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TO AMEND SECTION 44-29-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO DIRECT AND SUPERVISE VACCINATION, SCREENING, AND IMMUNIZATION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH AN IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-29-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 44-29-40. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall have has general direction and supervision of vaccination, screening, and immunization in this State in regard to contagious diseases, and the department is authorized to establish an immunization registry. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall have the authority to may promulgate rules and regulations concerning vaccination, screening, and immunization requirements, including reporting requirements for an immunization registry."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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