SC H4159 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Passed on March 14 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-14 - Act No. 120
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Passed on March 14 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-14 - Act No. 120
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Telehealth And Telemedicine Modernization Act" By Adding Chapter 42 To Title 40 So As To Define Necessary Terms And Provide Requirements For Certain Regulated Health Care Professionals Who Provide Health Care By Means Of Telehealth; By Amending Section 40-47-20, Relating To Definitions In The Medical Practice Act, So As To Define "telehealth"; By Amending Section 40-47-37, Relating To The Practice Of Telemedicine, So As To Revise Requirements For The Practice Of Telemedicine And To Include Provisions Concerning Telehealth; To Amend Section 40-33-34, Relating To The Authority Of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses To Practice Telemedicine, So As To Also Authorize The Practice Of Telehealth By Advanced Practice Registered Nurses And To Clarify That Licensure To Practice Medicine In This State Is Not Required For Advanced Practice Registered Nurses To Practice Telemedicine Or Telehealth Except As Otherwise Required; And To Amend Section 40-47-935, Relating To The Authority Of Physician Assistants To Practice Telemedicine, So As To Also Authorize The Practice Of Telehealth By Physician Assistants And To Clarify That Licensure To Practice Medicine In This State Is Not Required For Physician Assistants To Practice Telemedicine Or Telehealth Except As Otherwise Required. - Ratified Title
Title
Telehealth and Telemedicine Modernization Act
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-01-31 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-05-04 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-05-04 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 | Act No. 120 | |
| 2024-03-14 | Effective date 03/11/24 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Signed By Governor | |
| 2024-03-07 | Ratified R 125 | |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| 2024-01-19 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs |
| 2023-05-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs |
| 2023-05-09 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2023-05-05 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2023-05-04 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day |
| 2023-05-04 | House | Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 |
| 2023-05-04 | House | Read second time |
| 2023-05-04 | House | Amended |
| 2023-05-04 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell |
| 2023-05-03 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs |
| 2023-03-17 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2023-03-15 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs |
| 2023-03-15 | House | Introduced and read first time |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 33 | 34 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 47 | 20 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 47 | 37 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 47 | 935 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
