The department shall report annually, beginning within two years of this program becoming operational, to the General Assembly and the Governor and shall make copies of the report available to the public. The report may include data about birth defects in South Carolina including, but not limited to, analysis of incidence and trends and mortality and outcomes. The report must contain only aggregate data and may not identify any individual.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 281, Section 1, eff May 11, 2004.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 44-44-10. Title of act.
Section 44-44-20. Definitions.
Section 44-44-50. Monitoring birth defects.
Section 44-44-60. Utilization of data.
Section 44-44-70. Maintenance of central database; case ascertainment.
Section 44-44-80. Access to health and medical records; confidentiality.
Section 44-44-100. Use and disclosure of birth defects data.
Section 44-44-120. Agreements with other agencies.
Section 44-44-130. Use of data to make treatment available to affected children and families.