S*1035 (Rat #0234, Act #0210 of 2016) General Bill, By Cleary and Hutto
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TELEMEDICINE ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-37 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN CHAPTER 47, TITLE 40, SO AS TO DEFINE "TELEMEDICINE"; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-113, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF A PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP BEFORE PRESCRIBING MEDICATION FOR A PATIENT, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESCRIPTION OF MEDICATION AS PART OF THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE AND TO ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS. - ratified title
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01/28/16	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
01/28/16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 3)
02/23/16	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 9)
02/24/16		Scrivener's error corrected
02/24/16	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 31)
02/25/16		Scrivener's error corrected
03/02/16	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 11)
03/02/16	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 11)
03/02/16	Senate	Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 11)
03/03/16	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 11)
03/03/16		Scrivener's error corrected
03/08/16	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
03/08/16	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 9)
04/28/16	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 2)
05/03/16	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Delleney, Bedingfield, Hamilton, GR Smith, Atwater, Toole, Hoitt, Simrill, Spires, Norman, Newton, DC Moss, Yow (House Journal-page 21)
05/04/16	House	Amended (House Journal-page 28)
05/04/16	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 28)
05/04/16	House	Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 43)
05/05/16		Scrivener's error corrected
05/05/16	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 147)
05/25/16	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 13)
06/02/16		Ratified R 234
06/03/16		Signed By Governor
06/09/16		Effective date 06/03/16
06/09/16		Act No. 210