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Bill 3240

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3240
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Bowers
All Sponsors:                     Bowers, Rodgers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11006jm99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Medical, Military, Public and Municipal 
                                  Affairs Committee 27 H3M
Subject:                          Podiatrists, right to amputate toes; 
                                  Podiatry


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990121  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Rodgers
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
House   19990106  Prefiled, referred to Committee        27 H3M


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 40-51-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "SURGICAL TREATMENT" UNDER THE LAWS GOVERNING PODIATRISTS AND PODIATRY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO CONFER UPON PODIATRISTS THE RIGHT TO AMPUTATE TOES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 40-51-20(4) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(4) 'Surgical treatment' shall mean means the use of any cutting instrument to treat a disease, ailment, deformity, or condition of the foot, but shall does not confer the right to amputate the foot or toes."

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

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