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H. 3972
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Emory and Mahaffey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11673ac05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 818
Introduced in the House on April 20, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Summary: Provider Self-Referral Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/20/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-10 4/20/2005 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-10 2/8/2006 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 44-113-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THE PROVIDER SELF REFERRAL ACT, INCLUDING THE DEFINITION OF "INVESTMENT INTEREST" USED IN THE PROVIDER SELF-REFERRAL ACT AND EXEMPTIONS FROM THIS DEFINITION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT THE EXEMPTION FOR AN INVESTMENT INTEREST IN AN ENTITY IN RURAL AREAS MUST ONLY PROVIDE SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF THE DESIGNATED HEALTH SERVICES, RATHER THAN ALL OF THESE SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-113-20(10)(a) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(a) an investment interest in an entity that is the sole provider in a rural area that furnishes seventy-five percent or more of designated health services in that it furnishes to residents of a rural area;"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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