South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 739

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Medical Affairs Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31264cz15.docx

Introduced in the Senate on May 4, 2015
Introduced in the House on May 19, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Regulations and Administrative Procedures

Summary: Athletic trainers (D. No. 4496)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/4/2015  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 4)
   5/13/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 24)
   5/13/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 24)
   5/14/2015  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 20)
   5/19/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 57)
   5/19/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative 
                        Procedures (House Journal-page 57)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/4/2015
5/4/2015-A

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INTRODUCED

May 4, 2015

S. 739

Introduced by Medical Affairs Committee

S. Printed 5/4/15--S.

Read the first time May 4, 2015.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4496, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to Athletic Trainers, designated as Regulation Document Number 4496, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

Regulation 61-96 was last substantively amended on May 28, 2010. The purpose of this regulation is to ensure the highest degree of professional conduct by those engaged in offering athletic trainer services to the public and to safeguard the public's health, safety, and welfare by establishing minimum qualifications for those individuals wishing to offer athletic trainer services to the public. The purpose of this amendment is to update the nomenclature and renewal notification requirements. In addition, stylistic changes were included for corrections for clarity, readability, grammar and overall improvement of the text of the regulation.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on May 23, 2014.

Changes made at the request of the House Medical,

Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee

by letter dated February 24, 2015:

Section J.2.b and J.3.a. Changes were made regarding continuing education requirements.

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