South Carolina § 44-71-40 - Application for license.
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§ 44-71-40. Application for license.
(A) A person, private or public organization, political subdivision, or other governmental agency desiring to obtain a license shall file with the department an application on a form prescribed, prepared, and furnished by the department.
(B) Any hospice desiring to obtain approval for the registration of a multiple location shall file with the department an application on a form prescribed, prepared, and furnished by the department.
(C) Any hospice desiring to expand its licensed service area of its primary office or one or more of its registered multiple locations to include additional counties shall first file with the department an application on a form prescribed, prepared, and furnished by the department.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 13 SECTION 4; 2017 Act No. 61 (H.3132), SECTION 1, eff May 19, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 61, SECTION 1, rewrote the section, providing for expansion of hospice service areas.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-71-40 ("Application for license.") 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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