H 4629 General Bill, By Long, Frye, H.B. Brown, Anthony, Brady, Patrick, Spires, Butler Garrick, Neilson, Hardwick, Cobb-Hunter, Barfield, Erickson, Agnew, Atwater, Clemmons, Skelton, Daning, Munnerlyn, Bowen, King, Dillard, Limehouse, Bedingfield, Sottile, Gambrell, McCoy, Bales, Ballentine, Bowers, Branham, G.A. Brown, Clyburn, Delleney, Hayes, Hearn, Hiott, Hixon, Horne, Lowe, Lucas, Merrill, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, J.M. Neal, Norman, Owens, Pinson, Pope, Simrill, J.R. Smith, Tallon, Thayer, White, Willis, Huggins, Govan, Brannon, Stringer, G.M. Smith and Weeks
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Summary: Health management organization and benefit plan
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-440, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACTIONS PROHIBITED OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS AND BENEFIT PLANS OFFERING MEDICAL EYE CARE OR VISION CARE BENEFITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A HEALTH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND BENEFIT PLAN MAY NOT CONDITION THE PARTICIPATION IN ITS MEDICAL EYE CARE NETWORK BY AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST ON THE PARTICIPATION OF THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST IN A VISION CARE PLAN OFFERED BY OR ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE HEALTH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION OR BENEFIT PLAN.
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01/18/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 5)
01/18/12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 9)
01/24/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
01/25/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
02/07/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brannon, Stringer
02/09/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.M.Smith, Weeks
03/07/12	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Cole, Allison, Forrester, Parker