South Carolina Code — 44
Browse 1,704 sections in division 44 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 44-1-20. Department of Public Health.
- § 44-1-30. Meetings of Board; compensation of members.
- § 44-1-40. Selection, term, and salary of director.
- § 44-1-50. Administrative reviews; power to organize department.
- § 44-1-60. Appeals from department decisions giving rise to contested case; procedures.
- § 44-1-65. Repealed.
- § 44-1-70. Rules and regulations of board must be approved by General Assembly.
- § 44-1-80. Duties and powers of board as to communicable or epidemic diseases.
- § 44-1-90. Board shall advise municipal and county authorities.
- § 44-1-100. Assistance from peace and health officers.
- § 44-1-110. Duties of department in regard to public health, in general.
- § 44-1-130. Department may establish health districts and district advisory boards of health.
- § 44-1-140. Department may promulgate and enforce rules and regulations for public health.
- § 44-1-143. Requirements for home-based food production operations.
- § 44-1-145. Minimum cooking temperature for ground beef; exceptions.
- § 44-1-148. Resale for human consumption prohibited for fresh meat or fresh meat products if returned by a consumer.
- § 44-1-150. Penalty for violating rules of department.
- § 44-1-151. Penalties for violations involving shellfish.
- § 44-1-152. Disposition of revenues from fines and forfeitures for violation of shellfish laws.
- § 44-1-155. Release on bail of person apprehended by shellfish patrolman upon charge of violating health and sanitary aspects of shellfish, crab, and shrimp laws or regulations.
- § 44-1-160. Prosecution of nuisance not affected by rule-making power of department.
- § 44-1-165. Expedited Review Program established; promulgation of regulations; pilot programs; Expedited Review Fund.
- § 44-1-170. Department shall supervise local boards of health.
- § 44-1-180. Department may establish charges for health care.
- § 44-1-190. Department may investigate ability to pay and determine amount of charges; contracts for care and treatment.
- § 44-1-200. Department may provide home health services.
- § 44-1-210. Disposition of moneys collected.
- § 44-1-215. Retaining certain funds.
- § 44-1-220. Skilled and intermediate care nursing facilities licensed by department shall furnish itemized statements of charges for services.
- § 44-1-230. Consideration to be given to benefits available to individuals to meet costs of medical or health services.
- § 44-1-260. Early periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment screening; referral for assistive technology evaluation; definitions.
- § 44-1-280. Coordination with First Steps to School Readiness initiative.
- § 44-1-290. Supplier of effluent for irrigation as public utility.
- § 44-1-300. Exemption from enforcement of regulation that would prohibit churches and charitable organizations from serving food to public.
- § 44-1-310. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee.
- § 44-1-315. Environmental permits and permittees; boundary clarification.
- § 44-2-10. Short title.
- § 44-2-20. Definitions.
- § 44-2-40. Superb Account and Superb Financial Responsibility Fund created; purposes and uses.
- § 44-2-50. Regulations to be promulgated; cost of rehabilitation.
- § 44-2-60. Registration of underground storage tanks; environmental impact fee.
- § 44-2-70. Financial responsibility of underground storage tank owners and operators.
- § 44-2-75. Insurance pools.
- § 44-2-80. Release of regulated substance; containment, removal, and abatement.
- § 44-2-90. Accrued interest.
- § 44-2-110. Early detection incentive program.
- § 44-2-115. Eligibility requirements to be applied to favor eligibility; qualified site remains qualified until correction and compensation; petition for matter to be heard as contested case; reconsideration by mediation panel.
- § 44-2-120. Use of contractors, subcontractors, and employees for rehabilitation or cleanup.
- § 44-2-130. Compensation from Superb Account; other insurance or financial responsibility mechanism; deadline for submission; site rehabilitation not a state contract; criteria and restrictions; application, certification, approval, denial, appeal; records; rehabilitation plan; payments; federal government sites exempt.
- § 44-2-140. Enforcement of chapter or department order; penalties for violations.
- § 44-2-150. Superb Advisory Committee; establishment; purposes; composition; terms; officers; quorum; operating procedures; facilities; duties and responsibilities; reports.
- § 44-3-10. Municipal corporations may maintain boards of health; supervisory control.
- § 44-3-110. Creation of Catawba Health District; appointment of district medical director.
- § 44-3-120. Creation and membership of Advisory Council.
- § 44-3-130. Powers and duties of Advisory Council.
- § 44-3-140. Officers of Advisory Council.
- § 44-3-150. Direction and control of county health departments.
- § 44-4-100. Short title.
- § 44-4-110. Legislative findings and intent.
- § 44-4-120. Purpose.
- § 44-4-130. Definitions.
- § 44-4-300. Powers over dangerous facilities and materials.
- § 44-4-310. Use of health care facility or services in response to public health emergency.
- § 44-4-320. Powers and duties regarding safe disposal of human remains.
- § 44-4-330. Purchase and distribution of pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies; rationing and quotas.
- § 44-4-340. Destruction of property; civil proceedings.
- § 44-4-500. Control and treatment of infectious disease.
- § 44-4-510. Physical examinations or tests; isolation or quarantine of persons refusing examination.
- § 44-4-520. Vaccinations and treatment.
- § 44-4-530. Isolation and quarantine of individuals or groups; penalty for noncompliance.
- § 44-4-540. Isolation and quarantine procedures; order to show cause for not releasing.
- § 44-4-550. Specimen collection and testing.
- § 44-4-560. Access to protected health information; disclosure.
- § 44-4-570. Emergency powers regarding licensing of health personnel; appointment of in-state and out-of-state providers; liability of appointed providers for civil damages; appointment of emergency medical examiners or coroners; waiver of licensing fees and requirements; immunity.
- § 44-5-10. Short title.
- § 44-5-20. Definitions.
- § 44-5-40. Development of state program; collection of statistics and other data regarding health planning and development.
- § 44-5-50. Statewide health coordinating council.
- § 44-5-60. Meetings of council.
- § 44-5-70. Compensation of council members.
- § 44-5-80. Charge for cost of reproduction and handling of plans.
- § 44-5-90. Cooperation of other state departments with state agency.
- § 44-5-100. Adoption of rules and regulations.
- § 44-6-5. Definitions.
- § 44-6-10. Creation of commission; members; term; conflict of interests.
- § 44-6-30. Duties and limitations.
- § 44-6-35. Medicaid waiver protections.
- § 44-6-40. Duties.
- § 44-6-45. Authority of commission to collect administrative fees associated with accounts receivable for those individuals or entities which negotiate repayment to agency.
- § 44-6-50. Contracts with other agencies; program monitoring.
- § 44-6-70. Preparation of state plan and resource allocation recommendations.
- § 44-6-80. Annual and interim reports.
- § 44-6-90. Promulgation of regulations; other agencies to cooperate with commission.
- § 44-6-100. Personnel of commission; duties; compensation.
- § 44-6-110. Medicaid providers; boundary clarification.
- § 44-6-115. Covered Medicaid pharmacy services.
- § 44-6-132. Legislative findings and intent.
- § 44-6-135. Short title.
- § 44-6-140. Medicaid hospital prospective payment system; cost containment measures.
- § 44-6-146. County assessments for indigent medical care; penalties for failure to pay assessments in timely manner.
- § 44-6-150. Medically Indigent Assistance Program; reporting of charges for sponsored patients; duties of commission; duty to provide unreimbursed medical care to indigent persons.
- § 44-6-155. Medicaid Expansion Fund.
- § 44-6-160. Target rate of increase for net inpatient charges; excessive increases; penalties.
- § 44-6-170. Collection and release of health care related data; confidentiality; regulations to be promulgated; Data Oversight Council; Health Data Analysis Task Force; hospitals to provide required information; violations and penalties.
- § 44-6-175. Repealed.
- § 44-6-180. Confidentiality of patient records; controlled dissemination of data; violations and penalties.
- § 44-6-190. Applicability of Administrative Procedures Act; compliance with Medicaid disclosure rules.
- § 44-6-200. Falsification of information; penalties.
- § 44-6-220. Notice requirements on nursing home admission applications.
- § 44-6-300. Repealed.
- § 44-6-310. Repealed.
- § 44-6-320. Repealed.
- § 44-6-400. Definitions.
- § 44-6-420. Enforcement actions; considerations; proportionality to violations.
- § 44-6-470. Fines; use of funds collected.
- § 44-6-530. Federal jurisdiction.
- § 44-6-540. Authority for rulemaking, and to ensure compliance with Medicaid participation.
- § 44-6-610. Citation of article.
- § 44-6-620. Definitions.
- § 44-6-630. Creation of GAPS program; purpose.
- § 44-6-640. Administration of program; assistance of other agencies or organizations; enrollment fee.
- § 44-6-650. Eligibility; benefits.
- § 44-6-660. Evaluation of cost effectiveness; annual report.
- § 44-6-710. Treating application of person deemed ineligible because of Medicaid qualifying trust as undue hardship case.
- § 44-6-720. Requirements for qualifying for undue hardship waiver.
- § 44-6-725. Promissory notes received by Medicaid applicant or recipient.
- § 44-6-730. Promulgation of regulations to implement article and comply with federal law; amendment of state Medicaid plan consistent with article.
- § 44-6-910. Health facilities recognized and designated as providers for underserved patients; when hospital in urban area considered "rural".
- § 44-6-1010. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee established; membership.
- § 44-6-1020. Adoption of bylaws; election of chairman and vice chairman; compensation; meetings; public comment on clinical and patient care data from Medicaid providers.
- § 44-6-1030. Recommendation of therapeutic classes of drugs to be included on preferred drug list.
- § 44-6-1040. Preferred drug list program; procedures to be included.
- § 44-6-1050. Prior authorization for drug; refills; appeals.
- § 44-6-1110. Definitions.
- § 44-6-1115. Uniform ambulance assessment fee.
- § 44-6-1120. Ambulance Fee Trust Fund.
- § 44-6-1125. Fees.
- § 44-6-1130. Expenditures.
- § 44-6-1135. Return of funds under certain circumstances.
- § 44-6-1140. Development of payment amounts.
- § 44-6-1145. Supplement to general fund appropriations.
- § 44-6-1150. Penalty for failure to pay fee within time required.
- § 44-6-1155. Submission of documents to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- § 44-7-10. Public hospitals may maintain eye banks.
- § 44-7-20. Disturbing patients with radios or musical instruments.
- § 44-7-30. Defrauding hospitals.
- § 44-7-40. Conveyance to Federal Government of lands for veterans' hospital.
- § 44-7-50. Modification of doctrines of charitable and sovereign immunity as they relate to hospitals and other medical facilities.
- § 44-7-60. Borrowing money by nonprofit public hospitals.
- § 44-7-70. Report to State Board of Medical Examiners concerning action resulting in limitation upon physician's privilege to practice in health care facility.
- § 44-7-77. Program to obtain voluntary acknowledgment of paternity of newborns.
- § 44-7-78. Authority to establish facilities, programs, and services in other locations.
- § 44-7-80. Definitions.
- § 44-7-82. Permit requirement.
- § 44-7-84. Determination and allocation of Medicaid nursing home patient days; application for permit; rules and regulations.
- § 44-7-88. Involuntary discharge or transfer of Medicaid nursing home patients prohibited; request for waiver of permit requirements.
- § 44-7-90. Violations of Article; penalties; relocation of patients; report of daily Medicaid resident census information.
- § 44-7-110. Short title.
- § 44-7-120. Purpose.
- § 44-7-130. Definitions.
- § 44-7-140. Department as sole agency for control of program.
- § 44-7-150. Duties of department.
- § 44-7-160. Certificate of Need requirements.
- § 44-7-161. Medical University of South Carolina.
- § 44-7-170. Certificate of Need exemptions.
- § 44-7-180. Health planning committee; appointment, composition, terms, and allowances; State Health Plan; fees to cover costs of certificate of need program.
- § 44-7-190. Project Review Criteria; weighing of criteria.
- § 44-7-200. Application for Certificate of Need; notice; prohibited communications.
- § 44-7-210. Certificate of Need review procedures.
- § 44-7-220. Administrative Law Court review of Certificate of Need decisions.
- § 44-7-225. State Health Plan in effect at application and at decision.
- § 44-7-230. Limitation on Certificate of Need; capital expenditure; architectural plans; time limitation; Certificate of Need as not transferable.
- § 44-7-240. Construction program.
- § 44-7-250. Department to establish and enforce basic standards.
- § 44-7-260. Requirements for licensure.
- § 44-7-261. Privately-owned education infirmaries.
- § 44-7-262. Minimum resident-staff ratios for nursing homes.
- § 44-7-263. Exemption from provisions of chapter.
- § 44-7-264. Nursing home or community residential care facility licensure; fingerprint-based criminal records check; prohibition of issuance of license or requirement of revocation for certain crimes.
- § 44-7-265. Freestanding or mobile technology regulations to be promulgated.
- § 44-7-266. Uncompensated indigent care requirements; ambulatory surgical facilities.
- § 44-7-267. Regulations.
- § 44-7-268. Hospitals; emergency departments; presence of physician required.
- § 44-7-270. Applications for license.
- § 44-7-280. Issuance of license; expiration.
- § 44-7-285. Change of ownership and control.
- § 44-7-290. Necessity of complying with article and regulations of department.
- § 44-7-295. Authority to enter facilities to investigate violations.
- § 44-7-300. Plans and specifications.
- § 44-7-310. Certain information not to be disclosed publicly.
- § 44-7-315. Disclosure of information regarding facility or home.
- § 44-7-320. Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; penalties.
- § 44-7-325. Fee for search and duplication of medical record; time limits for compliance with request for record.
- § 44-7-330. Power to sue.
- § 44-7-340. Violation as misdemeanor; fines.
- § 44-7-345. Discrimination prohibited in admission of individuals to residential care facilities.
- § 44-7-350. Community residential care facility.
- § 44-7-360. Itemized billing.
- § 44-7-370. Residential Care Committee; Renal Dialysis Advisory Council.
- § 44-7-380. Surgical technology and operating room circulators; definitions; requirements to practice; exceptions.
- § 44-7-385. Requirements for serving as operating room circulator.
- § 44-7-390. No liability or cause of action against a hospital for certain acts or proceedings.
- § 44-7-392. Confidentiality of hospital proceedings, data, documents, and information.
- § 44-7-394. Assertion and defense of confidentiality claims.
- § 44-7-500. Short title.
- § 44-7-505. Findings.
- § 44-7-510. Definitions.
- § 44-7-520. Intent.
- § 44-7-530. Cooperative agreements.
- § 44-7-540. Publish; notice of receipt of application.
- § 44-7-550. Review of application; advisement by the Attorney General to the department to approve or deny application.
- § 44-7-560. Issuance of a certificate of public advantage for a cooperative agreement.
- § 44-7-570. Monitoring and regulating agreements by the department.
- § 44-7-580. Maintaining on file all cooperative agreements which certificates of public advantage remain in effect.
- § 44-7-590. Exemptions.
- § 44-7-610. Petition for establishment of public hospital or tuberculosis camp.
- § 44-7-620. Election.
- § 44-7-630. Filing results of elections and amount of bonds authorized.
- § 44-7-640. Sale, terms, and execution of bonds.
- § 44-7-650. Custody and disbursement of proceeds of bond sale.
- § 44-7-660. Annual tax.
- § 44-7-670. Selection and terms of trustees.
- § 44-7-680. Oath of trustees; organization as board.
- § 44-7-690. Treasurer.
- § 44-7-700. Compensation of treasurer and trustees.
- § 44-7-710. Meetings of board; records.
- § 44-7-720. Powers of board.
- § 44-7-730. Prerequisites to construction of hospital.
- § 44-7-740. Municipal jurisdiction.
- § 44-7-750. Beneficiaries of hospital.
- § 44-7-760. Payment for service.
- § 44-7-770. No discrimination made between legal schools of medicine.
- § 44-7-780. Donations.
- § 44-7-910. Authority to establish and maintain hospital.
- § 44-7-920. Petition and election on establishment and maintenance of hospital.
- § 44-7-930. Election and membership of board of trustees.
- § 44-7-940. Oath, organization, and compensation of trustees.
- § 44-7-950. Meetings and records of board of trustees.
- § 44-7-960. Duties and compensation of treasurer.
- § 44-7-970. Issuance of bonds.
- § 44-7-980. Terms, form, and execution of bonds.
- § 44-7-990. Sale of bonds.
- § 44-7-1000. Proceeds of bond issue.
- § 44-7-1010. Payment of bonds; annual tax.
- § 44-7-1020. Acquisition of property; memorials.
- § 44-7-1030. Employment of architect; construction contract.
- § 44-7-1040. Furnishings, equipment, and supplies; maintenance.
- § 44-7-1050. Jurisdiction of municipality when hospital outside its limits.
- § 44-7-1060. Promulgation of rules for operation of hospital; employment of staff.
- § 44-7-1070. Persons who may be patients.
- § 44-7-1080. Agreements with contributing districts as to use of hospital.
- § 44-7-1090. Petition for agreement with adjoining district.
- § 44-7-1100. Tax levy by adjoining county.
- § 44-7-1110. Cancellation of contributing agreement.
- § 44-7-1120. Annual audit.
- § 44-7-1130. Taxes shall pay deficits of hospital.
- § 44-7-1140. Cumulative effect of article.
- § 44-7-1310. Authorization for and trustees of city hospital commission.
- § 44-7-1320. Officers, minutes, and annual reports.
- § 44-7-1330. Powers and duties.
- § 44-7-1340. Financial affairs.
- § 44-7-1410. Short title.
- § 44-7-1420. Declaration of purpose.
- § 44-7-1430. Definitions.
- § 44-7-1440. Powers of counties.
- § 44-7-1450. Issuance, execution, and terms of bonds; bond anticipation notes.
- § 44-7-1460. Pledge of revenues to secure bonds; proceedings authorizing bonds.
- § 44-7-1470. Contracts for construction of hospital facilities.
- § 44-7-1480. Criteria to be considered by county boards in undertaking hospital facilities.
- § 44-7-1490. Approval of construction or other work on facilities required.
- § 44-7-1500. Public agencies authorized to enter into loan agreements with county board.
- § 44-7-1510. Investigations, studies, and other reviews by county board.
- § 44-7-1520. Provisions in loan agreement for completion of facilities, payments, and additional bonds.
- § 44-7-1530. Provision in loan agreement for payments in lieu of taxes.
- § 44-7-1540. Additional provisions in loan agreement; guarantee agreement.
- § 44-7-1550. Use of proceeds from sale of bonds.
- § 44-7-1560. Refunding of bonds.
- § 44-7-1570. Bonds as legal investments.
- § 44-7-1580. Exemption from taxation.
- § 44-7-1590. Procedure for approval by Authority of issuance of bonds.
- § 44-7-1600. Provisions which resolution and loan agreement may contain; liability on bonds.
- § 44-7-1610. Revenues deemed trust funds.
- § 44-7-1620. Enforcement of rights by bondholders and trustees.
- § 44-7-1630. Provision for daily charge on persons using hospital.
- § 44-7-1640. Authorization to issue bonds with proceeds to be loaned to more than one hospital agency or public agency; procedures; bonds to be limited obligations.
- § 44-7-1650. Intergovernmental loan agreements.
- § 44-7-1660. Subsidiary loan agreements.
- § 44-7-1670. Authorization for public agencies to enter into subsidiary loan agreements with county board; county not to obligate itself.
- § 44-7-1680. Contents of subsidiary loan agreements.
- § 44-7-1690. Notice of approval of loan agreement; filing requirements; challenge of approval of loan agreements.
- § 44-7-1700. Personal liability or accountability with respect to issuance of bonds.
- § 44-7-1710. Application of provisions of article to bonds whose proceeds are to be loaned to more than one hospital agency or public agency; authority of county board of authorizing issuer.
- § 44-7-1720. Cumulative effect of article; procedure for county board to carry out authorization granted by article.
- § 44-7-1810. Creation of Pee Dee Regional Health Services District.
- § 44-7-1820. Membership of board of directors.
- § 44-7-1830. Terms of office of members of board.
- § 44-7-1840. Meetings of board.
- § 44-7-1850. Officers of board; compensation of members.
- § 44-7-1860. Powers and duties of board.
- § 44-7-1870. Board may borrow money and make and issue bonds and notes.