S E N A T E A M E N D M E N T

   AMENDMENT NO. _____

MURPHY/CHANDLER

CREATEDATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" \* MERGEFORMAT April 22, 2026

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Clerk of the Senate

   ADOPTION NO. _____

BILL NO: H.5126  (Reference is to Printer's Date 04/21/26-S.)

04572000

 Senator CLIMER proposes the following amendment (5126R015.CM.WC.DOCX):

 Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 585, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:

/117.____(GP: MUSC Study Committee)(A) There is created a joint legislative and executive committee to study the feasibility of separating the educational components of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the various components that provide healthcare services to the public for a fee.

 (B) The committee membership shall be composed of thirteen members as follows:

  (1) Four Senators appointed by the President of the Senate.

  (2) Four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  (3) A physician, not affiliated with MUSC or any related entity, appointed by the Governor in consultation with the South Carolina Medical Association.

  (4) A healthcare administrator, not affiliated with MUSC or any related entity, appointed by the Governor in consultation with the South Carolina Hospital Association.

  (5) Three members with administrative, legal or medical experience appointed by the Governor.

  (6) MUSC may appoint a non-voting ex officio member to the committee.

 (C) This committee shall specifically address the following:

  (1) identifying and delineating the various business and organizational components commonly known as the Medical University of South Carolina;

  (2) which of these components would better serve the public interest as a publicly supported educational institution and which would serve the public interest as a not-for-profit, private healthcare system;

  (3) what assets and liabilities exist in each of these entities and how best to divide those among any newly created not-for-profit, private healthcare system;

  (4) what staff of the current combination of entities would best serve the public interest in a not-for-profit, private healthcare system;

  (5) the appropriate legal, contractual, financial, and legislative steps that would been to be taken to successfully and effectively take existing components of MUSC and place them in a newly created not-for-profit, private healthcare system; and

  (6) all other matters the committee deems necessary to fully inform the General Assembly on its findings and recommendations.

 (D) The Medical University of South Carolina shall comply with all requests from information from the Committee, pursuant to all applicable confidentiality requirements related to patient data. MUSC shall provide the committee with all financial information related to its various business entities, private or public. Any information received from MUSC marked confidential shall remain the property of MUSC. Any request for public disclosure under the FOIA shall be processed by MUSC according to Chapter 4, Title 30.

 (E) The Committee costs shall be supported by public funds appropriated to MUSC by the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Members of the Committee shall be entitled to mileage and per diem payments.

 (F) The Committee will be staffed, as necessary by the appropriate staff from the Senate and House, as well as any necessary staff from the Department of Administration as requested

 (G) The committee shall submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Chairman of the House Medical, Military, Municipal and Medical Affairs Committee no later than January 15, 2027. /

 Renumber sections to conform.

 Amend sections, totals and title to conform.