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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 19-971 - Interest Rate

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Interest shall be credited to the account of each member once
				  each year as of June 30, on the basis of the balance in the account of each
				  member as of the previous June 30. Upon the death, retirement, or termination
				  of a member, interest shall be figured to the end of the month immediately
				  preceding the date of refund or retirement, interest being based on the balance
				  in such member's account as of the June 30 immediately preceding the date of
				  refund or retirement.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 19-972 - Liquidation of Unfunded Accrued Liability Limited to 35 Years

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The Board authorized the actuary to redetermine the accrued
				  liability effective July 1, 1972 so as to accomplish the liquidation of the
				  unfunded accrued liability over a period of not more than 35
				  years.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 19-973 - Unisex Option Factors Adopted

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Effective January 1, 1982, Unisex Option Factors shall be
				  used in actuarially determining retirement benefits.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 4 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS › Section 19-983 - Records of Members Confidential

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
All records of members, active and inactive, maintained by
				  the Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors are classified as confidential
				  and shall not be disclosed to third parties, except State and Federal
				  authorities, and then only at the discretion of the Director of the Retirement
				  Systems.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 4 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS › Section 19-984 - Transfer of Service Credit

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
An active contributing member is eligible to transfer all or
				  any part of service credited, or which could have been credited, under another
				  State Retirement System. A member is authorized to make only one such transfer,
				  except that a member at employment termination, who does not qualify for a
				  benefit under the Judicial-Solicitor Retirement System, may transfer credit
				  back to the appropriate system.
Duplicate service credit under the same system is not
				  permitted. A member shall not receive more than 1 year service credit during a
				  twelve month period under one retirement system.
Service credit transfers from the General Assembly Retirement
				  System (GARS) shall be included and counted in the total under the 22 year
				  maximum service credit provision of Section
				  9-9-60
				  of the 1976 Code of Laws. Once a service credit transfer from the GARS is made,
				  a member may not then make a contribution to re-establish that credit in the
				  GARS.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 4 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS › Section 19-986 - Administrative Service Fee

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Effective July 1, 1981, the Retirement Systems are authorized
				  by the Budget and Control Board to charge members a fee of $30 to establish
				  other creditable retirement service. The fee is to defray part of the costs
				  involved in verifying, documenting, and making necessary calculations for
				  members to establish out-of-state credit, non-member service, prior service,
				  military credit and to re-establish withdrawn credit.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 4 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS › Section 19-987 - Change of Option

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Retirees cannot be granted privilege of changing option after
				  benefit payments are begun.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 4 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS › Section 19-990 - No Designated Beneficiary

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
If a member dies without designating a beneficiary or in case
				  the first named beneficiary dies prior to the member, the amount that would
				  have been paid to the beneficiary shall be paid to the estate of the deceased
				  member.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 4 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS › Section 19-991 - Pro rata Benefits Paid at Death

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
If a retiree dies between the dates benefit payments are due,
				  the estate of the retiree shall receive on a pro rata basis any unpaid portion
				  of the monthly benefits.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 4 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS › Section 19-995 - Interest Rate

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Interest shall be credited to the account of each member once
				  each year as of June 30, on the basis of the balance in the account of each
				  member as of the previous June 30. Upon the death, retirement, or termination
				  of a member, interest shall be figured to the end of the month immediately
				  preceding the date of refund or retirement, interest being based on the balance
				  in such member's account as of the June 30 immediately preceding the date of
				  refund or retirement.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 4 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS › Section 19-996 - Liquidation of Unfunded Accrued Liability Limited to 35 Years

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The Board authorized the actuary to redetermine the accrued
				  liability effective July 1, 1972 so as to accomplish the liquidation of the
				  unfunded accrued liability over a period of not more than 35
				  years.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 9 - RETIREMENT DIVISION › Subarticle 4 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS › Section 19-997 - Unisex Option Factors Adopted

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Effective January 1, 1982, Unisex Option Factors shall be
				  used in actuarially determining retirement benefits.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 10 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO SUBMISSION OF AMBULATORY ENCOUNTER DATA › Section 19-1001 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Data Elements: refers to any specific characteristic, usually
				encoded, describing a patient, the services provided to a patient, the health
				care facility, and/or the professional rending the services, during a medical
				encounter.
Outpatient: refers to any person receiving care in a health
				care setting that does not require admission to a hospital. This definition
				includes observation patients.
Ambulatory Encounter Level Data: refers to data gathered or
				organized by each episode of medical care provided to an outpatient in a health
				care setting.
Health Care Setting: includes but is not limited to hospitals,
				ambulatory surgical facilities, home health agencies and providers of the
				following ambulatory services: radiation therapy, cardiac catheterization,
				lithotripsy, magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission therapy and other
				providers offering services with equipment requiring a Certificate of
				Need.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 10 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO SUBMISSION OF AMBULATORY ENCOUNTER DATA › Section 19-1010 - Health Care Providers Required to Report Ambulatory Encounter Level Data to the Office of Research and Statistics

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Hospital based and freestanding Ambulatory
			 Surgical Facilities as defined by the State Certificate of Need and Health
			 Facility Licensure Act, Section
			 44-7-130.
B. Hospital Emergency Department included in
			 a licensed facility under the State Certification of Need and Health Facility
			 Licensure Act, Section
			 44-7-130.
C. Hospitals providing observation services
			 for outpatients.
D. Any health care
			 setting providing on an outpatient basis the following services: radiation
			 therapy, cardiac catheterizations, lithotripsy, magnetic resonance imaging and
			 positron emission therapy. Additionally, any other provider offering services
			 with equipment requiring a Certificate of Need is required to report to the
			 Office of Research and Statistics.
E. Home health agencies licensed under the
			 "Licensure of Home Health Agencies Act."
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 10 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO SUBMISSION OF AMBULATORY ENCOUNTER DATA › Section 19-1020 - Medical Record Extract Information

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
			 Ambulatory encounter level data for all outpatients shall be coded in
			 accordance with, but not limited to, the specifications promulgated Secretary
			 of the Department of Health and Human Services for the United States of America
			 in accordance with the authority to designate health care codes and
			 transactions under the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Law of
			 1996 (HIPAA), as well as under the specifications of the Director of the
			 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and as specified in Medically
			 Indigent Assistance Act for the State of South Carolina.
B. Data elements to be reported will be
			 specified by the Data Oversight Council through Principles and Protocol for the
			 Release of Health Care Data. ThePrinciples and Protocol for the Release of
			 Health Care Data's process for identifying data elements to be reported will
			 include means for review and input by interested parties taking into
			 consideration all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. The Data
			 Oversight Council will rely, to the extent possible, on data elements currently
			 being reported among health care entities.
C. Ambulatory encounter level data for all
			 outpatients shall be submitted directly to the Office of Research and
			 Statistics and provided to health care providers one hundred twenty days prior
			 to implementation of that format.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 10 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO SUBMISSION OF AMBULATORY ENCOUNTER DATA › Section 19-1030 - Criteria for Data Submission Timeliness and Items Completeness and Accuracy

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. One record for
			 each outpatient ambulatory encounter during the calendar month shall be
			 submitted. Health care providers covered by these regulations shall submit at
			 least ninety percent of their monthly ambulatory patient encounter records
			 within forty-five days after the close of the month with exception made for
			 conditions beyond the health care provider's control. Health care providers
			 covered by these regulations shall submit one hundred percent of their patient
			 encounter records within forty-five days after the close of the following month
			 with exception made for conditions beyond the health care provider's
			 control.
B. Reporting of required
			 items shall meet ninety-nine percent item completeness.
C. Completed items shall meet ninety-nine and
			 five-tenths percent accuracy as determined by edit specifications set by the
			 Office of Research and Statistics.
D. Health care providers covered by these
			 regulations changing hardware/software or processors which would necessitate a
			 change in submission procedure shall:
(1)
			 Notify the Office of Research and Statistics in writing at least sixty days
			 prior to change and submit a test tape meeting completeness and accuracy
			 requirements within one hundred twenty days after the change is
			 accomplished,
(2) Make provisions
			 for continued reporting of data during change/test period so that data
			 submission complies with these regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 10 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO SUBMISSION OF AMBULATORY ENCOUNTER DATA › Section 19-1040 - Penalties for Failure to Meet Timeliness, Completion and Accuracy Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Pursuant
			 to South Carolina Code Section
			 44-6-170
			 G, the Office may assess a civil fine for failure to comply with these
			 regulations.
B. Failure to provide
			 one record for each patient encounter according to these regulations or meet
			 accuracy and item-completeness standards set forth in these regulations:
(1) First occurrence: the Office of Research
			 and Statistics shall notify the health care provider by certified letter of
			 failure to comply. The health care provider shall reply in writing as to the
			 reasons for non-compliance and provide a summary of measures implemented to
			 insure future compliance. Full compliance shall occur within two subsequent
			 monthly submissions;
(2) Subsequent
			 occurrences: fines may be followed as in subsection C (2) below.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 10 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO SUBMISSION OF AMBULATORY ENCOUNTER DATA › Section 19-1050 - Criteria for the Release of Ambulatory Encounter Level Data

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The data collected under these regulations are subject to Final
				Regulations State Budget and Control Board Chapter 19, Statutory Authority:
				1976 Code Section
				44-6-170,
				Article 11, "Data Release For Medical Ambulatory Encounter Date & Financial
				Reports" providing for the release of medical encounter data.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 10 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO SUBMISSION OF AMBULATORY ENCOUNTER DATA › Section 19-1060 - Confidentiality of Patient and Health Care Provider Identities

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The data
			 collected under these regulations are subject to the confidentiality provisions
			 of Section
			 44-6-170,
			 as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, and in Final Regulations,
			 State Budget and Control Board, Chapter 19, Statutory Authority: 1976 Code
			 Section
			 44-6-170,
			 Article 11, "Data Release For Medical Encounter Data & Financial
			 Reports."
B. Failure to comply with
			 confidentiality provisions in these regulations can result in legal action as
			 specified in Section
			 44-6-180,
			 as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 11 - DATA RELEASE FOR MEDICAL ENCOUNTER DATA & FINANCIAL REPORTS › Section 19-1110 - Data Oversight Council Authority

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
			 The Data Oversight Council (DOC) shall classify data elements received by the
			 Office of Research and Statistics (ORS) from health care facilities and/or
			 professionals. The Data Oversight Council will rely, to the extent possible, on
			 data elements currently being reported among health care entities.
B. The DOC shall establish the Data Release
			 Protocol and make final decisions concerning the release of these data. The
			 Principles and Protocol for the Release of Health Care Data's process for
			 identifying data elements to be reported will include means for review and
			 input by interested parties taking into consideration all applicable federal
			 and state laws and regulations.
C.
			 The DOC shall determine reports and electronic formats of data to be released
			 for public use.
D. The DOC shall
			 review and approve procedures for the ORS to use in protecting the
			 confidentiality of the patient, health care facility, health care professional,
			 and health insurers, excluding Medicare, Medicaid and any other governmental
			 health insurers.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 11 - DATA RELEASE FOR MEDICAL ENCOUNTER DATA & FINANCIAL REPORTS › Section 19-1120 - Classification of Data Elements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The
			 data elements are classified into four categories: encounter-level, restricted,
			 confidential, and never releasable. These categories are defined as:
(1) Encounter-level data are those data
			 elements that are available for general public use.
(2) Restricted data are those data elements
			 that require approval for release through the Data Release Protocol.
(3) Confidential data elements are those that
			 shall be released only if a mandate has been established by statutory
			 law.
(4) Never releasable data
			 elements are those that may be used for statistical linking purposes
			 only.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 11 - DATA RELEASE FOR MEDICAL ENCOUNTER DATA & FINANCIAL REPORTS › Section 19-1130 - Data Release Protocol

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The
			 confidentiality of the patient shall be of the utmost concern. The release or
			 re-release of data, in raw or aggregate form, that can be reasonably expected
			 to reveal the identity of an individual patient shall be made only when a
			 mandate has been established by statutory law.
B. Requests for the release of
			 encounter-level and/or restricted data elements for research purposes shall be
			 subject to the Data Oversight Council's Data Release Protocol.
C. The release of encounter-level, restricted
			 and/or confidential data elements require that a confidentiality contract be
			 signed by the appropriate individuals as specified in the Principles and
			 Protocol for the Release of Health Care Data for each classification of data.
(1) These Confidentiality Contracts shall
			 protect the confidentiality of the patient, health care facility, health care
			 provider and health insurer and shall be specified in the Principles and
			 Protocol for the Release of Health Care Data by the Data Oversight
			 Council.
(2) These data are the
			 property of the ORS and must be surrendered upon direction of the
			 DOC.
(3) Failure to comply with the
			 Confidentiality Contract may result in legal action. A person violating this
			 section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more
			 than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or
			 both.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1205 - Program Organization

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Scope
			 and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the guidelines for the general daily
			 operations of the Program.
B.
			 Agency Organization:
1. The Program is created
			 as a program within the Board.
2.
			 The Program staff is composed of the following persons:
(a) The director who must be appointed and
			 supervised by the Executive Director of the Board. The director must be a state
			 official or employee upon assuming the position.
(b) Other support staff as determined by the
			 director.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1210 - Eligible Institutions of Higher Learning

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation
			 establishes the institutions of higher learning in South Carolina at which a
			 designated beneficiary may apply the benefits of a tuition prepayment contract
			 and any other similar institutions of higher learning as may be recognized by
			 the Board.
B. Colleges and
			 Universities:
1. Tuition prepayment contract
			 benefits may be used for the payment of a designated beneficiary's in-state
			 tuition for up to four years, not to exceed eight semesters, or the equivalent,
			 of undergraduate study to the following colleges or universities and any other
			 similar institutions as may be recognized by the Board in accordance with the
			 meaning of "colleges or university" as defined in section 19-1200.3 of these
			 Tuition Prepayment Program Regulations:
(a)
			 The Citadel, Charleston
(b) Clemson
			 University, Clemson
(c) Coastal
			 Carolina University, Conway
(d)
			 College of Charleston, Charleston
(e) Francis Marion University,
			 Florence
(f) Lander University,
			 Greenwood
(g) Medical University of
			 South Carolina, Charleston
(h)
			 South Carolina State University, Orangeburg
(i) University of South Carolina,
			 Columbia
(j) University of South
			 Carolina, Aiken
(k) University of
			 South Carolina, Spartanburg
(l)
			 Winthrop University, Rock Hill
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1215 - Duties of the Board

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Scope and
			 Purpose: The Board shall perform those duties and responsibilities prescribed
			 in the "South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program Act".
B. The Board is responsible for developing
			 and adopting the guidelines and strategies for the Program fund.
C. The Board is responsible for developing
			 and adopting the investment policies for the Program fund. The Board may
			 establish any necessary mechanisms to seek advice relative to the development,
			 adoption, and management of investment policies for the Program fund.
D. The Board is responsible for developing
			 and adopting the costs, termination, and withdrawal options of the tuition
			 prepayment contracts.
E. The Board
			 is responsible for directing the investments of the Fund. The Fund shall be
			 expended only for the purposes of Title 59, Chapter 4 of the South Carolina
			 Code of Laws, 1976.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1220 - Duties of the Director

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Scope and
			 Purpose: This regulation sets forth the policies and procedures related to the
			 duties of the director in administering the Program.
B. The director shall have the tuition
			 prepayment contracts prepared in accordance with the provisions of Title 59,
			 Chapter 4 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, and with the direction of
			 the Board.
C. The director or his
			 designee shall prepare an annual financial report of the fund and the program.
			 This report must be submitted to the Board on the date required by the Board
			 and in the format prescribed by the Board.
D. The Program and the Fund shall be subject
			 to audit by the State Auditor or his designee. The director shall provide
			 reports on audit activities and findings to the Board at the request of the
			 Board and in a format prescribed by the Board.
E. The director or his designee annually
			 shall evaluate the actuarial soundness of the fund and report this information
			 to the Board.
F. Solicitation of
			 Rulings:
1. The director shall solicit answers
			 to applicable ruling requests from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the
			 tax status of fees paid pursuant to a tuition prepayment contract to the
			 contributor and to the designated beneficiary. The director shall make the
			 status of these requests known to the Board.
2. The director shall solicit answers to
			 applicable ruling requests from the Securities and Exchange Commission
			 regarding the application of federal securities laws to the program. The
			 director shall make the status of these requests known to the Board.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1225 - The Fund

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Scope and
			 Purpose: This regulation sets forth the policies and procedures governing the
			 administration of the Fund.
B. Fund
			 Composition:
1. The Fund is created as a
			 nonpublic special, revolving fund and established and maintained by the State
			 of South Carolina.
2. The Fund
			 shall consist of monies received from contributors, state appropriations, other
			 monies acquired from governmental and private sources, and earnings from the
			 investments of the Fund.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1235 - Application Process

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The annual
			 application period shall commence and terminate on the dates prescribed by the
			 Board. The dates of the application period will be publicly advertised. The
			 application period shall be determined by the Board annually and be set for a
			 duration period of at least ninety (90) days.
B. Applications may be obtained from the
			 Program Office.
C. An application
			 will be considered incomplete and will not be accepted unless it is accompanied
			 by the Application Processing Fee described in Section
			 19-1290B.1(a).
D. An application must contain all of the
			 information that the Board determines is necessary for proper administration of
			 the Program enrollment process.
E.
			 After acceptance by the Program of the contributor's application, a payment
			 schedule and master agreement shall be mailed to the contributor. The tuition
			 prepayment contract documents shall be comprised of the contributor's
			 application, master agreement, and the payment schedule.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1240 - Payment Schedule

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The Board at
			 least annually shall evaluate the payment schedule and revise that schedule as
			 appropriate for the future.
B.
			 Tuition prepayment contract prices shall be evaluated based on, among other
			 factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the average tuition at four-year
			 colleges and universities; the type of payment plan selected by the contributor
			 at the time of application; and the age and/or educational grade level of the
			 designated beneficiary at the time of application.
C. All tuition prepayment contract prices
			 shall be publicized.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1242 - Payment Options

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. A
			 contributor may choose to make payments under one (1) of three (3) different
			 payment plans as follows:
1. A lump sum
			 payment due in full on or before the date designated by the Board and published
			 in the payment schedule;
2. Monthly
			 payments over a period of forty-eight (48) continuous months. The payments
			 shall begin on the date specified in the payment schedule and will continue on
			 a monthly basis thereafter until the tuition prepayment contract is fully paid.
			 The final payment must be received by the Program not later than July 1 of the
			 year immediately preceding the projected college enrollment date of the
			 designated beneficiary; or
3.
			 Continuous monthly payments beginning on the date prescribed in the tuition
			 prepayment contract and continuing on a monthly basis until not later than July
			 1 of the year immediately preceding the projected enrollment date of the
			 designated beneficiary.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1245 - Remittance of Payments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. All payments
			 to the Program must be made in cash only.
B. A contributor may select from various
			 payment methods as authorized by the director. A contributor may make a written
			 request for a change in payment method. The request is subject to review and
			 approval by the director whose decision shall be final.
C. Automatic payroll deduction is provided
			 for State of South Carolina employees. Any other employer desiring to establish
			 automatic payroll deduction for tuition prepayment contract contributors may do
			 so as long as the payroll deduction is administered in accordance with
			 specifications provided by the Board.
D. Payments shall be due upon the prescribed
			 payment due date regardless of whether the process for making the payment has
			 been implemented.
E. A contributor
			 will be responsible for making all payments on time, prior to implementation of
			 payroll deduction or automatic deduction from a checking or savings
			 account.
F. Any contributor whose
			 payment is delayed beyond the payment due date shall be assessed late payment
			 fees as described in Section
			 19-1290.
G. A contributor may request a change in
			 payment method at any time during the application period in which the
			 contributor enters the Program and extending through the tenth (10 th) day of
			 the month in which the first payment is due for monthly contributors, or in
			 which the one time, lump sum payment is due for lump sum contract contributors.
			 A change to the payment schedule at any other time, including at the time of a
			 designated beneficiary substitution, must be approved by the director and may
			 require the contributor to cancel the existing tuition prepayment contract and
			 to purchase a new tuition prepayment contract during a subsequent application
			 period.
H. A contributor who has
			 selected a monthly payment plan may pay off the plan early. In such cases, the
			 contributor can obtain a payoff amount by contacting the Program
			 office.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1250 - Default

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Failure to make any payment within thirty (30) days of the due
				date shall constitute default by the contributor and a cancellation of the
				contributor's and the designated beneficiary's rights and benefits under the
				tuition prepayment contract. Within 180 days of the tuition prepayment contract
				default, a contributor may reinstate the tuition prepayment contract provided
				that all delinquent amounts, including an actuarial assessment, and all
				administrative fees, including late payment fees, have been paid. If within 180
				days of default, payment of all monies required to reinstate the tuition
				prepayment contract are not received, the tuition prepayment contract will be
				canceled. Refund provisions are provided in Section 19-1295.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1255 - Tuition Prepayment Contract Benefits

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A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets
			 forth the benefits available to qualified beneficiaries of a tuition prepayment
			 contract.
B. The tuition prepayment
			 contract is entered into between the director, on behalf of the Program, and
			 the contributor. The tuition prepayment contract shall consist of the completed
			 application, the master agreement, and the payment schedule. Additional
			 documents relating to the tuition prepayment contract, issued or received by
			 the Board, on behalf of the Program, and pursuant to the various terms and
			 conditions described at Title 59, Chapter 4 of the South Carolina Code of Laws,
			 1976, will be incorporated into the tuition prepayment contract as
			 appropriate.
C. Contract type:
1. A tuition prepayment contract provides,
			 unless otherwise stated therein, payment by the Fund of in-state tuition, on
			 behalf of the designated beneficiary of the tuition prepayment contract, to the
			 college or university in which the designated beneficiary matriculates. A
			 tuition prepayment contract for the four-year plan will provide payment of
			 in-state tuition for not more than four years, or the equivalent. A tuition
			 prepayment contract for the two-year plan will provide payment of in-state
			 tuition for not more than two years, or the equivalent. In no event will the
			 total payout by the Program exceed the cost for a full time, in-state resident
			 student to attend eight semesters at a college or university.
2. Tuition benefits for a designated
			 beneficiary may begin for the semester of the projected enrollment
			 date.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1260 - Contract Exclusions

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A. The
			 tuition prepayment contract will not provide for benefits associated with
			 graduate programs. Fund payments may only be applied toward the attainment of
			 an undergraduate degree.
B. The
			 tuition prepayment contract will not provide for benefits payable for adult
			 basic, adult secondary, or Postsecondary adult vocational learning programs.
			 Fund payments may only be applied toward the attainment of an undergraduate
			 degree.
C. The Fund shall make no
			 payments toward expenses related to dormitory or other housing
			 programs.
D. The Fund shall make no
			 payments toward the expenses of books or non-mandatory fees.
E. In the event that a designated beneficiary
			 does not meet the residency requirements for in-state tuition and fees at the
			 time of matriculation at a college or university, the designated beneficiary
			 shall be responsible for the difference in tuition and fees imposed by the
			 college or university and the benefits provided by the tuition prepayment
			 contract.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1265 - Contract Contributors

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A. Any
			 individual or individuals meeting the requirements for an individual contract
			 contributor under section
			 19-1230B.1,
			 a corporation, partnership, association, trust, nonprofit organization, any
			 legally recognized organization that has the authority to enter into contracts,
			 or other entities approved by the Board may purchase a tuition prepayment
			 contract for a designated beneficiary. Only the contributor may execute tuition
			 prepayment contract changes, conversions, transfers, termination, and refund
			 requests.
B. Any requests to change
			 the contributor designated on a tuition prepayment contract must be signed and
			 notarized by both the original contributor and the new contributor.
C. Refunds shall be made payable to the order
			 of the contributor, or the primary contributor in the case of multiple
			 individual contributors for one tuition prepayment contract, only.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1270 - Beneficiary Eligibility

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A. For each
			 annual application period, a designated beneficiary is defined as an individual
			 who is under the age of 21 on the first day of the month in which the
			 application period begins, has not completed the 10th grade, and is a resident
			 of South Carolina.
B. The
			 designated beneficiary of the tuition prepayment contract must be a South
			 Carolina resident for at least twelve (12) months prior to a contributor's
			 application for a tuition prepayment contract. This requirement does not apply
			 in the case of a child born in South Carolina and under the age of one (1) on
			 the date of application.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1272 - Beneficiary Substitution

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A. A
			 contributor may request a change in a tuition prepayment contract to substitute
			 an eligible designated beneficiary who a member of the family of the designated
			 beneficiary. The substitute designated beneficiary must meet all requirements,
			 including but not limited to the residency requirement, of a designated
			 beneficiary at the time of substitution.
B. Documentation must be submitted with the
			 designated beneficiary transfer request evidencing the relationship of the
			 transferee. The contributor will be required to sign and notarize any request
			 to substitute designated beneficiaries on a tuition prepayment contract. The
			 substitution must be made prior to the designated beneficiary matriculating at
			 a public college or university.
C.
			 The change to a substitute designated beneficiary is limited to individuals who
			 are the same age as or younger than the designated beneficiary.
D. When any request for change in the
			 designated beneficiary is made, the Program may assess an additional amount to
			 ensure the actuarial soundness of the Fund.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1275 - Contract Termination

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A. Tuition
			 prepayment contract termination shall be voluntary on the part of the
			 contributor.
B. Termination shall
			 occur within thirty (30) days of the Program receiving written notice of a
			 contributor's desire to cancel a tuition prepayment contract. The written
			 notice must be signed by the contributor and notarized.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1278 - Contract Cancellation

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A. Tuition
			 prepayment contract cancellation shall be an action by the director.
B. Cancellation will occur under the
			 following circumstances:
1. A determination of
			 fraud or any misrepresentation on the part of the contributor to include, but
			 not be limited to, misrepresentation of the residency of a designated
			 beneficiary at the time of application;
2. The nonpayment of any required payments
			 due within the established time frames;
3. The designated beneficiary reached his or
			 her thirtieth (30 th) birthday prior to exhausting the benefits of the tuition
			 prepayment contract; or
4. Any
			 other event including, but not limited to, a determination of fiscal or
			 actuarial soundness of the Fund, as may be determined by the
			 director.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1280 - Transfer Provisions

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A. In the
			 event the designated beneficiary matriculates in an independent institution of
			 higher learning in South Carolina, the appropriate benefits as defined in
			 Section
			 19-1210B.4
			 of the tuition prepayment contract will be forwarded to the institution. For
			 purposes of the Program, the per semester benefits shall be the average tuition
			 charged by the colleges and universities at the time of
			 matriculation.
B. A designated
			 beneficiary may transfer the benefits of a tuition prepayment contract to an
			 eligible out-of-state college or university. For purposes of the tuition plans,
			 the per semester benefits shall be average tuition charged by the colleges and
			 universities at the time of matriculation, less an administration fee to be
			 determined by the Board.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1285 - Limitations

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A. The master
			 agreement shall provide that a tuition prepayment contract which has not been
			 terminated or the benefits exhausted by the time the designated beneficiary
			 reaches his thirtieth (30 th) birthday is canceled; however, up to forty-eight
			 (48) continuous months expended by a designated beneficiary as an active duty
			 member of any branch of the armed services of the State of South Carolina or
			 the United States may be added to the time specified pursuant to the terms of
			 the tuition prepayment contract.
B.
			 Nothing in this chapter must be construed as a promise or guarantee that a
			 designated beneficiary may be admitted to a college or university or other
			 independent institution of higher learning, allowed to continue enrollment a
			 public college or university or other independent institution of higher
			 learning after admission, or graduated from a public college or university or
			 other independent institution of higher learning.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1290 - Administrative Fees

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A. Scope and
			 Purpose: This regulation sets forth the guidelines for establishing
			 administrative and programmatic fees to offset the costs of administering the
			 Program.
B. Fee Schedule:
1. The following fees will be set annually by
			 the Board and will apply for all tuition prepayment contract applicants and
			 contributors:
(a) Application Fee. A
			 nonrefundable application fee will be collected at the time the application is
			 submitted.
(b) Termination Fee. A
			 fee will be collected upon termination of any tuition prepayment contract
			 purchased, except when a contributor requests a waiver as a result of the
			 following two (2) cases:
(1) The contributor
			 or the designated beneficiary dies or becomes disabled; or
(2) The designated beneficiary receives a
			 scholarship which renders the tuition prepayment contract unusable.
(c) Cancellation Fee. In the event
			 the contract has been canceled by the director, a cancellation fee will be
			 assessed.
(d) Out-of-State School
			 Transfer Fee. An administrative fee will be assessed for the transfer of
			 benefits to an eligible postsecondary school outside of South
			 Carolina.
(e) Account Maintenance
			 Fee. An administrative fee will be included in monthly payment amounts for all
			 contract payments that have not been made in full.
(f) Other Administrative Fees. Additional
			 charges may be assessed under the direction and annual review of the Board.
			 These administrative charges may include, but are not limited to, fees for
			 substitution of a designated beneficiary, late payment, non-sufficient funds,
			 change in payment plan option, account maintenance, change of contributor,
			 document replacement, and early enrollment.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1295 - Refunds

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A. Scope and
			 Purpose: This regulation sets forth the policies and procedures for providing
			 refund of payments to contributors.
B. Except as provided herein, refunds shall
			 not exceed the amount paid for any plan bought by the contributor. Termination
			 of student status after the official drop/add period eliminates the refund
			 option for that semester.
C. Refund
			 amounts shall not include amounts paid by the contributor over the duration of
			 the tuition prepayment contract for administrative or programmatic
			 fees.
D. All refund requests must
			 be in writing, signed by the contributor and notarized.
E. In Case of Scholarship:
1. If a designated beneficiary is awarded a
			 scholarship, the terms of which cover the benefits included in the tuition
			 prepayment contract, monies paid for the purchase of the tuition prepayment
			 contract shall be returned on a pro rata basis to the contributor in semester
			 installments coinciding with the matriculation by the designated beneficiary in
			 amounts equal to the lesser of the original purchase price plus the compounded
			 rate of return earned by the Fund or the current average tuition at colleges
			 and universities (as delineated in Section
			 19-1210B(1)).
2. Proof of scholarship by the institution
			 granting the scholarship shall be provided to the director by the contributor
			 in such form as specified by the Program.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 12 - THE SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION PREPAYMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 19-1298 - Unclaimed Refunds

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A. In the event
			 that a contributor fails to request a refund, after three years the refund will
			 be paid to the Fund.
B. The Board
			 shall annually review and approve the transfer of unclaimed refunds and
			 inadvertent payments, when such refunds and inadvertent payments have remained
			 unclaimed for seven years, from the accounts in which they are held to the
			 Fund.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 20 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Subchapter 1 - DEFINITIONS, BOXING WEIGHTS AND CLASSES › Section 20-1.2 - Classes of Boxers

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1. Boxers shall
			 be divided into the following classes:
a. Mini Flyweight
up to 105 pounds
b. Light Flyweight
over 105 to 108 pounds
c. Flyweight
over 108 to 112 pounds
d. Super Flyweight
over 112 to 115 pounds
e. Bantam Weight
over 115 to 118 pounds
f. Super Bantam Weight
over 118 to 122 pounds
g. Featherweight
over 122 to 126 pounds
h. Super Featherweight
over 126 to 130 pounds
i. Lightweight
over 130 to 135 pounds
j. Super Lightweight
over 135 to 140 pounds
k. Welterweight
over 140 to 147 pounds
l. Super Welterweight
over 147 to 154 pounds
m. Middleweight
over 154 to 160 pounds
n. Super Middleweight
over 160 to 168 pounds
o. Light Heavyweight
over 168 to 175 pounds
p. Cruiserweight
over 175 to 200 pounds
q. Heavyweight
over 200 pounds
NOTE: Women's weight classes shall be the same as male
				boxers.