South Carolina Senate Bill 242 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To The Licensing Of Birthing Centers, To Change Definitional Terms; And To Amend Section 44-89-60, Relating To The Regulation Of Birth Centers, To Require Birth Centers To Be Accredited And Comply With State Statutes And Regulations, To Require Births Planned To Occur At Birth Centers To Be Evaluated By Professional Staff To Assess For Risk Status And To Document Evaluations In Client Files, To Address Professional Requirements For Staff Members Who Provide Patient Care, To Require The Development Of Guidelines, Policies, And Procedures Addressing, Among Other Practices, The Transfer Of Clients To Hospitals, To Require Birth Centers To Collect And Report Data, And To Establish A Deadline For Birth Centers In Operation To Become Accredited.

Medical definitions

Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2017-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	89	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	89	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0242&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/242_20170110.htm