South Carolina House Bill 4004 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 10 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-10 - Act No. 89
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "physician Orders For Scope Of Treatment (post) Act" By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 44 So As To Enable Certain Persons To Execute A Post Form Signed By A Physician That Sets Forth The Patient's Wishes As To Health Care Where The Patient Has Been Diagnosed With A Serious Illness Or May Be Expected To Lose Capacity Within Twelve Months; To Require Health Care Providers And Health Care Facilities To Accept A Post Form As A Valid Medical Order And To Comply With The Order, With Exceptions; To Require The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To Perform Certain Duties With Respect To Overseeing Post Forms And To Promulgate Regulations; To Provide Immunity From Civil And Criminal Liability And From Disciplinary Action For Certain Persons Acting In Accordance With Provisions Of The Chapter; To Allow A Post Form To Be Revoked By The Patient Or Patient's Legal Representative; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) Act

Rep. Gary Clary [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. James Lucas [R]	Rep. Robert Ridgeway [D]
Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]	Rep. JA Moore [D]

2019-05-21 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-05-20 - House - House: Adopt Conference Report (Y: 106 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2019-05-09 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 0 N: 109 NV: 11 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2019-05-07 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-09 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 101 N: 3 NV: 13 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-10		Act No. 89
2019-06-10		Effective date 5/24/19
2019-05-24		Signed By Governor
2019-05-22		Ratified R 112
2019-05-21	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification
2019-05-21	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
2019-05-21	Senate	Conference report received and adopted
2019-05-20	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
2019-05-20	House	Conference report adopted
2019-05-09	House	Conference committee appointed Ridgeway, Herbkersman, Clary
2019-05-09	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Davis, Gambrell, Kimpson
2019-05-09	House	Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-109
2019-05-09	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
2019-05-08	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2019-05-07	Senate	Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
2019-05-07	Senate	Read second time
2019-05-07	Senate	Amended
2019-05-07	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2019-04-25	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
2019-04-10		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-04-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2019-04-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-04-10	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2019-04-09	House	Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-3
2019-04-09	House	Read second time
2019-04-09	House	Amended
2019-04-09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moore
2019-04-05		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-04-04	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2019-04-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
2019-03-07	House	Committed to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2019-03-07	House	Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
2019-02-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway
2019-02-19	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2019-02-19	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4004&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190219.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190404.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190405.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190409.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190410.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190425.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190507.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190521.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16316
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16660
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16814
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16869
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16874