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SC Code § 44-7-2130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2130. Districts as county agencies for operation of health care facilities; receipt of proceeds of special hospital taxes levied by authorizing subdivisions.

 A district constitutes an agency of the county to operate health care facilities and shall receive the proceeds from any special public hospital tax levied by the authorizing subdivisions. The reincorporation under Article 16, Chapter 7, Title 44 of the 1976 Code of any public hospital corporation that heretofore has been designated as the agency of a county to operate and maintain public hospital facilities in the counties in no way impairs or invalidates this designation and the reincorporated public hospital corporation shall continue as such just as if it had not been so reincorporated. Nothing in this section, however, limits any rights or powers otherwise conferred upon a district pursuant to any other provision of this article or of law.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35C (11D).
SC Code § 44-7-2150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2150. Incorporation of districts as public corporations.

 Health Services Districts established pursuant to the provisions of Act 490 of 1976 may also incorporate as a public corporation in the manner provided by this article.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35D.
SC Code § 44-7-2151 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2151. Meaning of "health care facility" and "public hospital corporation."

 The terms "health care facilities" and "public hospital corporation" for purposes of this article have the same meanings as provided in Section 11A of Act 490 of 1976.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35D.
SC Code § 44-7-2152 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2152. Application for incorporation; review and determination.

 (a) In order to incorporate a district, any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall first file a written application with the governing body of any county or municipality, or any two or more counties and municipalities eligible to form a district, which application shall:  (1) recite the name of each county or municipality in the district with the governing body to which the application is being filed;  (2) contain a statement that the applicants propose to incorporate a district pursuant to the provisions of this article;  (3) state that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the authorizing subdivision, or, if there is more than one, at least one subdivision thereof; and  (4) request that the governing body of the authorizing subdivision adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the district be incorporated, approving its certificate of incorporation, and authorizing the applicants to proceed to incorporate the district by filing for record a certificate of incorporation in accordance with the provisions of this article.  (b) Each application must be accompanied by the certificate of incorporation of the district and by those other supporting documents the applicants may consider appropriate.  (c) As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application, the governing body of each authorizing subdivision with which the application is filed shall review the contents of the application and the accompanying certificate of incorporation and shall adopt a resolution either denying the application or declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary and thereby approving the incorporation of the district.  (d) Any public hospital or corporation may incorporate or reincorporate under the provisions of this article in the same manner as other authorities or hospitals are authorized to incorporate.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35D.
SC Code § 44-7-2153 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2153. Content, execution, and filing of certificate of incorporation.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35D.
SC Code § 44-7-2154 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2154. Amendment of certificate of incorporation.

 The certificate of incorporation of any district incorporated under the provisions of this article, as well as that of any public hospital or corporation reincorporated under the provisions of this article, may be amended only upon the board of the district adopting a resolution proposing an amendment which amendment is subject to approval of the governing body of each authorizing subdivision or may be amended upon the initiative of the governing body of each authorizing subdivision. All these duly approved amendments must be filed with the Secretary of State in the same manner as with the original certificate of incorporation.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35D.
SC Code § 44-7-2155 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2155. Board of directors and officers.

 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.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35D.
SC Code § 44-7-2156 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2156. Absence of outstanding obligations as prerequisite for dissolution.

 At any time when the district does not have any securities outstanding and when there are no other obligations assumed by the district that are then outstanding, the district may be dissolved in accordance with its articles of incorporation.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35D.
SC Code § 44-7-2157 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2157. Additional powers of districts upon incorporation.

 Upon incorporation, the district has the following powers which are in addition to those powers, duties, and authority conferred upon it by Act 490 of 1976:  (1) To lease or otherwise make available any health care facilities or other of its properties and assets under such terms and conditions as the board considers appropriate.  (2) To provide instruction and training for and to contract for the instruction and training of nurses, technicians, and other technical, professional, and paramedical personnel.  (3) To affiliate with and to contract to provide training and clinical experience for students of other institutions.  (4) To contract for the operation of any department, section, equipment, or holdings of the district and to enter into those contracts which, in its judgment, are in the best interest of the district.  (5) To assume any obligations of any entity that conveys and transfers to the district any health care facilities or other property or interests therein.  (6) To make any expenditure of any monies under its control that would be considered as ordinary and necessary expenses of the district within the meaning of state and federal taxation laws.  (7) To provide scholarships for students in training for work in the duties peculiar to health care.  (8) To enter into affiliation, cooperation, territorial management, or other similar agreements with other institutions for the sharing, division, allocation, or exclusive furnishing of services, referral of patients, management of facilities, and other similar activities.  Nothing contained in this article may be considered to affect or alter the existing laws as they relate to the rights, privileges, medical staff membership, or remedies of physician members of the medical staff of hospitals, hospital facilities, or health care facilities. No district has the power to levy taxes.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35D.
SC Code § 44-7-2310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2310. Agreements by public service districts furnishing clinical medical services.

 The governing body of any public service district whose principal function is to furnish clinical medical services is authorized to enter into agreements with other political subdivisions, or with nonprofit providers of emergency health services or other health care, including specifically, but not limited to, emergency service agencies, rescue squads and sole provider health care facilities, to provide for joint programs and otherwise cooperate in the delivery of medical and medical related services and the more complete utilization of district property within the boundaries of the district. Such agreements may include provisions:  (1) To provide or assist in providing emergency ambulance service within the boundaries of the district.  (2) To provide emergency ambulance vehicles and emergency medical equipment and facilities to house such vehicles and equipment.  (3) To provide training for emergency medical technicians and facilities for the conduct of such training.  (4) To assist in delivery of medical care to indigent residents of the district or payment to other providers of medical care to indigent residents of the district not otherwise compensated for and within the limit of available funds.  (5) To the extent that lands or facilities of the district are not presently needed or utilized for the operation of a medical clinic or for providing other services authorized to be provided by the district, the district shall be authorized to make available to local governments, including counties, municipalities and other special service districts, those lands or facilities not currently required by the district, to be used by such local governments to provide public facilities and services considered desirable for and in the best interest of the area served by the district.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 14, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-7-2410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2410. Citation of article.

 This article may be cited as the "Hospital Infections Disclosure Act".  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 293, Section 1, eff May 31, 2006.
SC Code § 44-7-2420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2420. Definitions.

 As used in this article:  (1) "Department" means the Department of Health and Environmental Control.  (2) "Hospital" means a facility organized and administered to provide overnight medical or surgical care or nursing care of illness, injury, or infirmity and may provide obstetrical care, and in which all diagnoses, treatment, or care is administered by or under the direction of persons currently licensed to practice medicine, surgery, or osteopathy and is licensed by the department as a hospital.  "Hospital" may include residential treatment facilities for children and adolescents in need of mental health treatment which are physically a part of a licensed psychiatric hospital. This definition does not include facilities that are licensed by the Department of Social Services.  (3) "Hospital acquired infection" means a localized or systemic condition that:  (a) results from adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or agents or its toxin or toxins; and  (b) was not present or incubating at the time of admission to the hospital.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 293, Section 1, eff May 31, 2006.
SC Code § 44-7-2440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2440. Annual reports and quarterly bulletins; contents; publicizing of reports.

 (A) The department annually shall submit to the General Assembly a report summarizing the hospital reports submitted pursuant to Section 44-7-2430 and shall publish the annual report on its website. The first annual report must be submitted and published before February 1, 2009. Subsequent annual reports to the General Assembly must be submitted before April sixteenth of each year. The department may issue quarterly informational bulletins summarizing all or part of the information submitted in the hospital reports.  (B) All reports issued by the department must be risk adjusted.  (C) The annual report must compare the risk adjusted hospital acquired infection rates, collected under Section 44-7-2430, for each individual hospital in the State. The department, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall make this comparison as easy to comprehend as possible. The report also must include an executive summary, written in plain language, that must include, but is not limited to, a discussion of findings, conclusions, and trends concerning the overall state of hospital acquired infections in the State, including a comparison to prior years. The report may include policy recommendations, as appropriate.  (D) The department shall publicize the report and its availability as widely as practical to interested parties including, but not limited to, hospitals, health care providers, media organizations, health insurers, health maintenance organizations, purchasers of health insurance, consumer or patient advocacy groups, and individual consumers. The annual report must be made available to any person upon request and the department may charge a fee for such copies, not to exceed the actual cost of the copy of the report.  (E) No hospital report or department disclosure may contain information identifying a patient, employee, or licensed health care professional in connection with a specific infection incident.  (F) The department, after consultation with the advisory committee, may phase-in the reporting requirements of this section.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 293, Section 1, eff May 31, 2006; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 5.E.1, eff July 1, 2008; 2010 Act No. 165, Section 2, eff May 11, 2010.
SC Code § 44-7-2450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2450. Protection of patient confidentiality; reporting accidents or incidents.

 (A) It is the intent of the General Assembly that a patient's right of privilege or confidentiality must not be violated in any manner. Patient social security numbers and any other information that could be used to identify an individual patient must not be released notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.  (B) Nothing in this section affects the duty of a facility or activity licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control to report accidents or incidents pursuant to the department's regulations. However, anything reported pursuant to the department's regulations must not be considered to waive any privilege or confidentiality provided in subsection (A).  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 293, Section 1, eff May 31, 2006.
SC Code § 44-7-2460 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2460. Ensuring compliance with article and regulations; civil monetary penalties; promulgation of regulations.

 (A) The department shall ensure and enforce compliance with this article and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article by the imposition of civil monetary penalties and as a condition of licensure or permitting under this chapter pursuant to Section 44-7-320.  (B) The department may promulgate regulations as necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this article.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 293, Section 1, eff May 31, 2006; 2010 Act No. 165, Section 3, eff May 11, 2010.
SC Code § 44-7-2510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2510. Short title.

 This article may be cited as the "Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Act".  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 114, Section 2; 1991 Act No. 41, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-7-2515 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2515. Purpose of article.

 The purpose of this article is to provide early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities in accordance with Subchapter IV, Chapter 33, Title 20, U.S. Code Annotated, contingent upon appropriation of federal funds for Subchapter IV.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 41, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-7-2520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2520. Definitions.

 As used in this article unless the context otherwise requires:  (1) "Department" means the agency designated as lead agency by the Governor by Executive Order pursuant to Subchapter VIII, Chapter 33, Title 20, U. S. Code Annotated.  (2) "Infants and toddlers with disabilities" means children from birth through two years of age in need of early intervention services due to measurable delays in cognitive development, physical development, communication, psychosocial development, or self-help skills, or due to a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay.  (3) "Early intervention services" are services designed to meet the developmental needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities, provided in conformity with an individualized family service plan under public supervision by qualified personnel. They include, but are not limited to, family training, counseling and home visits, special instruction, speech pathology and audiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychological services, service coordination, medical services only for diagnostic or evaluation purposes, early identification, screening and assessment services, health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from the other early intervention services, and transportation services.  (4) "Council" means the State Interagency Coordinating Council which must be established in conformance with federal regulations.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 114, Section 2; 1991 Act No. 41, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-7-2530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps And Health Services Districts|Section 44-7-2530. Duties of department; role of other publicly funded agencies.

 (A) The department must:  (1) monitor programs and activities to ensure compliance with federal law and regulations;  (2) identify, facilitate, and coordinate all available resources within the State from federal, state, local, and private sources;  (3) develop procedures to ensure that services are provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in a timely manner pending the resolution of disputes among public agencies or service providers;  (4) develop procedures to ensure resolution of intraagency and interagency disputes;  (5) develop formal interagency agreements that, consistent with state law, define the financial responsibility of each agency for paying for early intervention services and procedures for resolving disputes.  (B) To ensure that all eligible infants and toddlers receive services, pending resolution of any dispute the department shall assign financial responsibility among agencies providing early intervention services.  (C) All publicly funded agencies shall continue to provide all services within their respective statutory responsibility to eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 114, Section 2; 1991 Act No. 41, Section 2.