Authorized personnel of the Department of Health and Environmental Control may inspect all medical records of all public and private institutions and clinics where tuberculosis patients are treated, and shall provide consultation services to officers of State educational, correctional, and medical institutions regarding the control of tuberculosis and the care of patients or inmates having tuberculosis.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-642; 1970 (56) 2044.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 44-31-20. Reports of bacteriological and pathological laboratories.
Section 44-31-100. Legislative findings; purpose of article.
Section 44-31-105. Emergency order; contents; enforcement; hearings on release.
Section 44-31-120. Commitment of tuberculosis patient; duration.
Section 44-31-130. Appeal of commitment; no stay pending appeal available.
Section 44-31-140. Isolation or forcible detention.
Section 44-31-150. Detention in local detention facility limited.
Section 44-31-190. Construction and application of article.
Section 44-31-200. Promulgation of regulations authorized.
Section 44-31-320. Examination of prisoners or inmates by physician.
Section 44-31-330. Examination within five days after commitment.
Section 44-31-350. Association of prisoners on public works not prohibited.
Section 44-31-520. Payment for medical care and hospitalization.
Section 44-31-610. Creation, membership, and duties of Tuberculosis Control Advisory Committee.