South Carolina Senate Bill 636 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-15 - Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Sabb, M.B.Matthews, Goldfinch, Talley
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 42-15-60, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Time Period Medical Treatment And Supplies Are Furnished, So As To Clarify That Medical Treatment And Supplies Are Furnished For Any Additional Time That The Judgment Of The Workers' Compensation Commission Established, By The Preponderance Of Evidence Contained In The Medical Records Or By The Opinion Of A Medical Provider, Will Lessen The Period Of Disability; And To Amend Section 42-17-40, Relating To The Conduct Of A Workers' Compensation Commission Hearing So As To Provide That Medical Records And Opinions Of Medical Providers Are Admissible Without Regard To The Rules Of Evidence.

Medical treatment and supplies furnished

Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]

Sen. Luke Rankin [R]

Sen. Ronnie Sabb [D]

Sen. Scott Talley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-15	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Sabb, M.B.Matthews, Goldfinch, Talley
2019-03-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-03-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
42	15	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
42	17	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0636&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/636_20190312.htm