H 3190 General Bill, By Herbkersman
Summary: Department of Health and Human Services
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 11 TO CHAPTER 6, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, FIRST ON A PILOT-TESTING AND THEN ON A PERMANENT BASIS, SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SELECTED MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WITH AN IN-HOME HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES AROUND THE CLOCK ACCESS TO MEDICAL ASSESSMENT CARE AND ADDITIONALLY PROVIDES AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUNCTION THAT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO CONTACT A NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER, ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING BETTER HEALTH CARE, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS IN NONEMERGENCY CASES, AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES.
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12/14/10	House	Prefiled
12/14/10	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
01/11/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 76)
01/11/11	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 77)
01/19/11	House	Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 30)
01/19/11	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 30)