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SC Code § 43-5-1220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1220. . Minor mother must live with minor's parents to receive welfare; exceptions.

 (A) Minor mothers with a child born out of wedlock must live in the home of their parent or guardian to be eligible to receive AFDC benefits unless:  (1) the minor parent has no living parent or legal guardian whose whereabouts is known;  (2) no living parent or legal guardian of the minor parent allows the minor parent to live in his or her home;  (3) the minor parent lived apart from his or her own parent or legal guardian for a period of at least one year before either the birth of the dependent child or the parent's having applied for AFDC;  (4) the physical or emotional health or safety of the minor parent or dependent child would be jeopardized if they resided in the same residence with the minor parent's parent or legal guardian;  (5) there is otherwise good cause for the minor parent and dependent child to receive assistance while living apart from the minor parent's parent or legal guardian or another adult relative or an adult supervised supportive living arrangement.  (B) If a minor parent makes an allegation supporting the conclusion that subsection (A)(4) applies, the department shall determine whether it is justified. Circumstances justifying a determination of good cause as provided for in subsection (A)(5) include, but are not limited to, written statements from at least two corroborating persons showing that it is not in the best interest of the minor parent to live with his or her parents or legal guardian or in an adult supervised supportive living arrangement. When a minor parent and his or her dependent child are required to live with the minor parent's parent or legal guardian or another adult relative or in an adult supervised supportive living arrangement, AFDC must be paid, where possible, in the form of a protective payment. A minor parent applicant must be informed directly about AFDC eligibility requirements including his or her rights under this section. The applicant must be told of the exemptions and must be asked if one or more of the exemptions is applicable to the applicant. The department shall assist the minor in obtaining the necessary verification if one or more of these exemptions is alleged.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part V, Section 4, eff June 12, 1995.
SC Code § 43-5-1225 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1225. . Outreach and information programs.

 In order to assure that all families working toward self sufficiency have access to all potential supportive services that will help ensure their success, the department, within existing revenues, may develop outreach and information programs which provide information and assistance on support services available to low income families including, but not limited to, information on earned income tax credits and medicaid eligibility.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part III, Section 16, eff June 12, 1995.
SC Code § 43-5-1230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1230. . Family to be served as a whole.

 To further strengthen the family unit and promote parental responsibility, emphasis must be placed on serving the family as a whole. Immunizations, school attendance, preventive health screenings, and pregnancy prevention programs as authorized by law for minor children must be monitored and encouraged.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part V, Section 6, approved June 12, 1995 and takes effect ninety days after receipt of approval of a federal waiver authorizing the department to implement these provisions or ninety days after federal law permits implementation.
SC Code § 43-5-1235 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1235. . Increased health care access through existing resources.

 To assist AFDC families in directing their efforts to becoming economically stable and financially independent rather than diverting their resources to the care of children and family members with health and medical problems, the State, through coordination and cooperation among various agencies utilizing current resources, must:  (1) provide greater access to and place more emphasis on early and continuous prenatal care;  (2) eliminate as many barriers to good prenatal care as possible;  (3) establish teen parent initiatives dealing with school dropout programs and parent effectiveness training programs;  (4) promote counseling and education about early childhood health, especially the need for immunizations;  (5) foster better access to preventive health services through expanded hours of health care clinics;  (6) provide, as funding allows, school nurses to increase access to primary care and more effective identification and referral of health care among children.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part V, Section 9, eff June 12, 1995.
SC Code § 43-5-1240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1240. . Transitional Medicaid and child care.

 (A) Subject to federal waiver, the department shall provide transitional Medicaid and child care for a maximum of two years for AFDC clients who lose eligibility because of employment or who become employed after losing eligibility as a result of exceeding the twenty-four-month time limit provided for in Section 43-5-1170. For individuals who become employed after a period of ineligibility due to exceeding the twenty-four-month time limit provided for in Section 43-5-1170, earnings must be less than poverty and continued employment must be jeopardized by medical expenditures to be eligible for transitional Medicaid and child care in the second year.  (B) If a former recipient's employer offers or provides health insurance coverage for the former recipient and/or the former recipient's family at an out-of-pocket cost to the former recipient which is less than ten percent of the former recipient's wages after deducting Federal Income Collection Act contributions, no Medicaid coverage may be provided to a family member who could be covered under the employer-provided insurance plan.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part III, Section 18, eff June 12, 1995; 1996 Act No. 452, Section 16, eff July 1, 1996.
SC Code § 43-5-1245 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1245. . Federal child care funds must be sought.

 All federal child care funds are needed to ensure that AFDC families can participate successfully in the AFDC program. The State should make every effort to obtain these funds.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part V, Section 10, eff June 12, 1995.
SC Code § 43-5-1250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1250. . Endorsement of statewide mass transit network.

 To promote independence and assist AFDC families in participating in the Department of Social Services employment and training program and in getting to their place of employment, reliable transportation services are needed. The department in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety shall endorse local efforts to develop a statewide network of mass transit systems.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part III, Section 17, eff June 12, 1995.
SC Code § 43-5-1255 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1255. . Adult education initiatives.

 The Department of Social Services in conjunction with the Department of Education shall:  (1) ensure that existing continuing education and adult education programs are designed to advance AFDC clients in attaining self-sufficiency and that the location, scheduling, and other mechanics of these programs are structured so as to maximize access by AFDC clients;  (2) endorse and promote school-to-work transition programs to link at-risk secondary school students to the workplace and to appropriate work related post-secondary education.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part VII, Section 4, eff June 12, 1995.
SC Code § 43-5-1260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1260. . Technical education partnership initiatives.

 (A) The Department of Social Services in conjunction with the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education shall:  (1) work closely with businesses and industries in South Carolina to design curriculums to produce students with skills needed by these businesses and industries;  (2) develop specially designed curriculums that target and train AFDC clients in keeping with the clients' identified aptitudes, interests, and abilities for occupations identified by the Department of Employment and Workforce as the top growth occupations of the future.  (B) For the next three years the Department of Social Services and the State Board for Technical Education shall report before January first to the Governor and the General Assembly on the projects completed under this section, the number of AFDC families served, and shall evaluate their effectiveness in assisting AFDC families in becoming self-sufficient.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part VII, Section 5, eff June 12, 1995.
SC Code § 43-5-1265 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1265. . Simplification of application forms.

 The Department of Social Services, with existing resources and personnel, shall develop simplified AFDC, Medicaid, and food stamp application forms and instructions which are understandable. If necessary, for compliance with federal regulations, the department shall apply to the federal government for waivers.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part VII, Section 1, eff June 12, 1995.
SC Code § 43-5-1270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1270. . Information on absent parent required.

 The State shall apply for a federal waiver to require AFDC and Medicaid applicants and recipients as an additional condition for receiving benefits to provide:  (1) the first and last name of the absent parent and putative father and any known licenses as defined in Section 63-17-1020 which might be subject to revocation; and  (2) at least two of the following subitems on each absent parent and each putative father named:  (a) date of birth;  (b) social security number;  (c) last known home address;  (d) last known employer's name and address;  (e) either of the absent parent's parent's name and address.  An applicant or recipient who fails to provide this information or who provides the names of two putative fathers, both of whom are excluded from paternity by genetic testing, is ineligible for assistance for himself or herself and the child for whom parental information was not provided unless the applicant or recipient asserts, and the department verifies, there is good cause for not providing this information. Good cause includes documentation of incest, rape, or the existence or the threat of physical abuse to the child or custodial parent.  Upon legal establishment of paternity of the child in question, AFDC benefits may be established or reinstated if all other eligibility requirements are met.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part V, Section 7, approved June 12, 1995 and takes effect ninety days after receipt of approval of a federal waiver authorizing the department to implement these provisions or ninety days after federal law permits implementation.
SC Code § 43-5-1275 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1275. . Electronic data interchange standards.

 As applicable, all state agencies shall adopt Electronic Data Interchange Standards as set forth by the Division of Technology Operations so that exchanges and sharing of information concerning AFDC clients and revenue sources are freely available. However, in the exchange and sharing of information all requirements for confidentiality of information must be maintained. For the next two years these state agencies shall report to the Department of Administration, Division of Information Resource Technology before January first on the agency's progress and compliance with this section and its utilization of the system created as a result of this action.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part VII, Section 3, eff June 12, 1995.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 43-5-1280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1280. . Review of federal and state procurement and purchasing regulations.

 The Department of Social Services and the Department of Health and Human Services Finance Commission shall review and, to the extent possible, ensure that federal and state procurement and purchasing regulations do not unnecessarily delay services to AFDC clients and child care and transportation providers to AFDC clients.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part VII, Section 2, eff June 12, 1995.
SC Code § 43-5-1285 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally|Section 43-5-1285. . Annual report.

 The department shall report annually to the General Assembly on the number of Family Independence families and individuals no longer receiving welfare, the number of individuals who have participated in educational, employment, or training programs under this act, the number of individuals who have completed educational, employment, or training programs under this act, and the number of individuals who have become employed and the duration of their employment.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part IX, Section 1, eff June 12, 1995; 2014 Act No. 281 (H.3102), Section 2, eff June 10, 2014.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 281, Section 2, rewrote the section.
SC Code § 43-7-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care|Section 43-7-20. . State Department shall secure Federal funds.

 The State Department shall secure Federal funds, when available, to assist in the program for medical and hospital care hereby authorized.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-142; 1959 (51) 390.
SC Code § 43-7-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care|Section 43-7-50. . Payments for professional services under State Medicaid Program shall be uniform within State.

 For the purpose of computing the amount of reimbursement for professional services under the State Medicaid Program, all localities in the State of South Carolina shall be deemed "similar" by virtue of being within the State's boundaries and the amount of reimbursement for similar services rendered by professionals within the same specialty of medical or dental practice shall be equal regardless of place of residence or place of practice, so long as the place of practice is within the boundaries of the State of South Carolina. No agency of the State shall reimburse professionals, or cause professionals to be reimbursed, at rates of payment which vary as a result of geographic locations.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 169.
SC Code § 43-7-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care|Section 43-7-70. . False statement or representation on application for assistance prohibited; violation is a misdemeanor; penalties.

 (A)(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly and wilfully to make or cause to be made a false statement or representation of material fact on an application for assistance, goods, or services under the state's Medicaid program when the false statement or representation is made for the purpose of determining the person's entitlement to assistance, goods, or services.  (2) It is unlawful for any applicant, recipient, or other person acting on behalf of the applicant or recipient knowingly and wilfully to conceal or fail to disclose any material fact affecting the applicant's or recipient's initial or continued entitlement to receive assistance, goods, or services under the state's Medicaid program.  (3) It is unlawful for a person eligible to receive benefits, services, or goods under the Medicaid program to sell, lease, lend, or otherwise exchange rights, privileges, or benefits to another person.  (B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of medical assistance recipient fraud, a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 468, Section 1, eff July 14, 1994.  Editor's Note  1994 Act No. 468, Section 2, provides as follows:  "The offenses created by this act are not exclusive and must not be construed to limit the power of the State to prosecute a person for conduct which constitutes a crime under another statute or at common law."
SC Code § 43-7-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care|Section 43-7-80. . Provider required to keep separate accounts and records; violation is a misdemeanor; penalties.

 (A) A provider of medical assistance, goods, or services under the state's Medicaid program who is required by state or federal law, regulation, or written policy to maintain separate accounts for patient funds and accurate records of those funds must maintain separate accounts and records of the accounts. It is unlawful for a provider, or a person acting as the provider's agent or employee, to transfer, remove, or encumber or cause to be removed, transferred, or encumbered patient funds for a purpose other than as authorized. Repayment or retransfer of patient funds or satisfaction of an encumbrance on them is not a defense under this section and repayment, retransfer, or satisfaction is admissible as relevant evidence only at sentencing, if the provider is found guilty of a violation of this section.  (B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than three years and fined not more than one thousand dollars.  (C) In addition to all other remedies under this section, the Attorney General may bring an action to recover damages equal to five thousand dollars for each violation of this section. Upon a finding that a provider has violated a provision of this section, the state agency which administers the Medicaid program also may take other administrative action authorized under relevant state or federal laws.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 468, Section 1, eff July 14, 1994.  Editor's Note  1994 Act No. 468, Section 2, provides as follows:  "The offenses created by this act are not exclusive and must not be construed to limit the power of the State to prosecute a person for conduct which constitutes a crime under another statute or at common law."
SC Code § 43-7-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care|Section 43-7-90. . Enforcement of Sections 43-7-60 to 43-7-80.

 The Attorney General has the authority and responsibility to investigate and initiate appropriate action for alleged or suspected violations of Sections 43-7-60 through 43-7-80.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 468, Section 1, eff July 14, 1994.
SC Code § 43-7-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care|Section 43-7-210. . Right to attach wages, fees and commissions of medical care recipients and persons liable for expenses.

 Wages, fees and commissions due or to become due any person who has received medical care for himself or for a person whose medical expenses, he is obligated by law or has contracted to pay, exclusive of doctor's fees, which has been paid for by a county, may be attached as hereinafter set forth.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-145; 1964 (53) 2194.
SC Code § 43-7-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care|Section 43-7-220. . Petition for attachment; effective date of order.

 The director of the county social services department or the chief administrator of any county operated hospital hereinafter referred to as petitioner, upon alleging in a verified petition, (a) that there was expended for the previous fiscal year in the county where the medical care was rendered, twenty-four percent of the total operating budget for such county, public funds for the hospitalization, medical care and treatment of persons in a sum in excess of twenty-four percent of the total operating budget for such county, (b) that the person or someone for whom he is legally responsible has received medical care, excluding doctor's fees, in a stated amount, (c) that the cost of this care has been paid by the county, (d) that the person is gainfully employed, (e) that the person is indebted to the county for the cost of medical care received, (f) that the name of the person's employer and the approximate amount of the person's average weekly gross wage, and (g) that the county has not been paid for the cost of the medical care rendered, may apply to the court of common pleas or any other court having concurrent jurisdiction in the county where the person is employed, for an order requiring the employer of such person, to withhold from his wages, fees or commissions due or to become due, a sum not to exceed fifteen percent of the average gross weekly wage earned by such person each week, and to pay whatever amount so collected over to the petitioner once a month until the amount found to be due has been paid in full. The order shall not become effective until twenty days after the order has been served on all respondents as hereinafter designated.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-145.1; 1964 (53) 2194; 1972 (57) 2382.
SC Code § 43-7-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care|Section 43-7-230. . Service of summons, petition and order on employee and employer; answers.

 A duplicate copy of the summons, petition, and order shall be served on the person who is employed and his employer, who shall both be designated respondents. Each shall have twenty days in which to answer or otherwise plead.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-145.2; 1964 (53) 2194.
SC Code § 43-7-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care|Section 43-7-240. . Time for showing cause for dismissal; grounds for dismissal without prejudice.

 Any or all respondents shall have twenty days from the service of the order to show cause why the order should not become effective or the action dismissed. The following shall constitute good and sufficient grounds for dismissing the action, but without prejudice to the petitioner:  (a) That in the discretion of the court, the imposition of the order would result in extreme hardship on the person due to some situation beyond his control.  (b) That any one of the allegations set forth in the petition as required by Section 43-7-220 above is false.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-145.3; 1964 (53) 2194.