S*0826(Rat #0221, Act #0197 of 2014)  General Bill, By Rankin
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-73-500, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROCEDURES CONCERNING MERIT RATING
 FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SINGLE SAMPLE MAY
 BE USED FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND TESTS IF A SECOND TEST IS ADMINISTERED. -
 ratified title

   12/10/13  Senate Prefiled
   12/10/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
   01/14/14  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 36)
   01/14/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
                     (Senate Journal-page 36)
   02/27/14  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Banking and Insurance (Senate Journal-page 9)
   03/04/14  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 22)
   03/04/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22)
   03/04/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 22)
   03/05/14  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 26)
   03/06/14  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
   03/06/14  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 8)
   05/15/14  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 9)
   05/21/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 172)
   05/21/14  House  Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 172)
   05/22/14  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 5)
   05/29/14         Ratified R 221
   06/02/14         Signed By Governor
   06/06/14         Effective date 06/02/14
   06/10/14         Act No. 197

(A197, R221, S826)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-73-500, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROCEDURES CONCERNING MERIT RATING FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SINGLE SAMPLE MAY BE USED FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND TESTS IF A SECOND TEST IS ADMINISTERED.

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

Use of random drug and alcohol test samples

SECTION    1.    Section 38-73-500(C) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(C)    The testing procedure established by the insurer, employer, or his designee, or, approved by the director, must include a provision for random sampling of all persons who receive wages and compensation in any form from the employer. If a second test is administered, the testing procedure may allow for a single sample to be split for use in the first and second tests. Positive test results must be provided in writing to the employee within twenty-four hours of the time the employer receives the test results. Each employer must keep records of each test for up to one year."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2014.