S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-250 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 44-7-250
SECTION 44-7-250. Department to establish and enforce basic standards.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and enforce basic standards for the licensure, maintenance, and operation of health facilities and services to ensure the safe and adequate treatment of persons served in this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-139-80 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 139 / Section 44-139-80
SECTION 44-139-80. Refusal to provide health care services based on race prohibited.
Status: in_force

A medical practitioner may not refuse to provide any health care service to a person based on his race.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-61-70 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 61 / Article 1 / Section 44-61-70
SECTION 44-61-70. Suspension or revocation of license or permit; penalty.
Status: in_force

(A) The department may enforce rules, regulations, and standards promulgated pursuant to this article. An enforcement action taken by the department may be appealed pursuant to Article 3, Chapter 23, Title 1. (B) Grounds for an enforcement action against an authorization, license, or permit exist for violation of a regulation promulgated pursuant to this article. The department may suspend a license pending an investigation of an alleged violation or complaint. The department may impose a civil monetary penalty up to five hundred dollars per offense per day to a maximum of ten thousand dollars and revoke or suspend the provider's license or permit if the department finds that a service has: (1) allowed uncertified personnel to perform patient care; (2) falsified required forms or paperwork as required by the department; (3) failed to maintain required equipment as evidenced by past compliance history; (4) failed to maintain a medical control physician; (5) failed to maintain equipment in working order; or (6) failed to respond to a call within the response area of the service without providing for response by an alternate service. (C) Whoever hinders, obstructs, or interferes with a duly authorized agent of the department while in the performance of his duties or violates a provision of this article or regulation of the board promulgated pursuant to this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than six months for each offense. Information pertaining to the license or permit is admissible in evidence in all prosecutions under this article if it is consistent with applicable statutory provisions. (D) If a permitted ambulance or licensed emergency medical responder service fails inspection or loses points upon initial inspection, a civil monetary penalty must not be levied. Instead, a copy of the inspection report will be given to the service indicating deficiencies found and a request for a letter of compliance and a time period by which to correct the deficiencies will be issued. Upon reinspection, any deficiencies found will be assigned a point value and fine schedule or the permit will be revoked, or both. The fine schedule is found in Regulation 61-7.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-910 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 44-7-910
SECTION 44-7-910. Authority to establish and maintain hospital.
Status: in_force

Any city or town in this State having a population of not less than one thousand inhabitants and not more than five thousand, according to the 1940 census of the United States, may establish, construct, operate and maintain a municipal hospital, either within or without its corporate limits, and issue bonds and levy taxes for that purpose.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-17-310 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 44-17-310
SECTION 44-17-310. Voluntary admission.
Status: in_force

If in the judgment of the director of a state hospital the person is a proper subject for voluntary admission, the director of the hospital shall admit for treatment an individual who is eighteen years of age or over and applies for admission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-40-60 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 40 / Section 44-40-60
SECTION 44-40-60. Annual report of council; authority of council to hold hearings.
Status: in_force

With the cooperation of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the council: (1) shall make an annual report to the General Assembly containing: (a) a comprehensive review and summary analysis of the scientific literature on the effects of exposure to chemical agents, including Agent Orange; (b) a summary of the activities undertaken to inform and assist veterans who may have been exposed to chemical agents, including Agent Orange; (c) a description and interpretation of the results of any study undertaken pursuant to this chapter; (d) other comments or recommendations the council considers appropriate. (2) may hold hearings consistent with the purposes of this chapter. To assist it in carrying out these functions, the council may contract for an evaluation of the performance of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Department of Veterans Affairs in implementing this chapter and may contract for the compilation and editing of the annual report.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-430 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 56 / Article 4 / Section 44-56-430
SECTION 44-56-430. Fund management.
Status: in_force

(A) The department is required to report each January fifteenth the current financial position of the fund to the General Assembly. In addition, the department shall include projected information that would enable the General Assembly to determine the solvency of the fund. At a minimum this must include a five-year budget projection. This report also must review and comment on the adequacy of the current program in resolving contamination problems at both operating and closed drycleaning facilities and wholesale supply facilities in this State. (B) The department shall promulgate regulations to establish priorities for assessment and remediation at eligible contaminated sites. The department shall provide for the assessment and remediation of eligible contaminated sites consistent with these regulations and other provisions of this article. (C) The department shall administer the assessment and remediation portions of the program through direct payments to contractors actually accomplishing the site assessment and remediation and not through reimbursement to drycleaning or wholesale supply facility owners, operators, or property owners. All services related to site assessment and remediation must be preapproved by the department before performance in order to receive payment for services rendered. (D) The department may not expend more than five hundred fifty thousand dollars from the fund annually to pay for the costs at any one contaminated site for the activities described in Section 44-56-420(C). (E) The department in its sole discretion may use other funds to pay the cost of a cleanup if the department declares a contaminated site is an emergency and if the committed money in the fund exceeds the current balance or the amount committed to a contaminated site has reached the maximum allowable expenditure as required in subsection (D). However, once the fund has an available uncommitted balance, the department's other sources of money that paid for the approved emergency cleanup may be reimbursed for the costs incurred through annual payments that may not exceed five percent of the total fund's average annual balance. The fund may not obligate itself for more than it is estimated to generate through surcharges and fees. (F) Nothing in this article subjects the department to liability for any action that may be required of the owner, operator, or person by a private party or a local, state, or federal governmental entity. (G) Nothing in this article may restrict the department from temporarily postponing rehabilitation work on a site in order to make funds available to perform work on another contaminated site with a higher priority. Editor's Note Prior Laws: Former SECTION 44-56-430 was titled Environmental surcharge, and had the following history: 1995 Act No. 119, SECTION 1; 2004 Act No. 237, SECTION 4, eff May 24, 2004; 2009 Act No. 14, SECTION 1, eff May 6, 2009.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-5-70 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 5 / Section 44-5-70
SECTION 44-5-70. Compensation of council members.
Status: in_force

The SHCC members, while serving on business of the SHCC, shall receive the usual per diem, mileage and subsistence as provided by law for members of state boards, commissions and committees.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-63-150 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 63 / Section 44-63-150
SECTION 44-63-150. Correction of mistakes in birth or death certificates.
Status: in_force

Correction of mistakes in birth and death certificates may be made by the state registrar upon written application duly verified and sworn to by the appropriate person as required by regulation and upon receipt of supporting evidence when required by regulation. Certificates corrected more than one year after the event must be marked "amended". The state registrar shall certify the corrected certificate is the true certificate. Supporting affidavits of fact must be attached to the certificate corrected more than one year after the date of the event.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1900 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 13 / Section 44-7-1900
SECTION 44-7-1900. Powers granted not diminished while district is indebted.
Status: in_force

So long as the district shall be indebted to any person on any bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to the authority of this article, provisions of this article and the powers granted to the district shall not be in any way diminished, and the provisions of this article shall be deemed a part of the contract between the district and the holders of such obligations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-23-240 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 23 / Article 3 / Section 44-23-240
SECTION 44-23-240. Causing unwarranted confinement.
Status: in_force

Any person who wilfully causes, or conspires with or assists another to cause the unwarranted confinement of any individual under the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, Chapter 13, Article 1, of Chapter 15, Chapter 17, or Chapter 27, shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not exceeding one year, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-375 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 20 / Article 3 / Section 44-20-375
SECTION 44-20-375. County boards of disabilities and special needs; establishment; recognition.
Status: in_force

(A) Before July 1, 1992, county boards of disabilities and special needs must be created within a county or within a combination of counties by ordinance of the governing bodies of the counties concerned. The ordinance must establish the number, terms, appointment, and removal of board members and provide for their powers and duties in compliance with state law and the process for appointing board members which existed on January 1, 1991, must be preserved in the ordinance. However, where the county legislative delegation or county council recommends board members to the appointing authority, the delegation may transfer its authority to recommend to the council or the council may transfer its authority to the delegation. If there is a transfer, preservation of the authority to recommend existing on January 1, 1991, is not required, and the new recommending authority must be contained in the ordinance. (B) County boards of disabilities and special needs established before January 1, 1991, shall continue to exist, operate, and function as they existed on January 1, 1991, until created by ordinance pursuant to subsection (A). (C) After June 30, 1992, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall recognize only county boards of disabilities and special needs that plan, administer, or provide services to persons with intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, and spinal cord injuries within a county or combination of counties which are created or established pursuant to this section, including those whose members are appointed by the Governor. A county board of disabilities and special needs created by ordinance before January 1, 1991, is considered created pursuant to this section, provided the ordinance includes and complies with the provisions of subsection (A). (D) A county board of disabilities and special needs is a public entity. (E) In Dorchester County, appointments made pursuant to this section are governed by the provisions of Act 512 of 1996. (F) In Georgetown County, appointments made pursuant to this section are governed by the provisions of Act 515 of 1996. 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. § 44-96-430 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 96 / Article 2 / Section 44-96-430
SECTION 44-96-430. Hearings.
Status: in_force

The department may hold public hearings and compel the attendance of witnesses, conduct studies, investigations, and research with respect to the operation and maintenance of any solid waste management facility and issue, deny, revoke, suspend, or modify permits under such conditions as it may prescribe for the operation of solid waste management facilities. However, no permit shall be revoked without first providing the permit holder with the opportunity for a hearing.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-93-140 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 93 / Section 44-93-140
SECTION 44-93-140. Unlawful to fail to comply with statute or regulations.
Status: in_force

Following the promulgation of the regulations required pursuant to Section 44-93-30, it is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with this chapter or with a procedure or requirement set forth in the regulations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-117-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 117 / Article 1 / Section 44-117-20
SECTION 44-117-20. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Patient prescription drug information" means data that is conveyed by or on behalf of a practitioner in ordering a prescription drug or device before being dispensed and that identifies the patient as the recipient of the prescription drug or device. The term also includes any data concerning the dispensing of a drug or device that identifies a patient as having been the recipient of a prescription drug or device, whether this data is held by a practitioner, pharmacy, or another entity. (2) "Practitioner" means a licensed health care professional authorized under state law to order a prescription drug or device. (3) "Prescription drug or device" means a drug or device that is dispensed pursuant to the order of a practitioner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-152 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 44-1-152
SECTION 44-1-152. Disposition of revenues from fines and forfeitures for violation of shellfish laws.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all revenue from any fine or any forfeiture of bond for any violation of any shellfish law or regulation provided by this title must be deposited monthly with the treasurer of the county in which the arrest for such violation was made. One-third of such revenue must be retained by the county treasurer to be used for the general operating needs of the county pursuant to the direction of the governing body of the county. Two-thirds of such revenue must be remitted quarterly to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control of which one-half is to be used in enforcing shellfish laws and regulations and one-half of such revenue must be remitted quarterly to the state's general fund. All monies derived from auction sales of confiscated equipment pursuant to Section 44-1-151 must be deposited, retained, remitted, and used in the same manner as provided in this section for all revenue derived from any fine or any violation of any shellfish law or regulation. A report of fines for forfeitures of bonds regarding shellfish violations must be sent to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control monthly by each magistrate and clerk of court in this State. A report of monies derived from auction of sales of confiscated equipment must be sent to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control monthly by each sheriff.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-6-1140 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 6 / Article 9 / Section 44-6-1140
SECTION 44-6-1140. Development of payment amounts.
Status: in_force

The payment amounts to be established and distributed by the department pursuant to Section 44-6-1130 shall be developed in a manner that closes the gap between Medicaid rates and average commercial rates. The department shall consult with the South Carolina EMS Association in the development and implementation of the payments.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1650 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 11 / Section 44-7-1650
SECTION 44-7-1650. Intergovernmental loan agreements.
Status: in_force

The authorizing issuer and the project county are authorized and empowered to enter into an intergovernmental loan agreement to facilitate the financing of hospital facilities. An intergovernmental loan agreement obligates the project county to make payments to or on account of the authorizing issuer from payments received under one or more subsidiary loan agreements. The intergovernmental loan agreement is a limited obligation of the project county payable solely from the revenues derived under one or more subsidiary loan agreements. The intergovernmental loan agreement does not constitute an indebtedness of the project county within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or statutory limitation and does not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the project county or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and this fact must be plainly stated in the intergovernmental loan agreement.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-132-50 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 132 / Section 44-132-50
SECTION 44-132-50. Definition.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the term "anatomic pathology services" means: (1) histopathology or surgical pathology meaning the gross and microscopic examination of organ tissue performed by a physician or osteopath or under the supervision of a physician or osteopath; (2) cytopathology meaning the examination of cells, from fluids, washings, brushings, or smears, including the Pap test examination performed by a physician or osteopath or under the supervision of a physician or osteopath; (3) hematology meaning the microscopic evaluation of bone marrow aspirations and biopsies performed by a physician or osteopath, or under the supervision of a physician or osteopath, and peripheral blood smears when the attending or treating physician or osteopath, or technologist requests that a blood smear be reviewed by a pathologist; (4) sub-cellular pathology and molecular pathology; and (5) blood-banking services performed by pathologists. This chapter does not apply to any clinical laboratory service that is not included in the definition of anatomic pathology as set forth in this section. Nothing contained in this chapter may be construed to prohibit payments for anatomic pathology services by government agencies or their specified public or private agent, agency, or organization on behalf of the recipient of the services. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to mandate the right of assignment of benefits for anatomic pathology services as defined in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-35-50 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 35 / Section 44-35-50
SECTION 44-35-50. Coordination of collection and report of cancer data.
Status: in_force

The registry shall coordinate, to the fullest extent possible, with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, for the complete, timely, and accurate collection and reporting of cancer data. 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".
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-95-20 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 95 / Section 44-95-20
SECTION 44-95-20. Places where smoking is prohibited.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to smoke or possess lighted smoking material in any form in the following public indoor areas except where a smoking area is designated as provided for in this chapter: (1) public schools and preschools; (2) all other indoor facilities providing children's services to the extent that smoking is prohibited in the facility by federal law and all other childcare facilities, as defined in Section 63-13-20, which are licensed pursuant to Chapter 13, Title 63; (3) health care facilities as defined in Section 44-7-130, except where smoking areas are designated in employee break areas. However, nothing in this chapter prohibits or precludes a health care facility from being smoke free; (4) government buildings, except health care facilities as provided for in this section, except that smoking may be allowed in enclosed private offices and designated areas of employee break areas. However, smoking policies in the State Capitol and Legislative Office Buildings must be determined by the office of government having control over its respective area of the buildings. "Government buildings" means buildings or portions of buildings which are leased or operated under the control of the State or any of its political subdivisions, except those buildings or portions of buildings which are leased to other organizations or corporations; (5) elevators; (6) public transportation vehicles, except for taxicabs; (7) arenas and auditoriums of public theaters or public performing art centers. However, smoking areas may be designated in foyers, lobbies, or other common areas, and smoking is permitted as part of a legitimate theatrical performance; and (8) buildings, or portions of buildings, and the outside areas immediately contiguous to these buildings owned, leased, operated, or maintained by a public institution of higher learning, as defined in Section 59-103-5, that the governing board of the institution has designated as nonsmoking. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 25, SECTION 4, rewrote (1), eliminating the exclusion for private offices and teacher lounges.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-285 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 44-7-285
SECTION 44-7-285. Change of ownership and control.
Status: in_force

A health care facility, as defined in this article, shall notify the department within thirty calendar days of a change in ownership or in controlling interest of the health care facility or entity owning a health care facility, directly or indirectly, by purchase, lease, gift, donation, sale of stock, or comparable arrangement. Failure to notify the department of such change within the thirty-day period may result in an administrative action under Section 44-7-320.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-63-72 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 63 / Section 44-63-72
SECTION 44-63-72. Death certificates filed by licensed embalmers and funeral directors; contents.
Status: in_force

When a licensed funeral director or a licensed embalmer files a death certificate: (1) the licensed funeral director must provide his license number and his signature in the appropriate location on the death certificate; (2) the licensed embalmer must provide his license number and either his name or signature in the appropriate location on the death certificate.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-48-180 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 48 / Section 44-48-180
SECTION 44-48-180. Priority heading status.
Status: in_force

All cases pursuant to this chapter shall be given priority status for the purposes of scheduling any hearings or trials.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-41-660 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 41 / Article 6 / Section 44-41-660
SECTION 44-41-660. Exception for fatal fetal anomaly; written notations in medical records.
Status: in_force

(A) It is not a violation of Section 44-41-630 if an abortion is performed or induced on a pregnant woman due to the existence of a fatal fetal anomaly. Section 44-41-630 does not apply to a physician who performs or induces an abortion if the physician or person determines according to standard medical practice that there exists a fatal fetal anomaly. (B)(1) A person who performs or induces an abortion based upon the existence of a fatal fetal anomaly shall make written notations in the pregnant woman's medical records of: (a) the presence of a fatal fetal anomaly; (b) the nature of the fatal fetal anomaly; (c) the medical rationale for making the determination that with or without the provision of life-preserving treatment life after birth would be unsustainable. (2) For at least seven years from the date the notations are made in the woman's medical records, the owner of the pregnant woman's medical records shall maintain a record of the notations. (C) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined up to ten thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. (D) An entity with ownership of the pregnant woman's medical records that violates item (2) must be fined up to fifty thousand dollars. 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, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-590 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 7 / Section 44-43-590
SECTION 44-43-590. Penalties.
Status: in_force

If a person fails or refuses to perform any duty imposed upon him by this article the person must, for every failure or refusal, be fined not less than one hundred or more than five hundred dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-36-10 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 36 / Article 1 / Section 44-36-10
SECTION 44-36-10. Establishment of Registry; purpose and functions; sources of data.
Status: in_force

(A) There is established within the University of South Carolina School of Public Health the Alzheimer's Disease Registry to provide a central information data base on individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders to assist in the development of public policy and planning. (B) The functions of the registry include, but are not limited to: (1) collecting data to evaluate the incidence, prevalence, and causes of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in South Carolina; (2) providing information for policy planning purposes; and (3) providing nonidentifying data to support research on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. (C) In gathering data the registry shall rely upon, to the extent possible, data from existing sources; however, the registry may contact families and physicians of persons reported to the registry for the purpose of gathering additional data and providing information on available public and private resources. The registry is authorized to conduct follow-back studies, prospective studies of the progression and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, and research on caregiving for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, on services used by individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, and on causes of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders that examine risks associated with area of residence. Patient contact following data received from the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office must be done in accordance with regulations approved by the South Carolina Data Oversight Council and promulgated by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. Caregivers must provide informed consent to participate in research on caregiving. 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".
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-63-90 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 63 / Section 44-63-90
SECTION 44-63-90. Issuance of certificate where birth has not been registered.
Status: in_force

When the birth of a person born in the State has not been registered, a certificate may be filed subject to these regulations prescribed by the state registrar of vital statistics. However, when it appears that an applicant for a certificate of birth cannot produce minimum prescribed documentation, satisfactory as to validity, to the state registrar, the applicant may be denied a certificate of birth and advised as to the reason for the denial. No delayed birth certificate may be registered for a deceased person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-6-1030 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 44-6-1030
SECTION 44-6-1030. Recommendation of therapeutic classes of drugs to be included on preferred drug list.
Status: in_force

The committee must recommend to the department therapeutic classes of drugs that should be included on a preferred drug list. For those recommended classes, the committee shall recommend the drug or drugs considered preferred within that class based on safety and efficacy. In determining safety and efficacy, the committee may consider all submitted public comment or clinical information including, but not limited to, scientific evidence, standards of practice, peer-reviewed medical literature, randomized clinical trials, pharmacoeconomic studies, and outcomes research data. The committee also shall recommend prior authorization criteria for nonpreferred drugs in the recommended therapeutic classes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-52-65 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 52 / Section 44-52-65
SECTION 44-52-65. Transfer of patients under emergency commitment.
Status: in_force

If any time during the period of emergency commitment as ordered by the court, the head of the treatment facility, with the responsible physician concurring, concludes that the patient is stabilized and no longer requires inpatient hospitalization, he may request that the court authorize transfer to a less restrictive setting pending the full court hearing conducted pursuant to Sections 44-52-80 through 44-52-110. Upon the consent of the court, the patient may be transferred to a community treatment program. The transfer must be conditioned upon the consent of the head of the receiving facility or program. Prior notice of transfer must be given to the patient and to those persons required to receive notice under Section 44-52-80.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-87-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 87 / Section 44-87-40
SECTION 44-87-40. Promulgation of regulations prescribing standards of performance; fees.
Status: in_force

(A) The department may promulgate and enforce regulations to implement this chapter and to prescribe standards of performance for asbestos removal operations and criteria for obtaining the licenses required by this chapter. (B) The department by regulation may establish fees sufficient to cover reasonable costs associated with the development, processing, and administration of the asbestos program. These costs may include, but are not limited to, staff, equipment, training, legal services, inspection and investigations, and enforcement activities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-1015 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 43 / Article 11 / Section 44-43-1015
SECTION 44-43-1015. Death record reviews.
Status: in_force

Each hospital shall work collaboratively with the organ and tissue procurement organization in conducting periodic death record reviews.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-115-40 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 115 / Section 44-115-40
SECTION 44-115-40. Physician not to release records without express written consent.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, a physician shall not honor a request for the release of copies of medical records without the receipt of express written consent of the patient or person authorized by law to act on behalf of the patient.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-23-1120 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 23 / Article 11 / Section 44-23-1120
SECTION 44-23-1120. Liability of estate of deceased patient or trainee.
Status: in_force

Upon the death of a person who is or has been a patient or trainee of a State mental health facility the executor or administrator and the judge of probate shall notify the Office of Mental Health in writing. If the decedent was cared for at the expense of the State during his confinement, the Office of Mental Health shall present a claim for the amount due, and this claim shall be allowed and paid as other lawful claims against the estate. The Office of Mental Health may waive the presentation of any claim when, in its opinion, an otherwise dependent person would be directly benefited by waiver. 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. § 44-1-165 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 44-1-165
SECTION 44-1-165. Expedited Review Program established; promulgation of regulations; pilot programs; Expedited Review Fund.
Status: in_force

(A) There is established within the Department of Health and Environmental Control the Expedited Review Program to provide an expedited process for permit application review. Participation in this program is voluntary and the program must be supported by expedited review fees promulgated in regulation pursuant to subsection (B)(1). The department shall determine the project applications to review, and the process may be applied to any one or all of the permit programs administered by the department. (B)(1) Before January 1, 2009, the department shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations shall include, but are not limited to, definitions of "completeness" for applications submitted, consideration of joint federal- state permitting activities, standards for applications submitted that advance environmental protection, and expedited process application review fees. (2) Regulations promulgated pursuant to this section must not alter public notice requirements for any permits, certifications, or licenses issued by the department. (C) Until such time as regulations are promulgated pursuant to subsection (B), the department shall conduct a pilot expedited review program to determine the most environmentally sound, cost efficient, and economically beneficial process for implementation of a statewide expedited review program. The department shall determine which permit programs, or subcomponents of a program, to include in the pilot program and also may establish pilot program expedited process application fees. (D) There is created the Expedited Review Fund that is separate and distinct from the general fund of the State and all other funds. Fees established in regulation pursuant to subsection (B)(1) and assessed pursuant to subsection (C) must be credited to the fund and used for the costs of implementing the expedited review program. Interest accruing to the fund must be retained by the fund and used for the same purposes. Revenue in the fund not expended during a fiscal year, including fees generated pursuant to subsection (C), must be carried forward to the succeeding fiscal year and must be used for the same purposes. (E) No later than January 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Board of Health and Environmental Control the department's findings on the implementation of the pilot expedited review program provided for in subsection (C).
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-35-90 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 35 / Section 44-35-90
SECTION 44-35-90. Powers, duties, and purpose of Cancer Control Advisory Committee.
Status: in_force

There is established within the Department of Health and Environmental Control the Cancer Control Advisory Committee. The department shall appoint the members of the committee which must consist of qualified physicians, researchers, other experts engaged professionally in cancer prevention and care in South Carolina, and health care consumers. The committee shall advise and make recommendations to the department about the formulation and implementation of a comprehensive cancer prevention and control program through its review of cancer control services throughout the State. The committee shall: (1) advise the department on professional issues pertaining to cancer prevention, detection, care and surveillance; (2) participate in the evaluation of cancer programs and services offered through the department; (3) serve as advocates for the poor and underserved patients through support of the state-aid cancer clinics; (4) assist the department in maintaining liaison with the community and other health care providers; and (5) advise the department on the administration of available funds for the prevention, detection, care, and surveillance of cancer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1590 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 11 / Section 44-7-1590
SECTION 44-7-1590. Procedure for approval by Authority of issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

(A) No bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions of this article until the proposal of the county board to issue the bonds receives the approval of the authority. Whenever a county board proposes to issue bonds pursuant to the provisions of this article, it shall file its petition with the authority setting forth: (1) a brief description of the hospital facilities proposed to be undertaken and the refinancing or refunding proposed; (2) a statement setting forth the action taken by the Department of Health and Environmental Control in connection with the hospital facilities; (3) a reasonable estimate of the cost of hospital facilities; (4) a general summary of the terms and conditions of the proposed loan agreement; and (5) such other information as the authority requires. (B) Upon the filing of the petition the authority, as soon as practicable, shall conduct the review as it considers advisable, and if it finds that the proposal of the governing board is intended to promote the purposes of this article, it is authorized to approve the proposal. At any time following the approval, the county board may proceed with the issuance of the bonds in accordance with the proposal as approved by the authority. Notice of the approval of the proposal by the authority must be published at least once by the authority in a newspaper having general circulation in the county where the hospital facilities are or are to be located. The notice must set forth the action taken by the county board pursuant to Section 44-7-1480 and the action taken by the Department of Health and Environmental Control pursuant to Section 44-7-1490. (C) Any interested party, within twenty days after the date of the publication of the notice, but not afterwards, may challenge the action so taken by the authority, the county board, or the Department of Health and Environmental Control, by action de novo in the court of common pleas in any county where the hospital facilities are to be located.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-55-70 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 55 / Article 1 / Section 44-55-70
SECTION 44-55-70. Public notice of condition of violation in public water system.
Status: in_force

A public water system shall, as soon as practicable, give public notice if it: (1) is not in compliance with the State Primary Drinking Water Regulations; (2) fails to perform required monitoring; (3) is granted a variance for an inability to meet a maximum contaminant level requirement; (4) is granted an exemption; or (5) fails to comply with the requirements prescribed by a variance or exemption. The board shall prescribe procedures for the public notice, including procedures for notification by publication in a newspaper of general circulation, notification to be given in the water bills of the systems, as long as a condition of violation exists, and other notification as is considered appropriate by the board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-99-30 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 99 / Section 44-99-30
SECTION 44-99-30. Acquisition and stock of epinephrine auto-injectors by authorized entity.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an authorized entity may acquire and stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription issued in accordance with this chapter. Epinephrine auto-injectors acquired pursuant to this chapter must be stored in a location readily accessible in an emergency and in accordance with the epinephrine auto-injector's instructions for use, requirements that may be established by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, and recommendations included as part of an approved training. An authorized entity shall designate employees or agents who have completed the training required by Section 44-99-50, to be responsible for the storage, maintenance, control, and general oversight of epinephrine auto-injectors acquired by the authorized entity.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-3170 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Article 25 / Section 44-7-3170
SECTION 44-7-3170. Shared participation permitted.
Status: in_force

No condition of any lease or agreement shall restrict MUSC employees to shared participation with one company's health care third party providers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-96-270 — SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 96 / Article 2 / Section 44-96-270
SECTION 44-96-270. Department report on regional solid waste management facilities.
Status: in_force

The department shall conduct a study and shall submit a report to the Governor and to the General Assembly not later than eighteen months after this chapter is effective on ways to encourage counties and municipalities to pursue a regional approach to solid waste management, including incentives to encourage the siting, construction, and operation of regional solid waste management facilities.