The department employees shall have such general duties and receive such compensation as determined by the director. The director shall be responsible for administration of state personnel policies and general department personnel policies. The director shall have sole authority to employ and discharge employees subject to such personnel policies and funding available for that purpose.
In all instances, the director shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the department and shall have the responsibility of executing policies, directives, and actions of the department either personally or by issuing appropriate directives to the employees.
The goal of the provisions of this section is to ensure that the department's business is conducted according to sound administrative practice, without unnecessary interference with its internal affairs. Public officers and employees shall be guided by this goal and comply with these provisions.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 83, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1047.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 6 - Department Of Health And Human Services
Section 44-6-10. Creation of commission; members; term; conflict of interests.
Section 44-6-30. Duties and limitations.
Section 44-6-35. Medicaid waiver protections.
Section 44-6-50. Contracts with other agencies; program monitoring.
Section 44-6-70. Preparation of state plan and resource allocation recommendations.
Section 44-6-80. Annual and interim reports.
Section 44-6-90. Promulgation of regulations; other agencies to cooperate with commission.
Section 44-6-100. Personnel of commission; duties; compensation.
Section 44-6-110. Medicaid providers; boundary clarification.
Section 44-6-115. Covered Medicaid pharmacy services.
Section 44-6-132. Legislative findings and intent.
Section 44-6-135. Short title.
Section 44-6-140. Medicaid hospital prospective payment system; cost containment measures.
Section 44-6-155. Medicaid Expansion Fund.
Section 44-6-160. Target rate of increase for net inpatient charges; excessive increases; penalties.
Section 44-6-200. Falsification of information; penalties.
Section 44-6-220. Notice requirements on nursing home admission applications.
Section 44-6-300. Child development services to be established.
Section 44-6-310. Expansion of existing child development services.
Section 44-6-320. Appropriations.
Section 44-6-400. Definitions.
Section 44-6-420. Enforcement actions; considerations; proportionality to violations.
Section 44-6-470. Fines; use of funds collected.
Section 44-6-530. Federal jurisdiction.
Section 44-6-540. Authority for rulemaking, and to ensure compliance with Medicaid participation.
Section 44-6-610. Citation of article.
Section 44-6-620. Definitions.
Section 44-6-630. Creation of GAPS program; purpose.
Section 44-6-650. Eligibility; benefits.
Section 44-6-660. Evaluation of cost effectiveness; annual report.
Section 44-6-720. Requirements for qualifying for undue hardship waiver.
Section 44-6-725. Promissory notes received by Medicaid applicant or recipient.
Section 44-6-1010. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee established; membership.
Section 44-6-1040. Preferred drug list program; procedures to be included.
Section 44-6-1050. Prior authorization for drug; refills; appeals.