South Carolina House Bill 4802 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-21 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Douglas
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enable Certain Persons To Execute A Post Form Signed By A Physician That Sets Forth The Patient's Wishes As To Life-sustaining Care; To Require Health Care Providers And Health Care Facilities To Accept A Post Form As A Valid Medical Order Which Takes Precedence Over An Advance Directive And To Comply With The Order, With Exceptions; To Establish A Physician Orders For Scope Of Treatment (post) Advisory Council And To Provide For Its Membership And Duties; To Require The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To Perform Certain Duties With Respect To Overseeing Post Forms And To Promulgate Regulations; To Provide Immunity From Civil And Criminal Liability And From Disciplinary Action For Certain Persons Acting In Accordance With Provisions Of The Chapter; And For Other Purposes.

Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment

Rep. Robert Ridgeway [D]	Rep. Peter McCoy [R]	Rep. James Lucas [R]	Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]
Rep. Anne Thayer [R]	Rep. Brian White [R]	Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]	Rep. MaryGail Douglas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Douglas
2018-02-07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer, White, Gagnon
2018-01-31	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2018-01-31	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4802&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4802_20180131.htm