Bill Text: SC H3537 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Nursing homes

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-02 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs [H3537 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2011-H3537-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-263 SO AS TO REQUIRE A NURSING HOME TO CARRY A MINIMUM OF A ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-7-263.        As a condition of licensure, a nursing home shall obtain and carry a liability insurance policy in the amount of at least one hundred thousand dollars."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.