H 4529 South Carolina House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE NURSE PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN BOARD OF NURSING LICENSEES MAY PERFORM DELEGATED MEDICAL ACTS BY MEANS OF TELEMEDICINE AND TO DEFINE "TELEMEDICINE"; TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-34, RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF DELEGATED MEDICAL ACTS BY CERTAIN BOARD OF NURSING LICENSEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE BY ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE PRACTICE ACT FOR PHYSICIANS AND CERTAIN OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DELEGATED MEDICAL ACTS MAY BE PERFORMED BY MEANS OF TELEMEDICINE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-935, RELATING TO ACTS PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS MAY PERFORM, SO AS TO INCLUDE TELEMEDICINE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-955, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE TELEMEDICINE.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Last action May 8, 2018
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2018

How they voted

102–0
Passed · 19 other
Total votes 121
Feb 22, 2018
D Democratic43
32 Yea 11
74% Yea
R Republican78
70 Yea 8
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 8, 2018
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 22, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-19)
house
Feb 21, 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
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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