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SC H 3996

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Anesthesiologist Assistants

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-1250, RELATING TO SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS THAT AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST MAY SUPERVISE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-1240, RELATING TO LICENSURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT LICENSURE APPLICANTS MUST APPEAR BEFORE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND PRESENT EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN RELEVANT ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS AND KNOWLEDGE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Introduced
2025-02-13
Status date
Latest action
2025-05-19 — Act No. 48
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Sessionsprimary
  • Chapmanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-13

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-09

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman

  4. 2025-04-10

    Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-04-23

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2025-04-23

    Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0

  7. 2025-04-24

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-04-24

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  9. 2025-04-24

    Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-04-29

    Polled out of committee Medical Affairs

  11. 2025-04-29

    Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-30

    Debate adjourned

  13. 2025-05-01

    Read second time

    reading-2

  14. 2025-05-01

    Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0

  15. 2025-05-06

    Read third time and enrolled

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2025-05-08

    Ratified R 72

  17. 2025-05-12

    Signed By Governor

    executive-signature

  18. 2025-05-19

    Effective date 05/12/25

  19. 2025-05-19

    Act No. 48

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2025-04-23 · pass · 104-0

    Member-level votes (122)
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Burns, James Mikell: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Chumley, William M.: yes
    • Clyburn, William: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Cromer, April: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Frank, Stephen D.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Guffey, Brandon: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Harris, Robert J.: yes
    • Hart, Christopher R.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Huff, William C.: yes
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
    • King, John Richard C.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Luck, Jason: yes
    • Magnuson, Josiah: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • May, Robert J., III: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Moore, JA: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pace, Jordan S.: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Reese, Robert T.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • White, Joseph S.: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: excused
    • Hartz, Charles V.: excused
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Rankin, Luke S.: excused
    • Alexander, Terry: excused
    • Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: excused
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: excused
    • Cox, Bobby J.: excused
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: excused
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: excused
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Howard, Leon: excused
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: excused
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: excused
    • Waters, Courtney S.: excused
    • Yow, Richard L.: excused
  • 2nd Reading

    2025-05-01 · pass · 41-0

    Member-level votes (45)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: yes
    • Blackmon, Allen: yes
    • Campsen, George E., III: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Chaplin, JD: yes
    • Climer, Wes: yes
    • Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
    • Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
    • Davis, Tom: yes
    • Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
    • Elliott, Jason: yes
    • Garrett, Billy: yes
    • Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
    • Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
    • Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
    • Hutto, Brad: yes
    • Jackson, Darrell: yes
    • Johnson, Michael: yes
    • Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
    • Kimbrell, Josh: yes
    • Leber, Matthew W.: yes
    • Massey, A. Shane: yes
    • Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
    • Nutt, Roger A.: yes
    • Ott, Russell L.: yes
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke A.: yes
    • Reichenbach, Mike: yes
    • Rice, Rex F.: yes
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
    • Stubbs, Everett: yes
    • Sutton, Ed: yes
    • Tedder, Deon T.: yes
    • Turner, Ross: yes
    • Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
    • Williams, Kent M.: yes
    • Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
    • Zell, Jeff: yes
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: excused
    • Hembree, Greg: excused
    • Martin, Shane R.: excused
    • Walker, Overture: excused
  • to lay on the table

    2025-05-01 · pass · 24-14

    Member-level votes (42)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: yes
    • Blackmon, Allen: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Climer, Wes: yes
    • Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
    • Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
    • Elliott, Jason: yes
    • Garrett, Billy: yes
    • Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
    • Johnson, Michael: yes
    • Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
    • Kimbrell, Josh: yes
    • Leber, Matthew W.: yes
    • Massey, A. Shane: yes
    • Nutt, Roger A.: yes
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
    • Reichenbach, Mike: yes
    • Rice, Rex F.: yes
    • Turner, Ross: yes
    • Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
    • Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
    • Zell, Jeff: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: no
    • Chaplin, JD: no
    • Davis, Tom: no
    • Devine, Tameika Isaac: no
    • Graham, Jeffrey R.: no
    • Hutto, Brad: no
    • Jackson, Darrell: no
    • Matthews, Margie Bright: no
    • Ott, Russell L.: no
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: no
    • Stubbs, Everett: no
    • Sutton, Ed: no
    • Tedder, Deon T.: no
    • Williams, Kent M.: no
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: excused
    • Hembree, Greg: excused
    • Martin, Shane R.: excused
    • Walker, Overture: excused

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