S*1043 (Rat #0365, Act #0335 of 1996) General Bill, By Short, Cork, Courtney, Elliott, Gregory, Holland, Jackson, Lander, Leventis, Matthews, McGill, Mescher, Moore, O'Dell, Passailaigue, Peeler, Rankin, Reese, L.E. Richter, M.T. Rose, G. Smith, J.V. Smith, Thomas, Waldrep and Washington
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    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 38-71-135 so as to require all individual and group health insurance and health maintenance organization policies to provide payment for hospitalization of a mother and her child, if at the discretion of the attending physician it is medically necessary, for a period not to exceed the second postpartum day, not including the day of delivery, after a vaginal delivery, or the third post-operative day, not including the day of surgery, after a Caesarian Section, and to provide for exceptions.-amended title
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01/23/96	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
01/23/96	Senate	Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance SJ-7
03/05/96	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance SJ-11
03/06/96	Senate	Amended SJ-26
03/06/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-26
03/06/96	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-26
03/07/96	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-8
03/12/96	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
03/12/96	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
04/24/96	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
05/01/96	House	Amended HJ-21
05/01/96	House	Read second time HJ-21
05/02/96	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-11
05/08/96	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-18
05/14/96		Ratified R 365
05/20/96		Signed By Governor
05/20/96		Effective date 10/01/96
05/31/96		Copies available
05/31/96		Act No. 335