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H*4486 (Rat #0254, Act #0248 of 2018) General Bill, By Henderson, Elliott, W. Newton, Govan, Erickson and Cobb-Hunter
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Summary: Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 61, TITLE 44 SO AS TO ENTITLE THE ARTICLE "RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT"; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO JOIN THE RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE DAY-TO-DAY MOVEMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PERSONNEL ACROSS STATE BOUNDARIES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR ASSIGNED EMS DUTIES AND TO AFFORD IMMEDIATE LEGAL RECOGNITION TO EMS PERSONNEL IN A MEMBER STATE; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN EMS LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF EMS PERSONNEL TO PRACTICE IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE AND IN REMOTE STATES, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF THE COMPACT DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE UNDER THE COMPACT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL'S LICENSE IS SUSPENDED OR OTHERWISE RESTRICTED AND TO ENABLE A MEMBER STATE TO TAKE ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL'S LICENSE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO GRANT CERTAIN POWERS TO THE STATE'S EMS AUTHORITY; TO ESTABLISH THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR EMS PERSONNEL PRACTICE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE COMPACT BY MEMBER STATES AND FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA", SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "INVESTIGATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE". - ratified title
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Summary: Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 61, TITLE 44 SO AS TO ENTITLE THE ARTICLE "RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT"; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO JOIN THE RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE DAY-TO-DAY MOVEMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PERSONNEL ACROSS STATE BOUNDARIES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR ASSIGNED EMS DUTIES AND TO AFFORD IMMEDIATE LEGAL RECOGNITION TO EMS PERSONNEL IN A MEMBER STATE; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN EMS LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF EMS PERSONNEL TO PRACTICE IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE AND IN REMOTE STATES, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF THE COMPACT DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE UNDER THE COMPACT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL'S LICENSE IS SUSPENDED OR OTHERWISE RESTRICTED AND TO ENABLE A MEMBER STATE TO TAKE ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL'S LICENSE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO GRANT CERTAIN POWERS TO THE STATE'S EMS AUTHORITY; TO ESTABLISH THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR EMS PERSONNEL PRACTICE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE COMPACT BY MEMBER STATES AND FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA", SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "INVESTIGATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE". - ratified title
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| 12/13/17 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/13/17 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs |
| 01/09/18 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 127) |
| 01/09/18 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 128) |
| 02/01/18 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton |
| 03/01/18 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Erickson, Cobb-Hunter |
| 04/03/18 | House | Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 59) |
| 04/04/18 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hill, Fry, Crawford, Atwater, Toole, Daning, Trantham, Long, Hewitt (House Journal-page 26) |
| 04/04/18 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 04/05/18 | House | Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Atwater, Daning, Trantham, Toole, Crawford, Fry, Hewitt, Long (House Journal-page 41) |
| 04/05/18 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 42) |
| 04/05/18 | House | Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-2 (House Journal-page 42) |
| 04/05/18 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 44) |
| 04/06/18 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 4) |
| 04/09/18 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13) |
| 04/09/18 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 13) |
| 04/19/18 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 6) |
| 04/25/18 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 19) |
| 04/26/18 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 05/08/18 | Senate | Amended |
| 05/08/18 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 50) |
| 05/08/18 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 50) |
| 05/09/18 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 34) |
| 05/10/18 | House | Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 62) |
| 05/10/18 | House | Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 63) |
| 05/14/18 | Ratified R 254 | |
| 05/18/18 | Signed By Governor | |
| 05/30/18 | Effective date 05/18/18 | |
| 05/31/18 | Act No. 248 |