Bill > H4627

This bill requires the South Carolina Department of Public Health to establish a new Division of Women's Health, which will have several key responsibilities: assessing women's health needs in the state, recommending treatment methods tailored to women's unique health characteristics, promoting awareness of various women's health concerns (including diseases like heart disease, breast cancer, and mental health issues), and encouraging the development of women's health services statewide. The division will be required to conduct an annual comprehensive assessment of women's health in collaboration with South Carolina public health schools, and will provide policy recommendations to the General Assembly to address health disparities among women. Specifically, the division will focus on raising awareness and understanding of health issues that disproportionately or uniquely affect women, with the goal of improving women's healthcare and health outcomes in the state. The bill will take effect immediately upon approval by the Governor.

Health and Social Services

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4627&session=126&summary=B