Current Status Bill Number:390 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950118 Primary Sponsor:Giese All Sponsors:Giese, Passailaigue, Glover, Cork, Bryan, Reese, Rose and J. Verne Smith Drafted Document Number:br1\18027ac.95 Companion Bill Number:3269 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Medical Affairs Committee 13 SMA Subject:Continuing care retirement community
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Senate 19950118 Introduced, read first time, 13 SMA
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-69-77 SO AS TO ALLOW A LICENSED CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY THAT OPERATES A HOME HEALTH AGENCY AND A NURSING HOME TO SHARE CERTAIN SERVICES BETWEEN THE HOME HEALTH AGENCY AND THE NURSING HOME; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-69-75, RELATING TO REQUIRING A HOME HEALTH AGENCY TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF NEED BEFORE BEING LICENSED, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES WHICH PROVIDE HOME HEALTH SERVICES TO ITS RESIDENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-69-77. If a continuing care retirement community licensed pursuant to Title 37, Chapter 11 operates a home health agency licensed pursuant to this chapter and a nursing home licensed pursuant to Title 44, Chapter 7, Article 3, the department shall:
(1) allow the home health agency and nursing home to share administration, supervision, and services to the extent the department determines that sharing does not or will not reduce the care, treatment, health, safety, welfare, and comfort of patients served by the home health agency and the nursing home; and
(2) coordinate, to the extent feasible, annual licensing inspections."
SECTION 2. Section 44-69-75 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:
"This section does not apply to a home health agency that:
(1) is a continuing care retirement community licensed pursuant to Title 37, Chapter 11 which allows its residents to obtain home health services from other home health agencies; and
(2) furnishes or offers to furnish home health services only to residents who live in living units provided by the licensee pursuant to a continuing care contract. For purposes of this section, `resident', `living unit', and `continuing care contract' have the same meanings as provided in Section 37-11-20."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.