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2023 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,".
2023 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;
(9) convene the advisory council to update the statewide plan to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias;
(10) when updating the statewide plan, the advisory council must solicit input from the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Social Services to ensure the formulation of a comprehensive statewide plan that meets the needs of the State; and
(11) submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly by September thirtieth concerning progress toward fulfilling the statewide plan.
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; 2023 Act No. 62 (S.569), Section 1, eff May 19, 2023.
Editor's Note
2023 Act No. 62, Section 3, provides as follows:
"SECTION 3. The statewide plan to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias must be updated in 2028 and every five years thereafter."
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.
2023 Act No. 62, Section 1, added (9) to (11) and made a nonsubstantive change.
2023 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.
(C) The advisory council shall maintain and update a statewide plan to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The plan must be updated every five years.
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; 2023 Act No. 62 (S.569), Section 2, eff May 19, 2023.
Editor's Note
2023 Act No. 62, Section 3, provides as follows:
"SECTION 3. The statewide plan to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias must be updated in 2028 and every five years thereafter."
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 261, Section 18, in (A), substituted "Governor" for "Lieutenant Governor".
2023 Act No. 62, Section 2, added (C).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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."
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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'."
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-40. Duties of council.

In carrying out the purposes of this article the council shall:
(1) determine and implement the most cost effective method:
(a) to collect, record, analyze, and disseminate data on the incidence and causes of head and spinal cord injuries;
(b) to gather such other data as needed from existing sources of the South Carolina Statewide Hospital Data System and the Trauma Registry of the Division of Emergency Medical Services;
(2) provide information for initiation of case management services and preventive programs for head and spinal cord injured persons in this State;
(3) develop and promote primary prevention programs related to preventing head and spinal cord injuries;
(4) perform other duties and functions as determined by the council to be necessary for implementation of this article.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 457, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 159, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-50. Reporting of required information; follow up to persons entered in registry; gathering information from other states; approval of and participation in research activities.

The council shall develop:
(1) reporting forms and procedures for reporting the information required by this article;
(2) a system to provide follow up to individuals entered in the registry;
(3) procedures for gathering information from other states in which a South Carolina resident may be admitted for a head or spinal cord injury, or both; and
(4) procedures for approving research projects or participation in research activities.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 457, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 159, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-60. Confidentiality of reports and records; nondisclosure under Freedom of Information Act.

(A) All reports and records made pursuant to this article and maintained by the system, any agency, hospital, institution, other facility, or person pursuant to this article are confidential and may not be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act. Information must not be released except to:
(1) appropriate staff of the system;
(2) submitting hospitals or their designees;
(3) a person engaged in a research project approved pursuant to Section 44-38-50 except that no information identifying a subject of a report or a reporter may be made available to a researcher unless consent is obtained pursuant to this section;
(4) a member of the council except that no information identifying a subject of a report or a reporter may be made to the council unless consent is obtained pursuant to this section.
(B) The identity of a patient, physician, or hospital is confidential and may not be released, except that the identity of a patient may be released upon informed written consent of the patient, or the patient's legal guardian or legal representative; the identity of a physician may be released upon written consent of the physician; and the identity of a hospital may be released upon written consent of the hospital.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 457, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 159, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-70. Council to submit annual report.

The council shall submit an annual report to the Joint Committee to Study Problems of Persons with Disabilities including, but not limited to, the incidence and status of head and spinal cord injuries in South Carolina, the administration of the system and recommendations for modifications in the system, and for improving the delivery of services to persons with these injuries.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 457, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-80. Qualified immunity from liability for release of information in accordance with article.

No 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 individual or organization acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 457, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 159, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-90. Penalty for intentional noncompliance with article.

A person subject to this article who intentionally fails to comply with reporting or confidentiality and disclosure requirements of this article is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for a violation the first time a person fails to comply and not more than five thousand dollars for a subsequent violation.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 457, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 159, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-310. Service Delivery System established.

There is established within the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Service Delivery System. The system shall operate as a division of the department to be known as the Head and Spinal Cord Injury Division. The department must develop, coordinate, and enhance the delivery of services to persons with head and spinal cord injuries. The department must coordinate case management services provided pursuant to this article with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. Services provided pursuant to this article supplement and do not supplant existing services or the development of new services.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 159, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1103.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-320. Definitions.

As used in this article:
(1) "System" means the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Service Delivery System as established in this article;
(2) "State plan" means the plan developed by the State Department of Disabilities and Special Needs pursuant to this article for a comprehensive system of services for persons with head and spinal cord injuries.
(3) "Department" means the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 159, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1103.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-330. Primary functions of system.

The primary functions of the system are planning, intake and referral, case management, and education and prevention. The department is responsible for these functions.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 159, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1103.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-340. Duties of department.

The department shall:
(1) develop a state plan for a comprehensive system of services for persons with head and spinal cord injuries, including short-term and long-term goals and objectives for implementing the plan;
(2) receive surveillance data from the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System to use in developing and revising the state plan to meet the changing needs of this population;
(3) identify gaps in services for head and spinal cord injured persons and spearhead development of those services needed for the comprehensive system of service delivery;
(4) develop licensing, program, and contract guidelines to be used by case managers in working with service delivery agencies;
(5) in conjunction with other state agencies, prepare, coordinate, and advocate for state appropriations needed to fund and to develop services needed to implement the state plan;
(6) seek funding from other sources, private and federal, including, but not limited to, medicaid waivers and expansion of the medicaid program, to provide services outlined in the state plan;
(7) evaluate the state plan including, but not limited to, how well head and spinal cord injured persons are identified, referred, and served by the system and its impact on their quality of life, including reintegration and productivity in the community;
(8) promote public awareness through programs relating to head and spinal cord injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation;
(9) promote research on the causes, effects, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of head and spinal cord injuries;
(10) serve as the central and initial point for receiving referrals for case management services from the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System and all other sources;
(11) determine a person's eligibility for case management services based on criteria provided in Section 44-38-370, conduct an assessment of services needed, and provide appropriate case management based on an individualized treatment plan designed to meet the specific needs of the person;
(12) develop policies and procedures to be used by the case managers to ensure, among other things, that a person with a head or spinal cord injury receives equal access to available services and that case management services maximize the person's self-determination and self-advocacy;
(13) develop training programs for case managers and other professionals to prepare and assist them in working with persons with head and spinal cord injuries;
(14) coordinate the delivery of services and ensure that services are appropriate and delivered in a timely manner;
(15) advocate for persons with head and spinal cord injuries to assist them in receiving equal access to services and services which promote independence and productivity.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 159, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1103.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-370. Eligibility criteria for case management services.

A person is eligible for case management services under this article when at the time of determining eligibility the person has a severe chronic limitation that:
(1) is attributed to a physical impairment, including head injury, spinal cord injury, or both, or a similar disability, regardless of the age of onset but not associated with the process of a progressive degenerative illness or disease, dementia, or a neurological disorder related to aging;
(2) is likely to continue indefinitely without intervention;
(3) results in substantial functional limitations in at least two of these life activities:
(a) self-care;
(b) receptive and expressive communication;
(c) learning;
(d) mobility;
(e) self-direction;
(f) capacity for independent living;
(g) economic self-sufficiency; and
(4) reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary or generic care or treatment or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 159, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1103.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-380. Advisory Council to System.

(A) There is created an Advisory Council to the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Service Delivery System composed of:
(1) the following members or a designee, who shall serve ex officio:
(a) Chairperson for the Joint Legislative Committee for the Disabled;
(b) Director of the State Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;
(c) Commissioner of the State Agency for Vocational Rehabilitation;
(d) Director of the University Affiliated Program of the University of South Carolina;
(e) Director of the South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council;
(f) Director of Special Education of the State Department of Education;
(g) Director of the Interagency Office of Disability Prevention;
(h) Director of the Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children;
(i) Executive Director of the South Carolina Health and Human Services Finance Commission;
(j) Director of the State Department of Mental Health;
(k) Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control;
(l) Commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind;
(2) the following members or a designee:
(a) President of the South Carolina Head Injury Association;
(b) President of the South Carolina Association of Independent Head Injury Groups;
(c) President of the South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association;
(d) Director of the South Carolina Disabilities Research Commission;
(3) the following members to be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified:
(a) three health care providers knowledgeable in head injuries and spinal cord injuries;
(b) three consumers of case management services or family members or legal guardians of consumers of case management services;
(c) of those members first appointed, two of the health care providers and two of the consumers or family members of consumers shall serve four-year terms and one health care provider and one consumer or family member of a consumer shall serve two-year terms.
(B) The Governor, with recommendation from the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Committee for the Disabled, shall appoint a primary or secondary consumer of services of the system as chairperson of the council for a two-year term; no person may serve more than one term as chairperson.
(C) Members of the Advisory Council shall serve at no expense to the State.
(D) The Advisory Council shall work with the State Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and the State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation in carrying out their responsibilities under this article. In working with these agencies the council shall, but is not limited to:
(1) provide oversight for the implementation of the state plan and operation of the system;
(2) review budget matters related to the system and the responsibilities of the agencies within the system;
(3) monitor effectiveness of the state plan.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 159, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1103; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.MM.1, eff July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-390. Article does not establish entitlement program or benefit.

Nothing contained in this article may be construed to establish or authorize creation of an entitlement program or benefit.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 159, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1103.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-610. South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council.

There is created the South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council, within the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, to provide statewide coordination in promoting support services to persons with brain injuries, their families, and caregivers, and to identify emerging issues and innovations, foster education and advocacy, and build consensus to support necessary policies and programs.
HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 63, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-620. Duties of the council.

The South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council shall:
(1) advise and make recommendations to the State on ways to improve services coordination regarding traumatic brain injury;
(2) encourage citizen participation through the establishment of public hearings and other types of community outreach programs;
(3) identify emerging issues 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) consult with federal, state, and local government agencies and with citizens' groups and other private entities to recommend public policy concerning brain injuries to state policymakers; and
(7) serve as the statewide advisory board for implementing the federal Traumatic Brain Injury Act and applying for federal traumatic brain injury funding.
HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 63, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-630. Membership of council; officers of council; compensation.

(A) The members of the South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council should have knowledge or expertise in the area of brain injury or related services. The council shall be comprised of representatives of the following agencies and organizations, shall be appointed by the director of the agency or organization and shall serve ex officio:
(1) South Carolina Department of Education;
(2) South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services;
(3) South Carolina Department of Mental Health;
(4) South Carolina Department of Social Services;
(5) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control;
(6) South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department;
(7) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;
(8) Head and Spinal Cord Injury Division within the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;
(9) Medical University of South Carolina;
(10) University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities within the University of South Carolina School of Medicine;
(11) South Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council;
(12) South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council;
(13) Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.; and
(14) Brain Injury Association of South Carolina.
(B) Council members shall include persons who are survivors of traumatic brain injury, family members or legal guardians of these persons, health care professionals, representatives of service provider entities, or other interested parties knowledgeable about brain injuries. Membership shall meet requirements of the State Advisory Board designated by the federal Traumatic Brain Injury Act.
(C) Officers of the council shall be as follows: chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary. Council officers are to be elected at the final quarterly council meeting of the year, and shall serve a two year term starting the next calendar year.
(D) Council members shall be appointed with consideration given to statewide geographic and demographic representation. When an appointed vacancy on the council exists, nominations to fill the vacancy may be received from members of the council by the secretary.
(E) Members and officers of the council are not entitled to mileage, per diem, subsistence, or any other form of compensation.
HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 63, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 44-38-640. Authority to apply for grants.

The South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council shall have the authority to apply for grants for the purposes of carrying out the responsibilities and duties of the council.
HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 63, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 39 - Diabetes Initiative Of South Carolina › Section 44-39-20. Establishment of Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board; purpose; members; terms; filling vacancies; election of chair; meetings; expenses.

(A) There is established within the Medical University of South Carolina the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board. The purpose of this board is to establish a statewide program of education, surveillance, clinical research, and translation of new diabetes treatment methods to serve the needs of South Carolina residents with diabetes mellitus. The provisions of this chapter and the initiatives undertaken by the board supplement and do not supplant existing programs and services provided to this population.
(B) The board consists of:
(1) the following officials or their designees:
(a) the President of the Medical University of South Carolina;
(b) the Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine;
(c) the Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control;
(d) the Director of the State Department of Health and Human Services;
(e) the President of the South Carolina Medical Association;
(f) the Vice President of the Southeastern Division of the American Diabetes Association;
(g) the President of the American Association of Diabetes Educators;
(h) the President of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians;
(i) the Head of the Office of Minority Health in the Department of Health and Environmental Control;
(j) the Governor of the South Carolina Chapter of the American College of Physicians;
(k) the Chair of the Division of Endocrinology at the Medical University of South Carolina;
(l) the President of the South Carolina Hospital Association;
(2) a representative of the Office of the Governor, to be appointed by the Governor; and
(3) six representatives appointed by the President of the Medical University of South Carolina, three of whom must be from the general public and one each from the Centers of Excellence Council, the Outreach Council, and the Surveillance Council, all of whom must be persons knowledgeable about diabetes and its complications.
(C) The board may elect nonvoting members and honorary members.
(D) A member of the board is elected for a three-year term. A vacancy on the board must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of original appointment.
(E) The board shall elect from its members a chair for a term of three years.
(F) The board shall meet at least quarterly or more frequently upon the call of the chairman. A member of the board not employed by the State or a political subdivision of the State must receive per diem, subsistence, and mileage as provided by law for members of state boards, commissions, and committees while engaged in the work of the board.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 46A; 2008 Act No. 256, Section 1, eff June 4, 2008; 2010 Act No. 195, Section 1, eff May 28, 2010.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 39 - Diabetes Initiative Of South Carolina › Section 44-39-30. Powers and duties of board.

The powers and duties of the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board are to:
(1) annually assess the effects of diabetes mellitus in South Carolina, and the status of education, clinical research, and translation of new diabetes treatment methods in South Carolina;
(2) oversee all operations of the Center of Excellence Advisory Committees, and the Diabetes Outreach Council including:
(a) reviewing annual reports;
(b) establishing annual budgets;
(c) setting annual priorities;
(3) make annual budget requests to the General Assembly to support the activities of the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board;
(4) conduct diabetes surveillance activities including:
(a) obtaining data and maintaining a statewide data base
(b) analyzing data and reviewing trends on mortality and morbidity in diabetes;
(c) developing means to and disseminating important data to professionals and the public;
(d) developing proposals for grant funding.
(5) submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly;
(6) other activities necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 46A.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 39 - Diabetes Initiative Of South Carolina › Section 44-39-40. Establishment of Diabetes Center of Excellence; powers; duties; functions; advisory committee; council.

(A) A Diabetes Center of Excellence is established at the Medical University of South Carolina. The center shall develop and implement programs of professional education, specialized care, and clinical research in diabetes and its complications, in accordance with priorities established by the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board. The Center of Excellence must submit an annual report to the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board.
(B) The activities of the center must be overseen and directed by the Center of Excellence Advisory Committee. The council consists of members appointed by the president of the Medical University of South Carolina. The functions of the council include:
(1) reviewing programs in professional education, specialized care, and clinical research developed by the Center;
(2) assisting in the development of proposals for grant funding for the center's activities;
(3) preparing an annual report and budget proposal for submission to the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 46A.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 39 - Diabetes Initiative Of South Carolina › Section 44-39-50. Establishment of Diabetes Outreach Council; powers; duties; functions.

(A) There is created in the Medical University of South Carolina the Diabetes Outreach Council with three members appointed by the president of the university.
(B) The Diabetes Outreach Council shall oversee and direct efforts in patient education and primary care including:
(1) promoting adherence to national standards of education and care;
(2) ongoing assessment of patient care costs and reimbursement issues for persons with diabetes in South Carolina;
(3) preparing an annual report and budget proposal for submission to the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 46A.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 40 - Agent Orange Information And Assistance Program › Section 44-40-20. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4, 5 T) and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4 D) and its contaminant tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (2, 3, 7, 8 dioxin, TCDD).
(2) "Chemical agent" means dioxin or other toxic substances found in certain defoliants, herbicides, pesticides, and similar chemical substances or causative agents.
(3) "Council" means the South Carolina Agent Orange Advisory Council.
(4) "Program" means the Agent Orange Information and Assistance Program.
(5) "Veteran" means a person who is a resident of this State and who served in the armed forces of the United States of America from the year 1959 through the year 1975.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 521, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 40 - Agent Orange Information And Assistance Program › Section 44-40-30. Creation, purpose, and membership of South Carolina Agent Orange Advisory Council; compensation of voting members.

There is created the South Carolina Agent Orange Advisory Council to assist and advise the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in its duties and functions as provided in this chapter and to assist and advise the Veterans' Affairs Department of the Governor's Office in its duties and functions as provided in Section 25-11-70. The council is composed of five voting members and five nonvoting ex officio members. The voting members must be veterans who served in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand. Voting members are appointed by the Governor for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The Governor shall designate a chairman who shall serve for a term of two years. Vacancies on the council are filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. Voting members of the council are paid the usual per diem, mileage, and subsistence as provided by law for members of boards, commissions, and committees. The following shall serve as ex officio members without voting rights:
(1) the Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control;
(2) the Director of Veterans' Affairs Department or his designee;
(3) one faculty member of the Medical University of South Carolina with expertise in a field relevant to the purpose of the council;
(4) one faculty member of the University of South Carolina with expertise in a field relevant to the purpose of the council.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 521, Section 1; 1991 Act No. 248, Section 6; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1104.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2019 Act No. 26, Section 4(C), references to the Division of Veterans' Affairs were changed to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Editor's Note
The 2019 amendment to Section 25-11-20 provided that the Governor shall appoint a Secretary, rather than a Director, to lead the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 44 - Health › Chapter 40 - Agent Orange Information And Assistance Program › Section 44-40-40. Establishment, administration, and duties of Agent Orange Information and Assistance Program.

With the advice of council, the program shall:
(1) seek out, study, evaluate, and provide information regarding epidemiological, genetic, and other studies, investigations, and research that pertain to use of chemical agents, including Agent Orange, and adverse health conditions which may be associated with exposure to such agents;
(2) provide medical information to health professionals in the State regarding the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic symptoms which may be associated with exposure to chemical agents, including Agent Orange;
(3) monitor and report on the activities and policies of the United States Government and other states relating to the exposure of veterans to chemical agents, including Agent Orange;
(4) monitor existing programs for Vietnam veterans at the state or local level to determine if adequate services and resources exist, identify additional areas of concern, and make recommendations on behalf of Vietnam veterans to address these needs;
(5) provide, in cooperation with the health facilities of the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina, genetic information, screening, and counseling to veterans who have concerns regarding the possible genetic effects which may be associated with exposure to chemical agents, including Agent Orange;
(6) establish, promote, and maintain a public information service on Agent Orange. The services shall include, but not be limited to, efforts to contact Vietnam veterans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange;
(7) maintain a central state registry of information on Vietnam veterans in South Carolina who may have been exposed to Agent Orange, dioxin, or other chemical substances. The registry also shall include information obtained under the provisions of Section 44-40-50.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 521, Section 1.