South Carolina § 44-9-120 - Annual report of commission.
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§ 44-9-120. Annual report of commission.
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall submit an annual report to the Governor before the eleventh day of January of each year setting forth its activities, the financial affairs and the state and condition of the State mental health facilities and any other statistical information which is usually required of facilities of the type over which it has charge. The report shall include any recommendations which in the opinion of the Office of Mental Health will improve the mental health program of the State. A copy of the report shall also be submitted to the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-927; 1952 Code SECTION 32-988; 1951 (47) 734; 1952 (47) 2042.
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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