A joint resolution to address the low rate of Covid-19 vaccinations in South Carolina by temporarily authorizing certain qualified health care workers to administer Covid-19 vaccinations approved by the food and drug administration, regardless of whether the health care workers are otherwise prohibited from doing so under any professional scope of practice or unauthorized practice provision of law in this state.
A joint resolution to authorize certain podiatrists to administer premeasured doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Amend Section 4-33-42(c) of the 1976 Code, relating to restrictions on the delegation of tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel under the Nurse Practice Act, to provide an exception for certified medical assistances; amend article 1, chapter 47, title 40 of the 1976 code, relating to physicians and miscellaneous health care professionals, by adding section 40-47-196, to specify tasks that can be delegated to certified medical assistant; to delete section 40-47-30(a)(5) and section 40-47-935(c) of the 1976 Code, relating to the relevance of the South Carolina physician assistants practice act to prohibiting a licensed physician [...]
Amend Section 40-33-20 of the 1976 Code, relating to defintions iunder the Nurse Practice Act, to provide that advanced practice registered nurses may perform specific medical acts pursuant to approved written guidelines, to remove the supervision requirement from the definition of "approved written guidelines" and certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) practice, and to make conforming changes
Amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 36-71-2270 so as to ensure fairness in cost sharing by pharmacy benefits managers; and to amend Section 38-71-2200, relating to pharmacy benefits managers definitions, so as to define applicable terms. An enrollee's defined cost sharing for each prescription drug must be calculated at the point of sale based on a price that is reduced by an amount equal to at least eighty percent of all rebates received, or to be received, in connection with the dispensing or administration of the prescription drug.
Amend Section 44-7-170(b) of the 1976 Code, relating to institutions and transactions exempt from the state certification of need and health facility licensure act, add diabetes screening facilities.
Amend section 38-71-145, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to procedures requiring coverage by health insurance policies, so as to require individual and group health insurance and health maintenance organizations to cover annual well-woman examinations and to provide a defintion.
Amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding section 38-71-292 and section 38-71-820 so as to define terms and require insurers to include cost-sharing amounts paid when calculating an enrollee's contribution; by adding section 38-71-2270 so as to require pharmacy benefits managers to include cost-sharing amounts paid when calculating an enrollee's contribution; and to amend section 38-71-2200, as amended, relating to definitions, so as to define terms.
Amend section 40-63-20, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to definitions concerning the regulation of social workers, so as to define the term "Telehealth"; to amend section 40-63-290, relating to certain categories of persons exempt from regulation as social workers, so as to similarly exempt certain independent social workers licensed in this state or another state when providing services using Telehealth to patients located in this state; to amend section 40-75-20, as amended, relating to definitions concerning the regulation of professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and licensed psycho-educational specialists, so as [...]
Amend section 44-7-170, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to certificate of need exemptions, so as make certificate of need requirements inapplicable to home health agencies; to amend section 44-69-30, relating to the licensing of home health agencies, so as to make conforming changes; and to repeal section 44-69-75 relating to certificate of need requirements for home health agencies.
