South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4738

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4738
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020214
Primary Sponsor:                  Loftis
All Sponsors:                     Loftis, Robinson, Barfield, Barrett, 
                                  Cato, Davenport, Easterday, Frye, Gilham, 
                                  Hamilton, Haskins, Riser, Sandifer, Sinclair, 
                                  J.R. Smith, Trotter and Vaughn
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11221ac02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Medical, Military, Public and Municipal 
                                  Affairs Committee 27 H3M
Subject:                          Neonatal testing, Department of Health 
                                  and Environmental Control no longer required 
                                  to test infants or to store blood samples


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020214  Introduced, read first time,           27 H3M
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-37-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NEONATAL TESTING OF CHILDREN, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO STORE BLOOD TAKEN TO PERFORM THESE TESTS AND TO HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR ADDITIONAL TESTS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 44-37-30 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 418 of 1994, is further amended to read:

    "Section 44-37-30.    (A)    Every child born in this State shall have neonatal testing to detect inborn metabolic errors and hemoglobinopathies. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall prescribe by regulation the tests to be performed, the persons and institutions responsible for obtaining necessary samples for the prescribed test, the procedures to be followed in testing and recording the results of the tests, methods and procedures for temporary storage of the samples, and the provision of appropriate counseling and medical referral. Blood taken to perform these tests must be stored by the department at minus 20° centigrade and available for additional tests as the department prescribes by regulation.

    (B)    Information obtained pursuant to tests administered pursuant to this section is confidential and may be released only to the parents of the child, the child's physician, and the child when eighteen years of age or older.

    (C)    A person who violates this section or fails to comply with the regulations promulgated pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Children of parents objecting to tests on religious grounds are not required to receive the tests."

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

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