South Carolina § 44-20-355 - Fee for Intermediate Care Facilities for persons with intellectual disability; proceeds to general fund.
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§ 44-20-355. Fee for Intermediate Care Facilities for persons with intellectual disability; proceeds to general fund.
The office shall assess and collect a fee on all Intermediate Care Facilities for the persons with intellectual disability, as defined in Section 44-7-130(19). Providers holding licenses on these facilities shall pay to the office a fee equal to eight dollars and fifty cents a patient day in these facilities. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall pay all proceeds from the fee into the general fund of the State.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, SECTION 17B; 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, SECTION 14; 2011 Act No. 47, SECTION 2, eff June 7, 2011.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-20-355 ("Fee for Intermediate Care Facilities for persons with intellectual disability; proceeds to general fund.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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