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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.700 - DEATH REGISTRATION › Section 61-19.700.702 - Judicial Procedures to Register a Death

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A death may be registered by the Department, upon receipt of
				  an order of a court of competent jurisdiction within this state.
A. The court order to establish a death
				record shall include all of the following information:
(1) decedent's legal name (first, middle,
				surname and suffix, if any);
(2)
				date of death as determined from the evidence presented;
(3) place of death, including county, as
				determined from the evidence presented;
(4) decedent's date of live birth, state or
				country of live birth, sex and parent(s) name(s) prior to first
				marriage;
(5) decedent's residence,
				including county and state, at time of death;
(6) decedent's marital status at time of
				death;
(7) name, prior to first
				marriage, of surviving spouse (if any); and
(8) the information necessary to complete the
				medical certification including the cause and manner of death. If the death
				occurred from an injury, information on how and when the injury occurred. If
				such information is unknown, the order shall indicate such.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.800 - FETAL DEATH REGISTRATION

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. A
			 report of each fetal death of 350 grams or more, or if weight is unknown, of
			 twenty (20) completed weeks gestation or more, based on clinical estimate of
			 gestation at delivery, which occurs in this state shall be submitted within
			 five (5) calendar days after delivery to the Bureau of Vital Statistics or as
			 otherwise directed by the State Registrar and shall be registered if it has
			 been completed and submitted in accordance with this Section. All induced
			 terminations of pregnancy shall be reported in the manner prescribed in Section
			 1000 and shall not be reported as
			 fetal deaths.
B. When a fetus is
			 delivered in an institution or en route thereto, the person in charge of the
			 institution, or his or her designated representative, shall obtain all data
			 required by the Department to prepare and submit the report. In obtaining the
			 information required by the fetal death report, all institutions shall use
			 information-gathering procedures including worksheets provided or approved by
			 the State Registrar. Institutions may establish procedures to transfer,
			 electronically or otherwise, information required by the fetal death report
			 from other systems. Such procedures shall be reviewed and approved by the State
			 Registrar prior to implementation to ensure that the information being
			 transferred is the same as that being requested on the fetal death
			 report.
C. When a fetus is
			 delivered outside an institution and then taken to an institution, the
			 institution shall prepare and submit the report.
D. When a fetal death required to be reported
			 by this Section occurs outside of an institution and the fetus is not taken to
			 an institution immediately after the delivery or when inquiry is required by
			 state law, the coroner shall investigate the cause of fetal death and shall
			 prepare and submit the fetal death report within five (5) calendar days of
			 notification.
E. If the cause of
			 fetal death is unknown or pending investigation, the cause of fetal death shall
			 be noted as such on the fetal death report.
F. When a fetal death occurs in a moving
			 conveyance and the fetus is first removed from the conveyance in this state or
			 when a fetus is found in this state and the place of fetal death is unknown,
			 the fetal death shall be reported in this state. The place where the fetus was
			 first removed from the conveyance or the fetus was found shall be considered
			 the place of fetal death.
G.
			 Reports of fetal death are statistical reports to be used only for public
			 health purposes. Such reports shall be disposed of when all statistical
			 processing of the reports has been accomplished. However, the Department may
			 establish a data file of such reports so they will be available for future
			 research and such file may be retained for as long as the State Registrar deems
			 necessary.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.900 - DISPOSITION AND TRANSPORTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS › Section 61-19.900.901 - Permits Governing the Disposal or Transportation of Dead Human Bodies

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The subregistrar
				or the coroner in the county in which the death occurred shall issue a
				Burial-Removal-Transit Permit (BRTP) within forty-eight (48) hours after death
				or the next business day. If the body is found more than forty-eight (48) hours
				after death, the BRTP shall be filed within forty-eight (48) hours after the
				body is found.
B. The funeral
				director, or person acting as such, who first assumes custody of a dead body or
				fetus shall obtain a BRTP prior to final disposition or removal of the body or
				fetus from the State. BRTPs may be emailed, hand delivered, or faxed to a
				funeral home or company that first takes possession of the body. If a funeral
				home or transportation company is not participating in the electronic system to
				receive the BRTP via email, the permit must be printed and delivered to them
				via one of the aforementioned methods.
C. A BRTP issued under the law of another
				state which accompanies a dead body or fetus into this state shall be authority
				for final disposition of the body or fetus in this state.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.900 - DISPOSITION AND TRANSPORTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS › Section 61-19.900.902 - Removal of Body

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Before taking charge of a dead human body or fetus, the
				  funeral director or person acting as such shall:
A. Contact the medical certifier and receive
				assurance from him or her that death is from natural causes and that the
				medical certifier will assume responsibility for certifying to the cause of
				death; or
B. Contact the coroner if
				the case comes within his or her jurisdiction and receive authorization from
				him or her to remove the body.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.900 - DISPOSITION AND TRANSPORTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS › Section 61-19.900.903 - Authorization for Disinterment and Reinterment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a
				permit for disinterment and reinterment of human remains shall be required
				prior to disinterment of a dead body or fetus. If the dead body or fetus is
				being reinterred in the same plot where it was originally interred, a permit
				shall not be required.
B. A
				disinterment permit shall be issued only upon receipt of the form prescribed by
				the State Registrar signed by the next of kin and the person who is to perform
				the disinterment or upon receipt of an order of a court of competent
				jurisdiction directing such disinterment. The permit shall be permission for
				disinterment, transportation, and reinterment. The disinterment must be
				performed within one (1) year of the date permission was granted by the State
				Registrar or designee, otherwise the applicant must apply for a new permit. The
				Department may destroy any copies of permits issued but not returned within one
				(1) year of the date permission was granted.
C. Human remains deposited in a receiving
				vault shall not be considered a disinterment when removed from the vault for
				final disposition.
D. The funeral
				director to whom the permit is issued shall retain a copy. A copy shall be used
				during transportation and filed with the sexton or person in charge of the
				cemetery of reinterment. The funeral director shall return a copy to the Bureau
				of Vital Statistics showing the date of reinterment.
E. The permit requirement of this section
				shall not apply to disinterment or reinterment of a dead body or fetus when
				death occurred before 1915.
F.
				Certified copies of completed disinterment permits may be issued to any next of
				kin of the deceased or the firm authorized to perform the disinterment upon
				receipt of an application and payment for a record search as defined in Section
				1300. No other parties shall be
				issued copies of the completed disinterment permit except upon order from a
				court of competent jurisdiction.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.900 - DISPOSITION AND TRANSPORTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS › Section 61-19.900.904 - Disposition of Body or Fetus by Hospital Officials Authorized by Next of Kin

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Hospital officials who dispose of bodies of persons or
				  fetuses dead of natural causes, with legal permission of the next of kin and
				  not for hire or profit, are responsible for filing the record of fetal death or
				  of death. In all cases, including a reportable fetal death, a Burial Removal
				  Transit Permit must be obtained for the disposition of the
				  remains.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1000 - REPORTS OF INDUCED TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Each induced termination of pregnancy
			 which occurs in this state, regardless of the length of gestation, shall be
			 reported to the Bureau of Vital Statistics within seven (7) calendar days by
			 the person in charge of the institution in which the induced termination of
			 pregnancy was performed. If the induced termination of pregnancy was performed
			 outside an institution, it shall be reported by the attending medical
			 provider.
B. Reports of induced
			 termination of pregnancy are statistical reports to be used only for public
			 health purposes. Such reports shall be disposed of when all statistical
			 processing of the reports has been accomplished. However, the Department may
			 establish a data file of such reports so they will be available for future
			 research and such file may be retained for as long as the State Registrar deems
			 necessary.
C. When a late fee is
			 assessed pursuant to S.C. Code Section
			 44-41-460(D), the
			 institution shall be eligible for a fifty percent (50%) reduction of fees if
			 the fee is paid in full within thirty (30) calendar days. If the fee is not
			 paid in full within thirty (30) calendar days, the full amount due must be
			 paid.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1101 - General

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Live birth
				records are presumed to contain accurate information on the facts of live birth
				when they are registered. Live birth records will be amended or corrected only
				to rectify errors in the facts of live birth, except as provided for in this
				regulation.
B. A delayed record of
				live birth placed on file with supporting documentation or by judicial
				procedure shall not be amended except to reflect changes upon receipt of a
				certified court order.
C.
				Certificates of marriage and reports of divorce must be corrected by the
				custodian of the official record from which the report was prepared. The
				custodian shall submit the amended certificate to the Department with a
				statement listing the items changed and evidence presented to support each
				certification item changed. Any corrected records shall be marked amended when
				issued by the Department.
D. Except
				as specifically allowed by law, sealed records and their accompanying documents
				are not subject to reproduction by any means, including, but not limited to,
				photography or photocopying, and shall not be subject to inspection except upon
				order of the Family Court. The State Registrar or their designee may inspect
				such information for purposes of properly administering the vital statistics
				program.
E. Changes to birth or
				death records must be requested by a person entitled by law to obtain a
				certified copy of the record to be amended.
F. If paternity is rescinded pursuant to S.C.
				Code Section
				63-17-50, the signatory's name
				will not be removed from the record of live birth except upon receipt of an
				order from a court of competent jurisdiction terminating the parental rights of
				the father and ordering the Department to remove the father's
				information.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1102 - Correction of Birth and Death Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Any certification item on a live birth or
				death record may be corrected by the Bureau of Vital Statistics within one (1)
				year of the event if the Bureau of Vital Statistics becomes aware of incorrect
				information on a record. Any institution or individual responsible for the
				original submission of data shall assist in the collection of evidence of the
				error and correct information upon request of the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
				Evidence submitted in support of a correction is subject to approval by the
				State Registrar.
B. When the
				demographic portion of a death certificate is filed by a coroner due to the
				inability to contact the family to select a funeral home, the death certificate
				may be corrected to update any incorrect demographic information and to list
				the funeral home selected upon submission of a funeral home worksheet and the
				signed contract with the family.
C.
				Correction of items that do not appear on certifications may be made by the
				Bureau of Vital Statistics upon identification or query.
D. When such corrections are made by the
				Bureau of Vital Statistics, a notation as to the source of the information, the
				date the change was made, and the identity of the authorized vital statistics
				employee making the change shall be made on the record in such a way as not to
				become a part of any certification issued. Any certified copy shall not be
				marked as "Amended."
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1103 - Administrative Amendment of Birth and Death Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Unless otherwise provided in this
				regulation or in statute, all administrative amendments to live birth and death
				records shall be supported by documentary evidence and a notarized affidavit.
				The notarized affidavit shall be on a form created by the Bureau of Vital
				Statistics setting forth:
(1) information to
				identify the record;
(2) the items
				to be amended;
(3) the incorrect
				information as it appears; and
(4)
				the correct information as it should appear and supported by documentary
				evidence.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1104 - Documentary Evidence Required to Amend Birth and Death Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. With the
				exception of corrections as outlined in Section
				1102, or an amendment to the medical
				certification, one or more items of documentary evidence must be presented that
				support the alleged facts. All documents presented must contain sufficient
				information to clearly indicate that they pertain to the registrant on the
				record for which the amendment or correction has been requested.
(1) Documents presented must be from
				independent sources. Family documents that are not independently filed by a
				government entity, such as records from bibles or genealogical records, are not
				acceptable.
(2) Documents must be
				in the form of the original record or must be a duly certified copy or excerpt
				thereof from the original custodian of the record and may not contain
				alterations of any kind, including strike out, whiteout, or other forms of
				alteration unless approved by the State Registrar.
(3) For live birth records, the earliest
				evidence available is preferable to show consistency of use. In general,
				documents submitted must have been established prior to the registrant's
				eighteenth (18th) birthday or at least ten (10)
				years prior to the date of application for the amendment unless otherwise
				specified by the State Registrar. For amendments to the registrant's
				information, the evidence submitted must contain the full name of the
				registrant and at least one (1) other identifier such as the date of birth or
				age.
(4) For death records, the
				evidence submitted to support an address change must have been established
				within one (1) year prior to death unless otherwise specified by the State
				Registrar. For amendments to other certification items on the death record:
(a) Signatures and signatories shall not be
				amended;
(b) Other personal and
				statistical items on the death record shall be amended with supporting
				documentary evidence that is acceptable to the State Registrar.
(c) The informant's name may only be amended
				to correct minor errors in spelling without an order from a court of competent
				jurisdiction.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1105 - Addition of Registrant ' s Names on Live Birth Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Until the registrant's first birthday,
				names may be added for unnamed registrants upon receipt of an affidavit of
				amendment form created by the Bureau of Vital Statistics and signed by the
				parents named on the record or the legal guardian of the registrant.
B. For a person aged one (1) to ten (10)
				years of age, names may be added for unnamed registrants upon presentation of
				one (1) piece of documentary evidence in accordance with Section
				1104.
C. For a person older than ten (10) years of
				age, names may be added for unnamed registrants upon presentation of two (2)
				pieces of documentary evidence in accordance with Section
				1104. At least one (1) of the
				documents must have been created within the first eighteen (18) years of
				life.
D. Section
				1105 applies to the addition of names
				only for unnamed registrants. Changes to names already included on a birth
				record, with the exception of corrections or amendments, or adding names to an
				already named child, shall be accomplished in accordance with Section
				1110.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1106 - Date of Birth Amendments to Live Birth Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The date of live birth cannot be changed
				to a date that is after the date the live birth record was
				registered.
B. The date of live
				birth may be amended with a certified copy of a record from the hospital of
				birth and an affidavit created by the Department and signed by a party listed
				in Section
				1103(B).
C. Other administrative amendments to the
				date of live birth may be made provided that an affidavit created by the
				Department and signed by a party listed in Section
				1103.B presents a minimum of two
				(2) documents that adequately support that the registrant has consistently used
				the date from childhood and the change does not make the live birth date after
				the date the live birth record was registered. At least one (1) of the
				documents must have been created within eighteen (18) years of the alleged date
				of live birth. The change cannot be made if that change would conflict with any
				live birth record registered in the Bureau of Vital Statistics for other
				children of the same birth mother.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1107 - Amendments to Marital Status on Death Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. When the marital status is shown as
				married and a surviving spouse is listed on the death record of the decedent
				then the marital status shall be changed to:
(1) widowed and the spouse removed if a death
				certification for the spouse is submitted documenting that the spouse died
				prior to the death of the decedent.
(2) divorced or never married and the spouse
				removed if a certification of divorce/annulment is submitted documenting that
				the event occurred prior to the death of the decedent.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1108 - Amendments to Also Known As ("a/k/a") Names on Death Certificates

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Addition of a/k/a name(s) to a death certificate that were
				  not present at the time the record was filed may be made if a document is
				  produced that contains both names and another identifier that clearly
				  identifies the decedent as using both names. An a/k/a for the decedent's name
				  prior to first marriage may be made if a marriage license is provided that
				  shows the name prior to marriage and matches the surname listed on the death
				  certificate.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1109 - Sealed Amendments and Replacement Records of Live Birth

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The replacement
				record of live birth prepared pursuant to state law shall be on the form in use
				at the time of its preparation and shall include the following items and such
				other information necessary to complete the record of live birth:
(1) the name of the child;
(2) the date, city, and county of live birth
				as transcribed from the original report of live birth;
(3) the names and personal information of the
				parents after establishment of parentage;
(4) the state file number assigned to the
				original record of live birth unless it has been changed through the amendment
				process; and
(5) the original date
				of registration.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1110 - Amendments by Court Order

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
				Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order changing a birth or death
				record on file in the Bureau of Vital Statistics and upon request of an
				entitled person, the Bureau of Vital Statistics shall record the changes by
				completion of a special form developed by the Department. Such form shall
				include the original information as it appears on the original certificate, the
				information as changed by the court order, identification of the court which
				issued the order and the date of the order, and sufficient information about
				the registrant or decedent to link the special form to the original record.
				Upon completion of the amendment, the certified order will be maintained in a
				sealed file as defined in Section
				1101.D.
B. When an electronic certification is
				issued, the items amended by the court and the date of the amendment must be
				noted. When a certified copy of the original record is issued, a copy of the
				special form must be attached.
C.
				Birth and death records amended by court order shall be marked "Amended by
				Court Order," except in parentage amendments made pursuant to S.C. Code Section
				44-63-163.
D. When a parent's rights are terminated
				pursuant to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, a special form is
				prepared by the Bureau of Vital Statistics indicating that the rights have been
				terminated and the certificate will not be issued to that parent after the
				order is received. The name of the parent will not be removed from the
				certificate unless it is specifically stated in the order.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1111 - Administrative Amendments to Parental Titles

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Parental titles on a birth certificate may
				be designated as mother, father, or parent. Upon request of the parent listed
				on the certificate of a minor child, the title may be changed one (1) time for
				each parent upon receipt of an affidavit created by the Department and signed
				by the parent whose title is to be changed, stating the title the parent would
				prefer to be listed for their name only on the certificate.
B. Subsequent changes to the parental titles
				will require an order from a court of competent jurisdiction.
C. If the affidavit is completed within the
				first year of life, no special filing fee will be charged for creation of the
				affidavit and no notation will be made on the face of the
				certificate.
D. For certificates of
				adults, the affidavit must also be signed by the registrant showing consent to
				the parental title change.
E.
				Parental titles on a death certificate may be designated as mother, father, or
				parent. Upon request of the informant or a parent listed on the certificate,
				the title may be changed one (1) time for each parent upon receipt of an
				affidavit created by the Department and signed by the informant and the
				parent.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1100 - CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF VITAL RECORDS › Section 61-19.1100.1112 - Amendment of the Same Certification Item More than Once

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Once there has been an administrative
				amendment to a certification item on a vital record, except for cause and
				manner of death to be amended by the medical certifier or clerical error on the
				part of the Department, that same certification item shall not be amended again
				except upon receipt of an order from a court of competent
				jurisdiction.
B. Once an amendment
				by court order or parentage amendment is made to a vital record, no other
				amendments may be made to the same record without a subsequent order from a
				court of competent jurisdiction.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1200 - CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE SYSTEM OF VITAL STATISTICS

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. A certification of a live birth, death,
			 marriage, or report of divorce, or any part thereof, issued in accordance with
			 this section, shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original and
			 shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
B. The applicant for a certification shall be
			 required to submit a signed application, proof of identity, and evidence of
			 entitlement. Upon receipt of an application and before issuing a certification:
(1) Proof of identity must be acceptable to
			 the Bureau of Vital Statistics;
(2)
			 Evidence of entitlement must demonstrate that the applicant is qualified to
			 receive a certification; and
(3)
			 The Bureau of Vital Statistics may verify with originating agencies the proof
			 of identity documents and evidence of entitlement submitted in support of an
			 application.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics › Sec2 61-19.1300 - FEES

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Fees generated by the following fee schedule shall be retained
				and expended by the Department to offset the cost of operation of the Vital
				Records System.
FEE SCHEDULE
a. *Records Search (includes one certification, if
							 located)
$ 12.00
b. Additional Similar Certifications of the Same
							 Record ordered
$ 3.00
c. Expedited Service (additional to other required
							 fees)
$ 5.00
d. *Index Verification for Government Agencies
$ 2.00
e. *Special Filing Fees (additional to search
							 fee)
(1) Correction of certificate by affidavit
$ 15.00
(2) Amended certificate (adoption, legitimation court
							 order, acknowledgment
paternity
$ 15.00
(3) Delayed Registration of Birth
$ 15.00
* Indicates a non-refundable fee
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.2 - Disease Reporting

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The
			 Department shall publish in January of each year, and may amend as often during
			 each year as needed, an Official List of Reportable Conditions for which known
			 or suspected Cases are to be reported to the Department. All physicians and
			 healthcare practitioners, all healthcare institutions, facilities and
			 providers, all coroners and medical examiners, all designated reporting
			 coordinators, and all laboratories in or out of South Carolina, shall report to
			 the Department all known or suspected Cases of Reportable Conditions occurring
			 in South Carolina and shall do so in accordance with the timeframes, form and
			 manner set forth in the Official List of Reportable Conditions.
B. Failure to report known or suspected Cases
			 to the Department in accordance with Subsection (A) above may result in
			 criminal or civil penalties as provided by South Carolina law and at the
			 Department's discretion. Factors to be considered by the Department when
			 assessing penalties will include, but not be limited to:
(1) The reason for the failure to
			 report;
(2) Whether the failure to
			 report was discovered by the Department or self-reported by the
			 reporter;
(3) Whether the failure
			 to report was intentional or willful;
(4) Prior measures taken by the reporter to
			 ensure compliance with reporting requirements, including training and the
			 implementation of policies and procedures.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.3 - The Department Shall Investigate Reported Cases

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The Department shall investigate a known or suspected Case of a
				Reportable Condition within the state and within the designated time frame for
				the Condition in accordance with CDC or Department protocols. For purposes of
				report verification and epidemiological investigation, the Department may
				conduct appropriate follow-up of reports of positive tests, Conditions,
				clusters of diseases, or Events. Such verification and investigation may
				include, but may not be limited to: confirmation of test results or reports;
				collection and confirmation of other information required to be reported;
				review of healthcare records; and interviews of patients, Contacts, physicians
				and other appropriate healthcare staff. If the person infected with the
				Condition is incompetent, incapacitated or deceased, the Department may
				interview the guardian, next of kin, and/or spouse.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.4 - Mitigation Measures, Isolation and Quarantine to be Observed by All Health Providers

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A. The
			 Department has responsibility and authority for specifying and directing the
			 methods of control of Communicable and Infectious Diseases and Conditions that
			 could threaten the public health. The Department shall adopt the methods of
			 control applicable to any such disease or Condition necessary to prevent spread
			 of the disease or Condition including, but not limited to, Isolation and
			 Quarantine of individuals or animals and restriction of ingress and egress to
			 buildings, places and premises.
B.
			 When necessary to protect the public health, the Department will make
			 recommendations, issue directives and/or enforce or prescribe orders regarding
			 the suppression or prevention of the spread of Communicable or Infectious
			 Diseases and shall adopt accepted national public health recommendations or
			 shall make such other policies as needed to meet any emergencies or conditions
			 not provided for by general rules for the purpose of protecting public health.
			 National public health resources may include, but may not be limited to,
			 American Public Health Association's "Control of Communicable Diseases Manual,"
			 American Academy of Pediatrics' "Red Book," and CDC and Food and Drug
			 Administration (FDA) Guidelines.
C.
			 The Department may direct or order a person or entity to publish or disseminate
			 such public health information as the Department deems necessary to protect the
			 public health and/or prevent the spread of Communicable and Infectious
			 Diseases. The Department has the authority to specify the content, manner and
			 means of the publication, including, but not limited to, requiring the posting
			 of a Public Health Notice.
D. All
			 persons and entities shall comply with Department directives and orders to
			 protect the public health from the spread of Communicable and Infectious
			 Diseases. Any person or entity who, after notice, violates a directive or order
			 of the Department issued pursuant to this section is subject to a civil penalty
			 not to exceed one thousand dollars a day for each violation, with every day of
			 noncompliance considered a separate violation.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.5 - The Department Is to Assume Control of Quarantine, Isolation and Other Control Measures

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In all cities, towns and counties of this state, the Department
				shall assume control and management of all Outbreaks of Communicable Diseases
				and exposures to Infectious Agents and shall see that appropriate control
				measures, including, but not limited to, Isolation and Quarantine, are carried
				out in all jurisdictions. It shall be the duty of the Department to institute
				proper methods and control and to coordinate securing any buildings, places and
				premises in a manner following Communicable Disease control practices and
				standards as necessary to protect the public health.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.6 - Authorized Health Officers May Pass Through Quarantine Lines and Access Restricted Areas

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All Authorized Health Officers shall have the privilege and
				shall be allowed to pass through all Quarantine lines and access restricted
				areas after first identifying themselves as properly Authorized Health Officers
				and after presenting proper identification. The Director shall specify a method
				of identification that such officers must carry to verify their
				authority.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.7 - Buildings, Places and Premises Designated as Infectious

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Whenever the Department determines that a building, place or
				premises may pose a risk to the public health, the Department shall cause a
				Public Health Notice to be placed upon the outside entrance or entrances of the
				building, place or premises in order to warn the public of the risk. The Public
				Health Notice shall be in a manner comparable to the following:
"These premises may pose a risk to the public health and may
				not be again occupied until order of the S.C. Department of Health and
				Environmental Control. This notice must not be removed under penalty of law,
				except by an Authorized Health Officer."
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.8 - Public Health Notices Shall Not Be Destroyed or Removed

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No person or persons shall alter, deface, remove, destroy or
				tear down any Public Health Notice, including posters, signs, or cards, posted
				by the Department or its designees. The occupant or person having possession or
				control of any building, place or premises upon which a Quarantine or other
				Public Health Notice has been placed shall, within twenty-four hours after
				destruction or removal of such by other than the proper authorities, notify the
				Department of such destruction or removal. All Public Health Notices shall
				remain as posted by the Department until such time as the Department determines
				there is no longer a risk to the public health.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.9 - Persons Forbidden Entering or Leaving Contaminated Premises

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After the Department has declared a building, place, or
				premises as contaminated by a Communicable Disease or Infectious Agent and a
				risk to the public health, all persons, except those designated by the
				Department, are prohibited from entering or leaving the building, place or
				premises or from removing or causing to be removed any object or material
				whereby such Communicable Disease or Infectious Agent may be
				transmitted.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.10 - Premises at Risk for Transmission of Contagious Diseases to be Rendered Non-infectious

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No person shall offer for rent, sale or lease, or cause or
				permit anyone to occupy any building, place or premises, including, but not
				limited to, houses, apartments, condominiums, office buildings and warehouses,
				that are confirmed or suspected to be a risk for transmission of any
				Communicable Disease or Infectious Agent until such building, place or premises
				has been rendered non-infectious under the supervision of the
				Department.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.11 - Persons Affected with or Exposed to Communicable Diseases Shall Comply with Department Directives

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Any person affected with or exposed to any Communicable Disease
				or Infectious Agent and who the Department determines is a threat to the public
				health shall strictly observe such instructions, directives and orders as are
				given to him or her by the Department. It shall be lawful for the Department to
				require any person thus affected or exposed to remain within designated
				premises and/or to refrain from entering designated premises or workplaces for
				such length of time as the Department prescribes. Those persons excluded from
				the workplace shall not be permitted to return to work until the workplace has
				implemented mitigation measures or the Department has determined there is no
				public health risk.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.12 - Official School and Child Care Exclusion List of Contagious or Communicable Diseases

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A. The
			 Department shall publish an Official School and Child Care Exclusion List of
			 Contagious or Communicable Diseases for which known or suspected Cases and
			 those exposed to certain Communicable Diseases, whether symptomatic or not,
			 shall not be permitted to attend any private, public, parochial or church
			 school or any childcare center or facility. This Exclusion List shall include
			 specific conditions for duration of school or childcare exclusion as well as
			 criteria for return, and it applies to both students and staff.
B. No superintendent, principal or teacher of
			 any school, no provider of childcare as defined in S.C. Code Ann. Section
			 63-13-20,
			 and no parent or guardian of any child or minor shall permit any child or minor
			 having or suspected of having any of the Communicable Diseases published in
			 this Exclusion List to attend any private, public, parochial, or church school
			 or childcare center or facility until such time as the published conditions for
			 return have been met.
C. No
			 administrator, faculty member, teacher, staff member, volunteer, custodian or
			 any other person having or suspected of having any of the Communicable Diseases
			 published in this Exclusion List shall attend any private, public, parochial,
			 or church school or childcare center or facility until such time as the
			 published conditions for return have been met.
D. Any person who has been exposed to certain
			 Communicable Diseases referenced in this Exclusion List, but who is not
			 symptomatic, shall be excluded from the school or childcare setting and shall
			 not be permitted to attend school or child care until the attending physician
			 or the Department states in writing that the person may return to school or
			 child care and he or she meets one or more of the following criteria:
(1) determined not to have been exposed to
			 the Excludable Disease during the period of communicability;
(2) proven to be immune to the
			 disease;
(3) determined not to be a
			 Carrier of the disease;
(4) has
			 been provided appropriate Post-exposure Prophylaxis;
(5) has exceeded the maximum incubation
			 period of the disease from the last exposure; or
(6) the Department concludes disease
			 transmission has ceased and no longer presents a risk to the public.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.13 - Health Laws of Cities, Towns and Counties

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Nothing contained in these regulations shall be construed to
				prevent any city, town or county from making such health laws as they may think
				necessary for the preservation of public health; provided that said laws are
				not inconsistent with the laws approved by the Board of Health and
				Environmental Control. It shall be the duty of any city, town or county
				proposing a health law to at once furnish the Department of Health and
				Environmental Control with a copy of any proposed law for the approval of the
				Board of Health and Environmental Control before it shall become
				law.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.14 - Public Health Orders, Law Enforcement and Appeal Process

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A. In addition to its authority provided for
			 by statute or as otherwise provided for by regulation, the Department may issue
			 separate orders to enforce the provisions of this regulation for the purpose of
			 suppressing nuisances, Communicable, Contagious and Infectious Diseases, and
			 other dangers to the public health.
B. The Director or his or her designee may
			 request assistance from state and local law enforcement authorities in
			 enforcing orders issued pursuant to this regulation, who must aid and assist
			 the Director and the Department in carrying out such orders.
C. Except as otherwise provided by law, any
			 person to whom an order is directed under this regulation may appeal the order
			 of the Department to any court having jurisdiction. At any hearing on appeal,
			 the person shall be provided the opportunity to present and to cross-examine
			 witnesses. The person appealing from such order may be represented by an
			 attorney of his or her choosing. The person or his or her attorney shall have
			 access to any documents relied upon by the Department in issuing the order. Any
			 order which is appealed shall remain in full force and effect throughout the
			 pendency of the appeal.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.15 - Premises designated as infectious shall be placarded

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Whenever these rules and regulations, or whenever the order of
				the local health authority requiring the disinfections or fumigation of
				apartments, premises, or articles shall not be complied with, or in case of
				delay, the local or state health authority shall forthwith cause to be placed
				upon the outside entrance or entrances a placard as follows:
"These apartments have been occupied by a patient or patients
				suffering with a contagious disease and they may have become infected. They
				must not be again occupied until my orders directing the renovation and
				disinfections of the same have been complied with. This notice must not be
				removed under penalty of law, except by an authorized
				official."
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-20 - Communicable Diseases › Section 61-20.16 - Persons suffering from reportable diseases shall not work where food products are produced

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No person suffering with any reportable disease or who resides
				in a house in which there exists a case of smallpox, scarlet fever, dysentery,
				or typhoid fever shall work, or be permitted in or about any dairy or any
				establishment for the manufacture of food products until the local or state
				health authority has given such a person a written certificate to the effect
				that no danger to the public will result from his or her employ or presence in
				such establishment.