S 0717  General Bill, By Jackson and Verdin
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-170(B) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO INSTITUTIONS
 AND TRANSACTIONS EXEMPT FROM THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH
 FACILITY LICENSURE ACT, TO ADD DIABETES SCREENING FACILITIES.

   03/31/21  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   03/31/21  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 4)
   04/14/21  Senate Polled out of committee Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)
   04/14/21  Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)
   04/29/21  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 13)
   04/29/21  Senate Roll call Ayes-46  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 13)
   02/10/22  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)
   02/15/22  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 18)
   02/15/22  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 18)

POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE

MAJORITY FAVORABLE

April 14, 2021

S. 717

Introduced by Senators Jackson and Verdin

S. Printed 4/14/21--S.

Read the first time March 31, 2021.

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 717) to amend Section 44-7-170(b) of the 1976 Code, relating to institutions and transactions exempt from the State Certification of Need and Health Facility Licensure Act , etc., respectfully

Has polled the Bill out majority favorable.

TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-170(B) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO INSTITUTIONS AND TRANSACTIONS EXEMPT FROM THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT, TO ADD DIABETES SCREENING FACILITIES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 44-7-170(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(8)    diabetes screening facilities, including, but not limited to, freestanding angiogram imaging centers in areas of the State that exceed the national diabetes-diagnosed percentages as published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the current or previous calendar year."

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