Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3219 Ratification Number:68 Act Number:37 Primary Sponsor:Wofford Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Mental Health Commission Companion Bill Number:55 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930318 Computer Document Number:436/12842AC.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930423 Introduced Date:19930120 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930423 Last History Type:Act No. 37 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wofford Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3219 ------ 19930423 Act No. 37
3219 ------ 19930423 Signed by Governor
3219 ------ 19930420 Ratified R 68
3219 Senate 19930318 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
3219 Senate 19930316 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
3219 Senate 19930311 Committee Report: Favorable 13
3219 Senate 19930309 Introduced, read first time, 13
referred to Committee
3219 House 19930308 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3219 House 19930304 Read second time
3219 House 19930303 Committee Report: Favorable 27
3219 House 19930120 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
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(A37, R68, H3219)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-9-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POWERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION, SO AS TO ADD REFERENCES TO CHAPTERS OVER WHICH THE COMMISSION HAS AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE CERTAIN POWERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Powers of Commission
SECTION 1. Section 44-9-100 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 44-9-100. The commission may:
(1) prescribe the form of and information to be contained in applications, records, reports, and medical certificates provided for under this chapter, Chapter 11, Chapter 13, Article 1 of Chapter 15, Chapter 17, Chapter 22, Chapter 23, Chapter 24, Chapter 27, and Chapter 52;
(2) require reports from the superintendent of an institution relating to the admission, examination, diagnosis, discharge, or conditional discharge of a patient;
(3) investigate complaints made by a patient or by a person on behalf of a patient;
(4) adopt regulations not inconsistent with this chapter, Chapter 11, Chapter 13, Article 1 of Chapter 15, Chapter 17, Chapter 22, Chapter 23, Chapter 24, Chapter 27, and Chapter 52 as it may find to be reasonably necessary for the government of all institutions over which it has authority and of state mental health facilities and the proper and efficient institutionalization of the mentally ill, mentally defective, epileptic, psychotic senile, drug addicted, or alcoholic;
(5) take appropriate action to initiate and develop relationships and agreements with state, local, federal, and private agencies, hospitals, and clinics as it considers necessary to increase and enhance the accessibility and delivery of emergency and all other types of mental health services."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 23rd day of April, 1993.