South Carolina recently passed legislation requiring all hospitals with emergency departments to have at least one physician physically onsite. South Carolina ACEP (SCCEP) worked tirelessly to support this legislation from the start.
SCCEP credits the swift enactment of the bill to their advocacy’s focus on patient safety. They showed legislators that an emergency physician-led care team is integral to high quality patient care.
“The South Carolina Chapter is pleased with the incredible support we received from our legislators on this issue,” said Lee Katherine "Kat" Moore, MD, FACEP, president of SCCEP. “Our advocacy focused on preserving the existing standard of care. We emphasized that the bill was necessary to maintain the high level of expertise currently present in all our emergency departments.”
South Carolina H. 4067 was signed into law on May 12 and took immediate effect. The bill was modeled on similar laws that use language developed by ACEP in Virginia and Indiana, both of which passed with strong support from state chapters.
ACEP is proud to lead efforts nationwide to champion emergency physicians as the leaders of care in every emergency department.
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