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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-34, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEDICAL ACTS THAT ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES MAY PERFORM, SO AS TO INCLUDE ISSUING ORDERS FOR CERTAIN HOME HEALTH SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-935, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO MEDICAL ACTS THAT PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS MAY PERFORM, SO AS TO INCLUDE ISSUING ORDERS FOR CERTAIN HOME HEALTH SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-69-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE LICENSURE OF HOME HEALTH AGENCIES ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE ORDERS FOR PART-TIME OR INTERMITTENT SKILLED NURSING CARE ISSUED BY ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT EFFECTIVE SIXTY DAYS AFTER APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNOR. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "S 503"
+citation: "South Carolina S 503 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hutto"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-01-28"
+last_action: "2021-06-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1da54cd0-97b5-4cf9-8cae-d1711964be53"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=503&session=124&summary=B"
+source_hash: "020c42666af9116aecbd63893f79799f43e19ba2bd8b41f210ab9807a60d9cdd"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina S 503 (2021-2022) — Physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-34, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEDICAL ACTS THAT ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES MAY PERFORM, SO AS TO INCLUDE ISSUING ORDERS FOR CERTAIN HOME HEALTH SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-935, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO MEDICAL ACTS THAT PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS MAY PERFORM, SO AS TO INCLUDE ISSUING ORDERS FOR CERTAIN HOME HEALTH SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-69-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE LICENSURE OF HOME HEALTH AGENCIES ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE ORDERS FOR PART-TIME OR INTERMITTENT SKILLED NURSING CARE ISSUED BY ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT EFFECTIVE SIXTY DAYS AFTER APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNOR. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/503.htm)
+2. **1/28/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/503_20210128.htm)
+3. **3/23/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/503_20210323.htm)
+4. **3/30/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/503_20210330.htm)
+5. **4/29/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/503_20210429.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hutto — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-01-28** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-23** Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs
+- **2021-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-25** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
+- **2021-03-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-03-30** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-04-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-06** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-05** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
+- **2021-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 69
+- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-01** Effective date 07/16/21
+- **2021-06-01** Act No. 55
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1da54cd0-97b5-4cf9-8cae-d1711964be53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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