South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
Chapter 20 - South Carolina Intellectual Disability, Related Disabilities, Head Injuries, And Spinal Cord Injuries Act

Section 44-20-210. Creation of South Carolina Commission on Disabilities and Special Needs; membership; terms of office; removal; vacancies. - There is created the South Carolina Commission on Disabilities and...

Section 44-20-220. Duties of Commission; per diem; appointment of Director of Disabilities and Special Needs; advisory committees. - The commission shall determine the policy and promulgate regulations governing...

Section 44-20-230. Powers and duties of director. - Subject to the supervision, direction, and control of the commission,...

Section 44-20-240. Creation of Department of Disabilities and Special Needs; divisions. - There is created the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and...

Section 44-20-250. Powers and duties of Department. - The department shall coordinate services and programs with other state...

Section 44-20-255. Ownership of property confirmed in Department of Disabilities and Special Needs; retention of subsequent sales proceeds. - (A) Upon execution of the deed as provided in subsection...

Section 44-20-260. Research programs. - The department, with funds available for these purposes, may conduct...

Section 44-20-270. Administration of federal funds. - The department is designated as the state's intellectual disability, related...

Section 44-20-280. Contracts for expansion of service. - The department may negotiate and contract with an agency of...

Section 44-20-290. Security guards; powers; bonds. - The director or his designee may employ at regional centers...

Section 44-20-300. Motor vehicle liability insurance for employees of department. - The department may acquire motor vehicle liability insurance for employees...

Section 44-20-310. Sale of timber from forest lands; disposition of funds. - The department may sell timber from its forest lands with...

Section 44-20-320. Acceptance of gifts, etc. by department; policies and regulations. - The department or any of its programs may accept gifts,...

Section 44-20-330. Granting of easements, permits, or rights-of-way by department. - The department may grant easements, permits, or rights-of-way on terms...

Section 44-20-340. Records and reports pertaining to client; confidentiality of information; waiver. - (A) A person, hospital, or other organization may provide information,...

Section 44-20-350. Reimbursement to State for its fiscal outlay on behalf of department; charge for services; hearing and review procedures; collection of claims. - (A) Reasonable reimbursement to the State for its fiscal outlay...

Section 44-20-355. Fee for Intermediate Care Facilities for persons with intellectual disability; proceeds to general fund. - The department shall assess and collect a fee on all...

Section 44-20-360. Midlands Center, Coastal Center, Pee Dee Center, and Whitten Center designated as independent school districts. - (A) The physical boundaries of Midlands Center, Coastal Center, Pee...

Section 44-20-365. Closing regional centers to be authorized by law. - No regional center of the department may be closed except...

Section 44-20-370. Notification of applicant qualifying for services; county programs; training programs. - (A) The department shall: (1) notify applicants when they have...

Section 44-20-375. County boards of disabilities and special needs; establishment; recognition. - (A) Before July 1, 1992, county boards of disabilities and...

Section 44-20-378. Composition of board; tenure. - A county board of disabilities and special needs established pursuant...

Section 44-20-380. Funds for county boards of disabilities and special needs. - (A) County disabilities and special needs boards are encouraged to...

Section 44-20-385. Additional powers and duties of county boards of disabilities and special needs. - Subject to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations...

Section 44-20-390. Initial intake and assessment service for person believed to be in need of services; service plans; residency requirements. - (A) In order to provide assistance to families and individuals...

Section 44-20-400. Admission of person to services of Department for evaluation and diagnosis; form for application. - Upon the written request of the person, the person's parents,...

Section 44-20-410. Requirement for admission to services. - A person who is determined to be eligible for services...

Section 44-20-420. Designation of service or program in which client is placed. - The director or his designee may designate the service or...

Section 44-20-430. Final authority over applicant eligibility. - The director or his designee has the final authority over...

Section 44-20-440. Admission of client upon request of parent, spouse, lawful custodian or legal guardian, or upon request of applicant. - Subject to the availability of suitable services and programs and...

Section 44-20-450. Proceedings for involuntary admission; petition; hearing; service of notice; guardian ad litem; right to counsel; report; termination of proceedings; order of admission; appeal; confinement in jail prohibited. - (A) Proceedings for the involuntary admission of a person with...

Section 44-20-460. Discharge of client; detention of voluntarily admitted client; venue for judicial admission; protective custody for client. - (A) A person admitted or committed to the services of...

Section 44-20-470. Return of nonresident person with intellectual disability or related disability to agency of state of his residency; reciprocal agreements with other states; detention of person returned by out-of-state agency; expenses. - (A) The department may return a nonresident person with intellectual...

Section 44-20-480. Placement of client out of home; payment for services. - When the department determines that the welfare of a client...

Section 44-20-490. Placement of client in employment situation; sheltered employment and training programs; compensation of clients. - (A) When the department determines that a client may benefit...

Section 44-20-500. Order of confinement for client. - When a client is absent from a facility or program...

Section 44-20-510. Attendance of client in community based public school classes. - Placement of a person with intellectual disability, a related disability,...

Section 44-20-710. Licensing of facilities and programs. - No day program in part or in full for the...

Section 44-20-720. Minimum standards of operation and license programs. - The department shall establish minimum standards of operation and license...

Section 44-20-730. Criteria for issuance of license. - In determining whether a license may be issued, the department...

Section 44-20-740. Restrictions as to services; number of clients; form of application for license; term of license; license as not transferrable. - No day program may accept a person with intellectual disability,...

Section 44-20-750. Inspection of facilities; filing copy of bylaws, regulations, and rates of charges; inspection of records. - The department shall make day program inspections as it may...

Section 44-20-760. Disclosure of inspections; protection of names of clients. - Information received by the department through licensing inspections or as...

Section 44-20-770. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; grounds. - The department shall deny, suspend, or revoke a license on...

Section 44-20-780. Notifying operator of program of deficiencies; time for correction; notice of impending denial, suspension, or revocation of license; exception for immediate threat. - (A) The department shall give written notification to the governing...

Section 44-20-790. Promulgation of regulations governing hearings. - The procedures governing hearings authorized by "Notice of Deficiencies .."...

Section 44-20-800. Appeal of decision concerning deficiencies and licenses. - An applicant or licensee who is dissatisfied with the decision...

Section 44-20-900. Injunctions; sufficiency of complaint; fines and penalties. - (A) The department, in accordance with the laws of the...

Section 44-20-1000. Licensing by department to be done in conjunction with licensing by agency having responsibility outside the department's jurisdiction; cooperative agreements. - Licensing by the department must be done in conjunction with...

Section 44-20-1110. Department's authority as to state's disabilities and special needs services and programs. - The department has authority for all of the state's disabilities...

Section 44-20-1120. Raising of money for construction of improvements. - The commission may raise monies for the construction of improvements...

Section 44-20-1130. Limitation on amount of state capital improvement bonds. - The aggregate of the outstanding principal amounts of state capital...

Section 44-20-1140. Improvements for residential regional center or community facility; application. - If the commission determines that improvements are required for a...

Section 44-20-1150. Powers and duties concerning application for improvements. - The State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as...

Section 44-20-1160. Use of monies derived from revenues. - Upon receiving the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority...

Section 44-20-1170. Special funds; disposition of revenues; withdrawal of funds. - (A) Following the execution and delivery of its obligations, the...

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South Carolina Code of Laws Title 44 - Health Chapter 20 - South Carolina Intellectual Disability, Related Disabilities, Head Injuries, And Spinal Cord Injuries Act

South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
Chapter 20 - South Carolina Intellectual Disability, Related Disabilities, Head Injuries, And Spinal Cord Injuries Act