Certified Medical Assistants

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-196 SO AS TO SPECIFY TASKS THAT MAY BE PERFORMED BY A CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT" AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL"; TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-42, RELATING TO THE DELEGATION OF TASKS TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT" AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL"; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-30, RELATING TO LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION OF LICENSED PHYSICIANS FROM DELEGATING CERTAIN TASKS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-935, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ACTS AND DUTIES OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE ABILITY TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS.