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SC Code § 44-96-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-350. Minimum requirements for the management of municipal solid waste incinerator ash.

 (A) In addition to the requirements imposed by this article, the regulations promulgated by the department must require, at a minimum, that municipal solid waste incinerator ash which is disposed of at a solid waste landfill be disposed of only in the following manner:  (1) the unit is located, designed, and operated so as to protect human health and safety and the environment;  (2) the unit has a groundwater monitoring system and a leachate collection and removal system; and  (3) the unit has a single composite liner or double geomembrane liner designed, operated, and constructed of materials to restrict the migration of any constituent into and through such liner during such period as the unit remains in operation.  (B) The department shall prescribe criteria and testing procedures for identifying the properties of municipal solid waste incinerator ash that may result in entry into groundwater or surface water in such manner as may pose a hazard to human health and safety or to the environment. The department shall prescribe such criteria and testing procedures not later than eighteen months after this article is effective. Based on the criteria and testing procedures, the regulations shall permit municipal incinerator ash which does not exhibit any of the properties identified in such criteria to be disposed of in solid waste landfill units or cells meeting the applicable regulatory requirements of this section. If such ash exhibits any of the properties identified in the criteria, the department may require that it be disposed of in a landfill meeting the requirements for hazardous waste disposal.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1; 2000 Act No. 405, Section 17.
SC Code § 44-96-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-370. Storage and transfer of solid waste.

 (A) Not later than eighteen months after this article is effective, the department shall promulgate regulations establishing minimum standards for any storage of solid waste prior to processing or incineration or at or in a transfer station. Such regulations shall require that any spillage or leakage of solid waste be contained on the storage site and that no unpermitted discharges to the environment occur. The department may, by regulation, exempt certain facilities from all or part of the requirements of this section.  (B) Not later than eighteen months after this article is effective, the department shall promulgate regulations governing solid waste transfer facilities. The regulations shall, at a minimum, require the submission by a permit applicant of a plan of operation and shall establish locational criteria, operational requirements, and closure requirements. The department may, by regulation, exempt certain facilities from all or part of the requirements of this section.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-380. Land application facilities; composting facilities; construction, demolition, and land clearing debris landfills.

 (A) Not later than eighteen months after this article is effective, the department shall promulgate regulations establishing minimum standards for land application facilities and composting facilities. The regulations shall, at a minimum, establish operational requirements and siting requirements. The department may, by regulation, exempt certain facilities from all or part of the requirements of this section.  (B) Not later than eighteen months after this article is effective, the department shall promulgate regulations establishing minimum standards for construction, demolition, and land clearing debris landfills. The department may, by regulation, exempt certain sites or facilities from all or part of the requirements of this section. The department shall exempt a landfill for the disposal of trees, stumps, wood chips, and yard waste when generation and disposal of such waste occurs on properties under the same ownership or control. The regulation shall, at a minimum, contain the following requirements:  (1) site selection;  (2) construction;  (3) hydrogeologic;  (4) operation; and  (5) closure and postclosure.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-400. Information requirements by department; disclosure of information obtained by department.

 (A) To assist in carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, the department may require:  (1) the establishment and maintenance of records;  (2) the making of reports;  (3) the taking of samples and the performing of tests or analyses;  (4) the installation, calibration, use, and maintenance of monitoring equipment; or  (5) the providing of such other information as may be reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.  (B) Information obtained by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be available to the public unless the department determines such information to be proprietary. The department may make such determinations where the person submitting the information demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the information, or parts thereof, if made public, would divulge methods, production rates, processes, or other confidential information entitled to protection.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 131, Section 3.
SC Code § 44-96-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-410. Inspections; samples.

 For the purpose of enforcing this chapter or any regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, an authorized representative or employee of the department may, upon presentation of appropriate credentials, at a reasonable time:  (1) enter any facility where solid wastes are managed;  (2) inspect and copy any records, reports, information, or test results necessary to carry out the department's responsibilities under this chapter; or  (3) inspect and obtain samples of any solid wastes from the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the facility, including samples from any vehicles in which solid wastes are being transported, as well as samples of any containers or labels. The department shall provide a sample of equal volume or weight to the owner, operator, or agent in charge upon request. The department also shall provide such person with a copy of the results of any analyses of such samples.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 131, Section 4.
SC Code § 44-96-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-420. Issuance, modification, or revocation of orders to prevent violations of chapter.

 The department may issue, modify, or revoke any order to prevent a violation of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 131, Section 5.
SC Code § 44-96-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-430. Hearings.

 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.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-440. Unlawful acts.

 (A) It shall be unlawful for any person to manage solid wastes in this State without reporting such activity to the department as required by regulation.  (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to manage solid wastes in this State without complying with the standards and procedures set forth in such regulations.  (C) It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with this article and any regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, or to fail to comply with any permit issued under this article, or to fail to comply with any order issued by the board, commissioner, or department.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-450. Violations; penalties.

 (A) Whenever the department finds that a person is in violation of a permit, regulation, standard, or requirement under this article, the department may issue an order requiring the person to comply with the permit, regulation, standard, or requirement, or the department may bring civil action for injunctive relief in the appropriate court, or the department may request that the Attorney General bring civil or criminal enforcement action under this section. The department also may impose reasonable civil penalties established by regulation, not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each day of violation, for violations of the provisions of this article, including any order, permit, regulation, or standard. After exhaustion of administrative remedies, a person against whom a civil penalty is invoked by the department may appeal the decision of the department or board to the court of common pleas.  (B) A person who wilfully violates any provision of this article, or a regulation promulgated pursuant to this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars for each day of violation or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. If the conviction is for a second or subsequent offense, the punishment shall be a fine not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for each day of violation or imprisonment not to exceed two years, or both. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to officials and employees of a local government owning or operating, or both, a municipal solid waste management facility or to officials and employees of a region, comprised of local governments, owning or operating, or both, a regional municipal solid waste management facility.  (C) Each day of noncompliance with an order issued pursuant to this section or noncompliance with a permit, regulation, standard, or requirement established under this article constitutes a separate offense.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-460 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-460. Training of operators of solid waste management facilities.

 (A) The department shall establish qualifications for and encourage the development of certification programs for operators of landfills, coordinators of local recycling programs, and operators of other solid waste management facilities.  (B) The department shall work with accredited community colleges, vocational technical centers, state universities, and private institutions in developing educational materials, courses of study, and other such information to be made available for persons seeking to be certified as operators of solid waste management facilities.  (C) Two years after this article is effective, no person may perform the duties of an operator of a solid waste management facility unless he has completed an operator certification course approved by the department. An owner of a solid waste management facility may not employ any person to perform the duties of an operator unless such person has completed an approved solid waste management facility operator certification course.  (D) The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. The department may establish by rule classifications for operators to cover the need for differing levels of certification required to operate various types of solid waste management facilities due to different operating requirements at such facilities.  (E) For purposes of this section, the term "operator" means any person, including the owner, who is principally engaged in, or is in charge of, the actual operation, supervision, and maintenance of a solid waste management facility and includes the person in charge of a shift or period during any part of the day.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-99-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 99 - Insect Sting Emergency Treatment Act|Section 44-99-10. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (1) "Administer" means the direct application of an epinephrine auto-injector to the body of an individual.  (2) "Authorized entity" means any entity or organization, other than a school described in Section 59-63-95, in connection with or at which allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present including, but not limited to, recreation camps, colleges and universities, daycare facilities, places of worship, youth sports leagues, amusement parks, restaurants, places of employment, and sports arenas.  (3) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.  (4) "Epinephrine auto-injector" means a single-use device used for the automatic injection of a premeasured dose of epinephrine into the human body.  (5) "Health care practitioner" means a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse authorized to prescribe medication pursuant to Section 40-33-34, or a physician assistant authorized to prescribe medication pursuant to Sections 40-47-955 through 40-47-965.  (6) "Physician" means a person authorized to practice medicine pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 47, Title 40.  (7) "Provide" means the supply of one or more epinephrine auto-injectors to an individual.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 529, Section 2; 2016 Act No. 156 (H.3706), Section 2, eff April 21, 2016.
SC Code § 44-99-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 99 - Insect Sting Emergency Treatment Act|Section 44-99-20. Prescription of epinephrine auto-injectors to authorized entity.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a health care practitioner may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of an authorized entity for use in accordance with this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, pharmacists and health care practitioners may dispense epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription issued in the name of an authorized entity. A prescription issued pursuant to this chapter is valid for two years. For the purposes of administering and storing epinephrine auto-injectors, authorized entities are not subject to Chapter 43, Title 40 or Chapter 99 of the South Carolina Code of State Regulations.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 529, Section 2; 2016 Act No. 156 (H.3706), Section 2, eff April 21, 2016.
SC Code § 44-99-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 99 - Insect Sting Emergency Treatment Act|Section 44-99-30. Acquisition and stock of epinephrine auto-injectors by authorized entity.

 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.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 529, Section 2; 2016 Act No. 156 (H.3706), Section 2, eff April 21, 2016.
SC Code § 44-99-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 99 - Insect Sting Emergency Treatment Act|Section 44-99-40. Use of epinephrine auto-injectors.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee, agent, or other individual associated with an authorized entity, who has completed the training required by Section 44-99-50, may use epinephrine auto-injectors prescribed pursuant to Section 44-99-20 to:  (1) provide an epinephrine auto-injector to any individual who the employee, agent, or other individual believes in good faith is experiencing anaphylaxis, or the parent, guardian, or caregiver of that individual, for immediate administration, regardless of whether the individual has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector or has previously been diagnosed with an allergy; and  (2) administer an epinephrine auto-injector to any individual who the employee, agent, or other individual believes in good faith is experiencing anaphylaxis, regardless of whether the individual has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector or has previously been diagnosed with an allergy.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 529, Section 2; 2016 Act No. 156 (H.3706), Section 2, eff April 21, 2016.
SC Code § 44-99-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 99 - Insect Sting Emergency Treatment Act|Section 44-99-50. Anaphylaxis training program.

 (A) An employee, agent, or other individual described in Section 44-99-30 or 44-99-40, before undertaking an act authorized by this chapter, shall complete an anaphylaxis training program and must complete an anaphylaxis training program at least every two years following completion of the initial anaphylaxis training program. The training must be conducted by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, a licensed medical provider, a nationally recognized organization experienced in training laypersons in emergency health treatment, the manufacturer of an epinephrine auto-injector, an organization with a training program that has been approved in at least three states, or an entity or individual approved by the department. The department also may approve specific entities or individuals or may approve classes of entities or individuals to conduct training.  (B) Training may be conducted online or in person and, at a minimum, must address:  (1) how to recognize signs and symptoms of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis;  (2) standards and procedures for the storage and administration of an epinephrine auto-injector; and  (3) emergency follow-up procedures.  (C) The entity that conducts the training shall issue a certificate to each person who successfully completes the anaphylaxis training program. The certificate, at a minimum, must include:  (1) the name of the organization or individual conducting the training;  (2) the name of the individual being trained; and  (3) the date the training occurred.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 529, Section 2; 2016 Act No. 156 (H.3706), Section 2, eff April 21, 2016.
SC Code § 44-99-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 99 - Insect Sting Emergency Treatment Act|Section 44-99-60. Immunity.

 (A) An authorized entity that possesses and makes available epinephrine auto-injectors, and its employees, agents, and other individuals, a health care practitioner that prescribes or dispenses epinephrine auto-injectors to an authorized entity, a pharmacist or health care practitioner that dispenses epinephrine auto-injectors to an authorized entity, a third party that facilitates the availability of epinephrine auto-injectors to an authorized entity, the department or other state agency engaged in approving training or in providing guidance to implement this chapter, and an individual or entity that conducts the training described in Section 44-99-50, are not liable for any injuries or related damages that result from any act or omission taken pursuant to this chapter; however, this immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting negligence, gross negligence, or wilful, wanton, or reckless disregard for the safety of others or for an act or omission that is performed while the individual is impaired by alcohol or drugs.  (B) The administration of an epinephrine auto-injector in accordance with this chapter is not the practice of medicine or any other profession that otherwise requires licensure.  (C) This chapter does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunities or defenses that may be available pursuant to state law, including those available pursuant to Section 15-1-310 and Chapter 78, Title 15.  (D) An entity located in this State is not liable for any injuries or related damages that result from the provision or administration of an epinephrine auto-injector outside of this State if the entity:  (1) would not have been liable for the injuries or related damages had the provision or administration occurred within this State; or  (2) is not liable for the injuries or related damages under the law of the state in which such provision or administration occurred.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 529, Section 2; 2016 Act No. 156 (H.3706), Section 2, eff April 21, 2016.
SC Code § 44-107-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 107 - The Drug-free Workplace Act|Section 44-107-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as "The Drug-free Workplace Act".  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 593, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-107-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 107 - The Drug-free Workplace Act|Section 44-107-20. Definitions.

 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.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 593, Section 1.