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A Bill to Amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by Adding Section 40-33-55 So as to Provide Certain Nursing Professionals May Provide Noncontrolled Prescription Drugs at Entities That Provide Free Medical Services for Indigent Patients; by Adding Section 40-33-57 So as to Provide Certain Nursing Professionals May Certify Students as Unable to Attend School but Who Potentially May Benefit from Receiving Instruction at Home or in a Hospital; by Adding Section 40-33-59 So as to Provide That Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives Orally or in Writing May Refer a Patient to a Physical Therapist for Treatment; by Adding Section 40-33-61 So as to Provide Recipients and Beneficiaries of Certain Assistance and Services Within the Scope of Practice of a Nurse Practitioner or Certified Nurse Midwife May Choose the Providers from Whom They Receive Such Assistance and Services; by Adding Section 40-33-63 So as to Provide Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives May Pronounce Death and Sign Death Certificates; by Adding Section 40-33-65 So as to Provide Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives May Order Hospice and Palliative Care Services for Patients; by Adding Section 40-33-67 So as to Provide Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives May Certify Individuals as Handicapped for Purposes of Obtaining Handicapped Parking Placards; by Adding Section 40-47-370 So as to Exempt Advanced Practice Registered Nurses from Certain Licensure and Practice Provisions When Employed by the United States Government and Providing Services Under the Direction and Control of the United States Government; to Amend Section 40-33-20, Relating to Definitions Concerning the Nurse Practice Act, So as to Revise and Add Necessary Definitions; to Amend Section 40-33-34, Relating to the Performance of Delegated Medical Acts, Qualifications, Protocols, and Prescriptive Authorizations of Licensees of the Nursing Board, So as to Make Various Revisions; to Amend Sectio

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 3772 · H · 2017-2018

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Session ended
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Apr 4, 2018

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  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Apr 4, 2018

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    The session ended first

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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 SECTION 40-33-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN NURSING PROFESSIONALS MAY PROVIDE NONCONTROLLED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AT ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-57 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN NURSING PROFESSIONALS MAY CERTIFY STUDENTS AS UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL BUT WHO POTENTIALLY MAY BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING INSTRUCTION AT HOME OR IN A HOSPITAL; BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-59 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES ORALLY OR IN WRITING MAY REFER A PATIENT TO A PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR TREATMENT; BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-61 SO AS TO PROVIDE RECIPIENTS AND BENEFICIARIES OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A NURSE PRACTITIONER OR CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE MAY CHOOSE THE PROVIDERS FROM WHOM THEY RECEIVE SUCH ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-63 SO AS TO PROVIDE NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES MAY PRONOUNCE DEATH AND SIGN DEATH CERTIFICATES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES MAY ORDER HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES FOR PATIENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-67 SO AS TO PROVIDE NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES MAY CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS AS HANDICAPPED FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING HANDICAPPED PARKING PLACARDS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-370 SO AS TO EXEMPT ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES FROM CERTAIN LICENSURE AND PRACTICE PROVISIONS WHEN EMPLOYED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE NURSE PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE AND ADD NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-34, RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF DELEGATED MEDICAL ACTS, QUALIFICATIONS, PROTOCOLS, AND PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORIZATIONS OF LICENSEES OF THE NURSING BOARD, SO AS TO MAKE VARIOUS REVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTIO | 52