South Carolina House Bill 3710 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-11 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-13
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee

A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 61, TITLE 44, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE FOR THE POSITION OF STATE MEDICAL CONTROL PHYSICIAN AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SHALL ESTABLISH AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN LICENSE, PERMIT, AND CERTIFICATION FEES TO BE USED TO CARRY OUT AND ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM; TO FURTHER SPECIFY EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE AND AMBULANCE SERVICE LICENSE AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING NATIONAL REGISTRATION FOR EMT'S AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION; TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR INVESTIGATIVE REVIEW OF ACTIONS OF EMT'S; AND TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SANCTIONS TAKEN AS A RESULT OF AN INVESTIGATION MAY BE RELEASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS.

Revise Definitions; To Revise The Composition Of The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; To Provide For The Position Of State Medical Control Physician And To Provide For The Duties And Responsibilities Of This Position; To Provide That The Department Of Health And Environmental Control Shall Establish Ambulance And Emergency Medical Technician License, Permit, And Certification Fees To Be Used To Carry Out And Enforce The Provisions Of The Emergency Medical Services Program; To Further Specify Emergency Medical Response And Ambulance Service License And Permit Requirements, Ambulance Equipment Requirements, And Emergency Medical Technician Certification Requirements, Including National Registration For Emt's And To Provide An Exception; To Provide Civil Penalties For Violations; To Further Provide For Investigative Review Of Actions Of Emt's; And To Provide That Information Pertaining To Sanctions Taken As A Result Of An Investigation May Be Released In Accordance With Certain Department Regulations.

Rep. Kristopher Crawford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-11		Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-13
2009-03-11		Introduced and read first time HJ-13

H4718 (Similar To) 2010-03-09 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-60

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3710&session=118