Practice Agreements

2025-2026 Bill 1176: Practice Agreements - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Davis
Document Path: SR-0131CEM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on May 5, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Practice Agreements
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

5/5/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 9
)

5/5/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
Senate Journal-page 9
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
05/05/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE
3 TO CHAPTER 7, TITLE 41, SO AS TO DECLARE THAT PRACTICE AGREEMENTS ARE AGAINST
THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THE STATE AND TO MAKE PRACTICE AGREEMENTS PROHIBITED,
VOID, AND UNENFORCEABLE.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 7, Title 41 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

A
rticle 3

P
ractice Agreements

S
ection
41-7-310
. It is hereby declared that the right to work of nurse practitioners,
clinical nurse specialists, or certified nurse midwives, who are otherwise
licensed to practice advanced practice nursing in this State and hold licenses
in good standing, must not be denied or abridged by practice agreements. It is
further declared that practice agreements restrict and interfere with the
establishment and maintenance of a patient's choice of healthcare provider and
are against the public policy of the State of South Carolina.

S
ection
41-7-320
. A nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse
midwife licensed to practice advanced practice nursing pursuant to the
provisions of Title 40, Chapter 33 has a direct, personal, and individual duty
and responsibility to his patients, regardless of his form of practice or
employment, and any practice agreement, including "practice agreement" as
defined in Section
40-33-20
(45), that creates or establishes the terms of a
collaborative practice agreement, employment, or any other form of professional
relationship that restricts or interferes with the nurse practitioner, clinical
nurse specialist, or certified nurse midwife's ability to treat patients within
the scope of his education and training are henceforth prohibited, void, and
unenforceable.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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