South Carolina Senate Bill 246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To Definitions For The Nurse Practice Act, To Remove "formulating A Medical Diagnosis And Initiating, Continuing, And Modifying Therapies, Including Prescribing Drug Therapy" From The Definition; To Amend Section 40-33-34(c), Relating To The Scope Of Practice For Licensed Nurse Practitioners, To Provide That The General Supervision Of A Licensed Physician Or Dentist To Perform Medical Diagnosis And Initiate, Continue, Or Modify Therapies, Including Prescribing Drug Therapy, Is No Longer Required, And To Remove The Requirement That A Licensed Nurse Practitioner Must Perform Delegated Medical Acts Within Forty-five Miles Of A Supervising Physician; And To Amend Section 40-33-34(f), To Provide That A Licensed Nurse Practitioner Is Not Prohibited From Prescribing Schedule Ii Controlled Substances.

Nurse Practice Act

Sen. Thomas Davis [R]

Sen. Kevin Bryant [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2015-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2014-12-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2014-12-10	Senate	Prefiled

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0246&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/246_20141210.htm