Certified medical assistants and unlicensed assistive personnel
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-20, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT, SO AS TO REVISE THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-196, RELATING TO THE DELEGATION OF NURSING TASKS TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL BY CERTAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, SO AS TO DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL NURSING TASKS THAT MAY BE DELEGATED. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 28, 2024
Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · House Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 21, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
May 8, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)
senate
Apr 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 28, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-16)
house
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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