H*3379 Session 114 (2001-2002) H*3379(Rat #0137, Act #0125 of 2001) Joint Resolution, By J. Brown A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE NEWBORN EYE SCREENING TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING SCREENING NEWBORN CHILDREN FOR CERTAIN OCULAR DISEASES AND ABNORMALITIES AND TO REQUIRE THE TASK FORCE TO REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE MARCH 1, 2002, AT WHICH TIME THE TASK FORCE IS ABOLISHED.-AMENDED TITLE 01/30/01 House Introduced and read first time HJ-6 01/30/01 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-6 02/22/01 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-2 02/28/01 House Amended HJ-15 02/28/01 House Read second time HJ-16 03/01/01 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-6 03/06/01 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-20 03/06/01 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-20 05/16/01 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs SJ-6 05/17/01 Senate Amended SJ-12 05/17/01 Senate Read second time SJ-12 06/04/01 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-12 06/06/01 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-22 06/07/01 Ratified R 137 08/31/01 Signed By Governor 08/31/01 Effective date 08/31/01 09/17/01 Copies available 11/15/01 Act No. 125 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
February 22, 2001 February 28, 2001 May 16, 2001 May 17, 2001 May 17, 2001-A May 21, 2001 (A125, R137, H3379) A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE NEWBORN EYE SCREENING TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING SCREENING NEWBORN CHILDREN FOR CERTAIN OCULAR DISEASES AND ABNORMALITIES AND TO REQUIRE THE TASK FORCE TO REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE MARCH 1, 2002, AT WHICH TIME THE TASK FORCE IS ABOLISHED. Whereas, treatable congenital ocular diseases occur more frequently than many other health conditions detected through newborn screenings; and Whereas, visually significant congenital cataracts occur as often as one in five hundred live births and retinoblastoma, eye cancer in young children, occurs as often as one in fifteen thousand live births; and Whereas, undetected diseases and abnormalities may result in blinding or life-threatening diseases, or both; and Whereas, it is in the best interests of the children, families, and citizens of this State to study ocular diseases and abnormalities in newborns, including the frequency, the effectiveness, costs, and funding mechanisms for screenings. Now, therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Task force created SECTION 1. (A) There is established the Newborn Eye Screening Task Force to study the screening of ocular diseases and abnormalities in newborn children. The study should include review of currently required ocular screenings of newborns, if any, identification of the most prevalent ocular diseases and abnormalities in newborns, and the effectiveness, costs, and funding of screening for these diseases and abnormalities. (B) The task force must be composed of: (1) the director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control or a designee, who shall serve as chair; (2) the director of the Department of Health and Human Services, or a designee; (3) the director of the Governor's Division of Health and Human Services; (4) the following members to be appointed by the Governor: (a) one general ophthalmologist; (b) one ophthalmologist with a specialty in or experience in providing pediatric ophthalmology to young children; (c) one neonatologist with a specialty in or knowledge of infant eye screening; (d) one representative of the South Carolina Academy of Pediatrics; (e) one representative of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians; (f) one representative of the South Carolina Hospital Association; (g) one general optometrist; (h) one optometrist with a specialty or experience in providing optometric care to young children; (i) two parents representing two families with a child with blindness or other ocular abnormalities affecting vision. (C) The task force shall meet upon the call of the chair and is entitled to the usual per diem, subsistence, and mileage as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions. (D) The task force shall submit its report and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly before March 1, 2002, at which time the task force is abolished. Time effective SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor. Ratified the 7th day of June, 2001. Approved the 31st day of August, 2001.
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