S*1361 (Rat #0551, Act #0457 of 1992) General Bill, By Giese, I.E. Lourie and Reese
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Chapter 38, Title 44 so as to enact the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System Act establishing the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System which creates a central information surveillance and registry system, by establishing a Council to the System, to provide for the members of the Council and to provide for their powers and duties, to require reporting of certain patient information related to head and spinal cord injuries, to provide for confidentiality and procedures for obtaining release of information and consent, to provide penalties, to provide for an implementation date, to provide for the temporary placement and staffing of the System at the Interagency Office of Disability Prevention within the State Department of Mental Retardation, to provide that funding for the first two years must be provided by a grant from the Center for Disease Control received by the Interagency Office of Disability Prevention, and to direct the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners to promulgate regulations for qualifications of a special class of license for retired physicians who wish to donate their services in underserved areas of the State.-amended title
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03/04/92	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-14
03/04/92	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-14
04/28/92	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs SJ-32
04/29/92	Senate	Amended SJ-320
04/29/92	Senate	Read second time SJ-323
04/30/92	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-29
05/05/92	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-16
05/20/92	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 21, 1992 HJ-63
05/21/92	House	Amended HJ-42
05/21/92	House	Read second time HJ-46
05/21/92	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-46
05/22/92	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-40
05/27/92	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-25
06/04/92		Ratified R 551
07/01/92		Signed By Governor
07/01/92		Effective date 07/01/92
07/01/92		Act No. 457
07/15/92		Copies available