South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4353


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4353
Primary Sponsor:                Barber
Committee Number:               27
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Health maintenance
                                organization, optician
                                included
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Medical, Military, Public and
                                Municipal Affairs
Computer Document Number:       BBM/10736JM.94
Introduced Date:                19940111
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940111
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Barber
                                Whipper
                                Elliott
                                Harvin
                                Rudnick
                                J. Brown
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

4353  House   19940111      Introduced, read first time,    27
                            referred to Committee
4353  House   19931208      Prefiled, referred to           27
                            Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 38-33-290, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT NO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY PROHIBIT ANY LICENSED PHYSICIAN, PODIATRIST, OPTOMETRIST, OR ORAL SURGEON FROM PARTICIPATING AS A PROVIDER IN THE ORGANIZATION ON THE BASIS OF HIS PROFESSION, SO AS TO INCLUDE A LICENSED OPTICIAN IN THIS GROUP OF PROVIDERS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 38-33-290 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 38-33-290. No health maintenance organization may prohibit any licensed physician, podiatrist, optometrist, optician, or oral surgeon from participating as a provider in the organization on the basis of his profession. Nothing in this section may be construed to interfere in any way with the medical decision of the primary health care provider to use or not use any health professional on a case-by-case basis."

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

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