Bill Text: SC S0624 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina Senate Bill 624 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Anesthesiologist's assistants

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-02 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs [S0624 Detail]

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-1250 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS THAT AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST CAN SUPERVISE; AND TO DELETE SECTION 40-47-1240(8) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS TO APPEAR BEFORE A BOARD MEMBER AND PRESENT CERTAIN CERTIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 40-47-1250 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-47-1250. An anesthesiologist's assistant shall practice only under the supervision of a physician who is actively and directly engaged in the clinical practice of medicine and meets the definition of being a supervising anesthesiologist. An anesthesiologist may not supervise more than ~~two~~ four anesthesiologist's assistants at any one time."

SECTION 2. Section 40-47-1240(8) of the 1976 Code is deleted.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.