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SC Code § 44-34-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 34 - Tattooing|Section 44-34-20. Establishment of sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards; licensing; engaging in other retail business.

 (A) The Department of Health and Environmental Control must establish by regulation sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards for persons engaged in the business of tattooing. The department must provide the necessary resources to support the development of these standards. The standards must be directed at establishment and maintenance of sterile conditions and safe disposal of instruments. The standards may be modified in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act as appropriate to protect consumers from transmission of contagious diseases through cross-contamination of instruments and supplies.  (B) Prior to performing tattooing procedures, a tattoo facility must apply for and obtain a license issued by the department that shall be effective for a specified time period following the date of issue as determined by the department. To obtain a license, the tattoo facility must:  (1) obtain a copy of the department's standards and commit on the application to meet those standards;  (2) provide the department with its business address and the address at which the licensee would perform any activity regulated by this chapter;  (3) provide to the department a certificate of each tattoo artist's initial certification of successful completion of courses in bloodborne pathogens and tattoo infection control as approved by the department and a current American Red Cross First Aid Certificate and an Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification obtained from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association;  (4) remit to the department an initial and subsequently an annual license renewal fee of an amount set by the department;  (5) provide to the department a certified copy of an ordinance passed by the local governing body where the business will be located which authorizes the tattooing of persons within its jurisdiction;  (6) be in substantial compliance with department standards as determined by an initial license inspection conducted by the department.  (C) A tattoo facility may only provide tattooing and may not engage in any other retail business including, but not limited to, the sale of goods or performing any form of body piercing other than tattooing.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004.
SC Code § 44-34-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 34 - Tattooing|Section 44-34-40. Inspection costs; use of fees and monetary penalties.

 (A) The department may charge an additional amount if necessary to cover the cost of inspection.  (B) Fees and monetary penalties established by this chapter must be used exclusively in support of activities pursuant to this chapter.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004.
SC Code § 44-34-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 34 - Tattooing|Section 44-34-50. Tattoo artists; required certifications; on-site inspections.

 (A) A tattoo artist must be at least twenty-one years old and must possess a certificate of successful completion, on an annual basis, of a course in blood borne pathology and tattoo infection control as approved by the department, a current American Red Cross First Aid Certification and Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification obtained either from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association. A tattoo artist must conspicuously display in a public area on the premises of the tattoo facility the certificates of successful completion of a course in CPR, first aid, blood borne pathogens, and tattoo infection control.  (B) A tattoo artist must comply with all applicable federal Office of Safety and Health Administration requirements or guidelines.  (C) The tattoo artist must allow and cooperate with on-site inspections and investigations as considered necessary by the department and must address by corrective action the noncompliance items as identified by the department.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004.
SC Code § 44-34-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 34 - Tattooing|Section 44-34-60. Inspections and complaint investigations; display of license; verification of age and parental consent; actions by under-age recipients.

 (A) The department may conduct unannounced inspections or complaint investigations of the locations at which tattooing, as applicable to this chapter, is being performed.  (B) Each tattoo facility location must conspicuously display in a public area on the premises of the licensed tattoo facility:  (1) a clearly legible notice to patrons informing them of any disqualification which tattooing may confer upon a prospective blood donor according to the current and subsequent amendments to standards of the American Association of Blood Banks. This notice also must appear in any informed consent or release form utilized by a tattoo artist. This informed consent or release form must be signed by the prospective client and must contain, at a minimum, aftercare suggestions for the specific tattoo site;  (2) the tattoo facility license issued by the department.  (C) A tattoo artist must verify by means of a picture identification that a recipient is at least eighteen years of age. For purposes of this section, "picture identification" means:  (1) a valid driver's license; or  (2) an official photographic identification card issued by the South Carolina Department of Revenue, a federal or state law enforcement agency, an agency of the United States Department of Defense, or the United States Department of State. Proof that the defendant demanded, was shown, and reasonably relied upon proof of age is a defense to an action brought pursuant to this section.  (D) A person who has his or her body tattooed while under the age of eighteen in violation of subsection (C) above may bring an action in the circuit court against the person convicted of the violation to recover actual damages and punitive damages plus costs of the action and attorney's fees.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004; 2010 Act No. 133, Section 1, eff March 30, 2010.
SC Code § 44-34-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 34 - Tattooing|Section 44-34-70. Promulgation of regulations; business licenses and permits.

 (A) The department must promulgate regulations as required by Section 44-34-20 and such other regulations as may be necessary but which do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter.  (B) This chapter does not limit the department's ability to require a potential licensee to obtain any business license or permit that the department finds appropriate.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004.
SC Code § 44-34-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 34 - Tattooing|Section 44-34-80. Grounds for revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew license.

 The department may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew a license pursuant to this chapter and invoke a monetary penalty upon evidence as determined by the department that the licensee of the facility under this chapter has:  (1) failed to maintain a business address or telephone number at which the tattoo facility may be reached during business hours;  (2) failed to maintain proper safety, sanitation, or sterilization procedures as established by law or by department regulations;  (3) obtained a tattoo facility license through fraud or deceit; or  (4) violated any applicable law or regulation.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004.
SC Code § 44-34-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 34 - Tattooing|Section 44-34-90. Applicability to physicians and surgeons.

 This chapter does not restrict the activities of a physician or surgeon licensed pursuant to the laws of this State.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004.
SC Code § 44-34-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 34 - Tattooing|Section 44-34-100. Unlawful acts; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to perform or offer to perform tattooing upon a person under the age of eighteen years.  (B) The minor upon whom tattooing is performed, or the parent or legal guardian of that minor, or any other minor is not liable for punishment pursuant to this section.  (C) Tattooing may not be performed upon a person impaired by drugs or alcohol. A person impaired by drugs or alcohol is considered incapable of consenting to tattooing and incapable of understanding tattooing procedures and aftercare suggestions.  (D) Tattooing may not be performed on skin surfaces having a rash, pimples, boils, keloids, sunburn, open lesions, infections, or manifest any evidence of unhealthy conditions.  (E) It is unlawful for a tattoo artist to tattoo any part of the head, face, or neck of another person.  (F) A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined up to two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned up to one year, or both.  (G) All licensing fees and monetary penalties collected must be remitted to the Department of Health and Environmental Control in a separate and distinct account to be used solely to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004; 2010 Act No. 133, Section 2, eff March 30, 2010.
SC Code § 44-34-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 34 - Tattooing|Section 44-34-110. Restrictions on location of tattoo facility; notice of intent to apply for license.

 (A)(1) The department must not grant or issue a license to a tattoo facility, if the place of business is within one thousand feet of a church, school, or playground. This distance must be computed by following the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian or vehicular travel along the public thoroughfare from the nearest point of the grounds in use as part of the church, school, or playground.  (2) As used in this subsection:  (a) "Church" means an establishment, other than a private dwelling, where religious services are usually conducted.  (b) "School" means an establishment, other than a private dwelling where the usual processes of education are usually conducted.  (c) "Playground" means a place, other than grounds at a private dwelling that is provided by the public or members of a community for recreation.  (3) The restrictions in subsection (A)(1) do not apply to the renewal of licenses or to new applications for locations that are licensed at the time the new application is filed with the department.  (B) An applicant for license renewal or for a new license at an existing tattoo facility location shall pay a certification fee established by the department in regulation to determine if the exemptions provided for in subsection (A)(3) apply.  (C) A person who intends to apply for a license under this article must advertise at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulated nearest to the proposed location of the business and most likely to give notice to interested citizens of the county, city, and community in which the applicant proposes to engage in business. The department shall determine which newspapers meet the requirements of this section based on available circulation figures and the proposed location of the business. However, if a newspaper is published in the county and historically has been the newspaper where the advertisements are published, the advertisements published in that newspaper meet the requirements of this subsection. The notice must be in the legal notice section of the paper, or in an equivalent section if the newspaper has no legal notice section, and must be in large type, cover a space one column wide and not less than two inches deep, and state the type of license applied for and the exact location at which the proposed business is to be operated.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004.
SC Code § 44-35-5 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-5. Short title.

 Sections 44-35-10 through 44-35-100 may be cited as the Central Cancer Registry.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-35-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-10. Formulation of plan for cancer prevention, detection, and surveillance programs.

 The Department of Health and Environmental Control, in conjunction with hospitals and entities throughout the State, shall formulate a plan for cancer prevention, detection, and surveillance programs and for care of persons suffering from cancer to meet standards of care set forth by nationally recognized and approved accrediting bodies.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-611; 1952 Code Section 32-611; 1942 Code Section 5008; 1939 (41) 464; 1972 (57) 2498; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-35-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-20. Establishment, administration, and purpose of central cancer registry.

 (A) There is established the South Carolina Central Cancer Registry and, to the extent funds are available, the Department of Health and Environmental Control shall administer this as a statewide population-based registry of cancer cases with a diagnosis date after December 31, 1995.  (B) The purpose of the registry is to provide statistical information that will reduce morbidity and mortality of cancer in South Carolina. This information must be used to guide cancer control effort in the State by assisting in prevention and early detection of cancer, extending the life of the cancer patient, identifying high-risk groups or areas in the State with cluster of cancer cases, and improving cancer treatment.  (C) The registry shall receive, compile, analyze, and make available epidemiological and aggregate clinical cancer case information collected from all health care providers who diagnose and/or treat cancer patients in this State. The registry shall meet national standards of completeness and timeliness of case reporting and quality of data. Annual reports of aggregate cancer data must be provided to reporting facilities and physicians in the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-612; 1952 Code Section 32-612; 1947 (45) 539; 1952 (47) 1875; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-35-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-30. Reporting requirements; applicable regulations.

 (A) A provider who diagnoses and/or treats cancer patients and does not report to a regional cancer registry shall report specific case information to the registry in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. These regulations shall include, but are not limited to, the reportable case listing, data elements to be collected, the content and design of forms and reports required by this section, the procedures for disclosure of information gathered by the registry, and other matters necessary to the administration of this section. The regulations shall include these data elements:  (1) complete demographic information;  (2) occupational and industrial information to the extent available;  (3) date and confirmation of initial diagnosis;  (4) pathological information characterizing the cancer, including cancer site and cell type, stage of disease, and initial treatment information, to the extent available, in the medical record.  A provider participating in a regional registry is not required to report to the Central Cancer Registry. Reporting providers must not incur additional expense in providing information to the registry.  (B) Regional registries shall report data on behalf of providers in their area to the Central Cancer Registry.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-613; 1952 Code Section 32-613; 1947 (45) 539; 1952 (47) 1875; 1980 Act No. 303, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-35-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-40. Confidentiality; data release protocol.

 Information that could identify the cancer patient must be kept strictly confidential in accordance with the administrative policy of the Department of Health and Environmental Control. This information must not be open for inspection except by the individual patient or the patient's authorized representative. Procedures for the disclosure of confidential information to researchers for the purposes of cancer prevention, control, and research must be promulgated in regulations. The data release protocol developed in coordination with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, must be utilized by the registry to determine appropriate use and release of cancer registry data.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-614; 1952 Code Section 32-614; 1947 (45) 539; 1980 Act No. 303, Section 2; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.  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".
SC Code § 44-35-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-50. Coordination of collection and report of cancer data.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-615; 1952 Code Section 32-615; 1947 (45) 539; 1972 (57) 2289; 1980 Act No. 301, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.  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".
SC Code § 44-35-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-60. Immunity from civil or criminal liability.

 A provider or regional registry making a case report or providing access to cancer case information to the registry is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-616; 1952 Code Section 32-616; 1947 (45) 539; 1972 (57) 2500; 1980 Act No. 303, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-35-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-70. Acquisition of laboratories, hospitals, or other property.

 The Department of Health and Environmental Control may, to the extent of and within the available funds which may be provided, acquire laboratories, hospitals, or other property, either real or personal, by gift, purchase, devise or otherwise, as the department considers advisable to afford proper treatment and care to cancer patients in this State and to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-617; 1952 Code Section 32-617; 1947 (45) 539; 1980 Act No. 303, Section 4; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-35-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-80. Discretionary aid to cancer patients.

 The Department of Health and Environmental Control may furnish aid to cancer patients who are residents of this State to the extent of and within the available funds as the department considers proper. The department may administer this aid in any manner which, in its judgment and with the approval of the Cancer Control Advisory Committee, provided for in Section 44-35-90, will afford greater benefit for the prevention, detection, and control of cancer throughout the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-618; 1952 Code Section 32-618; 1947 (45) 539; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-35-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-90. Powers, duties, and purpose of Cancer Control Advisory Committee.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-619; 1952 Code Section 32-619; 1942 Code Section 5008; 1939 (41) 464; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-35-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 35 - Cancer|Section 44-35-100. Suspension of reporting requirements.

 The reporting requirements provided for in Section 44-35-30 are suspended if adequate funding is not provided to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-620; 1952 Code Section 32-620; 1942 Code Section 5008; 1939 (41) 464; 1972 (57) 2499; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.