South Carolina House Bill 5161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-29 - 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 Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "south Carolina Telehealth And Telemedicine Modernization Act" By Adding Article 23 To Chapter 71, Title 38 So As To Define Terms, Establish Applicability, And To Prohibit Actions; To Amend Section 40-47-20, As Amended, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define Telehealth And To Make Conforming Changes; To Amend Section 40-47-37, Relating To The Practice Of Telemedicine, So As To Allow For The Prescribing Of Schedule Ii And Schedule Iii Medications Via Telehealth In Specific Circumstances; And To Amend Section 40-33-34, As Amended, Relating To The Performance Of Medical Acts, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Telehealth

Rep. William Herbkersman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-29	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2022-03-29	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	33	34	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	47	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	47	37	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5161&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/5161_20220329.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/H5161%202022-03-29%20introduced.pdf