South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 3499

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Gilliard, Brantley, Whipper, R.L. Brown, Hodges, Hosey, Howard, King, Mack and Mitchell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22218ab09.docx

Introduced in the House on February 11, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Nurses

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/11/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   2/11/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-10

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/11/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-79 SO AS TO PROVIDE A HOSPITAL THAT SCHEDULES A NURSE EMPLOYEE TO WORK A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF HOURS IN A SHIFT MAY NOT REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOURS THE NURSE MAY WORK DURING THE SHIFT WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF WHEN THE SHIFT BEGINS, UNLESS THE HOSPITAL COMPENSATES THE NURSE FOR THE ENTIRE NUMBER OF HOURS THE NURSE WAS SCHEDULED TO WORK.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 7, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-7-79.    A hospital that schedules a nurse employee to work a specific number of hours in a shift may not reduce the number of hours the nurse may work during the shift within twenty-four hours of when the shift begins, unless the hospital compensates the nurse for the entire number of hours the nurse was scheduled to work."

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

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