South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 4171

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Scott and Long
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11561sd10.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2010
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Health insurance

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/17/2009  House   Prefiled
  11/17/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
  11/18/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/12/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   1/12/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-17

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/17/2009
11/18/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW MANDATE THAT ALL CITIZENS WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS PURCHASE OR SECURE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH A RANGE OF OPTIONS ONE OF WHICH IS TO PURCHASE OR SECURE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH A PUBLIC PLAN UNDERWRITTEN IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE PUBLIC PLAN PERMITS STATES TO "OPT OUT" OF THIS PUBLIC OPTION, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA HEREBY "OPTS OUT" AND DECLINES TO HAVE THIS PUBLIC PLAN OPTION APPLY TO OR BE AVAILABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS STATE.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 71, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-71-15.    If provisions of federal law mandate that all citizens with certain exceptions purchase or secure health insurance coverage through a range of options one of which is to purchase or secure health insurance coverage through a public plan underwritten in whole or in part by the federal government, and the public plan permits states to 'opt out' of this public option, the State of South Carolina hereby 'opts out' and declines to have this public plan option apply to or be available to the citizens of this state."

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

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