South Carolina § 44-31-20 - Reports of bacteriological and pathological laboratories.
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§ 44-31-20. Reports of bacteriological and pathological laboratories.
(1) All bacteriological and pathological laboratories rendering diagnostic service shall report to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, within twenty-four hours after diagnosis, the full name and other available data relating to the person whose sputa, gastric contents, or other specimens submitted for examination reveal the presence of tubercle bacilli. Such report shall include the name and address of the physician or of any other person or agency referring such positive specimen for clinical diagnosis.
(2) All reports and records of clinical or laboratory examination, for the presence of tuberculosis, shall be confidential and recorded in a register maintained by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-641; 1970 (56) 2044.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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