H 3196 Session 108 (1989-1990)
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
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