H 3022

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 3022
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
AMENDED - NOT PRINTED
BILL FOR THE HOUSE
Amt. No. 1 (LC-3022.WAB0001H)
May 6, 2026
H. 3022
Introduced
by Reps. M. M. Smith, Guest, Kirby and W. Newton
S. Printed 5/6/26--H.
Read the first time January 14, 2025
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION 43-21-130, RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE COUNCIL, SO AS TO CORRECT
REFERENCES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES WITH MEMBERSHIP ON THE COUNCIL; BY AMENDING
SECTION 43-21-140, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL, SO AS TO
PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF DATA WITH MEMBER AGENCIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
    Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Sections 43-21-130 through 43-21-140 of the S.C. Code
are amended to read:
    Section
43-21-130. (A) There is created the
Long TermLong-Term Care
Council (council) composed of the following voting members:
       (1)
the Governor or histheir
designee;
       (2)
the Director of the Department of Social Services or their
designee;
       (3)
the Director of the Department of Public Health and Environmental Control or their
designee;
       (4)
the Director of the Department of Mental Behavioral Health and Developmental
Disabilities Office of Mental Health or their designee;
       (5)
the Director of the Department of Disabilities and Special
NeedsBehavioral Health and Developmental
Disabilities Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or their
designee;
       (6)
the Director of the DivisionDepartment
on Aging or their designee;
       (7)
the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services or their designee;
       (8) the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Health Care Planning and
Oversight Committee, or his designee the Secretary
of the Department of Veterans' Affairs or their designee;
       (9)
the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging, or histheir designee;
       (10)
one representative of each of the following groups appointed by the Lieutenant Governor annually:
  (a)
long termlong-term care
providers;
  (b)
long termlong-term care
consumers;
  (c)
persons in the insurance industry developing or marketing a long termlong-term care
product.
    (B)
Each director serving as a council member may authorize in writing a designee
to vote on his behalf at two meetings a year. Members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to represent private groups serve
without compensation.
    (C)
The council shall meet at least quarterly, provide for its own officers, and
make an annual report to the General Assembly before January second each year.
This report must include new council recommendations.
    Section
43-21-140. The council has no authority to direct or
require any implementing action from any member agency. The council shall
identify future policy issues in long termlong-term care and may conduct research and demonstration
activities related to these issues. Through close coordination of each member
agency's planning efforts, including sharing necessary
data and information, the council shall develop recommendations for a
statewide service delivery system for all health-impaired elderly or disabled
persons, regardless of the persons' resources or source of payment. These
recommendations must be updated annually as needed. The service delivery system
must provide for:
    (1)
charges based on ability to pay for persons not eligible for Medicaid;
    (2)
coordination of community services;
    (3)
access to and receipt of an appropriate mix of long termlong-term care services for all health-impaired elderly
or disabled persons;
    (4)
case management; and
    (5)
discharge planning and services.
    The council, through
its member agencies, shall study and make recommendations concerning the costs
and benefits of: adult day care centers, in-home and institutional respite
care, adult foster homes, incentives for families to provide in-home care, such
as cash assistance, tax credits or deductions, and home-delivered services to
aid families caring for chronically impaired elderly relatives. The council shall work to establish and maintain a statewide
access system for consumers to access long-term supports and services.
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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