- Stage
- Became law
- Sponsors
- 38
- Latest action
- Jun 28, 2022
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "MEDICAL ETHICS AND DIVERSITY ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 139 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO SET FORTH FINDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO AUTHORIZE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS, AND HEALTH CARE PAYERS NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT VIOLATE THE PRACTITIONER'S OR ENTITY'S CONSCIENCE AND TO PROTECT THESE INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES FROM CIVIL, CRIMINAL, OR ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY AND FROM DISCRIMINATION FOR EXERCISING THEIR PERSONAL RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO ALLOW MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND HEALTH CARE…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Adam Morgan
- Anne Thayer
- Ashley Trantham
- Bennett
- Bill Chumley
- Bill Hixon
- Bill Taylor
- Bobby Cox
- Bruce M. Bryant
- Cal Forrest
- Chip Huggins
- Chris Wooten
- Davey Hiott
- Dennis Moss
- Doug Gilliam
- Garry R. Smith
- James H. "Jay" Lucas
- Jeff Johnson
- John McCravy
- Joseph S. Daning
- Josiah Magnuson
- Mark Smith
- Mark Willis
- Max Hyde
- Melissa Oremus
- Mike Burns
- Patrick Haddon
- R.J. May
- Roger Nutt
- Ryan McCabe
- Sandy N. McGarry
- Shannon Erickson
- Steven Long
- Stewart Jones
- Tommy Pope
- Travis Moore
- Victor M. "Vic" Dabney
- William Bailey
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in South Carolina.