South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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S. 343

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Shealy, Jackson, Hutto and Sabb
Document Path: SMIN-0070AA23.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023
Introduced in the House on March 15, 2023
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Crisis Stabilization Units

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
1/10/2023 Senate Introduced and read first time
1/10/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
1/10/2023 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 200)
1/10/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 200)
3/2/2023 Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 14)
3/9/2023 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 25)
3/9/2023 Senate Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 25)
3/14/2023 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 16)
3/15/2023 House Introduced and read first time
3/15/2023 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

01/10/2023
03/02/2023



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Committee Report

March 2, 2023

S. 343

Introduced by Senators Shealy, Jackson and Hutto

 

S. Printed 03/02/23--S.

Read the first time January 10, 2023

 

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The committee on Senate Medical Affairs

To who was referred a Bill (S. 343) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 44-7-130, relating to definitions in the State Certification of Need and Health Facility Licensure Act,, etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

 

DANIEL VERDIN for Committee.

 

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A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-7-130, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS in the State Certification of Need and Health Facility Licensure Act, SO AS TO INCLUDE ALL SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL STABILIZATION AND INTENSIVE CRISIS SERVICES IN THE DEFINITION of crisis stabilization unit facilities AND TO CHANGE THE AGE OF THE INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN SAME.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 44-7-130(26) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    As used in this article:

    (26) "Crisis stabilization unit facility" means a facility, other than a health care facility, operated by the Department of Mental Health or operated in partnership with the Department of Mental Health that provides a short-term residential program, offering psychiatric stabilization services and brief, intensive crisis services to individuals eighteen five and older, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

 

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

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