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Chapter 1 - State Department And Board Of Social Services
Section 43-1-10. State Department of Social Services; subordinate divisions; director. - There is created the State Department of Social Services, referred...
Section 43-1-50. State Director of Social Services; selection; term; duties; salary; bond. - The chief executive officer and the administrative head of the...
Section 43-1-60. State Advisory Council and Committees. - The State Director may create: (1) a State Advisory Council...
Section 43-1-70. Selection of other employees of State Department; compensation; bond. - The director may appoint and employ such other officers and...
Section 43-1-80. Powers, duties and purpose of State Department. - The State Department shall supervise and administer the public welfare...
Section 43-1-90. State Department shall supervise administration of assistance; forms; rules and regulations. - The State Department shall supervise the administration of assistance under...
Section 43-1-100. State Department may investigate certain institutions or agencies. - The State Department may make investigations into the administration and...
Section 43-1-110. State Department may cooperate with Federal Government in administration of Federal Child Welfare Services. - The State Department may cooperate with the Federal Government, its...
Section 43-1-115. County office performance audits. - The state department shall conduct, at least once every five...
Section 43-1-120. State Department may secure all possible Federal aid. - The State Department may take such action as it may...
Section 43-1-135. State Department to administer Social Services Block Grant Program. - The State Department shall administer the Social Services Block Grant...
Section 43-1-140. State Department shall keep proper records. - The State Department shall keep proper records, including such as...
Section 43-1-150. Rules and regulations governing use and disclosure of public assistance information. - The State Department shall promulgate regulations to comply with federal...
Section 43-1-160. Unauthorized use or disclosure of public assistance information; penalties. - No person shall use or disclose information concerning applicants or...
Section 43-1-170. Preparation and submission of annual budget. - The director shall have prepared and submit to the Governor...
Section 43-1-190. Depositories; security for deposits. - The director may select the depositories for its funds pending...
Section 43-1-200. Payment of salaries, expenses and assistance; lump sum requisitions. - The director shall designate and authorize the proper officers and...
Section 43-1-205. Program standards for treatment of perpetrators of domestic violence. - For an agency, entity, or organization to receive funds from...
Section 43-1-210. Annual report and recommendations. - (A) The director shall prepare and submit to the Governor...
Section 43-1-230. Restrictions on direct services provided by State Department under Title XX. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all direct services provided...
Section 43-1-240. Coordination with First Steps to School Readiness initiative. - The State Department of Social Services in establishing priorities and...
Section 43-1-260. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Community domestic violence coordinating councils; purpose;...
Section 43-1-710. Names of persons benefitting from assistance payments available to other state agencies. - The names of persons benefiting from assistance payments under the...
Section 43-1-715. Supplementing salary of employee of Department of Social Services. - No county shall supplement the salary of any Department of...
Section 43-1-720. Establishing and collecting accounts receivable. - The Department of Social Services shall establish and collect accounts...
Chapter 3 - County Departments And Boards Of Social Services
Section 43-3-10. County departments and boards of social services; creation; membership; appointment; terms; vacancies; termination. - (A) There is created in each county of the State...
Section 43-3-20. Compensation of members of county boards. - Members of the county boards shall receive the same mileage...
Section 43-3-30. Chairman; meetings; quorum; rules of procedure. - The members of the respective county boards shall elect one...
Section 43-3-40. County directors; selection; salaries; duties. - (A) The director shall select a director for each county...
Section 43-3-50. County advisory councils of social services. - Each county board may create a county advisory council of...
Section 43-3-60. Duties and powers of county directors. - The respective county directors shall act as the representatives of...
Section 43-3-65. Office space and facility service to be supplied for county Department of Social Services. - The governing authorities of each county shall provide office space...
Section 43-3-70. Estimates of county expenses; authority to engage, and qualifications of, agents and employees. - Each county director shall submit to the state director at...
Section 43-3-80. County budgets; records of activities and funds. - Each county director shall prepare and submit to the state...
Section 43-3-90. Standards of work, procedure and records of county directors. - The respective county directors shall maintain such standards of work,...
Section 43-3-100. Records and accounts of county departments; inspection, supervision, and audit. - The records and accounts of each county shall be maintained...
Section 43-3-110. Reports of county directors. - Each county director shall furnish such reports to the director...
Chapter 5 - Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally
Section 43-5-10. Implementation and administration of public welfare program; regulations. - The Department of Social Services shall be responsible for maintaining...
Section 43-5-15. Applications for assistance; manner and form. - Applications for assistance under the provisions of this chapter shall...
Section 43-5-20. Payments to support needy child and eligible caretaker; counseling for recipient where aid not being used in best interests of child; appointment of protective payee. - (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that...
Section 43-5-24. Provision of information regarding contraception and family planning. - When an individual applies for assistance through the Aid to...
Section 43-5-25. Wilful use of payment for purpose not in best interests of child; protective payee. - Any person, other than a needy child, who wilfully and...
Section 43-5-30. Overpayments and underpayments; recoupment or correction. - (a) If an overpayment or underpayment is made under the...
Section 43-5-40. Unlawful publication or other use of records; penalty. - It is unlawful for a person to solicit, disclose, receive,...
Section 43-5-45. Notice by department of intended action. - The department shall provide timely and adequate notice in all...
Section 43-5-50. One-time grant in event assistance check lost, stolen or destroyed. - In the event that a recipient of aid to families...
Section 43-5-60. Assistance subject to future legislation; no claim against State. - All assistance granted under Chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,...
Section 43-5-65. Application of eligibility. - (a) As a condition of eligibility, a needy family applying...
Section 43-5-70. Identification and proof of residence; verification of employment, income and other information; absence from State. - The department shall require that all persons applying for assistance...
Section 43-5-75. Information from banks concerning applicant or recipient of aid. - The director or his authorized agent may, after signed authorization...
Section 43-5-95. Aid to eighteen-year-old full-time students who are in secondary school or other equivalent training. - Aid may be granted under the provisions of this section...
Section 43-5-120. Request for income tax return; use of information contained in return; notice to recipient; referral to authorities of violations of law. - (a) The Department of Revenue shall provide the director or...
Section 43-5-125. "Living with" defined; verification of child's residence. - The term "living with" means that the caretaker relative and...
Section 43-5-130. Consideration of income of relative. - (a) The department shall, in determining need, take into consideration...
Section 43-5-140. Annual notification of eligibility and reporting requirements; duty to report; failure to report; change in eligibility. - (a) It shall be the duty of the department to...
Section 43-5-145. Investigation of application. - Investigation of each application shall be made by the county...
Section 43-5-148. Date on which assistance shall begin. - Family Independence benefits shall begin on the date of application...
Section 43-5-150. Appeal to State department; proceedings; further appeals. - In the event an application is denied or the amount...
Section 43-5-155. Appeal if application not acted upon within specified time. - If an application is not acted upon by the county...
Section 43-5-160. Review by state department on own motion or request of applicant. - The state department may also, upon its own motion or...
Section 43-5-165. Investigation, hearing, and decision by state department. - Upon any appeal under Section 43-5-150 or any review under...
Section 43-5-170. Subpoenas, oaths and examinations of witnesses. - The department may issue subpoenas for witnesses and compel their...
Section 43-5-175. Effect of state department's decision on county department. - All decisions of the state department shall be binding upon...
Section 43-5-180. Charges and fees for representing applicants or recipients of assistance. - No person shall make any charge or receive any fee...
Section 43-5-185. Public officers prohibited from attempting to influence decisions regarding applications for assistance; penalty. - Any public officer not charged with the administration of Chapters...
Section 43-5-190. Payments to be exempt from taxes, levy or other process; payments to be inalienable and unassignable; bankruptcy. - All amounts paid or payable as assistance shall be exempt...
Section 43-5-200. Endorsement when recipient dies after issuance of check. - When a recipient dies after issuance but before delivery or...
Section 43-5-220. Obtaining support payments from absent parents; amount; proceedings. - (a) Every applicant for family independence benefits who has a...
Section 43-5-222. Portion of child support payments to be paid to welfare recipients; department to be reimbursed. - From the amounts collected by the South Carolina State Department...
Section 43-5-225. Central registry of records; assistance of other agencies; availability of records. - (a) A central registry of records shall be maintained in...
Section 43-5-230. Public Welfare Cooperative Support Program Fund. - There is hereby created in the office of the State...
Section 43-5-235. Reimbursement of local entities for costs of child support collection and paternity determination program. - To the extent permitted by federal law, the department may...
Section 43-5-240. Execution of cooperative support program agreement. - Any county desiring to obtain the benefits of appropriations from...
Section 43-5-245. Time and forms for submission of plans for operating program; execution of contract upon approval. - (a) The department shall prescribe the time at and the...
Section 43-5-310. General assistance to handicapped or unfortunate persons who are unable to support themselves. - General assistance in the form of money payments shall be...
Section 43-5-320. General assistance to certain persons who are essential to welfare of others. - General assistance in the form of money payments may be...
Section 43-5-330. Application for assistance. - Applications for assistance under this article shall be made to...
Section 43-5-340. Investigation of application; visit to applicant's home. - Whenever the county department receives an application for assistance under...
Section 43-5-350. Grant of assistance; amount. - Upon the completion of the investigation the county department shall...
Section 43-5-400. Definitions. - When used in this article and unless the specific context...
Section 43-5-410. Cooperation with federal government; administration of funds. - The State Department may cooperate with the Federal Government in...
Section 43-5-420. Application for aid. - Any person having knowledge that any child is dependent and...
Section 43-5-430. Investigation and report. - The county department shall make an investigation and examination of...
Section 43-5-440. Grant for aid; denial of aid; appeal. - If such child is found to be in need, the...
Section 43-5-450. Amount of grants. - In granting aid for dependent children the amount granted shall...
Section 43-5-460. Estimate of amount needed per county. - Each county department shall prepare, as required by the State...
Section 43-5-470. Federal funds for aid to dependent children. - The State Treasurer shall receive and deposit in the State...
Section 43-5-580. Enforcement of support obligations of absent parents. - (a) Every applicant for Family Independence benefits who has a...
Section 43-5-590. Powers and duties of Department of Social Services in accordance with approved child support plan. - In accordance with a child support plan approved by the...
Section 43-5-598. Definitions; new hire directory; employee to file report; access to information in directory. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Business day" means...
Section 43-5-600. Applicability of legal process, brought to enforce child or spousal support obligations, to payments by State. - Monies due from or payable by this State, including any...
Section 43-5-610. Maintenance of central registry of records; availability of records. - (A) A State Case Registry must be maintained in the...
Section 43-5-620. Establishment of uniform system of information clearance and retrieval; information to be furnished by bureaus of employment security and motor vehicles; confidential or privileged information. - (a) The director or his designees, in writing, shall have...
Section 43-5-630. Proration of intermittent income received by applicants for assistance. - For purposes of determining eligibility for assistance, the income received...
Section 43-5-910. Short title; definitions. - This article may be cited as the "WIC Vendor Act"...
Section 43-5-920. Administration. - The department is granted the authority and responsibility for the...
Section 43-5-930. Implementation and enforcement in general. - The department may promulgate and enforce regulations to govern the...
Section 43-5-940. Department's authority. - The department has the authority to: (1) enter into agreements...
Section 43-5-950. Criminal sanctions. - Any person who violates any of the provisions of this...
Section 43-5-960. Civil sanctions. - Any person violating any of the provisions of this article...
Section 43-5-970. Appeals. - A decision of the department imposing disqualification, penalties, or requiring...
Section 43-5-1105. State welfare policy. - It is the policy of this State that personal responsibility...
Section 43-5-1110. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Family Independence" or "Aid...
Section 43-5-1115. Employment and training for those receiving assistance. - It is the mandate of the General Assembly that the...
Section 43-5-1120. Welfare agreements; leave from employment for family planning services; employment and training components of receiving assistance. - (A) To emphasize the reciprocal responsibility that exists between welfare...
Section 43-5-1125. Sanctions for failing to comply with welfare agreement. - (A) To emphasize the necessity of each family achieving independence...
Section 43-5-1130. County departmental goals for hiring welfare recipients. - To emphasize the importance of education, training, and employment in...
Section 43-5-1135. State agency goals to recruit and employ welfare recipients. - Each agency which is a member of the South Carolina...
Section 43-5-1140. Labor market and occupational information to be provided to department. - The Department of Employment and Workforce shall provide the department...
Section 43-5-1145. Cash assistance payments paid as wage subsidy or tax credit. - To maximize employment opportunities for welfare recipients and to provide...
Section 43-5-1150. Job Training and Partnership Act incentive funds. - To expand available job training activities for AFDC recipients, the...
Section 43-5-1155. Entrepreneurial development. - The Department of Social Services shall seek funds for entrepreneurial...
Section 43-5-1160. Relocation assistance. - The department may provide, as appropriate, relocation assistance to families...
Section 43-5-1165. Teen parent independence initiative. - The department, as part of the employment and training program,...
Section 43-5-1170. Time limited welfare and exceptions. - To emphasize that welfare is temporary assistance in time of...
Section 43-5-1175. No increase in welfare with increase in number of children. - To encourage parents to plan for security and assume responsibility...
Section 43-5-1180. Participation in work support required when child is one year old. - AFDC recipients must be encouraged to voluntarily participate in a...
Section 43-5-1185. Family skills training program. - As a condition of eligibility for Family Independence benefits, each...
Section 43-5-1190. Eligibility denied on ground of alcohol or drug problem; treatment program required. - A Family Independence recipient who, while receiving FI benefits, has...
Section 43-5-1195. Eligibility based on parent's support and employment revised. - To eliminate restrictions that break up families and to encourage...
Section 43-5-1200. Vehicle and other asset limits. - One licensed vehicle per licensed driver is exempt from the...
Section 43-5-1205. Interest income and dividends to be excluded. - In order to assist AFDC families in gaining financial independence...
Section 43-5-1210. Minor child's income to be excluded. - To remove the disincentive to employment that occurs when a...
Section 43-5-1215. Welfare recipients under age eighteen must attend school. - Welfare recipients under the age of eighteen must be enrolled...
Section 43-5-1220. Minor mother must live with minor's parents to receive welfare; exceptions. - (A) Minor mothers with a child born out of wedlock...
Section 43-5-1225. Outreach and information programs. - In order to assure that all families working toward self...
Section 43-5-1230. Family to be served as a whole. - To further strengthen the family unit and promote parental responsibility,...
Section 43-5-1235. Increased health care access through existing resources. - To assist AFDC families in directing their efforts to becoming...
Section 43-5-1240. Transitional Medicaid and child care. - (A) Subject to federal waiver, the department shall provide transitional...
Section 43-5-1245. Federal child care funds must be sought. - All federal child care funds are needed to ensure that...
Section 43-5-1250. Endorsement of statewide mass transit network. - To promote independence and assist AFDC families in participating in...
Section 43-5-1255. Adult education initiatives. - The Department of Social Services in conjunction with the Department...
Section 43-5-1260. Technical education partnership initiatives. - (A) The Department of Social Services in conjunction with the...
Section 43-5-1265. Simplification of application forms. - The Department of Social Services, with existing resources and personnel,...
Section 43-5-1270. Information on absent parent required. - The State shall apply for a federal waiver to require...
Section 43-5-1275. Electronic data interchange standards. - As applicable, all state agencies shall adopt Electronic Data Interchange...
Section 43-5-1280. Review of federal and state procurement and purchasing regulations. - The Department of Social Services and the Department of Health...
Section 43-5-1285. Annual report. - The department shall report annually to the General Assembly on...
Chapter 7 - Medical And Hospital Care
Section 43-7-20. State Department shall secure Federal funds. - The State Department shall secure Federal funds, when available, to...
Section 43-7-50. Payments for professional services under State Medicaid Program shall be uniform within State. - For the purpose of computing the amount of reimbursement for...
Section 43-7-60. False claim, statement, or representation by medical provider prohibited; violation is a misdemeanor; penalties. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "provider" includes a...
Section 43-7-70. False statement or representation on application for assistance prohibited; violation is a misdemeanor; penalties. - (A)(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly and...
Section 43-7-80. Provider required to keep separate accounts and records; violation is a misdemeanor; penalties. - (A) A provider of medical assistance, goods, or services under...
Section 43-7-90. Enforcement of Sections 43-7-60 to 43-7-80. - The Attorney General has the authority and responsibility to investigate...
Section 43-7-210. Right to attach wages, fees and commissions of medical care recipients and persons liable for expenses. - Wages, fees and commissions due or to become due any...
Section 43-7-220. Petition for attachment; effective date of order. - The director of the county social services department or the...
Section 43-7-230. Service of summons, petition and order on employee and employer; answers. - A duplicate copy of the summons, petition, and order shall...
Section 43-7-240. Time for showing cause for dismissal; grounds for dismissal without prejudice. - Any or all respondents shall have twenty days from the...
Section 43-7-250. Production of payroll records and other information. - If doubt exists as to the amount the person earns,...
Section 43-7-260. Appeals. - Should any person be aggrieved by the order, he may...
Section 43-7-270. Return of money wrongfully withheld with interest and attorney's fee. - Should it be determined that the person receiving medical care...
Section 43-7-280. Deduction from payments for employer's services. - Every employer shall be allowed to deduct and retain from...
Section 43-7-410. Definitions. - (A) "Applicant" means an individual whose written application for Medicaid...
Section 43-7-420. Assignment of rights to department; presumption of receipt of information regarding requirement for consequences or assignment. - (A) An applicant or recipient, only to the extent of...
Section 43-7-430. Subrogation of rights to department. - (A) The department automatically is subrogated, only to the extent...
Section 43-7-440. Enforcement and superiority of department's subrogation rights; provider assistance in identification of third parties liable for medical costs; ineffectiveness of certain insurance provisions. - (A) The department, to enforce its assignment or subrogation rights,...
Section 43-7-450. Claims or actions pending or brought before June 11, 1986. - Any claim or action pending or brought before June 11,...
Section 43-7-460. Recovery of medical assistance paid from estates of certain individuals. - (A) The department shall seek recovery of medical assistance paid...
Section 43-7-465. Insurers providing coverage to persons receiving Medicaid; requirements for doing business in State. - A health insurer, including a self-insured plan, group health plan...
Chapter 21 - Division And Advisory Council On Aging
Section 43-21-10. Department on Aging created; Advisory Council on Aging; membership, qualifications; appointment; election of chair; compensation and meetings of council; rules and procedures. - There is created the Department on Aging. The department must...
Section 43-21-20. Terms of members; vacancies; termination of appointments. - The members of the advisory council shall serve for terms...
Section 43-21-30. Reserved. - Editor's Note 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2 Pt 25....
Section 43-21-40. Department shall be State agency to implement and administer aging programs of Federal Government; powers and duties generally. - The department shall be the designated state agency to implement...
Section 43-21-45. Area agencies on aging; focal points; duties of focal points. - The Department on Aging shall designate area agencies on aging,...
Section 43-21-50. Receipt of grants-in-aid, gifts or the like; title to property received. - The department may receive on behalf of the State any...
Section 43-21-60. Submission and contents of annual report. - The Department on Aging shall submit an annual report to...
Section 43-21-70. Employment of director. - The Governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of...
Section 43-21-80. Appointment and compensation of personnel and consultants. - The director shall appoint any other personnel and consultants considered...
Section 43-21-100. Preparation and approval of budget. - The Department on Aging shall prepare the budget for its...
Section 43-21-110. Annual appropriation. - The General Assembly shall provide an annual appropriation to carry...
Section 43-21-120. Coordinating council. - There is created the Coordinating Council to the Department on...
Section 43-21-130. Long Term Care Council; membership; meetings; reports. - (A) There is created the Long Term Care Council (council)...
Section 43-21-140. Purpose and duties of council. - The council has no authority to direct or require any...
Section 43-21-150. Educational and informational program. - The Department on Aging, with the cooperation of the Long...
Section 43-21-160. Eldercare Trust Fund created; funding; purpose; administration. - (A) There is created the Eldercare Trust Fund of South...
Section 43-21-170. Administration of Eldercare Trust Fund; powers of department. - In administering the Eldercare Trust Fund, the department may, but...
Section 43-21-180. Portion of fund available for disbursement. - Funds deposited in the trust fund and all earnings from...
Section 43-21-190. Model legislature on aging issues. - There is created a model legislature on aging issues to...
Section 43-21-200. Physicians trained in geriatrics or geropsychiatry; student loan repayment program; Physician Advisory Board created to review applicants. - (A) There is established within the Department of Aging the...
Chapter 25 - Commission For The Blind
Section 43-25-10. Commission for the Blind created; membership; qualifications and terms of members; meetings; officers; compensation. - There is created the South Carolina Commission for the Blind....
Section 43-25-20. "Blindness" and "severe visual disability" as criteria for acceptance for services for persons who qualify. - For purposes of this chapter, "blindness" and "severe visual disability"...
Section 43-25-30. Powers and duties of commission. - The commission shall: (1) Promulgate rules and regulations as may...
Section 43-25-40. Commission shall establish application procedure; register of ophthalmologists; commission shall pay examination costs. - The commission shall designate the procedure to be followed and...
Section 43-25-50. Eye examinations and medical and surgical treatment for visually handicapped persons; reports of results. - The commission may arrange for the examination of the eyes...
Section 43-25-60. Itinerant counselors shall assist in schools; visually handicapped pupils shall be reported to commission. - The commission may employ qualified itinerant counselors to assist teachers...
Section 43-25-70. Concession stands. - The commission is empowered to operate concession stands in any...
Section 43-25-80. Fund for treatment and training of visually handicapped. - Any sums appropriated by the General Assembly for treatment and...
Section 43-25-90. Right to and procedures at hearings and appeals; effect of appeal. - A person aggrieved by an action of the commission must...
Section 43-25-100. Transfer of certain powers and duties of Division for the Blind to Commission. - The powers and duties of the Division for the Blind...
Chapter 26 - Operation Of Vending Facilities By Blind Persons
Section 43-26-10. Definitions. - For the purpose of this chapter: (a) "Blind persons" means...
Section 43-26-20. Powers of commission. - For the purpose of providing blind persons with remunerative employment,...
Section 43-26-30. Duties of commission. - In carrying out this chapter, the commission: (a) shall promulgate...
Section 43-26-40. Licenses for operation of vending facilities; hearing and termination. - In issuing licenses for the operation of vending facilities by...
Section 43-26-50. Options to establish vending facilities operated by blind persons. - (a) The property custodians for all public property shall: (1)...
Section 43-26-60. Articles which may be sold at such facilities. - A vending facility operated pursuant to this chapter shall be...
Section 43-26-70. Space for such facilities in new construction or remodeling of public buildings; costs. - When new construction, remodeling, leasing, acquisition and improvement of public...
Section 43-26-80. Blind vendors may have guide dogs on public property. - Blind persons who are licensed by the commission to operate...
Section 43-26-90. Buildings not subject to chapter. - This chapter does not apply to hospitals, four-year institutions of...
Section 43-26-100. Effect on existing vending facilities operated by the blind. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no vending facility...
Section 43-26-110. Existing facilities may not be sold until option to lease given to commission. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter a vending facility...
Chapter 31 - Vocational Rehabilitation
Section 43-31-10. Short title. - This chapter shall be cited as "The Vocational Rehabilitation Act...
Section 43-31-20. Declaration of policy. - It is hereby declared to be the policy of this...
Section 43-31-30. Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter: (1) The term "Agency"...
Section 43-31-40. State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation; appointment and terms of members. - The Governor shall appoint a State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation...
Section 43-31-50. Chairman of Agency; meetings; compensation of members. - The agency shall elect a chairman and shall meet quarterly...
Section 43-31-60. Duties and powers of Agency generally. - The agency shall provide the vocational rehabilitation services authorized by...
Section 43-31-70. Appointment and qualifications of Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation. - The agency shall appoint a Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation, in...
Section 43-31-80. Duties and powers of commissioner generally. - In carrying out his duties under this chapter, the commissioner:...
Section 43-31-90. Administration of chapter. - This chapter shall be administered under the general supervision and...
Section 43-31-100. Persons eligible for services; plan effective throughout State. - Pursuant to the policy declared in Section 43-31-20, the vocational...
Section 43-31-110. Services shall be available to disabled civil employees of United States. - Rehabilitation services provided under the State plan shall be available...
Section 43-31-120. Vocational rehabilitation fund. - There is created a special fund, to be known as...
Section 43-31-130. Acceptance and use of gifts, Federal grants and other funds. - (1) The commissioner may, with the approval of the agency,...
Section 43-31-140. Appropriations. - The General Assembly shall appropriate for vocational rehabilitation such sums...
Section 43-31-145. Consideration to be given similar benefits available to handicapped in meeting cost of rehabilitation; insurance carriers not to deny benefits. - As required by the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Acts, and any...
Section 43-31-150. Unlawful disclosure or use of information; records and communications are confidential and privileged. - It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with...
Section 43-31-160. Department of Vocational Rehabilitation to provide services to certain inmates. - In addition to the duties of the Department of Vocational...
Section 43-31-170. Training and experience requirements for counselors. - A counselor for the state agency of Vocational Rehabilitation shall...
Chapter 33 - Rights Of Physically Disabled Persons
Section 43-33-10. Declaration of policy. - It is the policy of this State to encourage and...
Section 43-33-20. Right of use of public facilities and accommodations of blind, other special need persons, and guide dog trainers. - (a) The blind, the visually handicapped, and the otherwise physically...
Section 43-33-25. Use of motorized chairs or carts by handicapped on beaches. - For reasons set forth in Section 43-33-20, persons who are...
Section 43-33-30. Duty of driver approaching blind pedestrian; failure of blind pedestrian to carry white cane or use guide dog. - The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially...
Section 43-33-40. Unlawful interference with rights of blind or other physically disabled person. - (A) It is unlawful for a person or his agent...
Section 43-33-50. White Cane Safety Day. - Each year, the Governor shall take suitable public notice of...
Section 43-33-60. Policy regarding employment of blind and other physically disabled persons. - It is the policy of this State that the blind,...
Section 43-33-70. Right of blind and other physically disabled persons to equal access to housing accommodations. - (a) Blind persons, visually handicapped persons, and other physically disabled...
Section 43-33-210. Definitions. - For the purposes of this article: "Handicapped" shall mean any...
Section 43-33-220. Nondiscrimination in psychometric testing by State agencies; technical assistance to agencies; special assistance or procedures for handicapped persons. - The provisions of this article shall apply to any State...
Section 43-33-230. Complaints. - Any applicant for employment or promotion may personally, or by...
Section 43-33-310. Legislative findings. - The General Assembly finds that by executive order in 1977...
Section 43-33-320. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Transfer of functions from Advocacy for...
Section 43-33-330. Appointment of board. - Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. is governed...
Section 43-33-340. Definitions. - As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:...
Section 43-33-350. Powers and duties of System. - The system has the following powers and duties: (1) It...
Section 43-33-360. Interview of complainant. - Upon the receipt of a complaint, the System may interview...
Section 43-33-370. Authority of system upon receipt of written request to investigate complaint. - Upon (A) the receipt of a written request to investigate...
Section 43-33-380. Information not to be disclosed unless authorized in writing. - The system shall not disclose the name or identity of...
Section 43-33-390. Immunity from civil and criminal liability for persons providing information in good faith. - Any person providing information to the System or who participates...
Section 43-33-400. Cooperation with departments, officers, agencies, and institutions; requests for system to provide protection and advocacy services; inspection and copying of records. - All departments, officers, agencies and institutions of the State shall...
Section 43-33-510. Short title. - This article may be cited as the South Carolina Bill...
Section 43-33-520. Guaranteed opportunities. - The opportunity to obtain housing, full and equal use of...
Section 43-33-530. Discrimination prohibited without reasonable justification. - No person may discriminate against a handicapped person with respect...
Section 43-33-540. Injunctive relief or civil damages for persons discriminated against. - A handicapped person aggrieved by the discrimination prohibited by this...
Section 43-33-560. Handicap, handicapped, and mental impairment defined. - Notwithstanding Section 2-7-35, "handicap" and "handicapped" as used in this...
Section 43-33-570. Reasonable justification defined. - For purposes of this article, "reasonable justification" in the context...
Chapter 35 - Adult Protection
Section 43-35-5. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Omnibus Adult Protection...
Section 43-35-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Abuse" means physical abuse...
Section 43-35-13. Nonmedical remedial treatment by spiritual means is not abuse or neglect of vulnerable adult. - No vulnerable adult may be considered to be abused or...
Section 43-35-15. Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit; Long Term Care Ombudsman Program; Adult Protective Services Program; responsibilities; referral of reports. - (A) The Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit of the South Carolina...
Section 43-35-20. Additional powers of investigative entities. - In addition to all other powers and duties that an...
Section 43-35-25. Persons required to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adult; reporting methods. - (A) A physician, nurse, dentist, optometrist, medical examiner, coroner, other...
Section 43-35-30. Photographing of visible trauma on abused adult. - A person required to report pursuant to this article or...
Section 43-35-35. Reporting deaths where abuse or neglect suspected. - (A) A person required to report or investigate cases under...
Section 43-35-40. Responsibilities when a report is received; initiation of investigation; reports to local law enforcement or Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit. - Upon receiving a report, the Long Term Care Ombudsman or...
Section 43-35-45. Warrant from family court to permit investigation of report; order for protective services; appointment of guardian and attorney; evaluation; hearing; review; semiannual reevaluation; payment for services. - (A) In investigating a report if consent cannot be obtained...
Section 43-35-50. Abrogation of privilege for certain communications. - The privileged quality of communication between husband and wife or...
Section 43-35-55. Protective custody by law enforcement officer; procedure; notification of protective services program; subsequent proceedings. - (A) A law enforcement officer may take a vulnerable adult...
Section 43-35-60. Sharing of report information by investigative entities; public confidentiality. - Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a state agency, an investigative...
Section 43-35-65. Notices to be displayed at facilities. - A facility as defined in Section 43-35-10 shall prominently display...
Section 43-35-70. Reports to occupational licensing boards. - The investigative entity shall report an alleged incident of abuse,...
Section 43-35-75. Immunity of person making report or participating in investigation in good faith. - (A) A person who, acting in good faith, reports pursuant...
Section 43-35-80. Action by Attorney General against person or facility for failure to exercise reasonable care; fine. - (A) Notwithstanding any regulatory or administrative penalty that may be...
Section 43-35-85. Penalties. - (A) A person required to report under this chapter who...
Section 43-35-87. Financial exploitation; financial institution authority to decline transaction requests. - (A) For the purposes of this section, "financial institution" means...
Section 43-35-90. Article not to affect authority of agencies. - This article is not intended to affect in any way...
Section 43-35-200. Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Program. - (A) There is created the Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem...
Section 43-35-210. Definitions. - In addition to the definitions contained in Section 43-35-10, for...
Section 43-35-220. Duties and responsibilities of guardian ad litem; assessments. - (A) The duties and responsibilities of a guardian ad litem...
Section 43-35-230. Appointment of guardian ad litem; continuing legal education. - (A) A guardian ad litem may be either an attorney...
Section 43-35-240. Appointment of guardian ad litem for abuse, neglect, or exploitation proceedings; criminal background checks. - (A) An individual may not be appointed as a guardian...
Section 43-35-250. Charge of guardian ad litem; petition for removal. - (A) A guardian ad litem is charged in general with...
Section 43-35-260. Access to information. - The Department of Social Services shall make available to the...
Section 43-35-270. Confidentiality of reports and information. - (A) All reports and information collected pursuant to this article...
Section 43-35-280. Civil liability. - After participating in the Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Program...
Section 43-35-290. Funding. - The General Assembly shall provide the funds necessary for the...
Section 43-35-310. Council created; membership; filling vacancies. - (A) There is created the Adult Protection Coordinating Council under...
Section 43-35-320. Responsibilities of council. - The Adult Protection Coordinating Council shall coordinate the planning and...
Section 43-35-330. Duties of council. - (A) Duties of the council are subject to the appropriation...
Section 43-35-340. Officers; terms of office; quorum. - The chair of the council must be elected by a...
Section 43-35-350. Meetings. - Meetings of the council must be held at least quarterly...
Section 43-35-500. Definitions. - In addition to the definitions contained in Section 43-35-10, for...
Section 43-35-510. Policy of State regarding health and safety of vulnerable adults. - It is the policy of this State that: (1) Every...
Section 43-35-520. Investigations of deaths in facilities operated by the Department of Mental Health or the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs; death by natural causes in a veterans' nursing home. - The Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit of the South Carolina Law...
Section 43-35-530. Conduct of investigations. - Upon receipt of a report of a vulnerable adult death,...
Section 43-35-540. Access to medical information. - Upon request of the Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit of the...
Section 43-35-550. Subpoena of medical information. - When necessary in the discharge of the duties of the...
Section 43-35-560. Vulnerable Adults Fatalities Review Committee; members; terms; meetings; administrative support. - (A) There is created a multidisciplinary Vulnerable Adults Fatalities Review...
Section 43-35-570. Purpose of Vulnerable Adult Fatalities Review Committee. - (A) The purpose of the Vulnerable Adult Fatalities Review Committee...
Section 43-35-580. Meetings discussing individual cases closed; disclosure of information identifying vulnerable adult or family member. - (A) Meetings of the Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit of the...
Section 43-35-590. Confidential and public information. - (A) All information and records acquired by the unit and...
Section 43-35-595. Promulgation of regulations. - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division may promulgate regulations if...
Chapter 38 - Investigation Of Health Facilities By Ombudsman
Section 43-38-10. Facility defined. - For purposes of this chapter "facility" means public health centers...
Section 43-38-20. Long Term Care Ombudsman Program authorized to investigate complaints; release and disclosure of information from medical records; issuance of report and recommendations. - The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is authorized to investigate...
Section 43-38-30. Cooperation of departments, officers, and agencies required. - All departments, officers, agencies and employees of the State shall...
Section 43-38-40. Civil and criminal immunity for participants in judicial proceedings; presumption of good faith. - Any person required or permitted to report pursuant to this...
Section 43-38-50. Exception as to County Homes. - This chapter does not apply to any county operated County...
Section 43-38-60. Long Term Care Ombudsman Program to designate entities under Older American Act. - The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program may designate entities in...
Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission
Section 43-39-10. Midlands Human Resources Development Commission created. - There is hereby created the Midlands Human Resources Development Commission...
Section 43-39-20. Commission to constitute corporate body. - The commission is declared to be a body politic and...
Section 43-39-30. Composition of membership; authorization to increase total membership; apportionment of new seats. - (a) The commission shall be composed of twenty-one members and...
Section 43-39-40. Apportionment of membership between counties. - The twenty-one members of the commission shall be residents of...
Section 43-39-50. Candidates meeting eligibility criteria confirmed by appointment of Governor. - After the candidates for nomination to the commission have met...
Section 43-39-60. Terms of office. - The terms of office shall be for two years, provided...
Section 43-39-70. Compensation; vacancies. - Members of the commission shall serve without compensation except as...
Section 43-39-80. Commission shall establish procedures for petitions for additional membership. - The commission shall establish procedures under which community agencies or...
Section 43-39-90. Organization; election of officers; maintenance of current membership record. - Immediately upon appointment of the commission, it shall organize by...
Section 43-39-100. Powers. - The commission is empowered: (a) to sue and be sued;...
Section 43-39-110. Exemption from taxation. - All property of the commission shall be exempt from all...
Section 43-39-120. Fiscal year; audit; annual report. - The commission shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year...
Section 43-39-130. Regular and special meetings; quorum. - Any action required of the commission may be taken at...
Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission
Section 43-41-10. GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission created. - There is created the GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission in Greenwood,...
Section 43-41-20. Commission to constitute corporate body. - The commission is declared to be a body politic and...
Section 43-41-30. Composition of membership; authorization to increase total membership; apportionment of new seats. - (A) The commission must be composed of twenty-one members in...
Section 43-41-40. Apportionment of membership between counties. - The twenty-one members of the commission must be apportioned among...
Section 43-41-60. Terms of office. - The terms of office of members of the commission shall...
Section 43-41-70. Compensation; vacancies. - Members of the commission shall serve without compensation except as...
Section 43-41-80. Commission shall establish procedures for petitions for additional membership. - The commission shall establish procedures under which community agencies or...
Section 43-41-90. Organization; election of officers; meetings; maintenance of current membership record. - The commission shall meet as soon as practicable after appointment...
Section 43-41-100. Powers. - The commission is empowered: (a) to sue and be sued;...
Section 43-41-110. Exemption from taxation. - All property of the commission shall be exempt from all...
Section 43-41-120. Fiscal year; audit; annual report. - The commission shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year...
Section 43-41-130. Regular and special meetings; quorum. - Any action required of the commission may be taken at...
Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission
Section 43-43-10. Dillon-Marion Human Resources Commission created. - There is hereby created the Dillon-Marion Human Resources Commission. HISTORY:...
Section 43-43-20. Commission to constitute corporate body. - The commission is declared to be a body politic and...
Section 43-43-30. Composition of membership; authorization to increase total membership; apportionment of new seats. - (a) The commission shall be composed of eighteen members and...
Section 43-43-40. Apportionment of membership between counties. - The eighteen members of the commission shall be residents of...
Section 43-43-50. Candidates meeting eligibility criteria appointed by Governor upon recommendation of county councils. - After the candidates for nomination to the commission have met...
Section 43-43-60. Terms of office. - The terms of office shall be for two years, provided...
Section 43-43-70. Compensation; vacancies. - Members of the commission shall serve without compensation except as...
Section 43-43-80. Commission shall establish procedures for petitions for additional membership. - The commission shall establish procedures under which community agencies or...
Section 43-43-90. Organization; election of officers; maintenance of current membership record. - Immediately upon appointment of the commission, it shall organize by...
Section 43-43-100. Powers. - The commission is empowered: (a) to sue and be sued;...
Section 43-43-110. Exemption from taxation. - All property of the commission shall be exempt from all...
Section 43-43-120. Fiscal year; audit; annual report. - The commission shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year...
Section 43-43-130. Regular and special meetings; quorum. - Any action required of the commission may be taken at...
Chapter 45 - Community Economic Opportunity Act Of 1983
Section 43-45-10. Citation of chapter. - This chapter is known and may be cited as "The...
Section 43-45-20. Legislative findings and purpose. - The General Assembly finds that: A. Poverty continues to be...
Section 43-45-30. Administering agency; designation; duties and functions. - The Governor must designate a state administering agency to be...
Section 43-45-40. Geographical service areas. - For the federal fiscal year 1984, the geographic service areas...
Section 43-45-50. Community-based organization boards; composition; rules and procedures. - Each community-based organization shall administer any programs through a board...
Section 43-45-60. Capabilities required of community-based organizations. - Each community-based organization must have the capability, as determined by...
Section 43-45-70. Authority of community-based organizations. - A community-based organization has authority under this chapter to receive...
Section 43-45-80. Purposes for which funds may be utilized. - Each community-based organization which receives funds pursuant to this chapter...
Section 43-45-90. Definitions to be in conformity with federal guidelines. - The definition of low-income individuals and households must be in...
Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission
Section 43-47-10. Authority to provide for commission; counties served by commission pursuant to state law. - A county by ordinance may provide for a human resources...
Section 43-47-20. Commission declared body politic and corporate; membership not office of honor or profit. - The commission is declared to be a body politic and...
Section 43-47-30. Composition of commission. - (A) The commission must be composed of at least three...
Section 43-47-40. Selection and appointment of members. - After the candidates for nomination to the commission have met...
Section 43-47-50. Term of office. - The terms of office are for two years, except no...
Section 43-47-60. Compensation; filling of vacancies. - Members of the commission serve without compensation except as otherwise...
Section 43-47-70. Petition for membership by inadequately represented groups; federal guidelines to govern; increase of membership for added seat. - The commission shall establish procedures under which community agencies or...
Section 43-47-80. Election of officers; record of membership. - Immediately upon appointment of the commission, it shall organize by...
Section 43-47-90. Powers of commission. - The commission may: (1) sue and be sued; (2) adopt,...
Section 43-47-100. Commission property exempt from ad valorem taxes. - All property of the commission is exempt from all ad...
Section 43-47-110. Fiscal year; audit. - The commission shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year...
Section 43-47-120. Action by regular or special meeting; quorum. - Action required of the commission may be taken at a...