South Carolina Senate Bill 1031 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-09 - Committee report: Majority favorable, minority unfavorable Medical Affairs SJ-14

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO LICENSURE OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND GROUNDS FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST LICENSEES, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST A LICENSEE WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE DIVIDING, TRANSFERRING, ASSIGNING, REBATING, OR REFUNDING OF FEES RECEIVED FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY CERTAIN MEANS BY DELETING THE REFERENCE TO "WAGES", AS A MEANS OF ENGAGING IN THE PROHIBITED CONDUCT, AND TO FURTHER SPECIFY ARRANGEMENTS THAT MAY EXIST BETWEEN A PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND A PHYSICIAN WHICH MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED CONDUCT SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS.

Revise The Prohibition Against A Licensee Who Is Involved In The Dividing, Transferring, Assigning, Rebating, Or Refunding Of Fees Received For Professional Services By Certain Means By Deleting The Reference To "wages", As A Means Of Engaging In The Prohibited Conduct, And To Further Specify Arrangements That May Exist Between A Physical Therapist And A Physician Which May Not Be Considered Conduct Subject To Sanctions By The Board Of Physical Therapy Examiners.

Sen. Lee Bright [R]	Sen. Paul Campbell [R]	Sen. Creighton Coleman [D]	Sen. Dick Elliott [D]
Sen. Robert Ford [D]	Sen. Robert Hayes [R]	Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]	Sen. Shane Massey [R]
Sen. John Matthews [D]	Sen. Floyd Nicholson [D]	Sen. William O'Dell [R]	Sen. Glenn Reese [D]
Sen. Michael Rose [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-09		Committee report: Majority favorable, minority unfavorable Medical Affairs SJ-14
2010-01-12		Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-61
2010-01-12		Introduced and read first time SJ-61

H4329 (Similar To) 2010-02-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	45	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=1031&session=118