Bill 981

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    981
Ratification Number:            417
Act Number:                     405
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19980203
Primary Sponsor:                Giese 
All Sponsors:                   Giese 
Drafted Document Number:        kgh\15382ac.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980527
Date of Last Amendment:         19980414
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19980608
Subject:                        Community residential care
                                facilities, administrators; education
                                and experience qualifications for
                                licensure revised

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19980630  Act No. A405
------  19980608  Signed by Governor
------  19980604  Ratified R417
House   19980527  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19980526  Read second time
House   19980520  Committee report: Favorable              27 H3M
House   19980430  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19980429  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19980415  Notice of general amendments
Senate  19980414  Read second time
Senate  19980414  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  19980408  Committee report: Favorable with         13 SMA
                  amendment
Senate  19980203  Introduced, read first time,             13 SMA
                  referred to Committee

(A405, R417, S981)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-35-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS, SO AS TO REVISE THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.

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

Licensure requirements for education and experience revised

SECTION 1. Section 40-35-230(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 66 of 1997, is amended to read:

(B) The board shall issue a community residential care facility license to a person who submits sound evidence satisfactory to the board that the person:

(1) is at least twenty-one years of age;

(2) is of reputable and responsible character;

(3) is of sound physical and mental health;

(4) has a high school diploma or the equivalent and at least two years of on-site work experience with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator before July 1, 2000;

(5) beginning July 1, 2000, if an initial applicant, has:

(a) a minimum of an associate degree with at least one year of on-site work experience with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator; however, a person who has a health-related associate degree or higher is required to have only six months of on-site work experience with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator; or

(b) had at least three months of on-site work experience under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator and has a:

(i) health-related baccalaureate degree and at least two years' work experience, as defined by the board, in a health-related field other than in a community residential care facility; or

(ii) nonhealth related baccalaureate degree with at least three years' work experience, as defined by the board, in a health-related field other than in a community residential care facility; and

(6) has successfully completed the community residential care facility administrators' examination administered by the board and has paid the established fees.

Time effective

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

Approved the 8th day of June, 1998.