BIL:4752
RTN:354
ACN:307
TYP:General Bill GB
INB:House
IND:20000308
PSP:J.Brown
SPO:J.Brown, CobbHunter, Wilkins, Cotty, McCraw, Edge, Hayes, Fleming, Phillips, Lourie, Allen, Askins, Bailey, Barfield, Battle, Bowers, Breeland, G.Brown, T.Brown, Canty, Carnell, Cato, Chellis, Dantzler, Emory, Frye, Gamble, Gilham, Gourdine, Harris, Hawkins, J.Hines, M.Hines, Hinson, Hosey, Huggins, Inabinett, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Klauber, Koon, Law, Limehouse, Lloyd, Mack, Martin, W.McLeod, McMahand, MoodyLawrence, J.H.Neal, Ott, Parks, Riser, Rodgers, Rutherford, Seithel, Sharpe, Simrill, R.Smith, Stille, Stuart, Taylor, Wilder, YoungBrickell, Miller, Robinson
DDN:l:\council\bills\nbd\11824ac00.doc
DPB:20000523
GOV:S
DGA:20000530
SUB:Nursing, retired nurses; volunteer license created for when donating services to charitable organizations
HST:
BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved
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------20000616Act No. A307
------20000530Signed by Governor
------20000525Ratified R354
Senate20000523Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
Senate20000517Read second time
Senate20000516Committee report: Favorable13 SMA
Senate20000427Introduced, read first time,13 SMA
referred to Committee
House20000427Read third time, sent to Senate
House20000426Read second time
House20000426Request for debate by RepresentativeCato
Fleming
Knotts
Trotter
House20000426Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.Miller
Robinson
House20000419Committee report: Favorable27 H3M
House20000308Introduced, read first time,27 H3M
referred to Committee
Versions of This Bill
Revised on 20000419
Revised on 20000516
TXT:
(A307, R354, H4752)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4033950, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INACTIVE LICENSE STATUS FOR NURSES, SO AS TO CREATE A VOLUNTEER LICENSE FOR RETIRED NURSES TO USE IN DONATING THEIR SERVICES TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Volunteer nurses’ license
SECTION1.Section 4033950 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 137 of 1989, is further amended to read:
“Section 4033950.(A)A person currently licensed under the provisions of this chapter who does not meet the minimum practice requirement for renewal, desiring to retire from practice temporarily, or who leaves the State, may send to the board a written request for official inactive status. Upon receipt of the request and appropriate fee, the board shall act and place the name of the person on the official inactive list. While remaining on this list, the person is not subject to the payment of any renewal fees and shall not practice nursing in this State. When the person desires to resume practice, an application for a renewal of license and payment of a renewal fee for the current period, and demonstration of nursing competence as defined in regulations of the board, must be made to the board. The board may deny reinstatement or renewal based on evidence of unlawful acts, incompetence, unprofessional conduct, or other misconduct.
(B)A volunteer license may be issued by the board without fee to a retired nurse who has been granted inactive status and who has practiced not less than twentyfive years or until age sixtyfive after a minimum of fifteen years of practice and who wishes to donate nursing services through a charitable organization approved by the board, if the retired nurse files proper application on a form provided by the board satisfactorily demonstrating that not less than twentyfive hours of initial training with the charitable organization has been completed and that the retired nurse has been on the official inactive status list for not more than ten years. A volunteer license authorizes the retired nurse to provide nursing services to others without remuneration of any kind through one specifically identified charitable organization only. A volunteer license is not transferable. A separate application must be filed and a separate license must be issued for every charitable organization to which the retired nurse wishes to donate nursing services. A volunteer license may be renewed annually upon application and satisfactory demonstration of not less than twentyfive hours of service or additional training during the preceding year with the same charitable organization. A volunteer license may be renewed annually for an indefinite number of years, if the license has been renewed annually without interruption with the same charitable organization and all other qualifications have been met. The board may promulgate any additional regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.”
Time effective
SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 25th day of May, 2000.
Approved the 30th day of May, 2000.
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