S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1540 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 11 / Section 44-7-1540
SECTION 44-7-1540. Additional provisions in loan agreement; guarantee agreement.
Status: in_force

Any loan agreement may provide that the hospital facilities will be owned by the county and leased to the hospital agency or public agency, may provide the hospital agency or public agency with an option to purchase the hospital facility upon such terms and conditions as the county board and the hospital agency or public agency shall agree upon at a price which may be a nominal amount or less than the true value at the time of purchase, or may provide that the hospital facilities shall become the property of the hospital agency or public agency upon the acquisition thereof. In connection with any loan agreement, any county board may obtain and enter into a guaranty agreement whereby a party other than the hospital agency or public agency guarantees in whole or in part the obligations of the hospital agency or public agency under the loan agreement upon such terms and conditions as the county board may deem appropriate.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-9-30 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 9 / Section 44-9-30
SECTION 44-9-30. Authority of department director.
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall determine policies and promulgate regulations governing the operation of the Office of Mental Health and the employment of professional and staff personnel. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18. Editor's Note 2012 Act No. 222, SECTION 15, provides as follows: "SECTION 15. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person elected or appointed to serve, or serving, as a member of any board, commission, or committee to represent a congressional district, whose residency is transferred to another district by a change in the composition of the district, may serve, or continue to serve, the term of office for which he was elected or appointed; however, the appointing or electing authority shall appoint or elect an additional member on that board, commission, or committee from the district which loses a resident member on it as a result of the transfer to serve until the term of the transferred member expires. When a vacancy occurs in the district to which a member has been transferred, the vacancy must not be filled until the full term of the transferred member expires." Effect of Amendment 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 14, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-10-110 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 44-10-110
SECTION 44-10-110. Withdrawal; dissolution.
Status: in_force

A member state may withdraw from this compact by adopting a law to that effect, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until six months after the withdrawing member state has given notice of the withdrawal to the other member states. A withdrawing state shall be liable for any obligations that it may have incurred prior to the date on which its withdrawal becomes effective. This compact shall be dissolved upon the withdrawal of all but one of the member states.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-6-90 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 44-6-90
SECTION 44-6-90. Promulgation of regulations; other agencies to cooperate with commission.
Status: in_force

The department may promulgate regulations to carry out its duties. All state and local agencies whose responsibilities include administration or delivery of services which are covered by this chapter shall cooperate with the department and comply with its regulations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-42-360 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 42 / Section 44-42-360
SECTION 44-42-360. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) The provision of services described in Section 44-42-320 to any person under eighteen years of age shall, upon an adverse ruling by the appropriate licensing board, be considered unprofessional conduct and shall be subject to discipline by the licensing entity with jurisdiction over the physician, mental health provider, or other medical health care professional. (B) A person may assert an actual or threatened violation of Section 44-42-320 as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding and obtain compensatory damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or any other appropriate relief. (C) A person shall be required to bring a claim for a violation of Section 44-42-320 no later than three years after the day the cause of action accrues. A minor may bring an action before reaching eighteen years of age through a parent or guardian and may bring an action in the minor's own name upon reaching eighteen years of age at any time from that point until twenty-one years after. (D) An action or proceeding initiated under this section for an actual or threatened violation of Section 44-42-320 may be commenced, and relief may be granted, in a judicial proceeding without regard to whether the person commencing the action has sought or exhausted available administrative remedies. (E) In any action or proceeding initiated under this section for an actual or threatened violation of Section 44-42-320, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs. (F) The Attorney General may bring an action to enforce compliance with Section 44-42-320 and Section 44-42-340. Nothing herein shall be construed to deny, impair, or otherwise affect any right or authority of the Attorney General, the State, or any agency, officer, or employee of the State to institute or intervene in any proceeding.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-710 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 44-7-710
SECTION 44-7-710. Meetings of board; records.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall hold meetings at least once each month and shall keep a complete record of all proceedings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-355 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 20 / Article 3 / Section 44-20-355
SECTION 44-20-355. Fee for Intermediate Care Facilities for persons with intellectual disability; proceeds to general fund.
Status: in_force

The office shall assess and collect a fee on all Intermediate Care Facilities for the persons with intellectual disability, as defined in Section 44-7-130(19). Providers holding licenses on these facilities shall pay to the office a fee equal to eight dollars and fifty cents a patient day in these facilities. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall pay all proceeds from the fee into the general fund of the State. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-122-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 122 / Section 44-122-20
SECTION 44-122-20. County Grants Fund for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives; purpose; components funded by federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) dollars.
Status: in_force

(A) There is established the County Grants Fund for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives. The fund must be administered by the department and county governments as provided in this chapter. The purpose of the fund is to support local efforts to prevent early sexual activity and to measurably reduce the rate of adolescent pregnancy in each county and in the State and to ensure that these efforts reflect local community values. (B) Any program components funded by federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) dollars are subject to TANF reporting requirements and federal fiscal accountability requirements. The department shall amend the South Carolina Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant State Plan as required by federal law to govern expenditures of federal TANF dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-820 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 56 / Article 9 / Section 44-56-820
SECTION 44-56-820. Universities Research and Education Foundation authorized to expend monies from fund; purposes.
Status: in_force

The South Carolina Universities Research and Education Foundation is authorized to expend monies in the Hazardous Waste Management Research Fund only as provided in this article. The foundation shall establish a comprehensive research program with a primary emphasis on improving current hazardous waste management practices including, but not limited to, waste minimization and reduction and the development of more effective and efficient methods of conducting governmental response actions at abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. The fund must be used for research that will: (1) have a direct and positive impact on waste minimization and reduction in this State; (2) recommend strategies to deal effectively with major existing hazardous waste management problems in this State and to improve current hazardous waste management practices; (3) provide research and recommendations on cost-effective hazardous waste management techniques and new or emerging technologies for use in the public and private sectors including, but not limited to, the development of more efficient and effective methods of cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; (4) provide hazardous waste management education, training, and public information; (5) assess the impact of existing and emerging hazardous waste management practices on the public health and environment; (6) provide research and recommendations on other waste management practices that may be identified through research conducted pursuant to this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-37-10 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 37 / Section 44-37-10
SECTION 44-37-10. Report of infants with diseased eyes.
Status: in_force

Should one or both eyes of an infant become reddened or inflamed at any time after birth, the midwife, nurse or person having charge of such infant shall report such condition at once to the county health department. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-8-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 8 / Section 44-8-20
SECTION 44-8-20. Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless a different meaning is required by the context: (1) "Acknowledgment of Dental Screening" means a document designed to serve as official confirmation that a child has had a dental screening. (2) "Authorized practitioner" means dentists, hygienists, certified dental assistants, physicians, and nurses, and anyone who has qualified under the department's training module. (3) "Community oral health coordinator" means someone located in the county of need that will provide support to county health departments and school districts to strengthen the capacity to respond to the oral health needs of school children. They will assist in facilitating the removal of barriers to dental care, partnership development or enhancement, building or enhancing of dental safety net systems, oral health training and education, and strategic planning for accessing additional resources. (4) "County of need" means any county in this State that is considered to be a dentally underserved area based on the most recent Oral Health Needs Assessment or any other data deemed appropriate by the department. (5) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. (6) "School" means any public school operating within the county, as defined by Section 59-1-120. (7) "Screening" means a visual scan of the oral cavity and facial structures performed consistent with national standards as recognized and approved by the department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-41-320 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 41 / Article 3 / Section 44-41-320
SECTION 44-41-320. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "Medical emergency" means that condition which, on the basis of the physician's good faith judgment, so complicates a pregnancy as to necessitate an immediate abortion to avert the risk of her death or for which a delay will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of major bodily function. (2) "Probable gestational age of the embryo or fetus" means what, in the judgment of the attending physician based upon the attending physician's examination and the woman's medical history, is with reasonable probability the gestational age of the embryo or fetus at the time the abortion is planned to be performed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-44-130 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44 / Section 44-44-130
SECTION 44-44-130. Use of data to make treatment available to affected children and families.
Status: in_force

Birth defects data must also be used to ensure that optimal treatment and services are available to any affected child and family. A family whose child is identified with a structural birth defect may be contacted by the department through the child's health care provider, or directly when necessary, in order to offer services. Family acceptance of referrals is voluntary. Referral procedures must be promulgated by the department in regulation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-26-130 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 26 / Section 44-26-130
SECTION 44-26-130. Confidentiality of communications with, and records of clients; disclosure.
Status: in_force

(A) Communications between clients and intellectual disability professionals, including general physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, members of interdisciplinary teams, or other staff members employed in a client-therapist capacity or an employee under supervision of them are considered confidential. Certificates, applications, records, and reports made for the purpose of this chapter that directly or indirectly identify a client, as well as privileged communications, must be kept confidential and must not be disclosed by a person unless: (1) the identified client or his representative consents; (2) a court directs disclosure upon its determination that disclosure is necessary for the conduct of proceedings before it and that failure to make the disclosure is contrary to the public interest; (3) disclosure is required for research conducted or authorized by the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; (4) disclosure is necessary to cooperate with law enforcement, health, welfare, and other state agencies, schools, and county entities; (5) disclosure is necessary to carry out this chapter. (B) Nothing in this section precludes disclosure: (1) upon proper inquiry, of information as to a client's current medical condition, to appropriate next of kin; (2) if the information is used in an educational or informational capacity if the identity of the client is concealed; (3) of information to the Governor's ombudsman office or the South Carolina Protection and Advocacy System for the Handicapped, Inc., as consistent with state law. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-50 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 56 / Article 1 / Section 44-56-50
SECTION 44-56-50. Powers of commissioner.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director, upon receipt of information that the storage, transportation, treatment, or disposal of any waste may present an imminent and substantial hazard to the health of persons or to the environment, may take such action as he determines to be necessary to protect the health of persons or the environment. The action the director may take may include, but is not limited to: 1. Issuing an order directing the operator of the treatment, storage or disposal facility or site, or the custodian of the waste, which constitutes the hazard, to take such steps as are necessary to prevent the act or eliminate the practice which constitutes the hazard. Such action may include, with respect to a facility or site, permanent or temporary cessation of operation; 2. Requesting that the Attorney General commence an action enjoining such acts or practices. Upon a showing by the department that a person has engaged in such acts or practices, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order may be granted; 3. Issuing an order directing a response action by the department to eliminate the hazard and protect the public from exposure to the hazard; and 4. Requesting the Attorney General to commence an action to recover the costs of the response action from all parties liable under state or federal law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-63-75 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 63 / Section 44-63-75
SECTION 44-63-75. Social security or alien identification numbers on birth, death, divorce, and marriage application records.
Status: in_force

(A) Social security numbers, or the alien identification numbers assigned to resident aliens who do not have social security numbers, must be included in the forms prescribed by the state registrar for: (1) the recordation of birth, death, and divorce; (2) the application of marriage. (B) Social security numbers, or the alien identification numbers assigned to resident aliens who do not have social security numbers, must be recorded on birth and death certificates.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-93-110 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 93 / Section 44-93-110
SECTION 44-93-110. Waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility prohibited from accepting certain infectious waste.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person who owns or operates a waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility within this State to accept any infectious waste generated in a jurisdiction which prohibits by law the treatment, storage, or disposal of that infectious waste within that jurisdiction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-70 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 2 / Section 44-43-70
SECTION 44-43-70. Bone marrow donor programs established; purpose; dissemination of information; recruitment of donors.
Status: in_force

(A) Bone marrow donor programs are established within the Medical University of South Carolina and within the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine. The purpose of each program is to educate citizens of the State about: (1) the need for bone marrow donors; (2) the procedures required to become registered as a potential bone marrow donor, including the procedures for determining the person's tissue type; and (3) the medical procedures a donor must undergo to donate bone marrow. (B) Special efforts must be made to educate and recruit minorities to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. Dissemination of information and recruitment of bone marrow donors may be accomplished through use of the press, radio, and television, through the placement of educational materials in appropriate health care facilities, blood banks, and state and local agencies, and through any other means of public dissemination. The Medical University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, in conjunction with the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall make educational materials available at all places where drivers' licenses are issued or renewed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-107-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 107 / Section 44-107-20
SECTION 44-107-20. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Drug-free workplace" means a site for the performance of work done in connection with a specific grant or contract of an entity at which employees of the entity are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (2) "Employee" means the employee of a grantee or contractor engaged in the performance of work pursuant to the provisions of the grant or contract. (3) "Controlled substance" means a controlled substance in Article 3, Chapter 53 of this title. (4) "Conviction" means a finding of guilt, including a plea of nolo contendere or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the federal or state criminal drug statutes. (5) "Criminal drug statute" means a criminal statute involving manufacture, distribution, dispensation, use, or possession of any controlled substance. (6) "Grantee" means the department, division, or other unit of a person responsible for the performance under a grant. (7) "Contractor" means the department, division, or other unit of a person responsible for the performance under a contract with a state agency.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-540 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 7 / Section 44-43-540
SECTION 44-43-540. Dead bodies not available to board.
Status: in_force

Notice is not required to be given and a body must not be delivered if a person claiming to be, and satisfying the authorities in charge of the body that he is, of kin or related by marriage to the deceased claims the body for burial and pays the burial expenses; and notice is not required to be given for the body to be delivered if the deceased was a traveler who died suddenly.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-36-30 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 36 / Article 1 / Section 44-36-30
SECTION 44-36-30. Confidentiality; release of identifying information upon consent.
Status: in_force

(A) The School of Public Health and all persons to whom data is released shall keep all patient information confidential. No publication of information, biomedical research, or medical data may be made which identifies the patients. For purposes of maintaining this registry, the School of Public Health may access appropriate confidential data reported to the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office in accordance with Section 44-6-170. (B) Except for use in collecting data on deaths from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Department of Health and Environmental Control, no identifying information collected or maintained by the registry may be released unless consent is obtained from the subject or the subject's legal representative.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-580 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 7 / Section 44-43-580
SECTION 44-43-580. Trafficking in dead bodies; penalty; authorization to traffic in anatomical material and pathological specimens.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to sell or buy a dead human body or in any way to traffic in dead human bodies. (B) A person who violates subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or, in the discretion of the court, be imprisoned not more than one year; however, the board may, on the application of any person, empower that person to import into this State and traffic in anatomical material and pathological specimens as the board may designate.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1340 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 44-7-1340
SECTION 44-7-1340. Financial affairs.
Status: in_force

Any such commission may provide for such compensation as may be necessary or advisable for the payment of any of its employees and officers in the conduct and management of the hospital, together with the expenses of the hospital, with authority to make such repairs or alterations from time to time as may be necessary and to construct or cause to be constructed or erected such additional buildings as may be necessary or advisable, all of which shall be paid for solely from the income of the hospital, which the commission may use for such purposes. The commission may accept gifts or legacies for the benefit of the hospital. But the commission may not bind the city to any obligation for the payment of any expenses in connection with the management, operation or construction of the hospital or for repairs, new buildings, construction or otherwise without first obtaining the consent and approval of the city council and shall incur no obligations that shall bind the city or city council in any way without first obtaining the consent thereto of such city council.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-470 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 20 / Article 3 / Section 44-20-470
SECTION 44-20-470. Return of nonresident person with intellectual disability or related disability to agency of state of his residency; reciprocal agreements with other states; detention of person returned by out-of-state agency; expenses.
Status: in_force

(A) The Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities may return a nonresident person with intellectual disability or a related disability admitted to a service or program in this State to the proper agency of the state of his residence. (B) The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with the proper agencies of other states to facilitate the return to the state of their residence persons admitted or committed to services for persons with intellectual disability or a related disability in this State or other states. (C) The office may detain a person with intellectual disability or a related disability returned to this State from the state of his commitment for not more than ninety-six hours pending order of the court in commitment proceedings in this State. (D) The expense of returning persons with intellectual disability or a related disability to other states must be paid by this State, and the expense of returning residents of this State with intellectual disability or a related disability must be paid by the state making the return when interstate agreements to that effect have been negotiated. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-17-810 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 17 / Article 9 / Section 44-17-810
SECTION 44-17-810. Release or discharge upon own recognizance.
Status: in_force

Unless in the opinion of the attending physician a person is incapable of caring for himself once released or discharged from a mental health facility, he shall be released or discharged upon his own recognizance. No other party shall sign for his release or discharge unless that party shall be the person who is to care for the released or discharged individual.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-38-380 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 38 / Article 3 / Section 44-38-380
SECTION 44-38-380. Advisory Council to System.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created an Advisory Council to the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Service Delivery System composed of: (1) the following members or a designee, who shall serve ex officio: (a) Chairperson for the Joint Legislative Committee for the Disabled; (b) Office Director of the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; (c) Commissioner of the State Agency for Vocational Rehabilitation; (d) Director of the University Affiliated Program of the University of South Carolina; (e) Director of the South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council; (f) Director of Special Education of the State Department of Education; (g) Director of the Interagency Office of Disability Prevention; (h) Director of the Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children; (i) Executive Director of the South Carolina Health and Human Services Finance Commission; (j) Office Director of the Office of Mental Health; (k) Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; (l) Commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind; (2) the following members or a designee: (a) President of the South Carolina Head Injury Association; (b) President of the South Carolina Association of Independent Head Injury Groups; (c) President of the South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association; (d) Director of the South Carolina Disabilities Research Commission; (3) the following members to be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified: (a) three health care providers knowledgeable in head injuries and spinal cord injuries; (b) three consumers of case management services or family members or legal guardians of consumers of case management services; (c) of those members first appointed, two of the health care providers and two of the consumers or family members of consumers shall serve four-year terms and one health care provider and one consumer or family member of a consumer shall serve two-year terms. (B) The Governor, with recommendation from the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Committee for the Disabled, shall appoint a primary or secondary consumer of services of the system as chairperson of the council for a two-year term; no person may serve more than one term as chairperson. (C) Members of the Advisory Council shall serve at no expense to the State. (D) The Advisory Council shall work with the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation in carrying out their responsibilities under this article. In working with these agencies the council shall, but is not limited to: (1) provide oversight for the implementation of the state plan and operation of the system; (2) review budget matters related to the system and the responsibilities of the agencies within the system; (3) monitor effectiveness of the state plan. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-163 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 56 / Article 1 / Section 44-56-163
SECTION 44-56-163. Pinewood Hazardous Waste Contingency Fund; Pinewood Development Fund.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created a Pinewood Hazardous Waste Contingency Fund to ensure the availability of funds for response actions necessary at the hazardous waste landfill located adjacent to the Town of Pinewood. This contingency fund is financed pursuant to Section 44-56-160(D). The monies from this fund must be returned to the governing body of the Town of Pinewood which must be used by its law enforcement, fire, health care, and emergency units to provide protection, assistance, and emergency preparedness for any contingency which might arise from the transportation and disposal site within the municipality. The State Treasurer shall disburse the funds quarterly to the governing body of the Town of Pinewood. Any interest accruing from the management of the funds held pursuant to Section 44-56-160 or this section must be credited to this contingency fund. (B) There is created the Pinewood Development Fund in the Office of the State Treasurer. This fund must be financed through fees provided in Sections 44-56-170 and 44-56-510 and credited to this fund pursuant to Section 44-56-175. This fund must be used for economic development in the Pinewood area in Sumter or Clarendon County within a five-mile radius of the Pinewood Hazardous Waste Landfill. All funds in the Pinewood Development Fund, including interest earned on the fund, must be remitted quarterly by the State Treasurer to the City of Pinewood and expended pursuant to this subsection.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-400 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 3 / Section 44-53-400
SECTION 44-53-400. Penalties in article in addition to those under other laws.
Status: in_force

Any penalty imposed for violation of this article shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any civil or administrative penalty or sanction otherwise authorized by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-70-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 70 / Section 44-70-20
SECTION 44-70-20. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. (2) "In-home care" means care: (a) primarily intended to assist an individual with an activity of daily living or in meeting a personal rather than a medical need, but not including skilled care or specific therapy for an illness or injury; (b) given to assist an individual in an activity of daily living, such as walking, getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, feeding, using the toilet, preparing special diets, and supervising self-administered medication; and (c) personal in nature but not mandating continuing attention or supervision from trained and licensed medical personnel. (3) "In-home care provider" means a business entity, corporation, or association, whether operated for profit or not for profit, that for compensation directly provides or makes provision for in-home care services through its own employees or agents or through contractual arrangements with independent contractors or through referral of other persons to render in-home care services when the individual making the referral has a financial interest in the delivery of those services by those other persons who would deliver those services. An in-home care provider does not include: (a) a home health agency or hospice or an entity licensed pursuant to Section 44-7-260; or (b) an individual or agency who provides only a house cleaning service; or (c) a direct care entity defined by Section 44-7-2910 (B)(1)(e), a direct caregiver or caregiver defined by Section 44-7-2910 (B)(2)(e), or an individual who provides a service or services defined by Section 44-21-60; (d) an individual hired directly by the person receiving care or hired by his family; or (e) a church or another religious institution recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service that provides in-home care services without compensation or for a nominal fee collected to cover incidental expenses directly related to such care.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-385 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 20 / Article 3 / Section 44-20-385
SECTION 44-20-385. Additional powers and duties of county boards of disabilities and special needs.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities each county disabilities and special needs board: (1) is the administrative, planning, coordinating, and service delivery body for county disabilities and special needs services funded in whole or in part by state appropriations to the department or funded from other sources under the department's control. It is a body corporate in deed and in law with all the powers incident to corporation including the power to incur debt insofar as that debt is payable from contract, grant, or other revenues and is not the debt of the State or its other political subdivisions. A county board may purchase and hold real and mortgage property and erect and maintain buildings. The department shall approve all debt of a county board to be paid in whole or in part from contract, grant, or other revenues provided by the State. However, the department has no responsibility for the debt so approved; (2) shall submit an annual plan and projected budget to the department for approval and consideration of funding; (3) shall review and evaluate on at least an annual basis the county disabilities and special needs services provided pursuant to this chapter and report its findings and recommendations to the department; (4) shall promote and accept local financial support for the county program from private and other lawful sources and promote public support from municipal and county sources; (5) shall employ personnel and expend its budget for the direct delivery of services or contract with those service vendors necessary to carry out the county intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, and spinal cord injuries services program who meet specifications prescribed by the department; (6) shall plan, arrange, implement, and monitor working agreements with other human service agencies, public and private, and with other educational and judicial agencies; (7) shall provide the department records, reports, and access to its sponsored services and facilities the department may require and submit its sponsored services and facilities to licensing requirements of the department or to the licensing requirements of other state or local agencies having this legal authority; (8) shall represent the best interest of persons with intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, or spinal cord injuries to the public, public officials, and other public or private organizations. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-263 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 44-7-263
SECTION 44-7-263. Exemption from provisions of chapter.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 44-7-260, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to any home or facility approved and annually reviewed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a Medical Foster Home in which care is provided exclusively to three or fewer veterans.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-77-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 77 / Section 44-77-40
SECTION 44-77-40. Validity of declaration.
Status: in_force

A declaration is valid: (1) which expresses substantially in the form set forth in Section 44-77-50 a desire of the declarant that no life-sustaining procedures be used to prolong dying if his condition is terminal or if he is permanently unconscious and states that the declarant is aware that the declaration authorizes a physician to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining procedures; (2) which has been dated and signed by the declarant in the presence of an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the state where the signing occurs and in the presence of two witnesses, one of whom may be the officer authorized to administer oaths, who state in an affidavit as set forth in Section 44-77-50 that, to the extent they have knowledge of their status, they are not related to the declarant by blood, marriage, or adoption, either as a spouse, lineal ancestor, descendant of the parents of the declarant, or spouse of any of them, not directly financially responsible for the person's medical care, not entitled to a portion of the estate of the declarant upon his decease under a will of the declarant then existing or as an heir by intestate succession, and not a beneficiary of a life insurance policy of the declarant, and who state that no more than one witness is an employee of a health facility in which the declarant is a patient and that no witness to the declaration is the attending physician or an employee of the attending physician or a person who has a claim against a portion of the estate of the declarant upon his decease at the time of the execution of the declaration; (3) which, if the declarant is a patient in a hospital or a resident in a nursing care facility at the time the declaration is executed, has been witnessed by an ombudsman as designated by the State Ombudsman, Office of the Governor, with the ombudsman acting as one of the two witnesses and having the same qualifications as a witness as provided in this section. The intent of this item is to recognize that some residents in nursing care facilities may be so insulated from a voluntary decision-making role, by virtue of the custodial nature of their care, as to require special assurance that they are capable of wilfully and voluntarily executing a declaration; and (4) which accompanying affidavit has been subscribed by the two witnesses and sworn to by at least one of the two witnesses in the presence of the declarant, and of each other, and of an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the state where the signing occurs. A witness to a declaration who is also an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of this State may notarize the signature of the other witness of the declaration in the manner provided by Section 44-77-50.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-11-60 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 11 / Section 44-11-60
SECTION 44-11-60. Establishment of mental health clinics.
Status: in_force

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall establish mental health clinics throughout the State and shall supervise them. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-39-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 39 / Section 44-39-20
SECTION 44-39-20. Establishment of Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board; purpose; members; terms; filling vacancies; election of chair; meetings; expenses.
Status: in_force

(A) There is established within the Medical University of South Carolina the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board. The purpose of this board is to establish a statewide program of education, surveillance, clinical research, and translation of new diabetes treatment methods to serve the needs of South Carolina residents with diabetes mellitus. The provisions of this chapter and the initiatives undertaken by the board supplement and do not supplant existing programs and services provided to this population. (B) The board consists of: (1) the following officials or their designees: (a) the President of the Medical University of South Carolina; (b) the Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine; (c) the Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control; (d) the Director of the State Department of Health and Human Services; (e) the President of the South Carolina Medical Association; (f) the Vice President of the Southeastern Division of the American Diabetes Association; (g) the President of the American Association of Diabetes Educators; (h) the President of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians; (i) the Head of the Office of Minority Health in the Department of Health and Environmental Control; (j) the Governor of the South Carolina Chapter of the American College of Physicians; (k) the Chair of the Division of Endocrinology at the Medical University of South Carolina; (l) the President of the South Carolina Hospital Association; (2) a representative of the Office of the Governor, to be appointed by the Governor; and (3) six representatives appointed by the President of the Medical University of South Carolina, three of whom must be from the general public and one each from the Centers of Excellence Council, the Outreach Council, and the Surveillance Council, all of whom must be persons knowledgeable about diabetes and its complications. (C) The board may elect nonvoting members and honorary members. (D) A member of the board is elected for a three-year term. A vacancy on the board must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of original appointment. (E) The board shall elect from its members a chair for a term of three years. (F) The board shall meet at least quarterly or more frequently upon the call of the chairman. A member of the board not employed by the State or a political subdivision of the State must receive per diem, subsistence, and mileage as provided by law for members of state boards, commissions, and committees while engaged in the work of the board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-71-85 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 71 / Section 44-71-85
SECTION 44-71-85. Disposal of deceased patient's unused controlled substances.
Status: in_force

(A) Upon the death of a patient receiving outpatient services from a hospice, ownership of unused medications related to the care of the patient constituting Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances under 21 C.F.R. Part 1308 shall transfer to the hospice for immediate disposal. Each hospice providing outpatient services shall establish a written procedure to ensure safe disposal of unused controlled substances at the time of a patient's death. Upon the death of a patient receiving outpatient services, in the presence of a witness, the hospice nurse shall record in the medical record the name and quantity of each unused controlled substance. The hospice nurse then shall conduct immediate disposal at the site of care by complying with Environmental Protection Agency and Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for safe disposal or immediate mail-back to a collector registered pursuant to 21 C.F.R Section 1317.40. If conducting immediate disposal at the site of care, the nurse should perform the disposal in the presence of a witness, who shall sign a document indicating their witnessing of the disposal. If participating in immediate mail-back to a registered collector, the hospice nurse shall deposit the unused medications into the mail-back envelope and seal the envelope at the site of outpatient services. Hospice employees must not remove any medications from the site of outpatient services other than to conduct immediate mail-back to a registered collector. The hospice nurse shall record the method of disposal in the medical record. (B) For the purpose of disposing unused medication constituting a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance under 21 C.F.R. Part 1308, a hospice facility is a 'long-term care facility' as defined by 21 C.F.R. Section 1300.01. The hospice facility shall dispose of unused Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances in accordance with 21 C.F.R. Sections 1317.30 and 1317.80.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-52-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 52 / Section 44-52-40
SECTION 44-52-40. Release of voluntary patient.
Status: in_force

A voluntary patient, including a minor under the age of sixteen, who has admitted himself to a treatment facility, or a voluntary patient's personal representative, legal guardian, parent, spouse, or adult next of kin, or the parent or legal guardian of a minor on whose behalf admission to a treatment facility was requested, may request in writing release of the patient at any time after his admission. If the patient was admitted on his own application and the request for release is made by a person other than the patient, release may be conditional upon the consent of the patient. The request for release may be submitted to the head of the treatment facility or to any staff person of the facility for transmittal to the head of the treatment facility. If the patient or another person on his behalf makes an oral request for release to any member of the staff, the patient must within twenty-four hours be given assistance in preparing a written request. The person to whom a written request is submitted shall deliver the request to the head of the treatment facility within twenty-four hours, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded. Within forty-eight hours of delivery of the request for release to the head of the treatment facility, the head of the treatment facility must: (a) release the patient; or (b) initiate proceedings for involuntary commitment by filing with the court of the county where the patient is a resident or of the county where the patient is hospitalized, a petition alleging that the patient is a chemically dependent person in need of involuntary commitment. Upon the filing of the petition with the court, release of the patient may be postponed for the commencement of judicial proceedings under Section 44-52-70.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-320 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 3 / Section 44-53-320
SECTION 44-53-320. Procedure for denial, revocation, or suspension of registration; administrative consent order.
Status: in_force

(a) Order to show cause.—Before denying, suspending or revoking a registration, or refusing a renewal of registration, the Department shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why registration should not be denied, revoked, or suspended, or why the renewal should not be refused. The order to show cause shall contain a statement of the basis therefor and shall call upon the applicant or registrant to appear before the Department at a time and place not less than thirty days after the date of service of the order, but in the case of a denial or renewal of registration the show cause order shall be served not later than thirty days before the expiration of the registration. These proceedings shall be conducted without regard to any criminal prosecution or other proceeding. Proceedings to refuse renewal of registration shall not abate the existing registration which shall remain in effect pending the outcome of the administrative hearing. (b) The Department, without an order to show cause, may suspend any registration simultaneously with the institution of proceedings under Section 44-53-310, or where renewal of registration is refused if it finds that there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety which warrants this action. A failure to comply with a standard referred to in Section 44-53-290(i) may be treated under this subsection as grounds for immediate suspension of a registration granted under such section. The suspension shall continue in effect until withdrawn by the Board or dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction. (c) In the event the Department suspends or revokes a registration, all controlled substances owned or possessed by the registrant at the time of suspension or the effective date of the revocation order may be placed under seal. No disposition may be made of substances under seal until the suspension or revocation is withdrawn by the Department or dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction, unless a court, upon application, orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the proceeds of the sale with the court. Upon a revocation order becoming final, all such controlled substances shall be forfeited to the State. (d) After proper hearing of either a formal or informal nature, the Department, upon its own motion or otherwise, may tender to any respondent in an action brought under subsection (a) of this section, an offer of an administrative consent order if it is found that such administrative consent order properly serves the interests of justice. Such order may contain total or partial revocation of a portion or all of the registration to be affected; assessment of a civil fine and a probationary registration period as provided in Section 44-53-310; terms of any probationary registration; and any other terms affecting such registration as may be agreed upon and consented to by the parties to the order. Such order shall become effective on the date signed by the administrative hearing officer designated by the department unless another date is specified within the order. Violation of such order by the respondent thereto at any time subsequent to the effective date of the order and prior to the expiration of the order or the probationary registration period set forth therein shall cause the registration affected by such order to be revoked, after notice of such revocation is mailed to the respondent at his last known address.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-120 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 44-7-120
SECTION 44-7-120. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this article is to ensure that high quality services are provided in health facilities in this State. To achieve these purposes, this article requires the licensure of facilities rendering medical, nursing, and other health care. Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 20, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-22-210 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 22 / Section 44-22-210
SECTION 44-22-210. Temporary leaves of absence.
Status: in_force

(A) The head of a treatment facility or unit may permit the patient to leave the facility on a temporary leave of absence for no longer than ninety days. (B) The head of the treatment facility or unit upon releasing a patient on a temporary leave of absence may impose conditions on the patient while he is absent from the facility as are proper and in the best interest of the patient and public welfare.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-117-360 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 117 / Article 3 / Section 44-117-360
SECTION 44-117-360. Improper revealing of confidential information.
Status: in_force

The board may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend, revoke, restrict the license or the registration of, or fine its licensees, routing company, or other entity subject to their jurisdiction for each incident that allows the divulging or revealing of confidential information to a person other than a person authorized by this article or any other provision of law or for each incident allowing an intervening person or entity to have access to view, read, manipulate, alter, store, or delete the electronic prescription before it is received by the pharmacy. For all other licensees, the board must refer the matter to the board of appropriate jurisdiction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-3430 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 27 / Section 44-7-3430
SECTION 44-7-3430. Identification badges.
Status: in_force

All clinical staff, clinical trainees, medical students, interns, and resident physicians of a hospital shall wear badges clearly stating their names, using at a minimum either first or last names with appropriate initials, their departments, and their job or trainee titles. All clinical trainees, medical students, interns, and resident physicians must be explicitly identified as such on their badges. This information must be clearly visible and must be stated in terms or abbreviations reasonably understandable to the average person, as recognized by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-17-860 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 17 / Article 9 / Section 44-17-860
SECTION 44-17-860. Unlawful taking of person from mental health facility without permission.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, without prior authorization from the patient's attending physician, to take or cause to be taken any patient away from the grounds of any facility under the jurisdiction of the Office of Mental Health. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined in a sum of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not exceeding one year, or both. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-280 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 20 / Article 3 / Section 44-20-280
SECTION 44-20-280. Contracts for expansion of service.
Status: in_force

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities may negotiate and contract with an agency of the United States or a state or private agency to obtain grants to assist in the expansion and improvement of services to persons with intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, or spinal cord injuries and may expend the grants under the terms and conditions of the award. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-5-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 5 / Section 44-5-40
SECTION 44-5-40. Development of state program; collection of statistics and other data regarding health planning and development.
Status: in_force

The state health planning and development agency shall develop, in compliance with the federal act, a state program for health planning and development for approval by the secretary. The state agency shall make statistical reports and other reports deemed essential to the determination of the level of health status of services in the State and may collect such information required by the federal act. The state agency shall coordinate with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and other agencies as appropriate in order to identify the data necessary for health planning and to develop the systems necessary to collect the data within the appropriate organizational structure. All possible efforts should be made by the state agency to use existing data systems in an effort to avoid duplication of effort. Where information necessary for health planning is collected by any person other than the state agency, such information, if requested, shall be made available to the state agency provided any reasonable mandates, guidelines or restrictions concerning confidentiality and dissemination of information which are applicable to this information as originally collected are not violated. A written explanation of how such data and reports will be used, and in what form and text the information will be disseminated, will be provided to those persons providing the information at least fifteen days prior to the general distribution of the information. The state agency shall be responsible for the functions prescribed for it by the federal act. The state agency shall consult with the Governor during the planning process in sufficient time for input and interaction prior to final consideration of the state health plan. It is the intent of this provision to have consultation and cooperation between the state agency and the Governor in the preparation and development of the state health plan.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-610 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 4 / Section 44-53-610
SECTION 44-53-610. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act of 1980".
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 24 / Section 44-24-40
SECTION 44-24-40. Discharge of voluntarily admitted child; grounds for not effecting discharge.
Status: in_force

The director of a treatment program or facility immediately shall discharge to the parent, legal guardian, or agency a voluntarily admitted child who: (1) is no longer in need of that treatment program or facility; or (2) requests his own discharge or whose discharge is requested, in writing, by his parent or legal guardian, or other interested person, unless at least one of the following exists: (a) the child was admitted on his application if sixteen years of age or older, and the request for discharge is made by a person other than the child, in which case, discharge is conditioned upon agreement of the child; (b) the child, by reason of age, was admitted on the application of another person, in which case, discharge, before becoming sixteen years of age, is conditioned upon three days' notice, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, being given to and consent being obtained from his parent or legal guardian; (c) the director of the treatment program or facility, within three days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the child or other interested person requests the child's discharge, files with the court of the county in which the child resided or was present immediately before his admission, a petition for judicial commitment pursuant to Section 44-24-90.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-4-110 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 44-4-110
SECTION 44-4-110. Legislative findings and intent.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds that: (1) the government must do more to protect the health, safety, and general well being of our citizens; (2) new and emerging dangers, including emergent and resurgent infectious diseases and incidents of civilian mass casualties, pose serious and immediate threats; (3) a renewed focus on the prevention, detection, management, and containment of public health emergencies is called for; (4) emergency health threats, including those caused by chemical terrorism, radiological terrorism, bioterrorism, and epidemics, require the exercise of extraordinary government functions. Chemical terrorism and bioterrorism pose especial threats to the food supply of the State; (5) this State must have the ability to respond, rapidly and effectively, to potential or actual public health emergencies; (6) the exercise of emergency health powers must promote the common good; (7) emergency health powers must be grounded in a thorough scientific understanding of public health threats and disease transmission; (8) guided by principles of justice, it is the duty of this State to act with fairness and tolerance toward individuals and groups; (9) the rights of people to liberty, bodily integrity, and privacy must be respected to the fullest extent possible consistent with the overriding importance of the public's health and security; and (10) this act is necessary to protect the health and safety of the citizens of this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-10 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 56 / Article 1 / Section 44-56-10
SECTION 44-56-10. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be cited as the "South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-38-50 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 38 / Article 1 / Section 44-38-50
SECTION 44-38-50. Reporting of required information; follow up to persons entered in registry; gathering information from other states; approval of and participation in research activities.
Status: in_force

The council shall develop: (1) reporting forms and procedures for reporting the information required by this article; (2) a system to provide follow up to individuals entered in the registry; (3) procedures for gathering information from other states in which a South Carolina resident may be admitted for a head or spinal cord injury, or both; and (4) procedures for approving research projects or participation in research activities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-10-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 44-10-20
SECTION 44-10-20. Compact enacted into law.
Status: in_force

The Interstate Healthcare Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this State with any other states legally joining the compact in a form substantially similar to the form contained in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1400 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 13 / Section 44-53-1400
SECTION 44-53-1400. Warrants for purpose of conducting investigation; oath or affirmation showing probable cause; contents of warrant.
Status: in_force

The issuance and execution of an administrative warrant to investigate must be as follows: (1) A judge or magistrate of a court having jurisdiction where the investigation is to be conducted, upon proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, may issue warrants for the purpose of conducting investigations authorized by this article or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article and removing samples of objects from the premises appropriate to the investigations. For the purpose of this section, "probable cause" exists when the circumstances indicate there is reason to believe a child has been exposed or is at risk of being exposed to a lead-based hazard at the premises specified in the warrant. (2) A warrant must be issued only upon an affidavit of a department employee designated and having knowledge of the facts alleged, sworn to before the judge or magistrate and establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant. If the judge or magistrate is satisfied that grounds for the application exist or that there is probable cause to believe they exist, the judge or magistrate shall issue a warrant identifying the area, premises, building, or conveyance to be investigated, the purpose of the investigation, and, where appropriate, the type of property to be investigated. The warrant must authorize the removal of samples of objects for laboratory analysis, where appropriate. The warrant must be directed to a designated department employee to execute it. The warrant must state the grounds for issuance and the name of the person or persons whose affidavit has been taken in support of the warrant. The warrant must command the person to whom it is directed to investigate the area, premises, building, or conveyance identified for the purpose specified and, where appropriate, authorize removal of samples of objects for laboratory analysis. The warrant must direct that it be served during reasonable hours and must designate the judge or magistrate to whom it must be returned. (3) A warrant issued pursuant to this section must be executed and returned within ten days of the date of issuance. (4) The judge or magistrate who has issued a warrant under this section shall attach to the warrant a copy of the return and all papers filed in connection with the warrant and shall cause these papers to be filed with the court which issued the warrant.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-117-340 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 117 / Article 3 / Section 44-117-340
SECTION 44-117-340. Applicability of laws and regulations for oral prescription drug orders; records; location of facsimile machine.
Status: in_force

(A) All laws and regulations applicable to oral prescription drug orders apply to all computer to computer, computer to facsimile machine, electronic device to computer, e-mail, or the transmission of the exact visual image of a document by way of electronic equipment prescription orders. (B) A prescription order transmitted by computer to computer, computer to facsimile machine, electronic device to computer, e-mail, or the transmission of the exact visual image of a document by way of electronic equipment must contain all prescription information required pursuant to Section 40-43-86(E) and federal and state law. (C) A practitioner or practitioner's agent shall note any generic substitution instructions on the electronic prescription order transmitted computer to computer, computer to facsimile machine, electronic device to computer, or e-mail. Such electronic prescription order may follow the format provided for in Section 40-43-86(H)(3) or any other format that clearly indicates the generic substitution instructions. (D) A pharmacist may dispense prescription orders transmitted by computer to computer, computer to facsimile machine, electronic device to computer, e-mail, or the transmission of the exact visual image of a document by way of electronic equipment only when a valid patient/physician relationship exists and the prescription has been signed by the prescribing practitioner and transmitted from the practitioner or a long-term care facility in compliance with all sections of this article. (E) The original document must be assigned the number of the prescription dispensed and maintained in the pharmacy records for at least two years. (F) The facsimile machine receiving prescription drug orders must be in the prescription department of the pharmacy to protect confidentiality and security.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-89-50 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 89 / Section 44-89-50
SECTION 44-89-50. Fees.
Status: in_force

A fee of two hundred dollars is charged for each license. The fees must be used in the funding of this program.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-139-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 139 / Section 44-139-20
SECTION 44-139-20. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Conscience" means the religious, moral, or ethical beliefs or principles held by any medical practitioner, health care institutions, and health care payers. Conscience with respect to institutional entities or corporate bodies, as opposed to individual persons, is determined by reference to that entity or body's governing documents including, but not limited to, any published religious, moral, or ethical guidelines or directives; mission statements; constitutions; articles of incorporation; bylaws; policies; or regulations. (2) "Disclosure" means a formal or informal communication or transmission, but does not include a communication or transmission concerning policy decisions that lawfully exercise discretionary authority unless the medical practitioner providing the disclosure or transmission reasonably believes that the disclosure or transmission evinces: (a) any violation of any law, rule, or regulation; (b) any violation of any standard of care or other ethical guidelines for the provision of any health care service; or (c) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. (3) "Discrimination" means any adverse action taken against, or any threat of adverse action communicated to, any medical practitioner, health care institutions, and health care payers as a result of the practitioner's or entity's decision to decline to participate in a health care service on the basis of conscience. Discrimination includes, but is not limited to, termination of employment; demotion from current position; adverse administrative action; increased administrative duties; refusal of staff privileges; refusal of board certification; loss of career specialty; reduction of wages, benefits, or privileges; refusal to award a grant, contract, or other program; refusal to provide residency training opportunities; denial, deprivation, or disqualification of licensure; withholding or disqualifying from financial aid and other assistance; impediments to creating any health care institution or payer or expanding or improving said health care institution or payer; impediments to acquiring, associating with, or merging with any other health care institution or payer; the threat thereof with regard to any of the preceding; or any other penalty, disciplinary, or retaliatory action, whether executed or threatened. For the purposes of this chapter, "discrimination" does not include reassignment to a comparable role for which the employee is duly qualified, if under the same working conditions and without pecuniary impact to the practitioner. (4) "Health care service" means medical care provided to any patient at any time over the entire course of treatment. This includes, but is not limited to, examination; testing; diagnosis; dispensing and/or administering any drug, medication, or device; psychological therapy or counseling; research; prognosis; therapy; any other care or necessary services performed or provided by any medical practitioner. (5) "Health care institution" means any public or private hospital, clinic, medical center, physician organization, professional association, ambulatory surgical center, private physician's office, pharmacy, nursing home, medical school, nursing school, medical training facility, or any other entity or location in which health care services are performed on behalf of any person. Health care institutions may include, but are not limited to, organizations, corporations, partnerships, associations, agencies, networks, sole proprietorships, joint ventures, or any other entity that provides health care services. (6) "Health care payer" means any employer, health plan, health maintenance organization, insurance company, management services organization, or any other entity that pays for, or arranges for the payment of, any health care service provided to any patient, whether that payment is made in whole or in part, and that either: (a) is a health care sharing ministry as defined in 26 U.S.C. Section 5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii); or (b) holds itself out to the public as religious, states in its governing documents that it has a religious purpose or mission, and has internal operating policies or procedures that implement its religious beliefs. (7) "Medical practitioner" means any person or individual who may be or is asked to participate in any health care service. This includes, but is not limited to, doctors, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, nurses, nurses' aides, allied health professionals, medical assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, medical school faculty and students, nursing school faculty and students, psychology and counseling faculty and students, medical researchers, laboratory technicians, counselors, or social workers. (8) "Participate" in a health care service means to provide, perform, assist with, facilitate, counsel for, advise with regard to, admit for the purposes of providing, or take part in providing, any health care service or any form of such service. (9) "Pay" or "payment" means to pay for, contract for, arrange for the payment of (whether in whole or in part), reimburse, or remunerate.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-2-10 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 2 / Section 44-2-10
SECTION 44-2-10. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter is known and may be cited as the State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank Act of 1988.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-13-50 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 13 / Section 44-13-50
SECTION 44-13-50. Return of patient to out-of-state mental health facility.
Status: in_force

If a mentally ill patient from an out-of-State mental health facility is found to be in this State without permission and upon satisfactory identification of the patient and the request of such facility that the patient be returned, he may be taken into custody by proper public officials and transported directly to the out-of-State facility or may be detained in a State mental health facility until such time as transportation arrangements can be made or the patient's health will permit his return. The state requesting the return of the patient shall pay all costs of, and incidental to, the transportation and detention of the patient.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-49-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 49 / Article 1 / Section 44-49-40
SECTION 44-49-40. Powers and duties of department relating to narcotics and controlled substances.
Status: in_force

(A) The Office of Substance Use Services shall arrange for the exchange of information between governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of controlled substances. (B) Results, information, and evidence received from the Department of Health and Environmental Control relating to the regulatory functions of this chapter and Article 3 of Chapter 53, including results of inspections conducted by such department, may be relied upon and acted upon by the Office of Substance Use Services in conformance with its administration and coordinating duties under this Chapter and Article 3 of Chapter 53. (C)(1) The Office of Substance Use Services shall: Plan, coordinate and cooperate in educational programs for schools, communities and general public designed to prevent and deter misuse and abuse of controlled substances; (2) Promote better recognition of the problems of misuse and abuse of controlled substances within the regulated industry and among interested groups and organizations; (3) Assist the regulated industry, interested groups and organizations in contributing to the reduction of misuse and abuse of controlled substances; (4) Consult with interested groups and organizations to aid them in solving administrative and organizational problems; (5) Evaluate procedures, projects, techniques, and controls conducted or proposed as part of educational programs on misuse and abuse of controlled substances; (6) Disseminate the results of research on misuse and abuse of controlled substances to promote a better public understanding of what problems exist and what can be done to combat them; (7) Assist in the education and training of state and local law enforcement officials in their efforts to control misuse and abuse of controlled substances; (8) Encourage research on misuse and abuse of controlled substances; (9) Cooperate in establishing methods to assess accurately the effects of controlled substances and to identify and characterize controlled substances with potential for abuse; (10) Cooperate in making studies and in undertaking programs of research to (a) Develop new or improved approaches, techniques, systems, equipment and devices to strengthen the enforcement of Sections 44-49-10, 44-49-40 and 44-49-50 and Article 3 of Chapter 53; (b) Determine patterns of misuse and abuse of controlled substances and the social effects thereof; and (c) Improve methods for preventing, predicting, understanding and dealing with the misuse and abuse of controlled substances. (D) The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities may enter into contracts with public agencies, institutions of higher education, and private organizations or individuals for the purpose of conducting research, demonstrations, or special projects which bear directly on misuse and abuse of controlled substances. (E) The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities may enter into contracts for educational and research activities without performance bonds. (F) The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is authorized to accept gifts, bequests, devises, contributions, and grants, public or private, including federal funds, or funds from any other source for use in furthering the purpose of the Office of Substance Use Services. The Office of Substance Use Services is authorized to administer the grants and contracts arising from the federal program entitled the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986, P.L. 99-570. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-39-50 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 39 / Section 44-39-50
SECTION 44-39-50. Establishment of Diabetes Outreach Council; powers; duties; functions.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created in the Medical University of South Carolina the Diabetes Outreach Council with three members appointed by the president of the university. (B) The Diabetes Outreach Council shall oversee and direct efforts in patient education and primary care including: (1) promoting adherence to national standards of education and care; (2) ongoing assessment of patient care costs and reimbursement issues for persons with diabetes in South Carolina; (3) preparing an annual report and budget proposal for submission to the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-36-50 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 36 / Article 1 / Section 44-36-50
SECTION 44-36-50. Annual report requirement.
Status: in_force

The registry shall submit an annual report to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Resource Coordination Center of the Department on Aging, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, and the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. Code Commissioner's Note Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, SECTION 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office". Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 261, SECTION 15, deleted "Office of the Governor, Division on Aging," following "annual report to", and inserted "of the Department on Aging" following "Coordination Center".
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-320 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 56 / Article 3 / Section 44-56-320
SECTION 44-56-320. Attempts to mitigate effects of discharge; immunity.
Status: in_force

Any person who in good faith gratuitously provides assistance or advice in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous materials, or in preventing, cleaning up, or disposing of or in attempting to prevent, clean up, or dispose of any such discharge, is not subject to civil damages unless an injury or damages result from the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of such person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 44-20-20
SECTION 44-20-20. Purpose of chapter.
Status: in_force

The State of South Carolina recognizes that a person with intellectual disability, a related disability, head injury, or spinal cord injury is a person who experiences the benefits of family, education, employment, and community as do all citizens. It is the purpose of this chapter to assist persons with intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, or spinal cord injuries by providing services to enable them to participate as valued members of their communities to the maximum extent practical and to live with their families or in family settings in the community in the least restrictive environment available. When persons with intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, or spinal cord injuries cannot live in communities or with their families, the State shall provide quality care and treatment in the least restrictive environment practical. In order to plan and coordinate state and locally funded services for persons with intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, or spinal cord injuries, a statewide network of local boards of disabilities and special needs is established. Services will be delivered to clients in their homes or communities through these boards and other local providers. It is recognized that persons with intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, or spinal cord injuries have the right to receive services from public and other agencies that provide services to South Carolina citizens and to have those services coordinated with the services needed because of their disabilities. South Carolina recognizes the value of preventing intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, and spinal cord injuries through education and research and supports efforts to this end. The State recognizes the importance of the role of parents and families in shaping services for persons with intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, or spinal cord injuries as well as the importance of providing services to families to enable them to care for a family member with these disabilities. Admission to services of the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities does not terminate or reduce the rights and responsibilities of parents. Parental involvement and participation in mutual planning with the office to meet the needs of the client facilitates decisions and treatment plans that serve the best interest and welfare of the client. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-29-250 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 29 / Section 44-29-250
SECTION 44-29-250. Confidentiality of anonymous HIV test results; reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this chapter, a person who collects and anonymously submits a sample of the person's own body fluid or tissue for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection testing is not required to report a positive test result, and the test results are confidential. However, the person or laboratory performing the test on an anonymous sample shall report a positive HIV infection test result to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, as well as certification to the Department of Health and Environmental Control that counseling options, including community-based resources, and referrals to appropriate medical providers have been made or offered to the positive subject, but the report must not contain any information identifying the subject of the report or any information that may lead to the identification of the subject of the report.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-113-80 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 113 / Section 44-113-80
SECTION 44-113-80. Person permitted to make referral to entity in which he has interest must submit certain information to department.
Status: in_force

A health care professional permitted under Section 44-113-20(10)(d) to make referrals to an entity in which the health care professional has an investment interest must submit information to the department, including the professional's name, name of the entity, and the percentage of the health care professional's ownership.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-55-450 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 55 / Article 5 / Section 44-55-450
SECTION 44-55-450. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This article shall not apply to sawmills, manufacturing enterprises operating on a temporary basis or manufacturing firms operating under an order of court or in receivership.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-2-90 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 2 / Section 44-2-90
SECTION 44-2-90. Accrued interest.
Status: in_force

Any interest accruing on the Superb Account and the Superb Financial Responsibility Fund must be credited to each respective account. Effect of Amendment 2020 Act No. 120, SECTION 1, deleted the (A) designator, and deleted (B), which had related to the prospective abolition of the environmental interest fee and the use of residual funds for site rehabilitation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-2510 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 21 / Section 44-7-2510
SECTION 44-7-2510. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-55-250 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 55 / Article 3 / Section 44-55-250
SECTION 44-55-250. Supervision over privies by Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health and Environmental Control, through its officers and inspectors, shall exercise such supervision over the sanitary construction and maintenance of privies as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-330 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 3 / Section 44-53-330
SECTION 44-53-330. Copy of judgment sent to licensing board upon conviction.
Status: in_force

Upon the conviction of any person of the violation of any provision of this article, a certified copy of the judgment of conviction shall be sent by the clerk of the court to the licensing board by whom the convicted defendant has been licensed or registered to practice his profession or to carry on his business. Upon final order of the Department suspending, denying, modifying, or revoking the controlled substances registration of any registrant or applicant under this article, or upon the execution and approval of an administrative consent order provided for by Section 44-53-320, the Department shall forward a copy thereof to the licensing board by whom the affected registrant or applicant has been licensed or registered to practice his profession or carry on his business, if such licensing board be in existence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-41-90 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 41 / Article 1 / Section 44-41-90
SECTION 44-41-90. State funding.
Status: in_force

(A) No funds appropriated by the State for employer contributions to the State Health Insurance Plan may be expended to reimburse the expenses of an abortion, except as provided in Sections 44-41-640, 44-41-650, and 44-41-660. (B) No funds appropriated or authorized by the State may be used by any political subdivision of the State to purchase fetal tissue obtained from an abortion or fetal remains, nor may any political subdivision of the State accept donated fetal remains. (C) No state funds may, directly or indirectly, be utilized by Planned Parenthood for abortions, abortion services or procedures, or administrative functions related to abortions. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 70, SECTIONS 11 and 12, provide as follows: "SECTION 11. The Public Employee Benefit Authority and the State Health Plan shall cover prescribed contraceptives for dependents under the same terms and conditions that the Plan provides contraceptive coverage for employees and spouses. The State Health Plan shall not apply patient cost sharing provisions to covered contraceptives. "SECTION 12. The President of the Senate, on behalf of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, on behalf of the House of Representatives have an unconditional right to intervene on behalf of their respective bodies in a state court action and may provide evidence or argument, written or oral, if a party to that court action challenges the constitutionality of this act. In a federal court action that challenges the constitutionality of this act the Legislature may seek to intervene, to file an amicus brief, or to present arguments in accordance with federal rules of procedure. Intervention by the Legislature pursuant to this provision does not limit the duty of the Attorney General to appear and prosecute legal actions or defend state agencies, officers or employees as otherwise provided. In any action in which the Legislature intervenes or participates, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall function independently from each other in the representation of their respective clients."
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-700 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 44-7-700
SECTION 44-7-700. Compensation of treasurer and trustees.
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall receive no compensation for his services, and no trustee shall receive compensation for his services, but he may receive reimbursement for any cash expenditures actually made for personal expenses incurred as such trustee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-66-75 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 66 / Section 44-66-75
SECTION 44-66-75. Designating a family member with whom provider may discuss medical condition; exemptions.
Status: in_force

(A) A health care provider or the provider's agent shall provide on the patient information form or by electronic health records, the opportunity for the patient to designate a family member or other individual they choose as a person with whom the provider may discuss the patient's medical condition and treatment plan. (B) The authorization provided for in subsection (A): (1) satisfies the requirements of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, relating to public health, and the privacy rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); (2) must present the question in bold print and capitalized, or by electronic means: "DO YOU WANT TO DESIGNATE A FAMILY MEMBER OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL WITH WHOM THE PROVIDER MAY DISCUSS YOUR MEDICAL CONDITION? IF YES, WHOM?"; and (3) must specify that the patient may revoke or modify an authorization with regard to any family member or other individual designated by the patient in the authorization and that the revocation or modification must be in writing. (C) A health care provider may disclose information pursuant to an authorization unless the provider has actual knowledge that the authorization has been revoked or modified. (D) A health care provider who in good faith discloses information in accordance with an authorization signed by a patient pursuant to this section is not subject to civil liability, criminal liability, or disciplinary sanctions because of this disclosure. (E) Nothing in this section may be construed to: (1) require a health care provider to disclose information that he otherwise may withhold or limit; (2) limit or prevent a provider from disclosing information without written authorization from the patient if this disclosure is otherwise lawful or permissible; (3) prohibit a provider from receiving and using information relevant to the safe and effective treatment of the patient from family members; and (4) conflict with an individual's health care power of attorney as provided for in the South Carolina Probate Code. (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this section does not apply to nursing homes, as defined in Section 44-7-130 or a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician licensed or registered in Chapter 15, Title 40.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-42-340 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 42 / Section 44-42-340
SECTION 44-42-340. Use of public funds prohibited.
Status: in_force

Public funds may not be used directly or indirectly for gender transition procedures.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-49-60 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 49 / Article 1 / Section 44-49-60
SECTION 44-49-60. Adult alcoholic education program; supervisor.
Status: in_force

The Office of Substance Use Services shall appoint a supervisor of adult education for the prevention of alcoholism, who shall be responsible for activating and implementing an adequate alcoholic education program for the citizens of this State above high school age. The program shall be designed to prevent or reduce alcoholism in this State and to create a recognition and understanding of the problem. In carrying out the provisions of this section the office and the supervisor of adult education for the prevention of alcoholism may consult and work in conjunction with groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, the Yale Center of Alcohol Studies of Yale University, the Research Council on Problems of Alcohol of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the South Carolina Medical Association, the Office of Mental Health, the Christian Action Council, the Committee on Alcoholism of the South Carolina Conference of Social Work and other groups or agencies that are able to assist in the study, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics and in a scientific educational program on the problems of alcohol. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-2153 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 16 / Section 44-7-2153
SECTION 44-7-2153. Content, execution, and filing of certificate of incorporation.
Status: in_force

(1) Within forty days following the adoption of the authorizing resolution, the applicant shall proceed to incorporate the district by filing for record in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate of incorporation which shall comply with the requirements of this article and must be in the form and executed in the manner provided in this article. (2) In addition to any other provisions required by this article, the certificate of incorporation of the district shall state: (a) all information ordinarily included in the application for incorporation of corporations incorporated in this State; (b) the name of each authorizing subdivision together with the date on which the governing body of the subdivision adopted the authorizing resolutions; (c) the method by which the district may be dissolved and provisions relating to the vesting of title to its assets and properties upon its dissolution; (d) any matters relating to the district that the incorporators may choose to insert that are not inconsistent with this article or with the laws of this State. (3) The certificate of incorporation must be signed and acknowledged by each of the incorporators before a notary public. (4) When the certificate of incorporation is filed for record, there must be attached to it: (a) a certified copy of each authorizing resolution; (b) a certificate by the Secretary of State that the name of the district is not identical to that of any other corporation organized under the laws of the State or so nearly similar thereto as to lead to confusion or uncertainty. (5) Upon filing for record the certificate of incorporation and, the documents required by subsection (4), the district is incorporated and constitutes a public corporation under the name set forth in its certificate of incorporation. The Secretary of State shall record the certificate of incorporation in an appropriate manner. (6) The Secretary of State, subject to the requirements of this article, shall prescribe the exact form of the certificate of incorporation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-170 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 24 / Section 44-24-170
SECTION 44-24-170. Right to reexamination; notice of right; proceedings upon petition for reexamination.
Status: in_force

(A) A child is entitled to have a reexamination on his own petition or that of another interested person to the court of the county from which he was admitted. The treatment program must inform every child and the child's guardian of the right to petition for reexamination. The notice must be given in writing upon admission to the program and once during the first month of treatment and six months thereafter during the treatment of the child in age appropriate language and in writing. (B) Upon receipt of the petition the court shall conduct proceedings in accordance with applicable provisions of Sections 44-24-90 through 44-24-140. The proceedings are not required if the petition is filed sooner than six months after the issuance of the order for treatment or sooner than six months after the holding of a hearing pursuant to this section. The costs must be borne by the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-6-110 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 44-6-110
SECTION 44-6-110. Medicaid providers; boundary clarification.
Status: in_force

A Medicaid provider, outside of the geographical boundary of South Carolina but within the South Carolina Medicaid Service Area, as defined by R. 126-300(B) of the Code of State Regulations, prior to the effective date of the amendments to Section 1-1-10, which are effective January 1, 2017, shall not lose status as a Medicaid provider as a result of the clarification of the South Carolina—North Carolina border.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-22-130 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 22 / Section 44-22-130
SECTION 44-22-130. Physical examination of involuntarily committed patient to rule out physical condition mimicking mental illness.
Status: in_force

Patients involuntarily committed to a facility may have a physical examination to rule out physical conditions which may mimic mental illness.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-107-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 107 / Section 44-107-40
SECTION 44-107-40. Individual required to certify absence of drug-related activity to qualify for state grant or contract.
Status: in_force

No state agency may enter into a domestic contract or make a domestic grant with any individual for a stated or estimated value of fifty thousand dollars or more unless the contract or grant includes a certification by the individual that the individual will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance in the performance of the contract.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-120 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 24 / Section 44-24-120
SECTION 44-24-120. Removal of proceedings to another county.
Status: in_force

The child or the child's guardian may request removal of the proceedings to another county of the State when the convenience of witnesses and the ends of justice require it. When the place of the proceedings is changed, all other proceedings must be held in the county to which the place of hearing is changed, unless otherwise provided by the filed consent of the parties in writing or order of the court. The papers must be filed or transferred accordingly.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-6-660 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 44-6-660
SECTION 44-6-660. Evaluation of cost effectiveness; annual report.
Status: in_force

(A) The department shall maintain data to allow evaluation of the cost effectiveness of the program. (B) Beginning with fiscal year 2006-2007, the department shall include in its annual report, a report on the GAPS program.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-460 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 56 / Article 4 / Section 44-56-460
SECTION 44-56-460. Surcharge on drycleaning solvent and halogenated drycleaning fluid.
Status: repealed

(A) Beginning July 1, 1995, an environmental surcharge is assessed on the privilege of producing in, importing into, or causing to be imported into the State drycleaning solvent. A surcharge of ten dollars per gallon on halogenated drycleaning fluid and two dollars per gallon on nonhalogenated drycleaning fluid is levied on each gallon to be used for drycleaning purposes when imported into or produced in the State. Nonhalogenated drycleaning fluids purchased, produced, or transported in a nonliquid physical state must be assessed a surcharge of twenty cents per pound. Exempt from the surcharge imposed pursuant to this section are sales or distributions to, or purchases or receipts by, drycleaning facilities that possess a drycleaning facility exemption certificate issued pursuant to Section 44-56-425. (B) A person producing in, importing into, or causing to be imported into this State drycleaning solvent for sale, use, or otherwise shall register with the Department of Revenue and become licensed for the purposes of remitting the surcharge pursuant to this section. The person shall register as a producer or importer of drycleaning solvent. Persons operating as a producer or importer of drycleaning solvent at more than one location only are required to have a single registration. The fee for registration is thirty dollars. (C) The surcharge imposed by this section is due and payable on or before the twentieth day of the month succeeding the month of production, importation, or removal from a storage site. The surcharge must be reported on forms and in the manner determined by the Department of Revenue. The surcharge report must include the name, address, and quantity of solvent sold to each drycleaning facility during the month. This information is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act and is not available for distribution to the Drycleaning Advisory Council. (D) All drycleaning solvent to be used for drycleaning purposes which are imported, produced, or sold in this State are presumed to be subject to the surcharge imposed by this section. An owner or operator of a drycleaning facility participating in the fund who has purchased drycleaning solvent for use, consumption, resale, or distribution in this State shall document that the surcharge imposed by this section has been paid or shall pay the surcharge directly to the Department of Revenue in accordance with subsection (C). The solvent dealer may pass the costs of the surcharge to any owner or operator of a drycleaning facility who has purchased drycleaning solvent for use, consumption, resale, or distribution in this State, except no surcharge may be imposed on drycleaning solvent supplied to a drycleaning facility that possesses a drycleaning facility exemption certificate issued pursuant to Section 44-56-425. (E) The surcharge imposed by this section must be remitted to the Department of Revenue. The payment must be accompanied by the forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. (F) Drycleaning solvent exported out of State from the storage site at which the producer or importer holds it in this State is exempt from the surcharge authorized pursuant to this section. Anyone exporting drycleaning solvent on which the surcharge has been paid may apply for a refund or credit. A person who sells drycleaning solvent that is exempt from the collection of the surcharge pursuant to subsection (D) may apply for a credit or refund. The Department of Revenue may require information it considers necessary in order to approve the refund or credit. (G) The Department of Revenue may authorize: (1) a quarterly return and payment when the surcharge remitted by the licensee for the preceding quarter did not exceed one hundred dollars; (2) a semiannual return and payment when the surcharge remitted by the licensee for the preceding six months did not exceed two hundred dollars; (3) an annual return and payment when the surcharge remitted by the licensee for the preceding twelve months did not exceed four hundred dollars. Editor's Note 2004 Act No. 237, SECTION 11, provides in part as follows: "The repeal or amendment of a code section by this act does not release or extinguish any tax, fee, interest, penalty, forfeiture, or liability for any period prior to the repeal or amendment. The repealed or amended code section or act must be treated as remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of the tax, fee, interest, penalty, forfeiture, or liability." 2009 Act No. 14 SECTION 2, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor; however, the amendments to the impositions of the surcharges and fees imposed pursuant to Sections 44-56-430(A), 44-56-470(A), 44-56-480(A), and 44-56-480(D) of the 1976 Code, as amended in Section 1 of this act, take effect March 1, 2010." Prior Laws: Former SECTION 44-56-460 was titled Priorities for rehabilitation at contaminated facilities, and had the following history: 1995 Act No. 119, SECTION 1; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, SECTION 64A; 2009 Act No. 14, SECTION 1, eff May 6, 2009.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-61-610 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 61 / Article 6 / Section 44-61-610
SECTION 44-61-610. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "Stroke System of Care Act of 2011" and is based on recommendations of the Stroke System of Care Study Committee provided for in Act 121 of 2009.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1120 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 44-7-1120
SECTION 44-7-1120. Annual audit.
Status: in_force

The city or town council of any such municipality shall have an annual audit made of the records of the hospital, the moneys received and the expenditure thereof, such audit to be filed in the clerk's office and to become a part of the permanent records of such city or town.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-61-510 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 61 / Article 5 / Section 44-61-510
SECTION 44-61-510. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. (2) "Designation" means a formal determination by the department that a hospital or health care facility is capable of providing a specified level of trauma care services. (3) "Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council" means the emergency medical services council created in Section 44-61-30(c). (4) "Participating providers" means those providers that have been approved by the department for participation in the trauma system and include, but are not limited to, designated trauma centers, designated rehabilitation facilities, and designated fee for service physicians who provide trauma care within a designated facility. (5) "State Trauma Advisory Council" means the state advisory council created in this article. (6) "Trauma" means a major injury or wound to a living person caused by the application of an external force or by violence and the requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention to prevent death or permanent disability. For the purposes of this article, the definition of "trauma" must be determined by current national medical standards including, but not limited to, trauma severity scales. (7) "Trauma care facility" or "trauma center" means a hospital that has been designated by the department according to the rules and regulations set forth by the department to provide trauma care services at a particular level. (8) "Trauma registry" means a statewide database of information collected by the department including, but not limited to, the incidence, severity, and causes of trauma and the care and outcomes for certain types of injuries. (9) "Trauma system" means an organized statewide and regional system of care for the trauma patient, including the department, emergency medical service providers, hospitals, in-patient rehabilitation providers, and other providers who have agreed to participate in and coordinate with and who have been accepted by the department in an organized statewide system. (10) "Trauma System Fund" means the separate fund established pursuant to this article for the department to create and administer the State Trauma System. (11) "Verification" means the department's inspection of a participating facility in order to determine whether the facility is capable of providing a designated level of trauma care.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-52-110 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 52 / Section 44-52-110
SECTION 44-52-110. Involuntary commitment; conduct of hearing and effect of findings.
Status: in_force

The individual for whom involuntary commitment is sought and all other persons required to receive notice may be present at the hearing. The court shall hear all relevant testimony, including the results of an examination or investigation required by the court. Counsel for the individual for whom involuntary commitment is sought must be allowed to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses. Opinions of court-ordered investigators or examiners may not be admitted into evidence unless the examiner or investigator is present to testify, except by agreement of the parties. If the court finds, after presentation of all the evidence, that the individual is not a chemically dependent person in need of involuntary commitment, the court shall order that he be discharged if he has been hospitalized before the hearing. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the individual is a chemically dependent person in need of involuntary commitment and, after careful consideration of reasonable alternative dispositions, including, but not limited to, dismissal of the petition, voluntary outpatient care, or voluntary admission to a treatment facility, finds that there is no suitable alternative to involuntary commitment, the court shall make an order of commitment to the division for inpatient treatment. If the individual, his relatives, spouse, or guardian requests, and the head of the licensed treatment facility consents, the court may order commitment to another licensed treatment facility for inpatient treatment. The court shall not order the commitment to the division unless it determines that the division has a bed available and is able to provide adequate and appropriate treatment for him, and the treatment is likely to be beneficial. Neither the State, a county, nor a municipality is liable for costs of or may be charged for sending an individual to a licensed private treatment facility. The treatment facility may request that the court, as part of relief ordered in the commitment proceedings, order the petitioner, if a family member, to cooperate with and participate in the treatment process. Upon order of the court, a law enforcement officer shall deliver the patient to the treatment facility or, if the individual is already at the facility, authorize the facility to retain the patient for the required treatment period. Every patient subject to involuntary commitment by court order must be evaluated and an individualized treatment plan developed by the treatment facility as soon as practicable after admission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-113-30 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 113 / Section 44-113-30
SECTION 44-113-30. Health care provider not to refer patient to entity in which it has investment interest; exceptions; violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as provided in this section and other provisions of this chapter, a health care provider may not refer a patient for the provision of designated health services to an entity in which the health care provider is an investor or has an investment interest. However, this prohibition does not apply to: (1) an investment interest where the health care professional directly provides the health care services within the entity or will be personally involved in the provision, supervision, or direction of care to the referred patient. (2) the provider's investment interest is in registered securities purchased on a national exchange or over-the-counter market and issued by a publicly-held corporation: (a) whose shares are traded on a national exchange or on the over-the-counter market; and (b) whose total assets at the end of the corporation's most recent fiscal quarter exceeded fifty million dollars; or (3) with respect to an entity other than a publicly-held corporation described in subsection (A)(2) and a referring provider's investment interest in the entity, each of the following requirements are met: (a) no more than fifty percent of the value of the investment interests are held by investors who are in a position to make referrals to the entity; (b) the terms under which an investment interest is offered to an investor who is in a position to make referrals to the entity are no different from the terms offered to investors who are not in a position to make referrals; (c) the terms under which an investment interest is offered to an investor who is in a position to make referrals to the entity are not related to the previous or expected volume of referrals from that investor to the entity; (d) there is no requirement that an investor make referrals or be in a position to make referrals to the entity as a condition for becoming or remaining an investor. (B) With respect to an entity or to a publicly-held corporation in subsection (A)(2): (1) the entity or corporation does not lend funds to or guarantee a loan for an investor who is in a position to make referrals to the entity or corporation if the investor uses any part of the loan to obtain the investment interest; (2) the amount distributed to an investor representing a return on the investment interest is directly proportional to the amount of the capital investment, including the fair market value of preoperational services rendered in the entity or corporation by that investor. (C) No claim for payment may be presented by an entity to an individual, third party payor, or other entity for a service furnished pursuant to a referral prohibited under this section. (D) If an entity collects any amount that was billed in violation of this section, the entity shall refund the amount on a timely basis to the payor or individual, whichever is applicable. (E) A health care provider who makes a referral prohibited by this section or who fails to disclose information required by Section 44-113-40(A) or presents or causes to be presented a bill or a claim for services that the health care provider knows or should know is for a service for which payment may not be made under subsection (C) or for which a refund has not been made under subsection (D) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each such service to be imposed and collected by the appropriate board. (F) A health care provider or other entity that enters into an arrangement or scheme which the health care provider or entity knows or should know has a principal purpose of assuring referrals by the health care provider to a particular entity which, if the health care provider directly made referrals to the entity would be in violation of this section, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each circumvention arrangement or scheme to be imposed and collected by the appropriate board. (G) A violation of this section by a health care provider constitutes grounds for disciplinary action to be taken by the applicable board. A hospital licensed under Title 44, Chapter 7 found in violation of this section is subject to the regulations promulgated by the department. (H) A hospital licensed under Title 44, Chapter 7 that discriminates against or otherwise penalizes a health care provider for compliance with this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one hundred thousand dollars to be imposed and collected by the department. (I) Each board, and in the case of hospitals, the department, shall encourage the use by licensees of an advisory opinion procedure to determine the applicability of this section or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this section as it applies solely to the licensee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-96-30 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 96 / Article 1 / Section 44-96-30
SECTION 44-96-30. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to hazardous waste regulated under the South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act, to infectious waste regulated under the South Carolina Infectious Waste Management Act, to radioactive waste regulated under the South Carolina Atomic Energy and Radiation Control Act, to the Southeast Interstate Radioactive Waste Compact, or to refuse as defined and regulated pursuant to the South Carolina Mining Act, including processed mineral waste, which will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-1110 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 20 / Article 7 / Section 44-20-1110
SECTION 44-20-1110. Department's authority as to state's disabilities and special needs services and programs.
Status: in_force

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities has authority for all of the state's disabilities and special needs services and programs. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-12-10 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 12 / Section 44-12-10
SECTION 44-12-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Director" means the head of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. (2) "Department" means the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. (3) "Office" or "component office" means any one or more of the component offices or divisions that comprise the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. (4) "Office director" means a person, appointed by the department director, to serve as the head of a component office. An office director shall answer directly to the oversight of the department director.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-3210 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 25 / Section 44-7-3210
SECTION 44-7-3210. Co-payment for members of the General Assembly.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including any provision of the Annual General Appropriations Act for FY 1996-97, members of the General Assembly must pay any co-payment or deductible as may be applicable for receiving services at a hospital facility in this State whether or not their services are provided by the MUSC hospital or its successor in interest.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-26-70 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 26 / Section 44-26-70
SECTION 44-26-70. Human rights committees.
Status: in_force

(A) Human rights committees must be established for each regional center and for each county/multicounty program to: (1) review and advise the regional center or the county/multicounty board on the policies pertaining to clients' rights policies; (2) hear and make recommendations to the regional center or county/multicounty board on research proposals which involve individuals receiving services as research participants pursuant to Section 44-20-260; (3) review and advise the regional center or county/multicounty board on program plans for behavior management which may restrict personal freedoms or rights of clients; (4) advise the regional center or county/multicounty board on other matters as requested pertaining to the rights of clients. (B) Human rights committees must be appointed by the office director or his designee. Each committee consists of not less than the following five persons, except employees or former employees of the regional center or county/multicounty board must not be appointed: (1) a family member of a person with intellectual disability or a related disability; (2) a client of the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, if appropriate; (3) a representative of the community at large with expertise or a demonstrated interest in the care and treatment of persons with intellectual disability or related disabilities. (C) The office shall establish policy and procedures for the operations of the committees. (D) Members of the committees serve in an advisory capacity only and are exempt from liability. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-37-65 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 37 / Section 44-37-65
SECTION 44-37-65. Hospitals and birth centers required to provide sickle cell education.
Status: in_force

Every hospital and birth center in this State shall provide the parents of each newborn baby who is at high risk for sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait delivered in the hospital or birth center, educational information on sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait and associated complications.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-415 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 5 / Section 44-43-415
SECTION 44-43-415. Modification of Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Status: in_force

This article modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(A) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(B) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-96-190 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 96 / Article 1 / Section 44-96-190
SECTION 44-96-190. Yard trash; compost.
Status: in_force

(A) Not later than twelve months after this chapter is effective, the department shall: (1) promulgate regulations governing the proper management or disposal, or both, of yard trash and land-clearing debris; (2) promulgate regulations establishing standards for the production of compost, including requirements necessary to produce hygienically safe compost products for varying applications; and (3) comply with the requirements of the South Carolina Administrative Procedures Act and notify local government officials of the opportunity to provide input prior to issuing proposed regulations for comment under this article. (B) Twenty-four months after this chapter is effective, no person shall knowingly mix yard trash and land-clearing debris with other municipal solid waste that is intended for collection or disposal at a municipal solid waste landfill or a resource recovery facility. (C) Twenty-four months after this chapter is effective, no person shall knowingly mix other municipal solid waste with yard trash and land-clearing debris that is intended for collection and disposal at a composting facility. This prohibition does not apply to bags or other containers approved by the operator of the composting facility. (D) Twenty-four months after this chapter is effective, no owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill shall knowingly accept at the gate loads composed primarily of yard trash or land-clearing debris unless the landfill provides and maintains a separate waste composting facility and composts all yard trash or land-clearing debris before disposal in the landfill or contracts for the composting of such waste at the facility. (E) Any person violating the provisions of subsections (B) or (C) shall be subject to a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars. This provision may be enforced by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement official or by the department. (F) All state agencies, all political subdivisions using state funds to procure items, and all persons contracting with such agency or political subdivision where such persons procure items with state funds shall procure composted materials and products where practicable, subject to the provisions of Section 44-96-140(D).
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-17-330 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 44-17-330
SECTION 44-17-330. Discharge at request of patient or another person.
Status: in_force

A voluntary patient who requests to be discharged or whose discharge is requested, in writing, by the patient's parent or legal guardian or other interested person must be discharged, except that: (1) if the patient was admitted on the patient's own application and the request for discharge is made by a person other than the patient, discharge must be conditioned upon the agreement of the patient; (2) if the director of the hospital, within three days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the patient or other interested person requests the patient's discharge, files with the probate court of the county in which the patient resided or was present immediately before admission a certificate that in the director's opinion, the patient desiring discharge is mentally ill and should be hospitalized, discharge may be postponed on application for as long as the court determines by order to be necessary for conducting proceedings for judicial admission, but in no event for more than fifteen days. Upon the filing of a certificate, the proceedings for judicial admission must be conducted pursuant to Sections 44-17-510 through 44-17-610.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-137-60 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 137 / Section 44-137-60
SECTION 44-137-60. No private right of action against manufacturer of investigational drug, biological product, or device.
Status: in_force

No private right of action may be brought against a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device, or against any other person or entity involved in the care of an eligible patient using an investigational drug, biological product, or device, for any harm caused to the eligible patient resulting from the use of the investigational drug, biological product, or device as long as the manufacturer or other person or entity has made a good-faith effort to comply with the provisions of this chapter and has exercised reasonable care in actions undertaken pursuant to this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-48-90 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 48 / Section 44-48-90
SECTION 44-48-90. Trial; trier of fact; continuation of trial; assistance of counsel; access of examiners to person; payment of expenses.
Status: in_force

(A) The court must conduct a trial to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator. (B) Within thirty days after the determination of probable cause by the court pursuant to Section 44-48-80, the person or the Attorney General may request, in writing, that the trial be before a jury. If no request is made, the trial must be before a judge in the county where the offense was committed within ninety days of the date the independent qualified evaluator requested by the person or Attorney General pursuant to Section 44-48-90(C) issues a report as to whether the person is a sexually violent predator, pursuant to Section 44-48-80(D), or, if there is no term of court, the next available date thereafter, and the case shall be treated as a priority case. If neither party seeks an independent evaluation, then the trial must be before a judge, or a jury if a jury trial is requested, in the county where the offense was committed within ninety days of the date the court appointed qualified evaluator issues the report as to whether the person is a sexually violent predator, pursuant to Section 44-48-80(D), or, if there is no term of court, the next available date thereafter. The trial may be continued upon the request of either party and a showing of good cause, or by the court on its own motion in the due administration of justice, and only if the respondent will not be substantially prejudiced. The Attorney General must notify the victim, in a timely manner, of the time, date, and location of the trial. At all stages of the proceedings under this chapter, a person subject to this chapter is entitled to the assistance of counsel, and if the person is indigent, the court must appoint counsel designated by the Office of Indigent Defense to handle sexual predator cases to assist the person. (C) If the court appointed qualified evaluator determines that the person is not a sexually violent predator, then the Attorney General, with notice to the person, may seek an independent evaluation pursuant to this section. If the court appointed qualified evaluator determines that the person is a sexually violent predator, then the person, with notice to the Attorney General, may seek an opinion by an independent qualified evaluator pursuant to this section. In the case of an indigent person who requests an independent qualified evaluator, the indigent person must file and serve upon the Attorney General and the Commission on Indigent Defense a motion requesting payment and costs. The Attorney General shall have ten days from the date of service to file a response to the motion. If the court determines that the services are necessary and the requested compensation for the independent qualified evaluator is reasonable, then the court must authorize, in a written order prior to any fees or expenses being incurred, the person's attorney to obtain the services of an independent qualified evaluator to perform an evaluation or participate in the trial on the person's behalf and must authorize the payment from funds available to the Commission on Indigent Defense. All qualified evaluators are permitted to have reasonable access to the person for the purpose of the evaluation, as well as reasonable access to all relevant medical, psychological, criminal offense, and disciplinary records and reports. The court shall order the person to comply with any reasonable testing and assessments deemed necessary by the qualified evaluator for a thorough evaluation. Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 19, SECTION 6, rewrote (B) and (C).
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-510 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 7 / Section 44-43-510
SECTION 44-43-510. Board for distribution and delivery of dead human bodies; composition.
Status: in_force

The faculty members of the departments of anatomy and surgery of the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, or any other colleges or schools of this State authorized by law to teach medical science and issue diplomas, constitute a board for the distribution and delivery of dead human bodies as and for the purpose provided in this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-38-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 38 / Article 1 / Section 44-38-40
SECTION 44-38-40. Duties of council.
Status: in_force

In carrying out the purposes of this article the council shall: (1) determine and implement the most cost effective method: (a) to collect, record, analyze, and disseminate data on the incidence and causes of head and spinal cord injuries; (b) to gather such other data as needed from existing sources of the South Carolina Statewide Hospital Data System and the Trauma Registry of the Division of Emergency Medical Services; (2) provide information for initiation of case management services and preventive programs for head and spinal cord injured persons in this State; (3) develop and promote primary prevention programs related to preventing head and spinal cord injuries; (4) perform other duties and functions as determined by the council to be necessary for implementation of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-280 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 3 / Section 44-53-280
SECTION 44-53-280. Promulgation of rules and regulations; requirement of professional license; expiration of registration; failure to renew registration; reinstatement; fees and penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) The department may promulgate regulations and may charge reasonable fees relating to the license and control of the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances. (B) No person engaged in a profession or occupation for which a license is required by law may be registered under this article unless the person holds a valid license of that profession or occupation. (C) A class 20-28 registration, as provided for by the board in regulation, expires October first of each year. The registration of a registrant who fails to renew by October first is canceled. However, registration may be reinstated upon payment of the renewal fees due and a penalty of one hundred dollars if the registrant is otherwise in good standing and presents a satisfactory explanation for failure to renew. (D) All registrations other than class 20-28, as provided for by the board in regulation, expire on April first of each year. The registration of a registrant who fails to renew by April first is canceled. However, registration may be reinstated upon payment of the renewal fees due and a penalty of one hundred dollars if the registrant is otherwise in good standing and presents a satisfactory explanation for failure to renew. (E) Refusal by the department to reinstate a canceled registration after payment of the renewal fee and penalty and presentation of an explanation constitutes a refusal to renew and the procedures under Section 44-53-320 apply. (F) For class 20-28 registrants, initial registrations issued before July first expire October first of that same year, and initial registrations issued on or after July first expire October first of the following year. For classes other than class 20-28, initial registrations issued before January first expire April first of the following year, and initial registrations issued on or after January first expire April first of the following year. Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 216, SECTION 2, rewrote (C) and (D), eliminating registration renewal grace periods.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-55-1210 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 55 / Article 13 / Section 44-55-1210
SECTION 44-55-1210. Counties may engage in collection and disposal of solid wastes; service charges.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county may by ordinance or resolution provide that the county shall engage in the collection and disposal of solid waste. Such collection and disposal may be accomplished either by use of county employees and equipment or by contract with private agencies or municipalities of the county. Service charges may be levied against persons for whom collection services are provided whether such services are performed by the county, a municipality or a private agency.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-60 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 44-7-60
SECTION 44-7-60. Borrowing money by nonprofit public hospitals.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of any nonprofit public hospital in this State with the approval of the governing body of the county wherein such hospital is located which has borrowed money may continue to borrow money in the name of the hospital for general hospital purposes. "Borrowing money" as used herein shall include the authority to make notes or other evidences of debt and to secure payment thereof by placing a mortgage on any or all of its property, both real and personal.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1550 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 14 / Section 44-53-1550
SECTION 44-53-1550. What constitutes a prior offense.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether or not a person has committed a second or subsequent offense under the provisions of this article, a violation of any other provision of this article or provision of law of the United States or any state, territory, or district, relating to an anabolic steroid, constitutes a prior offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-41-630 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 41 / Article 6 / Section 44-41-630
SECTION 44-41-630. Obstetric ultrasound; display of images; recording written medical description of images of fetal heartbeat; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) An abortion provider who is to perform or induce an abortion, a certified technician, or another agent of the abortion provider who is competent in ultrasonography shall: (1) perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, using whichever method the physician and pregnant woman agree is best under the circumstances; (2) during the performance of the ultrasound, display the ultrasound images so that the pregnant woman may view the images; and (3) record a written medical description of the ultrasound images of the unborn child's fetal heartbeat, if present and viewable. (B) Except as provided in Section 44-41-640, Section 44-41-650, and Section 44-41-660, no person shall perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman with the specific intent of causing or abetting an abortion if the unborn child's fetal heartbeat has been detected in accordance with Section 44-41-330(A). A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined ten thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. Validity For the validity of the previous version of this section, see Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. State, 882 S.E.2d 770 (S.C. 2023); see Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Org., 142 S.Ct. 2228 (U.S. 2022). Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 70, SECTIONS 11 and 12, provide as follows: "SECTION 11. The Public Employee Benefit Authority and the State Health Plan shall cover prescribed contraceptives for dependents under the same terms and conditions that the Plan provides contraceptive coverage for employees and spouses. The State Health Plan shall not apply patient cost sharing provisions to covered contraceptives. "SECTION 12. The President of the Senate, on behalf of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, on behalf of the House of Representatives have an unconditional right to intervene on behalf of their respective bodies in a state court action and may provide evidence or argument, written or oral, if a party to that court action challenges the constitutionality of this act. In a federal court action that challenges the constitutionality of this act the Legislature may seek to intervene, to file an amicus brief, or to present arguments in accordance with federal rules of procedure. Intervention by the Legislature pursuant to this provision does not limit the duty of the Attorney General to appear and prosecute legal actions or defend state agencies, officers or employees as otherwise provided. In any action in which the Legislature intervenes or participates, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall function independently from each other in the representation of their respective clients." Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 70, SECTION 2, inserted the (A) designator, and added (B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-140 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 44-31-140
SECTION 44-31-140. Isolation or forcible detention.
Status: in_force

If a person committed to a facility pursuant to this article leaves without permission or, in the opinion of the department, endangers the public, staff, or other patients, the department is empowered to isolate and forceably detain the person if necessary until such time as the person no longer poses a risk to others.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-1380 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 13 / Section 44-43-1380
SECTION 44-43-1380. Annual report of board to General Assembly.
Status: in_force

Donate Life South Carolina board annually by February first shall submit a report to the General Assembly concerning its expenditures of funds, activities, and the incidence of organ and tissue donation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-340 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 20 / Article 3 / Section 44-20-340
SECTION 44-20-340. Records and reports pertaining to client; confidentiality of information; waiver.
Status: in_force

(A) A person, hospital, or other organization may provide information, interviews, reports, statements, written memoranda, documents, or other data related to the condition and treatment of a client or applicant to the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and no liability for damages or other relief arises against the person, hospital, or organization for providing the information or material. (B) All records pertaining to the identity of a person whose condition or treatment has been studied by the office are confidential and privileged information. However, upon the written request of the client, the client's or applicant's parent with legal custody, legal guardian, or spouse with the written permission of the client or applicant or under subpoena by a court of law, the office may furnish pertinent records in its possession to appropriate parties. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-330 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 44-7-330
SECTION 44-7-330. Power to sue.
Status: in_force

The department, in accordance with the laws of this State governing injunctions and other processes, may maintain an action in the name of the State against any person or facility for violation of this article and regulations promulgated under this article. In charging any defendant in a complaint in an action, it is sufficient to charge that the defendant, upon a certain day and in a certain county, did violate any provision of this article or of the regulations promulgated without the necessity for showing irreparable harm.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-30-90 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 30 / Article 1 / Section 44-30-90
SECTION 44-30-90. Regulations; order authentication and contents.
Status: in_force

The department and each licensing board shall promulgate regulations necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in this article and to comply with public law no later than October 1, 1992. All orders for medication dispensed or treatment provided in a hospital shall be authenticated according to hospital policy. The orders shall be taken by personnel qualified by hospital medical staff rules and shall include the date, time, and name of persons who gave the order, and the signature of the person taking the order. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall promulgate regulations consistent with this provision.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-135-80 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 135 / Section 44-135-80
SECTION 44-135-80. Procedure where claimant fails to provide prima facie evidence with complaint; expedited trial date for claimant with diagnosis of mesothelioma.
Status: in_force

(A) In any action covered by the provisions of this act, a claimant shall file together with the complaint or other initial pleading a written report and supporting test results constituting the prima facie showing required pursuant to this act. In an action where the claimant either fails to provide such prima facie evidence or provides inadequate prima facie evidence, the defendant may, without waiving any defenses otherwise available to him, file within the time allotted for his Answer, a Notice of Appearance rather than an Answer to the Complaint. The claimant shall, within ninety days of receipt of such Answer or Notice of Appearance, provide such prima facie evidence as is called for by the provisions of this act. The defendant in any case shall then be afforded a reasonable opportunity to challenge the adequacy of the proffered prima facie evidence of asbestos-related or silica-related impairment as referenced in this section and Section 44-135-70(B). Upon a finding of failure to make the required prima facie showing, the claimant's action shall not be placed on any trial docket nor be the subject of any discovery other than discovery on the issue of prima facie evidence of impairment. Upon the finding of the required prima facie showing, no defendant shall be allowed to challenge such prima facie showing absent a showing of misrepresentation, fraud, and/or good cause. (B) In any action covered by the provisions of this act in which the exposed person has received a diagnosis of mesothelioma which meets the requirements of Section 44-135-50(A)(1), the claimant may petition the court requesting that a trial date be set on an expedited basis. The court may, in its discretion, provide for an expedited trial setting, if the claimant demonstrates good cause for such an expedited trial setting and the defendant(s) is/are not prejudiced by such an expedited trial setting. In no event shall a trial date be set less than one hundred twenty days from the date of an order granting such a motion and in no event shall a case be called for trial unless six months have passed between the date of the initial filing of the case and the date of trial.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-3460 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 27 / Section 44-7-3460
SECTION 44-7-3460. Administration and enforcement of article.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall administer and enforce the provisions of this article in accordance with procedures and penalties provided in law and regulation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-63-70 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 63 / Section 44-63-70
SECTION 44-63-70. State registrar shall prescribe forms and furnish copies to county registrars and appropriate agencies.
Status: in_force

The state registrar shall prescribe the proper forms for the certification and recording of all vital statistics in this State and shall furnish copies of these forms to all county registrars and appropriate agencies in the State having the responsibility for the registration, reporting, and certification of vital statistics, data, and information.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-155 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 44-1-155
SECTION 44-1-155. Release on bail of person apprehended by shellfish patrolman upon charge of violating health and sanitary aspects of shellfish, crab, and shrimp laws or regulations.
Status: in_force

When any person is apprehended by a shellfish patrolman upon a charge of violating the health and sanitary aspects of shellfish, crab and shrimp laws or regulations, such person upon being served with a summons by the patrolman may in lieu of being immediately brought before the proper judicial officer enter into a formal recognizance or deposit a proper sum of money in lieu of a recognizance or incarceration with the patrolman as bail which shall be not less than the minimum nor more than the maximum fine, but in no case to exceed one hundred dollars. The bail shall be turned over to the proper judicial officer. A receipt for the sum so deposited shall be given to the person by the patrolman. The summons duly served shall give the judicial officer jurisdiction to dispose of the matter. Upon receipt of bail the patrolman shall release the person so charged and he may appear in court at the time stated in and required by the summons.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-2155 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 16 / Section 44-7-2155
SECTION 44-7-2155. Board of directors and officers.
Status: in_force

The board of directors and officers of the district as selected in the manner specified in Act 490 of 1976 also constitute the board of directors and officers of the district when incorporated.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-190 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 44-31-190
SECTION 44-31-190. Construction and application of article.
Status: in_force

No provision of this article may be construed as interfering with the ordinary admission of tuberculosis patients to a facility through channels that have customarily been followed in the past, and this article applies only to cases that have proved to be beyond ordinary, reasonable methods of control. This article does not apply to persons suffering from mental illness; these persons must be treated by the Office of Mental Health. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-720 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 56 / Article 7 / Section 44-56-720
SECTION 44-56-720. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and its amendments, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq. (2) "Contaminant" includes, but is not limited to, any element, substance, compound, or mixture, including disease-causing agents, which after release into the environment and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation, or assimilation into any organism, either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingestion through food chains, will or may reasonably be anticipated to cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutation, physiological malfunctions, including malfunctions in reproduction, or physical deformations, in organisms or their offspring; "contaminant" does not include petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction of crude oil, which is not otherwise specifically listed or designated as a hazardous substance under subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (14) of CERCLA, Section 101, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq. and does not include natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas of pipeline quality or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas. (3) "Contamination" means impact by a contaminant, petroleum, or petroleum product. (4) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. (5) "Nonresponsible party" means any party which is neither: (i) a responsible party at the time the voluntary cleanup contract is signed, including lenders, economic development agencies, fiduciaries, trustees, executors, administrators, custodians, subsequent holders of a security interest; nor (ii) a parent, subsidiary of, or successor to a responsible party. (6) "Oversight costs" means those costs, both direct and indirect, incurred by the department in implementing the voluntary cleanup program. (7) "Petroleum" and "petroleum product" means crude oil or any fraction of crude oil which is liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure (60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds for each square inch absolute), including any liquid which consists of a blend of petroleum and alcohol and which is intended for use as a motor fuel. (8) "Property" means that portion of the site which is subject to the ownership, prospective ownership, or possessory or contractual interest of a responsible party or a nonresponsible party. (9) "Response action" means any assessment, cleanup, inspection, or closure of a site as necessary to remedy actual or potential damage to public health, public welfare, or the environment. (10) "Responsible party" means: (a) the owner and operator of a vessel or a facility, as these terms are defined in CERCLA; (b) any person who at the time of disposal of any hazardous substance owned or operated any facility at which such hazardous substances were disposed of, as these terms are defined in CERCLA; (c) any person who by contract, settlement, or otherwise arranged for disposal or treatment or arranged with a transporter for transport for disposal or treatment of hazardous substances owned or possessed by such person, by any other party or entity, at any facility or incineration vessel owned or operated by another party or entity and containing such hazardous substances, as these terms are defined in CERCLA; and (d) any person who accepts or accepted any hazardous substances for transport to disposal or treatment facilities, incineration vessels, or sites selected by such person, from which there is a release or a threatened release which causes the incurrence of response costs of a hazardous substance, as such terms are defined in CERCLA; and (e) any person who owns or operates or who owned or operated an above ground or underground storage tank from which petroleum or petroleum products have been released or who owns and operates or who owned or operated a property on which a petroleum release has occurred; however, the exemptions of Section 44-2-80(B) and (C) apply. (11) "Site" means all areas where a contaminant, petroleum, or petroleum product has been released, deposited, stored, disposed of, or placed or otherwise comes to be located; "site" does not include any consumer product in consumer use or any vessel. (12) "Voluntary cleanup" means a response action taken under and in compliance with this article. (13) "Voluntary cleanup contract" means a contract entered into between the department and a responsible or nonresponsible party to conduct a voluntary cleanup.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-79-90 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 79 / Section 44-79-90
SECTION 44-79-90. Promulgation of regulations.
Status: in_force

The administrator shall administer this chapter and may promulgate regulations, subject to the Administrative Procedures Act, necessary to carry out its provisions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-820 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 6 / Section 44-53-820
SECTION 44-53-820. Establishment of DARE Fund; purpose.
Status: in_force

There is established the Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) Fund, an eleemosynary corporation, the resources of which must be used to promote and encourage the Drug Awareness and Resistance Education Program in this State. The trust fund supplements and augments services provided by government agencies and does not take the place of these services.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-29-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 29 / Section 44-29-20
SECTION 44-29-20. Transportation and handling of human remains infected by dangerous, contagious, or infectious disease.
Status: in_force

Prior to transportation of human remains known to be infected by any dangerous, contagious, or infectious disease into, through, or out of this State or any city, town, or county within this State, the hospital, health or medical clinic, physician, medical facility, person, or other entity in possession of the human remains shall inform any funeral director, ambulance driver, or any other person or entity who is to transport the remains that the remains are infected by a dangerous, contagious, or infectious disease. In the event that human remains as described above are not to be moved immediately but are to be operated on for purposes of autopsy or otherwise handled, any doctor, technician, or other person charged with the responsibility of handling the remains known to be infected by any dangerous, contagious, or infectious disease must be informed that the remains are so infected. For the purpose of enforcing this section, the Department of Health and Environmental Control (department) shall make and distribute, at intervals considered necessary by the department, to all hospitals, health or medical clinics, other medical facilities, persons, or other entities who may normally be in possession of human remains a list declaring what diseases are regarded as dangerous, contagious, or infectious and shall classify these diseases and shall designate the diseases as are of so dangerous a character that transportation of human remains infected by them is forbidden except under conditions as prescribed by the department which it considers proper for the transportation of those remains.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1830 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 18 / Section 44-53-1830
SECTION 44-53-1830. Cannabidiol for use in clinical trials.
Status: in_force

(A) Expanded access clinical trials conducted pursuant to a statewide investigational new drug application established pursuant to this chapter only shall utilize cannabidiol which is: (1) from an approved source; and (2) approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to be used for treatment of a condition specified in an investigational new drug application. (B) The principal investigator and any subinvestigator may receive cannabidiol directly from an approved source or authorized distributor for an approved source for use in the expanded access clinical trials.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-44-10 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44 / Section 44-44-10
SECTION 44-44-10. Title of act.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Birth Defects Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-15-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 15 / Section 44-15-40
SECTION 44-15-40. Allocation of funds; review of expenditures.
Status: in_force

At the beginning of each fiscal year the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall allocate available funds to the mental health programs for disbursement during the fiscal year in accordance with such approved plans and budgets. The department shall, from time to time during the fiscal year, review the budgets and expenditures of the various programs, and if funds are not needed for a program to which they were allocated, it may, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, withdraw such funds as are unencumbered and reallocate them to other programs. It may withdraw funds from any program which is not being administered in accordance with its approved plan and budget. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-48-80 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 48 / Section 44-48-80
SECTION 44-48-80. Determination of probable cause; taking person into custody; hearing; evaluation.
Status: in_force

(A) Upon filing of a petition, the court must determine whether probable cause exists to believe that the person named in the petition is a sexually violent predator. If the court determines that probable cause exists to believe that the person is a sexually violent predator, the person must be taken into custody if he is not already confined in a secure facility. (B) Immediately upon being taken into custody pursuant to subsection (A), the person must be provided with notice of the opportunity to appear in person at a hearing to contest probable cause as to whether the detained person is a sexually violent predator. This hearing must be held within seventy-two hours after a person is taken into custody pursuant to subsection (A). At this hearing the court must: (1) verify the detainee's identity; (2) receive evidence and hear arguments from the person and the Attorney General; and (3) determine whether probable cause exists to believe that the person is a sexually violent predator. The State may rely upon the petition and supplement the petition with additional documentary evidence or live testimony. (C) At the probable cause hearing as provided in subsection (B), the detained person has the following rights in addition to any rights previously specified: (1) to be represented by counsel; (2) to present evidence on the person's behalf; (3) to cross-examine witnesses who testify against the person; and (4) to view and copy all petitions and reports in the court file. (D) If the probable cause determination is made, then the court must direct that, upon completion of the criminal sentence, the person must be transferred to a local or regional detention facility pending the conclusion of the proceedings under this chapter. The court must further direct that the person be transported to an appropriate facility of the Office of Mental Health for an evaluation as to whether the person is a sexually violent predator and must order the person to comply with all reasonable testing and assessments deemed necessary by a court-appointed qualified evaluator. The court-appointed qualified evaluator must complete the evaluation within ninety days after the Office of Mental Health provides written certification to the Attorney General's Office and the person's legal counsel that it has received all medical, psychological, criminal offense, and disciplinary records and reports concerning the person but not greater than one hundred eighty days after the probable cause order is filed. The court may grant one extension upon the request of the court-appointed qualified evaluator and a showing of extraordinary circumstances. After the evaluation by the court-appointed qualified evaluator, if the person or the Attorney General seeks an independent evaluation by an independent qualified evaluator, pursuant to Section 44-48-90(C), then that evaluation must be completed within ninety days after receipt of the report by the court-appointed qualified evaluator. The court may grant an extension upon the request of the independent qualified evaluator and a showing of extraordinary circumstances. Any qualified evaluator who will be submitted as an expert at either a hearing or trial must submit a written report available to both parties. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18. Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 19, SECTION 5, rewrote (D).
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-1010 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 11 / Section 44-43-1010
SECTION 44-43-1010. Costs pertaining to donation paid by procurement agency.
Status: in_force

All hospital and physician charges following declaration of death that pertain to organ and tissue donation must be paid by the appropriate procurement agency and must not be charged to the donor's estate. Procurement costs incurred by the agency must not be charged to the donor's estate.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-5-90 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 5 / Section 44-5-90
SECTION 44-5-90. Cooperation of other state departments with state agency.
Status: in_force

All agencies, departments and commissions of the State may cooperate with the state agency in its health planning and development functions. Any agency, department or commission of the State which has authority, designated by statute or regulation, to administer state or state-federal programs which involve related health functions shall cooperate with the state agency in its health planning and development functions so that these programs shall be properly considered in the overall state health plan and state medical facilities plan developed pursuant to this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-650 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 44-7-650
SECTION 44-7-650. Custody and disbursement of proceeds of bond sale.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be placed in the county, city, town or township treasury and shall be kept by the treasurer of such office and paid out upon the orders of the governing body of the county or the city or town council for the purposes herein mentioned.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-38-630 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 38 / Article 6 / Section 44-38-630
SECTION 44-38-630. Membership of council; officers of council; compensation.
Status: in_force

(A) The members of the South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council should have knowledge or expertise in the area of brain injury or related services. The council shall be comprised of representatives of the following agencies and organizations, shall be appointed by the director of the agency or organization and shall serve ex officio: (1) South Carolina Department of Education; (2) South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; (3) Office of Mental Health; (4) South Carolina Department of Social Services; (5) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; (6) South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department; (7) Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; (8) Head and Spinal Cord Injury Division within the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; (9) Medical University of South Carolina; (10) University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities within the University of South Carolina School of Medicine; (11) South Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council; (12) South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council; (13) Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.; and (14) Brain Injury Association of South Carolina. (B) Council members shall include persons who are survivors of traumatic brain injury, family members or legal guardians of these persons, health care professionals, representatives of service provider entities, or other interested parties knowledgeable about brain injuries. Membership shall meet requirements of the State Advisory Board designated by the federal Traumatic Brain Injury Act. (C) Officers of the council shall be as follows: chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary. Council officers are to be elected at the final quarterly council meeting of the year, and shall serve a two year term starting the next calendar year. (D) Council members shall be appointed with consideration given to statewide geographic and demographic representation. When an appointed vacancy on the council exists, nominations to fill the vacancy may be received from members of the council by the secretary. (E) Members and officers of the council are not entitled to mileage, per diem, subsistence, or any other form of compensation. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-29-150 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 29 / Section 44-29-150
SECTION 44-29-150. Staff of schools and child care centers to be evaluated for tuberculosis before initial hiring.
Status: in_force

No person will be initially hired to work in any public or private school, kindergarten, nursery or day care center for infants and children until appropriately evaluated for tuberculosis according to guidelines approved by the Board of Health and Environmental Control. Re-evaluation will not be required for employment in consecutive years unless otherwise indicated by such guidelines.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-13-30 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 13 / Section 44-13-30
SECTION 44-13-30. Removal of patient or trainee who is not a citizen of this State.
Status: in_force

Unless he was admitted pursuant to the Interstate Compact on Mental Health as set out in Section 44-25-20 or a supplementary agreement thereto, if any person admitted to a State mental health facility is not a citizen of this State, the superintendent of the facility concerned shall immediately notify the Office of Mental Health, and the Office of Mental Health shall notify the mental health commission or other appropriate agency of the state of which the patient or trainee is a citizen. If the state of his citizenship fails to provide for his removal within a reasonable time, the Office of Mental Health shall cause him to be delivered to the officials authorized by law to care for similar persons pending their commitment to state institutions of the state of his citizenship. The cost of these proceedings and conveyance from this State shall be borne by this State under reciprocity agreements made by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities with the mental health authorities of other states. In entering upon such reciprocal agreements with other states, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall provide that the requirements necessary to gain residence in this State shall not be less than those required for the acquisition of residence in the other contracting state. The Office of Mental Health may, however, in cases of undue hardship waive the requirements of residence, for cause. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-6-100 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 44-6-100
SECTION 44-6-100. Personnel of commission; duties; compensation.
Status: in_force

The department employees shall have such general duties and receive such compensation as determined by the director. The director shall be responsible for administration of state personnel policies and general department personnel policies. The director shall have sole authority to employ and discharge employees subject to such personnel policies and funding available for that purpose. In all instances, the director shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the department and shall have the responsibility of executing policies, directives, and actions of the department either personally or by issuing appropriate directives to the employees. The goal of the provisions of this section is to ensure that the department's business is conducted according to sound administrative practice, without unnecessary interference with its internal affairs. Public officers and employees shall be guided by this goal and comply with these provisions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-410 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 5 / Section 44-43-410
SECTION 44-43-410. Construction of article.
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. This article must be liberally construed to effectuate the wishes of the donor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-6-1155 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 6 / Article 9 / Section 44-6-1155
SECTION 44-6-1155. Submission of documents to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Status: in_force

The department shall submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any and all Medicaid state plan amendments, waiver requests, preprints, and other documents required to implement or continue the implementation of this article no later than six months after enactment of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-23-1110 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 23 / Article 11 / Section 44-23-1110
SECTION 44-23-1110. Charges for maintenance, care, and services.
Status: in_force

The Office of Mental Health shall establish the charges for maintenance and medical care for patients, other than beneficiary, of State mental health facilities. These charges shall be based upon the per capita costs per day of the services rendered, which may include costs of operation, costs of depreciation, and all other elements of cost, which may be adjusted from time to time as the Office of Mental Health considers advisable. It shall establish a reasonable scale of fees to be charged patients, other than beneficiary, served by the mental health clinics and shall retain these fees for use in defraying the expenses of the clinics. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-48-100 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 48 / Section 44-48-100
SECTION 44-48-100. Standard for determining predator status; control, care, and treatment of person; release; mistrial procedures; persons incompetent to stand trial.
Status: in_force

(A) The court or jury must determine whether, beyond a reasonable doubt, the person is a sexually violent predator. If a jury determines that the person is a sexually violent predator, the determination must be by unanimous verdict. If the court or jury determines that the person is a sexually violent predator, the person must be committed to the custody of the Office of Mental Health for control, care, and treatment until such time as the person's mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that the person is safe to be at large and has been released pursuant to this chapter. The control, care, and treatment must be provided at a facility operated by the Office of Mental Health. At all times, a person committed for control, care, and treatment by the Office of Mental Health pursuant to this chapter must be kept in a secure facility, and the person must be segregated at all times from other patients under the supervision of the Office of Mental Health. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities may enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of Corrections for the control, care, and treatment of these persons. A person who is in the confinement of the Department of Corrections pursuant to an interagency agreement authorized by this chapter must be kept in a secure facility and must, if practical and to the degree possible, be housed and managed separately from offenders in the custody of the Department of Corrections. If the court or jury is not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is a sexually violent predator, the court must direct the person's release. Upon a mistrial, the court must direct that the person be held at a local or regional detention facility until another trial is conducted. A subsequent trial following a mistrial must be held within ninety days of the previous trial, unless the subsequent trial is continued. The court or jury's determination that a person is a sexually violent predator may be appealed. The person must be committed to the custody of the Office of Mental Health pending his appeal. (B) If the person charged with a sexually violent offense has been found incompetent to stand trial and is about to be released and the person's commitment is sought pursuant to subsection (A), then the court first shall conduct a non-jury hearing, where it will hear evidence and determine whether the person committed the act or acts with which he is charged. The hearing on this issue must comply with all the procedures specified in this section. In addition, the rules of evidence applicable in criminal cases apply, and all constitutional rights available to defendants at criminal hearings, except the right not to be tried while incompetent and the right to a jury trial, apply. After hearing evidence on this issue, the court must make specific findings on whether the person committed the act or acts with which he is charged; the extent to which the person's incompetence or developmental disability affected the outcome of the hearing, including its effect on the person's ability to consult with and assist counsel and to testify on the person's own behalf; the extent to which the evidence could be reconstructed without the assistance of the person; and the strength of the prosecution's case. If, after the conclusion of the hearing on this issue, the court finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the person committed the act or acts with which he is charged, then the court must enter a final order, appealable by the person, on that issue, and may proceed to consider whether the person should be committed pursuant to this chapter. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18. Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 19, SECTION 7, in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "then the court first shall conduct a non-jury hearing, where it will" for "the court first shall", in the third sentence, substituted "hearings, except the right not to be tried while incompetent and the right to a jury trial" for "trials, other than the right not to be tried while incompetent", and made a nonsubstantive change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-55-1360 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 55 / Article 14 / Section 44-55-1360
SECTION 44-55-1360. Violation.
Status: in_force

A violation of a provision of this chapter is punishable in accordance with Sections 44-1-150, 48-1-320, 48-1-330, and 48-1-340, as applicable.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-55-1320 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 55 / Article 14 / Section 44-55-1320
SECTION 44-55-1320. Wastewater collection, treatment, discharge, or reclamation.
Status: repealed

Section repealed upon contingency. See Editor's notes. A passive soil-based on-site disposal system is authorized for use for collecting, treating, discharging, or reclaiming wastewater or sewage from a small on-site wastewater system generating less than fifteen hundred gallons per day, large on-site wastewater system generating equal to or greater than fifteen hundred gallons per day, or community, cluster, or commercial wastewater system, if the systems comply with the requirements of this chapter and with ordinances a county or municipality establishes consistent with this chapter. Editor's Note Section 44-55-1350, as amended by 2015 Act No. 37, SECTION 4, provides for the repeal of this section when certain regulations become effective.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-55-460 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 55 / Article 5 / Section 44-55-460
SECTION 44-55-460. Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person refusing or neglecting to carry into effect the provisions of this article, to obey the rules and regulations as established by the Department of Health and Environmental Control or to obey any order issued by said Department relative to the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars or not less than twenty-five dollars, and each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1120 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 9 / Section 44-53-1120
SECTION 44-53-1120. Unlawful use or possession of aromatic hydrocarbons.
Status: in_force

No person shall, for the purpose of violating Section 44-53-1110, use or possess for the purpose of so using, any substance containing aromatic hydrocarbons.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-4-530 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 44-4-530
SECTION 44-4-530. Isolation and quarantine of individuals or groups; penalty for noncompliance.
Status: in_force

(A) During a public health emergency, DHEC may isolate or quarantine an individual or groups of individuals. This includes individuals or groups who have not been vaccinated, treated, tested, or examined pursuant to Sections 44-4-510 and 44-4-520. DHEC may also establish and maintain places of isolation and quarantine, and set rules and make orders. (B) DHEC must adhere to the following conditions and principles when isolating or quarantining individuals or groups of individuals: (1) isolation and quarantine must be by the least restrictive means necessary to prevent the spread of a contagious or possibly contagious disease to others and may include, but are not limited to, confinement to private homes or other private and public premises; (2) individuals isolated because of objective evidence of infection or contagious disease must be confined separately from quarantined asymptomatic individuals; (3) the health status of isolated and quarantined individuals must be monitored regularly to determine if they require isolation or quarantine; (4) if a quarantined individual becomes infected or is reasonably believed to be infected with a contagious or possibly contagious disease, he or she must be promptly removed to isolation; (5) isolated and quarantined individuals must be immediately released when they pose no substantial risk of transmitting a contagious or possibly contagious disease to others; (6) the needs of persons isolated and quarantined must be addressed in a systematic and competent fashion including, but not limited to, providing adequate food, clothing, shelter, means of communication with those in isolation or quarantine and outside these settings, medication, and competent medical care; (7) premises used for isolation and quarantine must be maintained in a safe and hygienic manner and be designed to minimize the likelihood of further transmission of infection or other harms to persons isolated or quarantined; and (8) to the extent possible, cultural and religious beliefs must be considered in addressing the needs of the individuals and establishing and maintaining isolation and quarantine premises. (C) A person subject to isolation or quarantine must comply with DHEC's rules and orders, and must not go beyond the isolation or quarantine premises. Failure to comply with these rules and orders constitutes a felony and, upon conviction, a person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (D)(1) DHEC may authorize physicians, health care workers, or others access to individuals in isolation or quarantine as necessary to meet the needs of isolated or quarantined individuals. (2) No person, other than a person authorized by DHEC, shall enter isolation or quarantine premises. Failure to comply with this provision constitutes a felony and, upon conviction, a person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (3) A person entering an isolation or quarantine premises with or without authorization of DHEC may be isolated or quarantined as provided for in this chapter. (4) The public safety authority and other law enforcement officers may arrest, isolate, or quarantine an individual who is acting in violation of an isolation or quarantine order after the order is given to the individual pursuant to Section 44-4-540(B)(3) or after the individual is provided notice of the order. In a case where an individual is not the subject of an isolation or quarantine order under Section 44-4-540, law enforcement officers may provide written or verbal notice of the order. Law enforcement officers may arrest, isolate, or quarantine an individual who is acting in violation of isolation or quarantine rules after the rules are established and the individual is given written or verbal notice of the rules. An arrest warrant or an additional isolation or quarantine order is not required for arrest, isolation, or quarantine under Section 44-4-530(D)(4). (E) An employer may not fire, demote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee complying with an isolation or quarantine order issued pursuant to Section 44-1-80, 44-1-110, 44-1-140, 44-4-520, 44-4-530, or 44-4-540; however, nothing in this section prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to use annual or sick leave to comply with such an order.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1100 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 44-7-1100
SECTION 44-7-1100. Tax levy by adjoining county.
Status: in_force

Upon presentation of such petition, the county legislative delegation of the county in which the district is located may, by resolution, direct the auditor of the county to levy annually the additional millage upon all the taxable property in the district for the benefit of the hospital named in the petition, in the same manner and at the same time as all other county taxes are levied, and further direct the treasurer of the county in which the district is located to collect such taxes for the benefit of the named hospital and to transfer the resulting fund to the treasurer of the city or town in which the hospital is located.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-340 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 5 / Section 44-43-340
SECTION 44-43-340. Parties authorized to make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.
Status: in_force

(A) Subject to subsections (B) and (C) and unless barred by Section 44-43-330 or 44-43-335, an anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part for purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education may be made by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed: (1) an attorney-in-fact appointed by the decedent in a durable power of attorney executed pursuant to Section 62-5-501, if the decision is within the scope of his authority; (2) a spouse of the decedent unless the spouse and the decedent are separated pursuant to one of the following: (a) entry of a pendente lite order in a divorce or separate maintenance action; (b) formal signing of a written property or marital settlement agreement; (c) entry of a permanent order of separate maintenance and support or of a permanent order approving a property or marital settlement agreement between the spouse and the decedent; (3) adult children of the decedent; (4) parents of the decedent; (5) adult siblings of the decedent; (6) adult grandchildren of the decedent; (7) grandparents of the decedent; (8) an adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent; (9) the persons who were acting as the guardians of the person of the decedent at the time of death; and (10) any other person authorized or under obligation to dispose of the body. (B) If there is more than one member of a class listed in subsection (A)(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (9) entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift may be made by a member of the class unless that member or a person to which the gift may pass under Section 44-43-350 knows of an objection by another member of the class. If an objection is known, the gift may be made only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available. (C) A person may not make an anatomical gift if, at the time of the decedent's death, a person in a prior class under subsection (A) is reasonably available to make or to object to the making of an anatomical gift.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-3-130 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 44-3-130
SECTION 44-3-130. Powers and duties of Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

The Catawba Health District Advisory Council shall be subject to the supervisory and advisory control of the Department of Health and Environmental Control. The District Advisory Council shall be charged with the duty of advising the district medical director in all matters of sanitary interest and scientific importance bearing upon the protection of the public health.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-22-10 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 22 / Section 44-22-10
SECTION 44-22-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Authorized health care provider" means advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants licensed in South Carolina and authorized to provide specific treatments, care, or services pursuant to their respective practice acts in Title 40. (2) "Office director" means the Office Director of the Office of Mental Health. (3) "Court" means probate court. (4) "Office" means the Office of Mental Health, a component office of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. (5) "Facility" means a residential program operated by the office. (6) "Independent examination" means an examination of a patient by a qualified employee of the office. (7) "Individual plan of treatment" means a plan written by a multi-disciplinary team setting forth measurable goals and objectives in prescribing an integrated program of individual designed activities or therapies necessary to achieve the goals and objectives. (8) "Major medical treatment" means a medical, surgical, or diagnostic intervention or procedure where a general anesthetic is used or which involves significant invasions of bodily integrity requiring an incision or producing substantial pain, discomfort, debilitation, or having a significant recovery period. It does not include a routine diagnosis or treatment such as the administration of medications or nutrition or the extraction of bodily fluids for analysis, dental care performed with local anesthetic, procedures which are provided under emergency circumstances, or the withdrawal or discontinuance of medical treatment which is sustaining life functions. (9) "Mental disability" means a medically diagnosable, abnormal condition which is expected to continue for a considerable length of time, whether correctable or uncorrectable, which reasonably is expected to limit the person's functional ability. (10) "Multi-disciplinary team" means persons drawn from or representing the professional disciplines or service areas included in the treatment plan. (11) "Patient" means an individual undergoing treatment in the office; however, the term does not include a person committed to the office pursuant to Chapter 48 of Title 44. (12) "Patient unable to consent" means a patient unable to appreciate the nature and implications of his condition and proposed health care, to make a reasoned decision concerning the proposed health care, or to communicate that decision in an unambiguous manner. This definition does not include a person under eighteen years of age, and this chapter does not affect the delivery of health care to that person unless he is married or has been determined judicially to be emancipated. A patient's inability to consent must be certified by two licensed physicians, each of whom has examined the patient. However, in an emergency the patient's inability to consent may be certified by a health care professional responsible for his care if the health care professional states in writing in the patient's record that the delay occasioned by obtaining certification from two licensed physicians would be detrimental to his health. A certifying physician or other health care professional shall give an opinion regarding the cause and nature of the inability to consent, its extent, and its probable duration. (13) "Reasonably available" means that a person to be contacted may be contacted with diligent efforts by the attending physician or another person acting on behalf of the attending physician. (14) "Treatment" means the attempted correction or facilitation of a mental illness or alcohol and drug abuse. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-21-60 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 21 / Section 44-21-60
SECTION 44-21-60. Services included in Family Support Program.
Status: in_force

The services in the Family Support Program include, but are not limited to, family support services coordination, information, referral, advocacy, educational materials, emergency and outreach services, and other individual and family-centered assistance services such as: (1) respite care; (2) personal assistance services; (3) child care; (4) homemaker services; (5) minor home and work site modifications and vehicular modifications; (6) specialized equipment and maintenance and repair; (7) specialized nutrition and clothing and supplies; (8) transportation services; (9) health-related costs not otherwise covered; (10) licensed nursing and nurses' aid services; (11) family counseling, training, and support groups; (12) financial assistance; (13) emergency services; (14) recreation and leisure needs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-510 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 31 / Article 7 / Section 44-31-510
SECTION 44-31-510. State Park Health Center transferred to Department of Health and Environmental Control; title to real property vested in State.
Status: in_force

All powers, duties, personnel, funds and personal property of the State Park Health Center are hereby transferred to the Department of Health and Environmental Control. The title to all real property is hereby vested in the State of South Carolina, to be administered by the State Department of Administration.