South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
Chapter 44 - Birth Defects

Section 44-44-10. Title of act. - This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Birth...

Section 44-44-20. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Birth defect" is defined...

Section 44-44-30. South Carolina Birth Defects Program established; public health monitoring and referral. - (A) There is established the South Carolina Birth Defects Program...

Section 44-44-40. Birth Defects Advisory Council established; membership; subject areas for recommendations; compensation. - (A) There is established the Birth Defects Advisory Council composed...

Section 44-44-50. Monitoring birth defects. - The department shall conduct active monitoring of birth defects, with...

Section 44-44-60. Utilization of data. - The Birth Defects Program shall concentrate on public health surveillance...

Section 44-44-70. Maintenance of central database; case ascertainment. - The department shall maintain a central database for the gathering...

Section 44-44-80. Access to health and medical records; confidentiality. - All hospitals, health providers, birth centers, clinics, medical records departments,...

Section 44-44-90. Reports. - The department shall report annually, beginning within two years of...

Section 44-44-100. Use and disclosure of birth defects data. - Birth defects data may be used and disclosed for the...

Section 44-44-110. Providing data to National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - Data may be provided to the National Center for Birth...

Section 44-44-120. Agreements with other agencies. - The department may negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements and...

Section 44-44-130. Use of data to make treatment available to affected children and families. - Birth defects data must also be used to ensure that...

Section 44-44-140. Confidentiality; immunity of entities providing information; access records; penalty; parental access. - (A) All birth defects information collected by the department in...

Section 44-44-150. Promulgation of regulations. - The department shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the...

Section 44-44-160. Funding contingency. - Implementation of this chapter is contingent upon the appropriation of...