South Carolina H 4067: Hospital Emergency Departments

Bill Text

2025-2026 Bill 4067 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4067

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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Committee Report

April 30, 2025

H. 4067

Introduced 
by Reps. Davis, Sessions, Forrest and Henderson-Myers 

S. Printed 4/30/25--S.

Read the first time March 26, 2025

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The committee on Senate 
Medical Affairs

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4067) to 
amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 44-7-268 so as to 
require all hospitals with emergency departments to have at least one physician 
physically, etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully 
considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

DANIEL VERDIN for 
Committee.

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING 
SECTION 44-7-268 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL HOSPITALS WITH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO 
HAVE AT LEAST ONE PHYSICIAN PHYSICALLY PRESENT ON SITE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 
THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT ALL TIMES THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN.

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

SECTION 
1. Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44 of the S.C. Code 
is amended by adding:

 Section 
44-7-268. As a condition of licensing and relicensing, every hospital in the 
State with an emergency department, regardless of classification, must have at 
least one physician physically present on site who is responsible for the 
emergency department at all times the emergency department is open.

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

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