of this section:

(1) 'Medical University of South Carolina' means the Medical University of South Carolina, the Medical University Hospital Authority, or any affiliate thereof.

(2) 'Acquiring' means purchasing, leasing, acceptance of a gift, or otherwise, whether by obtaining options for the acquisition of existing hospital facilities, by new construction, or by the acquisition of any property, real or personal, improved or unimproved, including interests in land in fee or less than fee for any hospital facility." /