South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4199


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4199
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010529
Primary Sponsor:                  Haskins
All Sponsors:                     Haskins, Howard, Weeks, Knotts, Whatley, 
                                  Clyburn, J.R. Smith, Allison, Barrett, Battle, 
                                  Bowers, G. Brown, J. Brown, R. Brown, Cato, 
                                  Coates, Davenport, Delleney, Emory, Frye, 
                                  Gourdine, Hayes, J. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, 
                                  Huggins, Keegan, Klauber, Leach, Lee, McCraw, 
                                  Meacham-Richardson, Merrill, Miller, 
                                  J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Owens, Phillips, Rhoad, 
                                  Rice, Rivers, Robinson, Simrill, Sinclair, 
                                  J.E. Smith, Snow, Stille, Taylor, Thompson, 
                                  Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, White and 
                                  A. Young
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5470htc01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Prescription orthotic devices, certain 
                                  replacement parts; sales tax exemptions; 
                                  Taxation, Medical, Pharmacies


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010529  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT PRESCRIPTION ORTHOTIC DEVICES AND REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR PRESCRIPTION PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-36-2120(28) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Section 1, Act 399 of 2000, is further amended to read:

    "(28)(a)    medicine and prosthetic devices sold by prescription, prescription medicines and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals used in the treatment of cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, or related diseases, including prescription medicines used to relieve the effects of any such treatment, and free samples of prescription medicine distributed by its manufacturer and any use of these free samples;

        (b)    hypodermic needles, insulin, alcohol swabs, blood sugar testing strips, monolet lancets, dextrometer supplies, blood glucose meters, and other similar diabetic supplies sold to diabetics under the authorization and direction of a physician;

        (c)    disposable medical supplies such as bags, tubing, needles, and syringes, which are dispensed by a licensed pharmacist in accordance with an individual prescription written for the use of a human being by a licensed health care provider, which are used for the intravenous administration of a prescription drug or medicine, and which come into direct contact with the prescription drug or medicine. This exemption applies only to supplies used in the treatment of a patient outside of a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or ambulatory surgical treatment center;

        (d)    medicine donated by its manufacturer to a public institution of higher education for research or for the treatment of indigent patients; and

        (e)    dental prosthetic devices; and

        (f)    prosthetic and orthotic devices sold by prescription and replacement parts for such devices."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect July 1, 2002.

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