South Carolina § 44-30-310 - Free health care services; immunity from liability.
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§ 44-30-310. Free health care services; immunity from liability.
If a health care provider, licensed pursuant to the laws of this State, informs his or her patient in writing, which may include use of an electronic medical record device, before treatment that the treatment to be rendered by the health care provider will be provided free of charge, the health care provider is not liable for any civil damages for any personal injury as a result of any act or omission by the health care provider rendering treatment free of charge or failure to act to provide or arrange for further treatment, except acts or omission amounting to gross negligence or wilful or wanton misconduct. For purposes of this section, a health care provider includes a dentist maintaining a restricted volunteer license pursuant to Section 40-15-177, a practitioner maintaining a special volunteer license pursuant to Section 40-47-34, and a chiropractor maintaining a special volunteer license pursuant to Section 40-9-85.
HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 189 (H.4999), SECTION 1, eff May 25, 2016.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-30-310 ("Free health care services; immunity from liability.") 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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