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type: "Bill"
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title: "Medical assistants"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE NURSE PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO ADD AND REVISE DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-42, RELATING TO THE DELEGATION BY CERTAIN BOARD OF NURSING LICENSEES OF NURSING TASKS TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL, SO AS TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS BY CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANTS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF PHYSICIANS AND MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-196 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DELEGATION OF CERTAIN TASKS TO CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANTS BY PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-30, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF LICENSURE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE, SO AS TO REMOVE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE DELEGATION BY PHYSICIANS OF CERTAIN TASKS TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-935, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ACTS AND DUTIES THAT PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS MAY PERFORM, SO AS TO REMOVE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE DELEGATION BY PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS OF CERTAIN TASKS TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "S 613"
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citation: "South Carolina S 613 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Davis"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-02-25"
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last_action: "2022-05-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b7ee3fa-188f-46f4-88eb-0e5a0f27aca4"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=613&session=124&summary=B"
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source_hash: "f86181b791bbba6829b63068d61b7af911909498e0838eb907e52cd764087825"
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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 S 613 (2021-2022) — Medical assistants
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE NURSE PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO ADD AND REVISE DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-42, RELATING TO THE DELEGATION BY CERTAIN BOARD OF NURSING LICENSEES OF NURSING TASKS TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL, SO AS TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS BY CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANTS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF PHYSICIANS AND MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-196 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DELEGATION OF CERTAIN TASKS TO CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANTS BY PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-30, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF LICENSURE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE, SO AS TO REMOVE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE DELEGATION BY PHYSICIANS OF CERTAIN TASKS TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-935, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ACTS AND DUTIES THAT PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS MAY PERFORM, SO AS TO REMOVE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE DELEGATION BY PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS OF CERTAIN TASKS TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/613.htm)
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2. **2/25/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/613_20210225.htm)
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3. **3/30/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/613_20220330.htm)
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4. **3/31/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/613_20220331.htm)
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5. **4/27/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/613_20220427.htm)
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6. **4/5/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/613_20220405.htm)
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7. **5/3/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/613_20220503.htm)
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8. **5/4/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/613_20220504.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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- to concur — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Davis — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-25** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2022-04-05** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-04-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-04-05** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-04-05** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2022-04-06** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-04-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-04-07** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-27** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-05-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-05-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-05-03** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
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- **2022-05-04** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-05-04** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2022-05-05** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2022-05-05** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
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- **2022-05-12** Ratified R 172
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- **2022-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-31** Effective date 07/15/22
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- **2022-05-31** Act No. 171
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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/6b7ee3fa-188f-46f4-88eb-0e5a0f27aca4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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