South Carolina House Bill 5241 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 19 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-19 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 44-7-170, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Institutions And Transactions Exempt From The State Certification Of Need And Health Facility Licensure Act, So As To Exempt The Establishment Of A Subspecialty Perinatal Center With A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (level Iii) Within A Licensed Hospital; And To Amend Section 44-7-260, Relating To Requirements For Health Facility Licensure, So As To Allow A Hospital Licensed As A Level Ii Special Care Nursery To Establish A Subspecialty Perinatal Center With Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (level Iii) Upon Demonstrating Compliance With Specified Guidelines For Perinatal Care And To Provide That A Level Iii Unit May Perform A Neonatal Transport.

Certificates of Need

Rep. Christopher Murphy [R]	Rep. Joseph Daning [R]	Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]
Rep. Mandy Kimmons [R]	Rep. Con Chellis [R]	Rep. Michael Sottile [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]
Rep. Linda Bennett [R]	Rep. Jackie Hayes [D]	Rep. Frank Atkinson [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]
Rep. Shedron Williams [D]	Rep. Kambrell Garvin [D]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Nancy Mace [R]
Rep. Russell Fry [R]	Rep. JA Moore [D]	Rep. Michael Rivers [D]	Rep. Krystle Matthews [D]
Rep. Robert Ridgeway [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-19	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-02-19	House	Introduced and read first time

S1077 (Similar To) 2020-02-05 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	7	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	7	260	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5241&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5241_20200219.htm