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

It became law on May 31, 2018.

SC H 4486 · H · 2017-2018