The focus of the Family Support Program is supporting:
(1) families with children with intellectual disability or related disabilities or head injuries, spinal cord injuries, or similar disabilities, twenty-one years of age and younger;
(2) persons older than twenty-one years of age with intellectual disability or related disabilities or head injuries, spinal cord injuries, or similar disabilities who choose to live with their families;
(3) persons older than twenty-one years of age with intellectual disability or related disabilities or head injuries, spinal cord injuries, or similar disabilities who are residing in the community in an unsupported setting, not a state or federally funded program.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 38, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 344, Section 2; 2011 Act No. 47, Section 3, eff June 7, 2011.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 21 - Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs Family Support Services
Section 44-21-10. Legislative intent; intent of program; guiding principles.
Section 44-21-20. Definitions.
Section 44-21-30. Authority to contract or make grants.
Section 44-21-40. Focus of Family Support Program.
Section 44-21-50. Contracted agency to assist families in assessing needs and preparing plan.
Section 44-21-60. Services included in Family Support Program.
Section 44-21-70. Implementation contingent upon annual appropriations.
Section 44-21-80. Regional tertiary level developmental evaluation centers.