South Carolina House Bill 3735 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 23 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-06-23 - Act No. 226

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "ANN S. PERDUE INDEPENDENT AUTOPSY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2010", BY ADDING SECTION 44-43-730 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON DIES IN A HOSPITAL OR HEALTH CARE FACILITY WHERE INVASIVE PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED, THE PERSON AUTHORIZED TO CONSENT HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN AUTOPSY PERFORMED; THE HOSPITAL OR HEALTH CARE FACILITY SHALL INFORM IN WRITING THE PERSON AUTHORIZED TO CONSENT OF THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN AUTOPSY PERFORMED AND THAT IT MUST BE PAID FOR BY A PRIVATE SOURCE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 17-5-530, RELATING TO CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING THE CORONER OR MEDICAL EXAMINER TO BE NOTIFIED OF CERTAIN DEATHS, SO AS TO REQUIRE SUCH NOTIFICATION WHEN A PERSON DIES IN A HEALTH CARE FACILITY, OTHER THAN A NURSING HOME, WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS OF ENTERING THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY OR WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF HAVING AN INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED AT THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTOPSY MUST NOT BE PERFORMED AT THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY OR BY A PHYSICIAN AT THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY. - ratified title

Require Such Notification When A Person Dies In A Health Care Facility, Other Than A Nursing Home, Within Twenty Four Hours Of Entering The Health Care Facility Or Within Twenty-four Hours Of Having An Invasive Surgical Procedure Performed At The Health Care Facility, And To Provide That The Autopsy Must Not Be Performed At The Health Care Facility Or By A Physician At The Health Care Facility. - Ratified Title

Rep. Ted Vick [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-23		Act No. 226
2010-06-16		Effective date 07/01/10
2010-06-02		Signed By Governor
2010-06-01		Ratified R 271
2010-05-25		Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-6 HJ-111
2010-05-25		Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-111
2010-05-19		Debate adjourned on amendments HJ-6
2010-05-18		Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-14
2010-05-18		Amended SJ-14
2010-05-12		Read second time SJ-19
2010-04-22		Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs SJ-19
2010-02-23		Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-12
2010-02-23		Introduced and read first time SJ-12
2010-02-18		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
2010-02-17		Read second time HJ-219
2010-02-17		Amended HJ-217
2010-02-08		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-02-04		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-8
2009-03-24		Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-17
2009-03-24		Introduced and read first time HJ-17

S0572 (Similar To) 2009-03-19 - Scrivener's error corrected

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	5	530	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	43	730	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3735&session=118