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SC Code § 43-21-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 21 - Division And Advisory Council On Aging|Section 43-21-130. . Long Term Care Council; membership; meetings; reports.

 (A) There is created the Long Term Care Council (council) composed of the following voting members:  (1) the Governor or his designee;  (2) the Director of the Department of Social Services;  (3) the Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control;  (4) the Director of the Department of Mental Health;  (5) the Director of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;  (6) the Director of the Division on Aging;  (7) the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services;  (8) the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Health Care Planning and Oversight Committee, or his designee;  (9) the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging, or his designee;  (10) one representative of each of the following groups appointed by the Lieutenant Governor annually:  (a) long term care providers;  (b) long term care consumers;  (c) persons in the insurance industry developing or marketing a long term care product.  (B) Each director serving as a council member may authorize in writing a designee to vote on his behalf at two meetings a year. Members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to represent private groups serve without compensation.  (C) The council shall meet at least quarterly, provide for its own officers, and make an annual report to the General Assembly before January second each year. This report must include new council recommendations.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 174 Section 1, eff June 30, 1987; 1991 Act No. 37, Section 1, eff April 24, 1991; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1025, eff July 1, 1993; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 25C, eff July 1, 2009; 2018 Act No. 261 (S.107), Pt I, Section 12, eff January 1, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 261, Section 12, in (A)(1), substituted "the Governor" for "the Lieutenant Governor".
SC Code § 43-21-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 21 - Division And Advisory Council On Aging|Section 43-21-140. . Purpose and duties of council.

 The council has no authority to direct or require any implementing action from any member agency. The council shall identify future policy issues in long term care and may conduct research and demonstration activities related to these issues. Through close coordination of each member agency's planning efforts, the council shall develop recommendations for a statewide service delivery system for all health-impaired elderly or disabled persons, regardless of the persons' resources or source of payment. These recommendations must be updated annually as needed. The service delivery system must provide for:  (1) charges based on ability to pay for persons not eligible for Medicaid;  (2) coordination of community services;  (3) access to and receipt of an appropriate mix of long term care services for all health-impaired elderly or disabled persons;  (4) case management; and  (5) discharge planning and services.  The council, through its member agencies, shall study and make recommendations concerning the costs and benefits of: adult day care centers, in-home and institutional respite care, adult foster homes, incentives for families to provide in-home care, such as cash assistance, tax credits or deductions, and home-delivered services to aid families caring for chronically impaired elderly relatives.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 174 Section 1, eff June 30, 1987; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 25C, eff July 1, 2009.
SC Code § 43-21-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 21 - Division And Advisory Council On Aging|Section 43-21-150. . Educational and informational program.

 The Department on Aging, with the cooperation of the Long Term Care Council and the Department of Insurance, shall develop and implement a program to educate citizens concerning:  (a) the availability of long term care services;  (b) the lifetime risk of spending some time in a nursing home;  (c) the coverage available for long term care services through Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance policies, and the limitations of this coverage; and  (d) the availability of home equity conversion alternatives, such as reverse annuity mortgages and sale-leaseback arrangements, in this State and the risks and benefits of these alternatives.  This program must be made a part of the Preretirement Education Program of the South Carolina Retirement Systems.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 165 Section 1, eff June 10, 1987; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1026, eff July 1, 1993; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 25C, eff July 1, 2009.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references to "Department on Aging" and "department" were substituted for "Division on Aging" and "division" to comply with amendments made by 2018 Act No. 261.
SC Code § 43-21-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 21 - Division And Advisory Council On Aging|Section 43-21-160. . Eldercare Trust Fund created; funding; purpose; administration.

 (A) There is created the Eldercare Trust Fund of South Carolina to be administered by the South Carolina Department on Aging.  (B) All monies received from the voluntary contribution system established in Section 12-7-2419 or any other contribution, gift, or bequest must be placed on deposit with the State Treasurer in an interest-bearing account.  (C) These funds must be used to award grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations to establish and administer innovative programs and services that assist older persons to remain in their homes and communities with maximum independence and dignity.  (D) The Eldercare Trust Fund shall supplement and augment programs and services provided by or through state agencies but may not take the place of these programs and services.  (E) The South Carolina Department on Aging shall carry out all activities necessary to administer the fund.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 501, Part II Section 62B, eff July 1, 1992; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1027, eff July 1, 1993; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 25C, eff July 1, 2009.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references to "Department on Aging" and "department" were substituted for "Division on Aging" and "division" to comply with amendments made by 2018 Act No. 261.
SC Code § 43-21-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 21 - Division And Advisory Council On Aging|Section 43-21-170. . Administration of Eldercare Trust Fund; powers of department.

 In administering the Eldercare Trust Fund, the department may, but is not limited to:  (1) assess the critical needs of the frail elderly and establish priorities for meeting these needs;  (2) receive gifts, bequests, and devises for deposit and investment into the trust fund for awarding grants to public and private nonprofit organizations;  (3) solicit proposals for programs that are aimed at meeting identified service needs;  (4) provide technical assistance to public and private nonprofit organizations, when requested, in preparing proposals for submission;  (5) establish criteria for awarding grants; and  (6) enter into contracts for the awarding of grants to public and private nonprofit organizations.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 501, Part II Section 62B, eff July 1, 1992; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1028, eff July 1, 1993; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 25C, eff July 1, 2009.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references to "Department on Aging" and "department" were substituted for "Division on Aging" and "division" to comply with amendments made by 2018 Act No. 261.
SC Code § 43-21-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 21 - Division And Advisory Council On Aging|Section 43-21-180. . Portion of fund available for disbursement.

 Funds deposited in the trust fund and all earnings from the investment of these funds, after allowances for operating expenses, are available for disbursement upon authorization of the department. However, in any year in which more than two hundred thousand dollars is deposited in the trust fund, twenty-five percent of the amount over two hundred thousand dollars and earnings from the investment of these funds must be placed in a separate account. When the assets of this separate account exceed five million dollars, no further deposits are required to be made to the separate account and all future earnings from the investment of the monies in this separate account also are available for distribution upon authorization of the department.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 501, Part II Section 62B, eff July 1, 1992; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1029, eff July 1, 1993; 1995 Act No. 10, Section 1, eff March 7, 1995; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 25C, eff July 1, 2009.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references to "Department on Aging" and "department" were substituted for "Division on Aging" and "division" to comply with amendments made by 2018 Act No. 261.
SC Code § 43-21-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 21 - Division And Advisory Council On Aging|Section 43-21-190. . Model legislature on aging issues.

 There is created a model legislature on aging issues to be administered by the South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature, Inc. This model legislature shall:  (1) identify issues, concerns, and possible solutions for problems facing the aging population in South Carolina;  (2) make recommendations to the Governor and members of the General Assembly and to the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging;  (3) arrange educational forums to explore issues related to older South Carolinians;  (4) promote good government for all South Carolinians.  The participants must be sixty years of age or older and must be selected pursuant to procedures adopted by the South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature, Inc. in coordination with the state's network of aging programs.  The nonpartisan model legislature shall conduct its general assembly annually.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 84, Section 1, eff June 11, 1999; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 25C, eff July 1, 2009; 2018 Act No. 261 (S.107), Pt I, Section 13, eff January 1, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 261, Section 13, in (2), substituted "the Governor" for "the Lieutenant Governor".
SC Code § 43-25-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 25 - Commission For The Blind|Section 43-25-10. . Commission for the Blind created; membership; qualifications and terms of members; meetings; officers; compensation.

 There is created the South Carolina Commission for the Blind. The commission shall consist of seven members, one from each of the seven Congressional Districts, of whom three shall meet the legal definition of blindness as defined in Section 43-25-20. The Governor shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint the members of the commission for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. All vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. The members of the commission shall elect one of its members as chairman for a term of two years or until his successor has been elected. The chairman shall preside at the regular meetings of the commission to be held at least once each month. The chairman may call a meeting when he considers it necessary to be held at a time to be determined by the commission. The commission shall appoint a commissioner and other officers as the commission considers necessary, none of whom may be a member of the commission, and shall fix the compensation and prescribe the duties of these appointees. The members of the commission shall receive no salary but must be allowed the usual mileage, subsistence, and per diem as authorized by law for commissions, committees, and boards.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-291; 1966 (54) 2325; 1975 (59) 150; 2012 Act No. 279, Section 15, eff June 26, 2012; 2018 Act No. 239 (H.3440), Section 1, eff May 17, 2018.  Editor's Note  2012 Act No. 279, Section 33, provides as follows:  "Due to the congressional redistricting, 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 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. Further, the inability to hold an election or to make an appointment due to judicial review of the congressional districts does not constitute a vacancy."  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 239, Section 1, in the second sentence, substituted "meet the legal definition of blindness as defined in Section 43-25-20" for "have a visual acuity not to exceed 20/20".
SC Code § 43-25-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 25 - Commission For The Blind|Section 43-25-20. . "Blindness" and "severe visual disability" as criteria for acceptance for services for persons who qualify.

 For purposes of this chapter, "blindness" and "severe visual disability" are the criteria for acceptance for services for persons who qualify.  (1) "Blindness" is defined as that level of central visual acuity, 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting glasses, or a disqualifying field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than twenty degrees and which is sufficient to incapacitate him for self-support, or an eighty per cent loss of visual efficiency resulting from visual impairment in more than one function of the eye, including visual acuity for distance and near, visual fields, ocular, mobility, and other ocular functions and disturbances.  (2) "Severe visual disability" is defined as any progressive pathological condition of the eye or eyes supported by acceptable eye examination, which in the opinion of the examiner may or will result in legal blindness within twenty-four months.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-292; 1966 (54) 2325; 1974 (58) 2090.
SC Code § 43-25-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 25 - Commission For The Blind|Section 43-25-30. . Powers and duties of commission.

 The commission shall:  (1) Promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  (2) Apply for, receive and expend monies from all governmental agencies, both State and Federal; and accept gifts, grants, donations, devises and bequests made for providing aid to the visually handicapped, including expenses of administration. All such funds shall be paid into the State Treasury.  (3) Submit to the Governor and publish an annual report showing the total amount of money disbursed, the total number of blind and visually handicapped persons who received services, and such other information as may be deemed advisable.  (4) Maintain a complete register of persons whose vision, with correcting lenses, does not exceed 20/200 which shall also include the conditions, cause of loss of sight, capacity for educational and industrial training of each, and other pertinent facts.  (5) Maintain bureaus of information and industrial aid to assist the visually handicapped in finding employment and to teach them industries which may be followed in their homes, and to assist them in whatever manner may seem advisable to the commission in disposing of the products of their home industry.  (6) Make inquiries concerning the cause of loss of sight, learn what proportion of these cases are preventable and inaugurate and cooperate with the State in any measure as may seem wise.  (7) Cooperate with the State Department of Health and Environmental Control in the adoption and enforcement of proper preventive measures.  (8) Establish, equip and maintain a center for vocational, industrial and other training and employ qualified instructors. The center shall provide for orientation and adjustment for the visually handicapped. Training in such centers shall be limited to persons deemed eligible by the commission.  (9) Supervise and control all concession stands established and operated formerly by the State Department of Social Services and all concession stands established by the commission.  (10) Have the authority to enter into contracts with owners of private property for the purpose of installing concession stands which shall be under the control of the commission.  (11) Establish, supervise and render totally operative and effective prevention of loss of sight programs using such facilities in the State as the commission may deem necessary including a mobile ophthalmological laboratory and office.  (12) Assist in the furtherance of the purposes of Section 44-7-10.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-293; 1966 (54) 2325; 1972 (57) 2382; 2018 Act No. 239 (H.3440), Section 2, eff May 17, 2018.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 239, Section 2, in (12), substituted "Section 44-7-10" for "Sections 44-43-110 to 44-43-160 and 44-7-10".
SC Code § 43-25-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 25 - Commission For The Blind|Section 43-25-40. . Commission shall establish application procedure; register of ophthalmologists; commission shall pay examination costs.

 The commission shall designate the procedure to be followed and shall establish a register of ophthalmologists from which the applicant may select one to conduct a competent medical examination for determining the extent of his visual handicap. The commission shall pay for such examination.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-294; 1966 (54) 2325.
SC Code § 43-25-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 25 - Commission For The Blind|Section 43-25-50. . Eye examinations and medical and surgical treatment for visually handicapped persons; reports of results.

 The commission may arrange for the examination of the eyes of visually handicapped persons and may secure and pay for medical and surgical treatment for such persons whenever in the judgment of an ophthalmologist the eyes of such person may be benefited thereby. Whenever, upon examination by an ophthalmologist any person is found to have no vision or vision with glasses which is so defective as to prevent the performance of ordinary activities for which eyesight is essential, such examining ophthalmologist shall, within thirty days, report the results of the examination to the commission.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-295; 1966 (54) 2325.
SC Code § 43-25-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 25 - Commission For The Blind|Section 43-25-60. . Itinerant counselors shall assist in schools; visually handicapped pupils shall be reported to commission.

 The commission may employ qualified itinerant counselors to assist teachers in public or private schools who are responsible for the teaching of visually handicapped students. The itinerant counselor shall assist the public or private school teacher by providing methods and materials for teaching such student. The State Department of Education shall report to the commission the schools having visually handicapped students. All principals or heads of private schools shall report to the commission the names of visually handicapped students in attendance.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-296; 1966 (54) 2325; 2018 Act No. 239 (H.3440), Section 3, eff May 17, 2018.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 239, Section 3, in the first sentence, substituted "itinerant counselors" for "itinerant teachers", and in the second sentence, substituted "itinerant counselor" for "itinerant teacher".
SC Code § 43-25-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 25 - Commission For The Blind|Section 43-25-70. . Concession stands.

 The commission is empowered to operate concession stands in any State, county or municipal building and in any State park and shall negotiate with the proper agency or governing body regarding the establishment of a concession on such property. In buildings where a stand existed on May 25, 1940, the person who was then operating such a stand shall not be removed, but when such operator ceases to operate such stand the concession for further operation shall be granted to the commission. No rental or other charge shall be required by the commission for the granting of an operation permit. Any rental payment or commission charged by the owner of private property for the location of such a stand shall be collected from the operator of the stand by the commission. No charge shall be made for the installation or operation of a concession stand or for the maintenance of equipment of a concession stand regardless of location.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-297; 1966 (54) 2325.
SC Code § 43-25-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 25 - Commission For The Blind|Section 43-25-80. . Fund for treatment and training of visually handicapped.

 Any sums appropriated by the General Assembly for treatment and training of the visually handicapped shall be kept by the State Treasurer in a fund for the treatment and training of the visually handicapped and shall be used to carry out the particular purpose assigned to it.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-298; 1966 (54) 2325.