South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3224


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3224
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970114
Primary Sponsor:                   H. Brown 
All Sponsors:                      H. Brown 
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5242htc.97
Companion Bill Number:             188
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Ways and Means Committee 30
                                   HWM
Subject:                           State health insurance plan,
                                   delinquent payment provisions,
                                   medical



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970114  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-720, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PUBLIC ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PARTICIPATION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE WITHHOLDING OF STATE FUNDS OTHERWISE DUE THESE ENTITIES SUFFICIENT TO COVER DELINQUENT PAYMENTS AND TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF THE WITHHOLDING AND REMITTING OF THESE SUMS TO THE OFFICE OF INSURANCE SERVICES OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1-11-720 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 458 of 1996, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(C) If an entity participating in the plans pursuant to subsection (A) is delinquent in remitting proper payments to cover its obligations, the board's Office of Insurance Services shall certify the delinquency to the department or agency of the State holding funds payable to the delinquent entity, and that department or agency shall withhold from those funds an amount sufficient to satisfy the unpaid obligation and shall remit that amount to the Office of Insurance Services in satisfaction of the delinquency."

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

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