2015-2016 Bill 3451: Anesthesiologist's Assistant - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

121st Session, 2015-2016

H. 3451

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Rep. Hayes

Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13476sd15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 28, 2015

Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Anesthesiologist's Assistant

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

1/28/2015 House Introduced and read first time (House Journalpage17)

1/28/2015 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journalpage17)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/28/2015

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 40471250, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SUPERVISION OF AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST’S ASSISTANT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST MAY NOT SUPERVISE MORE THAN FOUR RATHER THAN TWO ANESTHESIOLOGIST’S ASSISTANTS AT ANY ONE TIME.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 40471250 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 40471250. An anesthesiologist’s assistant shall practice only under the supervision of a physician who is actively and directly engaged in the clinical practice of medicine and meets the definition of being a supervising anesthesiologist. An anesthesiologist may not supervise more than two four anesthesiologist’s assistants at any one time.”

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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