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A Bill to Amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by Adding Article 9 to Chapter 6, Title 44 So as to Enact the "South Carolina Access to Health Care Act", to Direct the State Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Health Care Coverage Program Comparable to the Arkansas Option, by Accepting Federal Funds Allowing Appropriate Uninsured Persons to Obtain Private Health Insurance with Premiums Paid for by Federal Funds, to Provide That the Program Is Contingent Upon Appropriate Approvals of the Program Design by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Further Provide That the Program Is Contingent Upon Specified Levels of Federal Health Care Funding, and to Provide That the State Assumes No Obligation to Any Private Insurance Carrier Participating in the Program Other Than the Payment of Premiums as Allowed Pursuant to the South Carolina Access to Health Care Act.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

SC H 3115 · H · 2017-2018

Stage
Session ended
Sponsors
3
Latest action
Jan 12, 2017

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  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Jan 12, 2017

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

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A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 6, TITLE 44 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACT", TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO DESIGN A HEALTH CARE COVERAGE PROGRAM COMPARABLE TO THE ARKANSAS OPTION, BY ACCEPTING FEDERAL FUNDS ALLOWING APPROPRIATE UNINSURED PERSONS TO OBTAIN PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE WITH PREMIUMS PAID FOR BY FEDERAL FUNDS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM IS CONTINGENT UPON APPROPRIATE APPROVALS OF THE PROGRAM DESIGN BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND FURTHER PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM IS CONTINGENT UPON SPECIFIED LEVELS OF FEDERAL HEALTH CARE FUNDING, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE ASSUMES NO OBLIGATION TO ANY PRIVATE INSURANCE CARRIER PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM OTHER THAN THE PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS AS ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACT. | 52