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type: "Bill"
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title: "Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) Act"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE \"PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT (POST) ACT\" BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO ENABLE CERTAIN PERSONS TO EXECUTE A POST FORM SIGNED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT SETS FORTH THE PATIENT'S WISHES AS TO HEALTH CARE WHERE THE PATIENT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR MAY BE EXPECTED TO LOSE CAPACITY WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS; TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO ACCEPT A POST FORM AS A VALID MEDICAL ORDER AND TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PERFORM CERTAIN DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO OVERSEEING POST FORMS AND TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND FROM DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONS ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER; TO ALLOW A POST FORM TO BE REVOKED BY THE PATIENT OR PATIENT'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "H 4004"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4004 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Clary", "G.M. Smith", "Gilliard", "Lucas", "Moore", "Ridgeway"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2019-02-19"
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last_action: "2019-06-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41f7a7d3-b27d-46ac-8353-8dafd62cd6bc"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4004&session=123&summary=B"
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source_hash: "f56461ffbc6f4ae6a5abf8be4c2861552c432f28eddba190e450b805d8c048fe"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 4004 (2019-2020) — Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) Act
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT (POST) ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO ENABLE CERTAIN PERSONS TO EXECUTE A POST FORM SIGNED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT SETS FORTH THE PATIENT'S WISHES AS TO HEALTH CARE WHERE THE PATIENT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR MAY BE EXPECTED TO LOSE CAPACITY WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS; TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO ACCEPT A POST FORM AS A VALID MEDICAL ORDER AND TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PERFORM CERTAIN DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO OVERSEEING POST FORMS AND TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND FROM DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONS ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER; TO ALLOW A POST FORM TO BE REVOKED BY THE PATIENT OR PATIENT'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/4004.htm)
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2. **2/19/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190219.htm)
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3. **4/10/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190410.htm)
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4. **4/25/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190425.htm)
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5. **4/4/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190404.htm)
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6. **4/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190405.htm)
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7. **4/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190409.htm)
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8. **5/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190521.htm)
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9. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4004_20190507.htm)
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## Votes
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- Adopt Conference Report — **106–0** (pass) · lower
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- to adopt the conference report — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0–109** (fail) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **101–3** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Clary — primary (person)
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- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Gilliard — primary (person)
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- Lucas — primary (person)
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- Moore — primary (person)
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- Ridgeway — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-02-19** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway
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- **2019-03-07** Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
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- **2019-03-07** Committed to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
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- **2019-04-04** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-04-05** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2019-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moore
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- **2019-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-09** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-3
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- **2019-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-04-10** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-10** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2019-04-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-05-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-07** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
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- **2019-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-05-09** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
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- **2019-05-09** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-109
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- **2019-05-09** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Davis, Gambrell, Kimpson
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- **2019-05-09** Conference committee appointed Ridgeway, Herbkersman, Clary
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- **2019-05-20** Conference report adopted
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- **2019-05-20** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
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- **2019-05-21** Conference report received and adopted
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- **2019-05-21** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
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- **2019-05-21** Ordered enrolled for ratification
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- **2019-05-22** Ratified R 112
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- **2019-05-24** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-06-10** Effective date 5/24/19
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- **2019-06-10** Act No. 89
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41f7a7d3-b27d-46ac-8353-8dafd62cd6bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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