Rep. SIMRILL proposes the following Amendment No. to H.5150 as Passed By The House

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EXPLANATION: DHEC to collaborate with HHS to determine number of RTF beds needed for in-state services.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 544, after line 16, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/(GP: Licensure of Residential Treatment Facilities) From the funds appropriated in this act, the Department of Health and Environmental Control shall collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services to determine the number of Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) beds needed to ensure availability of in-state services for South Carolina residents. In accordance with this determination, DHEC shall use RTF license application and renewal fees to issue and renew licenses only in a manner that specifies the percentage of beds each RTF must staff and reserve for South Carolina residents./

Amend totals and titles to conform.