H 4486 South Carolina House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 61, TITLE 44 SO AS TO ENTITLE THE ARTICLE "RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT"; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO JOIN THE RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE DAY-TO-DAY MOVEMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PERSONNEL ACROSS STATE BOUNDARIES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR ASSIGNED EMS DUTIES AND TO AFFORD IMMEDIATE LEGAL RECOGNITION TO EMS PERSONNEL IN A MEMBER STATE; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN EMS LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF EMS PERSONNEL TO PRACTICE IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE AND IN REMOTE STATES, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF THE COMPACT DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE UNDER THE COMPACT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL'S LICENSE IS SUSPENDED OR OTHERWISE RESTRICTED AND TO ENABLE A MEMBER STATE TO TAKE ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL'S LICENSE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO GRANT CERTAIN POWERS TO THE STATE'S EMS AUTHORITY; TO ESTABLISH THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR EMS PERSONNEL PRACTICE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE COMPACT BY MEMBER STATES AND FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA", SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "INVESTIGATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE". - ratified title

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Signed May 18, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2018

How they voted

23–0
Passed
Total votes 23
May 8, 2018
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 18, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 8, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0)
senate
Apr 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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