South Carolina Licensure Bill (H. 4611) Introduced  

March 16, 2012

A hearing for H. 4611 has been scheduled on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 2:30 p.m, in Room 427 of the Blatt Building, located at 1105 Pendleton Street, Columbia, South Carolina.  Click here for a copy of the agenda.

March 2, 2012  

A hearing for H. 4611 has been scheduled on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 2:30 p.m, in Room 427 of the Blatt Building, located at 1105 Pendleton Street, Columbia, South Carolina. Click here for a copy of the agenda.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!  If you are able to attend the hearing or provide testimony, please contact the AAB office immediately by telephone: 314-241-1445, or email aab@aab.org. 

Whether or not you can attend the hearing, please contact the members of the Subcommittee of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee:  Rep. J. Anne Parks, Chair; Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard; and Rep. John R. King.  Their contact information is on the Legislature's web page at www.scstatehouse.gov.  

H. 4611 requires a four-year degree to be licensed as an MT (or CLS) and does not recognize your AAB Board of Registry certification [MT(AAB) or MLT(AAB)] for any licensure category. 

February 14, 2012

A clinical laboratory personnel licensure bill (H. 4611) has been introduced in the South Carolina House of Representatives.  

This bill is similar to bills submitted in other states.   H. 4611 requires a four-year degree to be licensed as an MT (or CLS) and would not recognize your AAB Board of Registry certification [MT(AAB) or MLT(AAB)] for any licensure category. 

AAB and the AAB Associate Member Section (AMS), OPPOSE H. 4611.

AAB has opposed similar legislation in other states, where we have been successful primarily due to the assistance of members in those states.   We need YOU now!

• Click here to view a copy of H. 4611. 
• Click here for a model letter that you can use to forward a personal message to your South Carolina Representative and to members of the South Carolina House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee, the committee that has jurisdiction over the bill.
• Click Here for two sample letters that your laboratory director or hospital administrator can use.
• Click Here for a list of the South Carolina House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.
• Click Here to find your legislator(s).

Please forward to us copies of your correspondence with your South Carolina Representatives and members of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.   In addition, please forward any responses you receive from your Representative(s).