H 3464 General Bill, By J.T. McElveen, J.J. Bailey, D.W. Beatty, Cobb-Hunter, W.S. Houck, Inabinett, Kennedy, W.D. Keyserling, J.G. Mattos and M. McLeod
    A Bill to enact the "Responsible Parenting Act of 1993" by adding Section 43-5-67, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, so as to require birth control counseling for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); to provide the option for a woman on AFDC to receive Norplant or a similar device at State expense; to prohibit an increase in AFDC payments to a family in which the birth control device was not chosen and in which a child subsequently was born; to provide that a family that discontinues receiving AFDC may not include additional children in its family size when reapplying for benefits unless the family did not receive benefits for twenty-four months; to provide that a child not included in the family size pursuant to this Section may receive Medicaid if otherwise entitled; to provide that a family may not be penalized if the woman chose to have Norplant or a similar device and a pregnancy resulted; to provide immunity to the State; to provide that the State Department of Social Services may promulgate regulations; to provide requirements for families currently on AFDC; to direct the State Department of Social Services to apply for waiver if necessary to implement this Act without a financial penalty; and to provide that this Act does not take effect if the waiver is denied unless approved by the General Assembly in the next Appropriations Act.
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02/11/93	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-2
02/11/93	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-3
02/08/94	House	Tabled in committee