South Carolina House Bill 3489

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "midwife Practice Act"; And By Adding Chapter 90 To Title 44 So As To Regulate The Practice Of Midwifery, To Create The South Carolina Board Of Midwifery Within The Department Of Health And Environmental Control; To Define Terms; To Set Forth Certain Midwife Practice Requirements And Prohibitions; To Provide Criteria For Licensure, Including Examination Requirements; To Require Continuing Education; To Provide For The Promulgation Of Regulations By The Board; And For Other Purposes.

Midwives

Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]
Rep. Thomas Beach [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-08	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2022-12-08	House	Prefiled

H3487 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3489&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3489_20221208.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3489%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf