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SC Code § 44-36-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-10. Establishment of Registry; purpose and functions; sources of data.

 (A) There is established within the University of South Carolina School of Public Health the Alzheimer's Disease Registry to provide a central information data base on individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders to assist in the development of public policy and planning.  (B) The functions of the registry include, but are not limited to:  (1) collecting data to evaluate the incidence, prevalence, and causes of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in South Carolina;  (2) providing information for policy planning purposes; and  (3) providing nonidentifying data to support research on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.  (C) In gathering data the registry shall rely upon, to the extent possible, data from existing sources; however, the registry may contact families and physicians of persons reported to the registry for the purpose of gathering additional data and providing information on available public and private resources. The registry is authorized to conduct follow-back studies, prospective studies of the progression and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, and research on caregiving for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, on services used by individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, and on causes of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders that examine risks associated with area of residence. Patient contact following data received from the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office must be done in accordance with regulations approved by the South Carolina Data Oversight Council and promulgated by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. Caregivers must provide informed consent to participate in research on caregiving.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 532, Section 1; 1995 Act No. 75, Section 1; 2009 Act No. 31, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009.  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 § 44-36-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-20. Advisory committee; membership; duties; prohibition against compensation.

 (A) The School of Public Health shall appoint an advisory committee to assist in maintaining this registry which must include, but is not limited to, a representative of:  (1) South Carolina Alzheimer's Association chapters;  (2) American Association of Retired Persons, South Carolina Chapters;  (3) Clemson University;  (4) Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;  (5) Department of Health and Environmental Control;  (6) Department of Mental Health;  (7) Department of Social Services;  (8) Department of Health and Human Services;  (9) Medical University of South Carolina;  (10) National Association of Social Workers, South Carolina Chapter;  (11) South Carolina Adult Day Care Association;  (12) South Carolina Association of Area Agencies on Aging;  (13) South Carolina Association of Council on Aging Directors;  (14) South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging;  (15) South Carolina Association of Residential Care Homes;  (16) South Carolina Health Care Association;  (17) South Carolina Home Care Association;  (18) South Carolina Hospital Association;  (19) South Carolina Medical Association;  (20) South Carolina Nurses' Association;  (21) Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Resource Coordination Center of the Department on Aging;  (22) University of South Carolina;  (23) South Carolina State University.  (B) The advisory committee shall assist the registry in:  (1) defining the population to be included in the registry including, but not limited to, establishing criteria for identifying patient subjects;  (2) developing procedures and forms for collecting, recording, analyzing, and disseminating data;  (3) developing protocols and procedures to be disseminated to and used by health care providers in identifying subjects for the registry;  (4) developing procedures for approving research projects or participation in research projects.  (C) Members of the advisory committee are not entitled to mileage, per diem, subsistence, or any other form of compensation.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 532, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1101; 1995 Act No. 75, Section 1; 2018 Act No. 261 (S.107), Pt I, Section 14, eff January 1, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 261, Section 14, in (A), in (21), substituted "of the Department on Aging" for ", Office of the Governor, Division on Aging".
SC Code § 44-36-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-30. Confidentiality; release of identifying information upon consent.

 (A) The School of Public Health and all persons to whom data is released shall keep all patient information confidential. No publication of information, biomedical research, or medical data may be made which identifies the patients. For purposes of maintaining this registry, the School of Public Health may access appropriate confidential data reported to the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office in accordance with Section 44-6-170.  (B) Except for use in collecting data on deaths from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Department of Health and Environmental Control, no identifying information collected or maintained by the registry may be released unless consent is obtained from the subject or the subject's legal representative.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 532, Section 1; 1995 Act No. 75, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-36-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-40. Immunity from liability for divulging confidential information.

 Neither the registry or the School of Public Health nor a person, medical facility, or other organization providing or releasing information in accordance with this article may be held liable in a civil or criminal action for divulging confidential information unless the person or organization acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 75, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-36-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-50. Annual report requirement.

 The registry shall submit an annual report to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Resource Coordination Center of the Department on Aging, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, and the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 75, Section 1; 2018 Act No. 261 (S.107), Pt I, Section 15, eff January 1, 2019.  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".  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 261, Section 15, deleted "Office of the Governor, Division on Aging," following "annual report to", and inserted "of the Department on Aging" following "Coordination Center".
SC Code § 44-36-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-310. Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Resource Coordination Center created; purpose.

 In the Department on Aging, there is created the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Resource Coordination Center to provide statewide coordination, service system development, information and referral, and caregiver support services to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, their families, and caregivers.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 326, Section 1; 2012 Act No. 218, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012; 2018 Act No. 261 (S.107), Pt I, Section 16, eff January 1, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 261, Section 16, substituted "In the Department on Aging, there is created" for "There is created in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Division on Aging,".
SC Code § 44-36-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-320. Duties of center.

 The center shall:  (1) initiate the development of systems which coordinate the delivery of programs and services;  (2) facilitate the coordination and integration of research, program development, planning, and quality assurance;  (3) identify potential users of services and gaps in the service delivery system and expand methods and resources to enhance statewide services;  (4) serve as a resource for education, research, and training and provide information and referral services;  (5) provide technical assistance for the development of support groups and other local initiatives to serve individuals, families, and caregivers;  (6) recommend public policy concerning Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to state policymakers;  (7) submit an annual report to the Chairman of the Medical Affairs Committee of the Senate and the Chairman of the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives in addition to publishing the report on the Governor's website;  (8) facilitate the coordination and integration of educational initiatives for health care providers on the importance and value of early detection and timely diagnosis of cognitive impairment, validated cognitive assessment tools, and increasing understanding and awareness of early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia and how to reduce the risk of cognitive decline.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 326, Section 1; 2012 Act No. 218, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012; 2018 Act No. 261 (S.107), Pt I, Section 17, eff January 1, 2019; 2019 Act No. 20 (S.205), Section 1, eff April 26, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 261, Section 17, in (7), substituted "Governor's website" for "Lieutenant Governor's website".  2019 Act No. 20, Section 1, added (8), providing for an additional duty to facilitate and coordinate early detection educational initiatives for health care providers.
SC Code § 44-36-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-330. Advisory council; membership; compensation of members.

 (A) The Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Resource Coordination Center must be supported by an advisory council appointed by the Governor including, but not limited to, representatives of:  (1) Alzheimer's Association Chapters;  (2) American Association of Retired Persons;  (3) Clemson University;  (4) Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;  (5) Department of Health and Environmental Control;  (6) Department of Mental Health;  (7) Department of Social Services;  (8) Department of Health and Human Services;  (9) Medical University of South Carolina;  (10) National Association of Social Workers, South Carolina Chapter;  (11) South Carolina Adult Day Care Association;  (12) South Carolina Association of Area Agencies on Aging;  (13) South Carolina Association of Council on Aging Directors;  (14) South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging;  (15) South Carolina Association of Residential Care Homes;  (16) South Carolina Health Care Association;  (17) South Carolina Home Care Association;  (18) South Carolina Hospital Association;  (19) South Carolina Medical Association;  (20) South Carolina Nurses' Association;  (21) Statewide Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Registry;  (22) University of South Carolina;  (23) South Carolina State University.  (B) Members of the advisory council are not entitled to mileage, per diem, subsistence, or any other form of compensation.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 326, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 326, Section 3; 2012 Act No. 218, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012; 2018 Act No. 261 (S.107), Pt I, Section 18, eff January 1, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 261, Section 18, in (A), substituted "Governor" for "Lieutenant Governor".
SC Code § 44-36-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-510. Short Title.

 This article may be cited as the "Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure Act"  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 336, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-36-520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 36 - Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders|Section 44-36-520. Information respecting form of Alzheimer's care or treatment provided.

 A nursing home, community residential care facility, or day care facility for adults licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control which offers to provide or provides an Alzheimer's special care unit or program must include in its policies and procedures and disclose to the responsible party seeking a placement within the Alzheimer's special care unit or program, the form of care or treatment provided that distinguishes it as being especially applicable to or suitable for persons with Alzheimer's disease. The information that distinguishes the form of care or treatment shall include criteria for admission, transfer, and discharge; care planning; staffing patterns; staff training; physical environment; resident and participant activities; family role in care; and unique costs to the resident or participant associated with specialized service delivery.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 336, Section 2.
SC Code § 44-37-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 37 - Care Of The Newly Born|Section 44-37-10. Report of infants with diseased eyes.

 Should one or both eyes of an infant become reddened or inflamed at any time after birth, the midwife, nurse or person having charge of such infant shall report such condition at once to the county health department. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-554; 1952 Code Section 32-554; 1942 Code Section 5043; 1932 Code Section 1489; Cr. C. '22 Section 433; Cr. C. '12 Section 443; Cr. C. '02 Section 331; 1896 (22) 225; 1973 (58) 239.
SC Code § 44-37-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 37 - Care Of The Newly Born|Section 44-37-20. Instillation of prophylactic to prevent blindness within one hour after birth.

 Every doctor, midwife, nurse or other person attending the delivery at birth of a child in this State shall instill, or have instilled, into the eyes of the baby, within one hour after birth, some effective prophylactic approved by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, for prevention of blindness from ophthalmia neonatorum. A record of such administration or instillation shall be reported on the birth certificate, showing the time with respect to the birth and the kind of prophylactic administered.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-555; 1952 Code Section 32-555; 1942 Code Section 5043-1; 1939 (41) 159; 1954 (48) 1763.
SC Code § 44-37-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 37 - Care Of The Newly Born|Section 44-37-35. Required neonatal genetic testing.

 (A) Neonatal testing conducted pursuant to Section 44-37-30 must include testing for the following:  (1) Krabbe disease;  (2) Pompe disease; and  (3) Hurler syndrome.  (B) The department shall require additional lysosomal storage disorders to be tested upon the recommendations of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee and in accordance with Section 44-37-30 pursuant to a duly promulgated regulation as testing for such disorders becomes available.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 55 (H.3036), Section 1, eff May 16, 2019.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 55, Section 3, provides as follows:  "SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. Implementation of the act is contingent upon available funding from public sources."
SC Code § 44-37-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 37 - Care Of The Newly Born|Section 44-37-60. Information on pertussis disease to be provided to parents of newborns.

 (A) During the postpartum period and prior to discharge each hospital shall provide parents of newborns educational information on pertussis disease and the availability of a vaccine to protect against pertussis. This educational information must include, but is not limited to, information on the Center for Disease Control's recommendation that parents receive the tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine during the postpartum period to protect their newborns from the transmission of pertussis.  (B) Nothing in this section requires a hospital to provide or pay for a vaccination against pertussis.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 191, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 44-37-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 37 - Care Of The Newly Born|Section 44-37-65. Hospitals and birth centers required to provide sickle cell education.

 Every hospital and birth center in this State shall provide the parents of each newborn baby who is at high risk for sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait delivered in the hospital or birth center, educational information on sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait and associated complications.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 76 (S.341), Section 1, eff June 8, 2015.
SC Code § 44-37-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 37 - Care Of The Newly Born|Section 44-37-70. Required screening to detect congenital heart defects in newborns.

 (A) The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall require each birthing facility licensed by the department to perform on every newborn in its care a pulse oximetry or other department-approved screening to detect critical congenital heart defects when the baby is twenty-four to forty-eight hours of age, or as late as possible if the baby is discharged from the hospital before reaching twenty-four hours of age. A department-approved screening must be based on standards set forth by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services' Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, the American Heart Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. If a parent of a newborn objects, in writing, to the screening, for reasons pertaining to religious beliefs only, the newborn is exempt from the screening required by this subsection.  (B) The Department of Health and Human Services shall work with birthing facilities through its partnership with the Birth Outcomes Initiative to recommend policies for critical congenital heart defect screening. The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide reimbursement for services provided pursuant to this section.  (C) For purposes of this section, "birthing facility" means an inpatient or ambulatory health care facility licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control that provides birthing and newborn care services.  (D) The department with advice from the Birth Outcome Initiative Leadership Team under the Department of Health and Human Services shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. In promulgating the regulations, the department must consider the best practices in screening, current scientific guidelines and recommendations, and advances in medical technology.  HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 64, Section 3, eff September 11, 2013.  Editor's Note  2013 Act No. 64, Section 1, provide as follows:  "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Emerson Rose Act'."
SC Code § 44-38-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 44-38-10. Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System created; purpose.

 There is created the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System to provide a central information surveillance system and registry for head and spinal cord injuries.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 457, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-38-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 44-38-20. Definitions.

 As used in this article:  (1) "Council" means the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System Council established pursuant to this article.  (2) "Head injury" means an insult to the skull or brain, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, but one caused by an external physical force that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness which results in impairment of cognitive abilities or physical functioning and possibly in behavioral or emotional functioning. It does not include cerebral vascular accidents and aneurysms.  (3) "Spinal cord injury" means an acute, traumatic lesion of neural elements in the spinal canal resulting in any degree of sensory deficit, motor deficit, or major life functions. The deficit or dysfunction may be temporary or permanent.  (4) "System" means the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System established pursuant to this article.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 457, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 159, Section 4.
SC Code § 44-38-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 44-38-30. Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System Council; establishment and purpose; composition; election of chairman; appointment of advisors; compensation and expenses.

 (A) There is the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System Council established for the purpose of overseeing the daily activities of the system which shall be under the Head and Spinal Cord Injury Division of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. The council is composed of the following ex officio members or their designees: the chairman, Developmental Disabilities Council, Office of the Governor, the chairman of the Joint Committee to Study the Problems of Persons with Disabilities, the State Director of the State Department of Mental Health, the Commissioner of the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Director of the State Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, the Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, the Dean of the Medical University of South Carolina, the Executive Director of the South Carolina Hospital Association, one representative from each of the head injury advocacy organizations, and one individual with a spinal cord injury. The council shall elect a chairman who may appoint such other nonvoting members who may serve in an advisory capacity to the council, including representatives from the private service delivery sector.  (B) Members of the council shall receive no compensation, including subsistence, per diem, or mileage for service on the council.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 457, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1102.