South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 29 - Contagious And Infectious Diseases
Section 44-29-160. Health certificates for employees in schools and child care facilities.

Any person applying for a position in any of the public or private schools, kindergartens, nurseries, or day care centers for infants and children of the State shall, as a prerequisite to employment, secure a health certificate from a licensed physician certifying that such person does not have tuberculosis in an active stage.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-692; 1952 Code Section 32-692; 1942 Code Section 5034, 1932 Code Section 5045; Civ. C. '22 Section 2353; 1920 (31) 941; 1979 Act No. 53 Section 2.

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Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 44 - Health

Chapter 29 - Contagious And Infectious Diseases

Section 44-29-10. Reporting deaths from contagious or infectious diseases and chemical or other terrorism; increased prescription rates of drugs for diseases caused by chemical terrorism or infectious agents.

Section 44-29-15. Reporting requirements for laboratories testing for certain infectious or other diseases; civil penalty.

Section 44-29-20. Transportation and handling of human remains infected by dangerous, contagious, or infectious disease.

Section 44-29-30. Burying or burning of dead animals and poultry.

Section 44-29-40. Department of Health and Environmental Control shall have general supervision of vaccination, screening, and immunization; statewide immunization registry.

Section 44-29-50. Violation of regulation relating to vaccination, screening, or immunization.

Section 44-29-60. Sexually transmitted diseases declared dangerous to public health; infection of another with sexually transmitted disease.

Section 44-29-70. Reports of cases of sexually transmitted diseases.

Section 44-29-80. Laboratories shall report positive tests and cooperate in preventing spread of sexually transmitted disease.

Section 44-29-90. Examination, treatment, and isolation of persons infected with venereal disease.

Section 44-29-100. Examination and treatment of prisoners for sexually transmitted disease; isolation and treatment after serving sentence.

Section 44-29-110. No discharge from confinement until cured of sexually transmitted disease; subsequent treatment.

Section 44-29-115. Procedure for isolation.

Section 44-29-120. Serological blood tests for pregnant women.

Section 44-29-130. Adoption of regulations pertaining to sexually transmitted disease.

Section 44-29-135. Confidentiality of sexually transmitted disease records.

Section 44-29-136. Court orders for disclosure of records for law enforcement purposes; confidentiality safeguards.

Section 44-29-140. Penalties pertaining to venereal disease.

Section 44-29-145. Penalty for exposing others to Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Section 44-29-146. Physicians and state agencies exempt from liability for disclosure of persons carrying Human Immunodeficiency Virus; "contact" defined.

Section 44-29-150. Staff of schools and child care centers to be evaluated for tuberculosis before initial hiring.

Section 44-29-160. Health certificates for employees in schools and child care facilities.

Section 44-29-170. Form of certificate.

Section 44-29-180. School pupils and day care center children to be vaccinated or immunized; department to monitor immunization records of children in day care; exemptions and exclusions.

Section 44-29-185. Adolescent cervical cancer vaccinations.

Section 44-29-190. Penalty for violation of Section 44-29-180.

Section 44-29-195. Head lice; prerequisites to return of student to school; voucher for treatment products.

Section 44-29-200. Attendance of teachers or pupils with contagious or infectious diseases may be prohibited.

Section 44-29-210. Physicians, licensed nurses, and certain authorized public health employees participating in mass immunization projects exempt from liability; exceptions.

Section 44-29-230. Testing required when health care worker exposed to bloodborne disease.

Section 44-29-240. Protection of health care professionals rendering care; knowledge and disclosure of HIV or HBV status.

Section 44-29-250. Confidentiality of anonymous HIV test results; reporting requirements.