South Carolina House Bill 4413 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 24-10)
Status: Engrossed on April 28 2010 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-15 - Roll call Yeas-1 Nays-106 HJ-104

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 70 TO TITLE 44 TO ENACT THE "LICENSURE OF IN-HOME CARE PROVIDER ACT" SO AS TO REQUIRE A BUSINESS TO BE LICENSED TO PROVIDE, OR TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR, IN-HOME CARE SERVICES THROUGH ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS OR THROUGH CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR LICENSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; TO REQUIRE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR IN-HOME CAREGIVERS EMPLOYED BY IN-HOME CARE PROVIDERS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL RETAIN ALL FEES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO CARRY OUT THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS CHAPTER.

Require A Business To Be Licensed To Provide, Or To Make Provisions For, In-home Care Services Through Its Employees Or Agents Or Through Contractual Arrangements; To Provide That The Department Of Health And Environmental Control Shall Promulgate Regulations For Licensure In Accordance With Requirements Provided For In This Act, Including, But Not Limited To, Criminal Background Checks; To Require Criminal Background Checks For In-home Caregivers Employed By In-home Care Providers; And To Provide That The Department Shall Retain All Fees Collected Pursuant To This Chapter To Be Used Exclusively To Carry Out The Department's Responsibilities Under This Chapter.

Rep. Merita Allison [R]	Rep. James Battle [D]	Rep. Joan Brady [R]	Rep. Boyd Brown [D]
Rep. Richard Chalk [R]	Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Kristopher Crawford [R]	Rep. Joseph Daning [R]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Anton Gunn [D]	Rep. Nelson Hardwick [R]
Rep. James Harrison [R]	Rep. Cathy Harvin [D]	Rep. George Hearn [R]	Rep. William Herbkersman [R]
Rep. Jenny Horne [R]	Rep. Chip Huggins [R]	Rep. Deborah Long [R]	Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]
Rep. Vida Miller [D]	Rep. Joey Millwood [R]	Rep. James Neal [D]	Rep. Denny Neilson [D]
Rep. Steve Parker [R]	Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. Timothy Scott [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]
Rep. James Smith [D]	Rep. Kit Spires [R]	Rep. Ted Vick [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]
Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. Annette Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-15		Roll call Yeas-1 Nays-106 HJ-104
2010-06-15		Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-104
2010-06-03		Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-31
2010-06-03		Amended SJ-31
2010-06-02		Read second time SJ-159
2010-06-02		Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted SJ-159
2010-05-19		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-05-18		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs SJ-12
2010-04-29		Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-15
2010-04-29		Introduced and read first time SJ-15
2010-04-28		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-59
2010-04-27		Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0 HJ-82
2010-04-27		Read second time HJ-79
2010-04-27		Amended HJ-79
2010-03-25		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-03-24		Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-23
2010-02-04		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harvin, Williams, Neilson, Battle, Miller, Huggins, Spires, Willis, Hearn, Scott, Daning, J.E.Smith, Vick, H.B.Brown
2010-02-02		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, J.M.Neal, G.R.Smith, Harrison, A.D.Young, Horne, Brady, Erickson, Herbkersman, Millwood, Allison, Parker, Duncan, M.A.Pitts
2010-01-26		Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-3
2010-01-26		Introduced and read first time HJ-3

H3186 (Similar To) 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-82

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Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4413&session=118