South Carolina House Bill 4329 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 19-12)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO LICENSURE OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND GROUNDS FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST LICENSEES, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST A LICENSEE WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE DIVIDING, TRANSFERRING, ASSIGNING, REBATING, OR REFUNDING OF FEES RECEIVED FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY CERTAIN MEANS BY DELETING THE REFERENCE TO "WAGES", AS A MEANS OF ENGAGING IN THE PROHIBITED CONDUCT, AND TO FURTHER SPECIFY ARRANGEMENTS THAT MAY EXIST BETWEEN A PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND A PHYSICIAN WHICH MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED CONDUCT SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS.

Revise The Prohibition Against A Licensee Who Is Involved In The Dividing, Transferring, Assigning, Rebating, Or Refunding Of Fees Received For Professional Services By Certain Means By Deleting The Reference To "wages", As A Means Of Engaging In The Prohibited Conduct, And To Further Specify Arrangements That May Exist Between A Physical Therapist And A Physician Which May Not Be Considered Conduct Subject To Sanctions By The Board Of Physical Therapy Examiners.

Rep. Terry Alexander [D]	Rep. Carl Anderson [D]	Rep. Jimmy Bales [D]	Rep. Liston Barfield [R]
Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]	Rep. Joan Brady [R]	Rep. Derham Cole [R]	Rep. Gregory Delleney [R]
Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]	Rep. Anton Gunn [D]	Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]	Rep. James Harrison [R]
Rep. Christopher Hart [D]	Rep. Cathy Harvin [D]	Rep. George Hearn [R]	Rep. Jenny Horne [R]
Rep. Lonnie Hosey [D]	Rep. Keith Kelly [R]	Rep. Lanny Littlejohn [R]	Rep. Joey Millwood [R]
Rep. Harold Mitchell [D]	Rep. Steve Parker [R]	Rep. Bakari Sellers [D]	Rep. Gary Simrill [R]
Rep. James Roland Smith [R]	Rep. James Stewart [R]	Rep. Thad Viers [R]	Rep. David Weeks [D]
Rep. Robert Williams [D]	Rep. Annette Young [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-04		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
2010-02-03		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sellers
2010-01-28		Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Sellers, Knight
2010-01-21		Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Willis, Hutto, Haley, Vick, Clemmons, Hardwick, Herbkersman
2010-01-20		Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Erickson
2010-01-19		Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Allison, Wylie
2010-01-14		Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: V.S.Moss
2010-01-13		Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-44
2010-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-44

S1031 (Similar To) 2010-03-09 - Committee report: Majority favorable, minority unfavorable Medical Affairs SJ-14

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	45	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4329&session=118