H 3196 General Bill, By Wilkins, Alexander, J.M. Baxley, P.M. Burch, 
H.H. Clyborne, J.D. Cole, R.S. Corning, L.E. Gentry, Hayes, J.H. Hodges, 
T.E. Huff, H.H. Keyserling, T.A. Limehouse, J.T. McElveen, E.L. Nettles, 
T.F. Rogers, I.K. Rudnick, Sharpe and P.E. Short
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 19-11-95 so as to define health care professional, to provide that medical
 information concerning the physical or mental condition of a patient is
 privileged information, to provide instances in which the privilege is waived
 as to the health care professional, to provide that a health care professional
 is not liable for the release of the information to authorized persons, to
 establish persons who may claim the privilege on behalf of the patient, and to
 provide that a patient has a cause of action against a physician or
 psychologist who violates the privilege.
   01/17/89  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   01/17/89  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
   02/28/89  House  Tabled in committee