republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/s-1179.md

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Bill	Telehealth	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-63-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF SOCIAL WORKERS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT SOCIAL WORKERS LICENSED IN THIS STATE MAY PROVIDE SERVICES WITHIN THEIR SCOPE OF PRACTICE THROUGH TELEPHONIC, ELECTRONIC, OR OTHER MEANS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-63-35 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE INDEPENDENT CLINICAL PRACTICE SOCIAL WORKERS LICENSED IN OTHER STATES OR JURISDICTIONS TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK SERVICES BY MEANS OF BEHAVIORAL TELEHEALTH TO CLIENTS LOCATED IN THIS STATE IF REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AND PROVIDING SERVICES WITHIN THEIR SCOPE OF PRACTICE, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS; AND BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 40 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, ADDICTION COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND LICENSED PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS SERVICES IN OTHER STATES OR JURISDICTIONS TO PROVIDE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY MEANS OF BEHAVIORAL TELEHEALTH TO CLIENTS LOCATED IN THIS STATE IF REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AND PROVIDING SERVICES WITHIN THEIR APPLICABLE SCOPE OF PRACTICE, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	S 1179	South Carolina S 1179 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Shealy	7	19	2	2022-03-17	2022-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/4d726174-c14d-4c64-9fff-f38f80d109e4	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1179&session=124&summary=B	f7d9dcd9265d888afe8c70c888fe9c1bf54bad457844a29bae861530c430fae0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 1179 (2021-2022) — Telehealth

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-63-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF SOCIAL WORKERS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT SOCIAL WORKERS LICENSED IN THIS STATE MAY PROVIDE SERVICES WITHIN THEIR SCOPE OF PRACTICE THROUGH TELEPHONIC, ELECTRONIC, OR OTHER MEANS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-63-35 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE INDEPENDENT CLINICAL PRACTICE SOCIAL WORKERS LICENSED IN OTHER STATES OR JURISDICTIONS TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK SERVICES BY MEANS OF BEHAVIORAL TELEHEALTH TO CLIENTS LOCATED IN THIS STATE IF REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AND PROVIDING SERVICES WITHIN THEIR SCOPE OF PRACTICE, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS; AND BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 40 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, ADDICTION COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND LICENSED PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS SERVICES IN OTHER STATES OR JURISDICTIONS TO PROVIDE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY MEANS OF BEHAVIORAL TELEHEALTH TO CLIENTS LOCATED IN THIS STATE IF REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AND PROVIDING SERVICES WITHIN THEIR APPLICABLE SCOPE OF PRACTICE, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 3/17/2022 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/30/2022 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/31/2022 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/27/2022 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/5/2022 (committee substitute) — source
7. 4/6/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 95–13 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Shealy — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2022-03-17 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-03-17 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2022-03-30 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-03-31 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-04-05 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2022-04-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-04-05 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
• 2022-04-06 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-04-06 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2022-04-07 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-04-07 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2022-04-27 Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-05-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-05-03 Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-13
• 2022-05-04 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2022-05-12 Ratified R 188
• 2022-05-13 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2022-05-31 Effective date 06/12/22
• 2022-05-31 Act No. 155

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4d726174-c14d-4c64-9fff-f38f80d109e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).