H 3131

A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 44-7-215 So As To Entitle The Department Of Health And Environmental Control (Dhec) To Have Access To Certain Data Maintained By The Revenue And Fiscal Affairs Office; To Amend Section 13-7-10, As Amended, Relating To Terms Used In The "Atomic Energy And Radiation Control Act", So As To Change The Definition Of "Nonionizing Radiation"; To Amend Section 13-7-45, As Amended, Relating To Regulation Of Ionizing Sources Of Radiation, So As To Require Accreditation Or Certification For Certain Medical Equipment; To Amend Section 44-1-60, As Amended, Relating To The Review Of Certificate Of Need Decisions Of Dhec By The Board Of Health And Environmental Control (Board), So As To Eliminate Board Review; To Amend Section 44-7-130, As Amended, Relating To Certificate Of Need Program Definitions, So As To Revise Certain Definitions; To Amend Section 44-7-150, As Amended, Relating To The Use Of Certificate Of Need Fees, So As To Allow Dhec To Retain All Fees Collected; To Amend Section 44-7-160, As Amended, Relating To Circumstances Under Which A Certificate Of Need Is Required, So As To Change Certain Requirements; To Amend Section 44-7-170, As Amended, Relating To Certificate Of Need Exemptions, So As To Add New Exemptions And Make Changes To Existing Exemptions; To Amend Section 44-7-180, As Amended, Relating To The State Health Plan, So As To Eliminate The Health Planning Committee And The Role Of The Board In Reviewing The Plan; To Amend Sections 44-7-200 And 44-7-210, Both As Amended, And Both Relating To The Certificate Of Need Application Review Process, So As To Change Certain Requirements; To Amend Section 44-7-220, As Amended, Relating To Judicial Review Of A Certificate Of Need Decision, So As To Provide For The Award Of Attorney Fees And Costs And The Right To File An Offer Of Judgment; To Amend Section 44-7-230, As Amended, Relating To The One-Year Validity Of A Certificate Of Need, So As To Eliminate The Role Of The Board In Granting Extensions; To Amend Section 44-7-260, As Amended, Relating To Licensing Of Health Care Facilities And Services, So As To Eliminate Freestanding Or Mobile Technology; To Amend Section 44-7-1590, Relating To Approval Of Hospital Bonds, So As To Change The Right To Challenge A Dhec Decision; To Amend Section 44-7-120, Relating To The Purpose Of The Certificate Of Need Program, So As To Change The Stated Purpose; By Adding Section 44-7-131 So As To Provide Definitions Of Terms Used In Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44; By Adding Section 44-7-151 So As To Establish Duties Of Dhec Under Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44; To Amend Section 44-7-320, As Amended, Relating To The Authority Of Dhec Under Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44, So As To Delete References To Certificates Of Need; To Repeal Section 44-7-225 Relating To The State Health Plan, Section 44-7-265 Relating To Freestanding Or Mobile Technology, And Sections 44-7-130, 44-7-150, 44-7-160, 44-7-170, 44-7-180, 44-7-190, 44-7-200, 44-7-210, 44-7-220, And 44-7-230 All Relating To The Certificate Of Need Program; To Rename Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44; To Require The Board To Review Certain Projects For Which A Certificate Of Need Was Required But Not Obtained Between July 1, 2013, And April 14, 2014, To Determine Whether The Projects Meet The Requirements For Issuance Of A Certificate Of Need, And To Issue Certificates Of Need In Appropriate Cases.