South Carolina Legislative overview in regards to the Medical Community
There are several bills that are of interest to the SCMA. We have briefly described them below and included the current SCMA stance on each bill.
SCMA Stance – Support:
H.3067 is a bill relating to the Insurance Reserve Fund, so as to extend tort liability coverage provided by the fund offering medical services for no payment other than Medicaid reimbursement to physicians and dentist for services provided in clinics. This bill was referred to the committee on judiciary.
SCMA Stance – Cautious:
H.3160 is a bill relating to the sale and the regulation of products containing ephedrine pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine, so as to provide that these medications only may be sold upon the prescription of a physician or other licensed person who has prescriptive authority. The SCMA’s position on this bill is cautious. The bill was referred to the Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs on 01/13/15.
SCMA Stance – Do NOT Support:
H.3143 which is a bill so as to provide certain podiatric surgery must be performed in certain facilities, to provide a podiatrist who performs these procedures must meet certain criteria, to provide for the extension of professional privileges to these podiatrists and by certain health facilities, to require health facilities in this state provide the right to pursue and practice full clinical and surgical privileges to podiatrists who meet certain criteria, to provide an ability to limit these privileges in certain circumstances, to provide this section does not require a health facility in this state to offer a specific health service not otherwise offered, and to provide that if the facility does offer a health service, it may not discriminate among certain health professionals authorized by law to provide the services. This bill was recommitted to the Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs on 4/14/16.
H.3078 is a bill as to provide certain nursing professionals may provide non-controlled prescription drugs at an entity that provides free medical services for indigent patients. The bill was referred to the Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs on 01/13/15.