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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Telehealth"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1179"
citation: "South Carolina S 1179 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shealy"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-17"
last_action: "2022-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d726174-c14d-4c64-9fff-f38f80d109e4"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1179&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "f7d9dcd9265d888afe8c70c888fe9c1bf54bad457844a29bae861530c430fae0"
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 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](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/1179.htm)
2. **3/17/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1179_20220317.htm)
3. **3/30/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1179_20220330.htm)
4. **3/31/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1179_20220331.htm)
5. **4/27/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1179_20220427.htm)
6. **4/5/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1179_20220405.htm)
7. **4/6/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1179_20220406.htm)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d726174-c14d-4c64-9fff-f38f80d109e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).