H 4677 General Bill, By Limehouse, B.D. Cain and Robinson
 A Bill to amend Section 52-7-90, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to requiring that certain athletes possess a physician's certificate
 before a sports event and the attendance of a physician at the ringside of a
 boxing event, so as to require the physician's certificate to state that the
 participant is free of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired
 Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

   02/26/96  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-25
   02/26/96  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-25
   04/17/96  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-7
   04/23/96  House  Amended HJ-58
   04/23/96  House  Read second time HJ-58
   04/24/96  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
   04/24/96  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-44
   04/24/96  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-44

AMENDED

April 23, 1996

H. 4677

S. Printed 4/23/96--H.

Read the first time February 26, 1996.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 52-7-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIRING THAT CERTAIN ATHLETES POSSESS A PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE AND THE ATTENDANCE OF A PHYSICIAN AT THE RINGSIDE OF A BOXING EVENT, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE TO STATE THAT THE PARTICIPANT IS FREE OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) AND THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS).

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 52-7-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 52-7-90. (A) Each A participant must have a physician's certificate acceptable to the commission issued prior to before the event stating that the participant is in good physical condition and is free of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

(B) No A boxing event may not be held unless a licensed physician is at ringside."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.