H*3182 (Rat #0467, Act #0419 of 1996) General Bill, By L.S. Whipper, Breeland, J. Brown, Davenport, Harvin, Inabinett, Kirsh, Lloyd and Vaughn
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    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 44-43-720 so as to require informed consent for certain autopsies and post mortem examinations and to limit the use of removed body parts for the determination of the cause of death unless informed consent is obtained and to provide for the manner and form of informed consent; to amend Section 17-5-260, relating to notification to the medical examiner on certain deaths and findings of the medical examiner, so as to require notice to next-of-kin that body parts may be removed and retained as part of the investigation of the death and to limit the use of removed body parts to the investigation unless informed consent is obtained and to provide for the manner and form of informed consent.-amended title
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01/10/95	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-71
01/10/95	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-71
03/27/96	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-3
04/02/96	House	Amended HJ-16
04/02/96	House	Read second time HJ-17
04/03/96	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-11
04/04/96	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-18
04/04/96	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-18
05/23/96	Senate	Polled favorable from Medical Affairs SJ-51
05/28/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-48
05/29/96	Senate	Read third time and enrolled SJ-58
05/30/96		Ratified R 467
06/04/96		Signed By Governor
06/04/96		Effective date 06/04/96
06/17/96		Copies available
06/17/96		Act No. 419