South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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Bill 1037


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-43-925 SO AS TO PROHIBIT HOSPITALS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST POTENTIAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS BASED ON A PERSON'S COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 11, Chapter 43, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 44-43-925.    (A)    A hospital is prohibited from establishing or implementing any policy that makes a person ineligible to be an organ transplant recipient, or has the effect of removing a person from an organ transplant list, based upon the person's COVID-19 vaccination status.

    (B)    An insurance company is prohibited from establishing or implementing any policy that denies coverage for an organ transplant recipient based upon the person's COVID-19 vaccination status."

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

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