H 3022 — Long Term Care Council

2025-2026 Bill 3022 Text of Previous Version (Feb.(Dec.

12,06, 2025)2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3022Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.

Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) Indicates  Matter  Stricken  Indicates  New  Matter    Committee  ReportA Februarybill 12,  2025TO  AMEND H.THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-130, RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE COUNCIL, SO AS TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES WITH MEMBERSHIP ON THE COUNCIL;

3022   Introduced by Reps.

M.

M.

Smith, Guest, Kirby and W.

Newton   S.

Printed 2/12/25--H.

Read the first time January 14, 2025   ________   The committee on House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs To whom was referred a Bill (H.

3022) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 43-21-130, relating to the Long-Term Care Council, so as to correct references to certain agencies with, etc., respectfully Report:

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

      Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 43-21-130(A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) and inserting:

       (1) the Governor or histheir designee;

       (2) the Director of the Department of Social Services or their designee;

       (3) the Director of the Department of Public Health and Environmental Control or their designee;

       (4) the Director of the Department of Mental Health or their designee;

       (5) the Director of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs or their designee;

       (6) the Director of the DivisionDepartment on Aging or their designee;

       (7) the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services or their designee;

       (8) the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Health Care Planning and Oversight Committee, or his designeethe Director the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs or their designee;

       (9) the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging, or histheir designee;

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

  S.H.

DAVIS for Committee.

    statement of estimated fiscal impact Explanation of Fiscal Impact State Expenditure This bill replaces the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Health Care Planning and Oversight Committee with the Director of DVA on the council.

Additionally, this bill changes that the Governor, instead of the Lieutenant Governor, appoints a representative for long-term care providers and a representative for long-term care consumers to the council.

  Further, this bill corrects references to certain agencies with membership on the council and requires member agencies to share data with other member agencies.

This bill also establishes that the council shall work to establish and maintain a statewide access system for consumers to access long-term supports and services.

  This bill will have no expenditure impact on DPH, the Governor's Office, DMH, or DDSN.

DPH, DMH, and DDSN anticipate that any additional duties required by this bill can be managed with existing staff and appropriations.

The requirements of this bill are in the normal course of business for the Governor's Office.

  The fiscal impact of this bill is pending, contingent upon a response from DSS, Aging, and DVA.

    Frank A.

Rainwater, Executive Director Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office   _______                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-130, RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE COUNCIL, SO AS TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES WITH MEMBERSHIP ON THE COUNCIL;

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