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Section
44-7-10
Public hospitals may maintain eye banks.
Section
44-7-20
Disturbing patients with radios or musical instruments.
Section
44-7-30
Defrauding hospitals.
Section
44-7-40
Conveyance to Federal Government of lands for veterans' hospital.
Section
44-7-50
Modification of doctrines of charitable and sovereign immunity as they relate to hospitals and other medical facilities.
Section
44-7-60
Borrowing money by nonprofit public hospitals.
Section
44-7-70
Report to State Board of Medical Examiners concerning action resulting in limitation upon physician's privilege to practice in health care facility.
Section
44-7-77
Program to obtain voluntary acknowledgment of paternity of newborns.
Section
44-7-78
Authority to establish facilities, programs, and services in other locations.
Section
44-7-80
Definitions.
Section
44-7-82
Permit requirement.
Section
44-7-84
Determination and allocation of Medicaid nursing home patient days; application for permit; rules and regulations.
Section
44-7-88
Involuntary discharge or transfer of Medicaid nursing home patients prohibited; request for waiver of permit requirements.
Section
44-7-90
Violations of Article; penalties; relocation of patients; report of daily Medicaid resident census information.
Section
44-7-110
Short title.
Section
44-7-120
Declaration of purpose.
Section
44-7-130
Definitions.
Section
44-7-140
Department as sole agency for control of program.
Section
44-7-150
Duties of department.
Section
44-7-160
Certificate of Need required under certain circumstances.
Section
44-7-170
Institutions and transactions exempt from article.
Section
44-7-180
Health planning committee; appointment, composition, terms, and allowances; State Health Plan; fees to cover costs of certificate of need program.
Section
44-7-190
Project Review Criteria; weighing of criteria.
Section
44-7-200
Application for Certificate of Need; notice; prohibited communications.
Section
44-7-210
Certificate of Need review procedures.
Section
44-7-220
Administrative Law Court review of Certificate of Need decisions.
Section
44-7-225
State Health Plan in effect at application and at decision.
Section
44-7-230
Limitation on Certificate of Need; capital expenditure; architectural plans; time limitation; Certificate of Need as not transferable.
Section
44-7-240
Construction program.
Section
44-7-250
Department to establish and enforce basic standards.
Section
44-7-260
Requirements for licensure.
Section
44-7-261
Privately-owned education infirmaries.
Section
44-7-262
Minimum resident-staff ratios for nursing homes.
Section
44-7-263
Exemption from provisions of chapter.
Section
44-7-264
Nursing home or community residential care facility licensure; fingerprint-based criminal records check; prohibition of issuance of license or requirement of revocation for certain crimes.
Section
44-7-265
Freestanding or mobile technology regulations to be promulgated.
Section
44-7-270
Applications for license.
Section
44-7-280
Issuance of license; expiration.
Section
44-7-285
Change of ownership and control.
Section
44-7-290
Necessity of complying with article and regulations of department.
Section
44-7-295
Authority to enter facilities to investigate violations.
Section
44-7-300
Plans and specifications.
Section
44-7-310
Certain information not to be disclosed publicly.
Section
44-7-315
Disclosure of information regarding facility or home.
Section
44-7-320
Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; penalties.
Section
44-7-325
Fee for search and duplication of medical record; time limits for compliance with request for record.
Section
44-7-330
Power to sue.
Section
44-7-340
Violation as misdemeanor; fines.
Section
44-7-345
Discrimination prohibited in admission of individuals to residential care facilities.
Section
44-7-350
Community residential care facility.
Section
44-7-360
Itemized billing.
Section
44-7-370
Residential Care Committee; Renal Dialysis Advisory Council.
Section
44-7-380
Surgical technology and operating room circulators; definitions; requirements to practice; exceptions.
Section
44-7-385
Requirements for serving as operating room circulator.
Section
44-7-390
No liability or cause of action against a hospital for certain acts or proceedings.
Section
44-7-392
Confidentiality of hospital proceedings, data, documents, and information.
Section
44-7-394
Assertion and defense of confidentiality claims.
Section
44-7-500
Short title.
Section
44-7-505
Findings.
Section
44-7-510
Definitions.
Section
44-7-520
Intent.
Section
44-7-530
Cooperative agreements.
Section
44-7-540
Publish; notice of receipt of application.
Section
44-7-550
Review of application; advisement by the Attorney General to the department to approve or deny application.
Section
44-7-560
Issuance of a certificate of public advantage for a cooperative agreement.
Section
44-7-570
Monitoring and regulating agreements by the department.
Section
44-7-580
Maintaining on file all cooperative agreements which certificates of public advantage remain in effect.
Section
44-7-590
Exemptions.
Section
44-7-610
Petition for establishment of public hospital or tuberculosis camp.
Section
44-7-620
Election.
Section
44-7-630
Filing results of elections and amount of bonds authorized.
Section
44-7-640
Sale, terms, and execution of bonds.
Section
44-7-650
Custody and disbursement of proceeds of bond sale.
Section
44-7-660
Annual tax.
Section
44-7-670
Selection and terms of trustees.
Section
44-7-680
Oath of trustees; organization as board.
Section
44-7-690
Treasurer.
Section
44-7-700
Compensation of treasurer and trustees.
Section
44-7-710
Meetings of board; records.
Section
44-7-720
Powers of board.
Section
44-7-730
Prerequisites to construction of hospital.
Section
44-7-740
Municipal jurisdiction.
Section
44-7-750
Beneficiaries of hospital.
Section
44-7-760
Payment for service.
Section
44-7-770
No discrimination made between legal schools of medicine.
Section
44-7-780
Donations.
Section
44-7-910
Authority to establish and maintain hospital.
Section
44-7-920
Petition and election on establishment and maintenance of hospital.
Section
44-7-930
Election and membership of board of trustees.
Section
44-7-940
Oath, organization, and compensation of trustees.
Section
44-7-950
Meetings and records of board of trustees.
Section
44-7-960
Duties and compensation of treasurer.
Section
44-7-970
Issuance of bonds.
Section
44-7-980
Terms, form, and execution of bonds.
Section
44-7-990
Sale of bonds.
Section
44-7-1000
Proceeds of bond issue.
Section
44-7-1010
Payment of bonds; annual tax.
Section
44-7-1020
Acquisition of property; memorials.
Section
44-7-1030
Employment of architect; construction contract.
Section
44-7-1040
Furnishings, equipment, and supplies; maintenance.
Section
44-7-1050
Jurisdiction of municipality when hospital outside its limits.
Section
44-7-1060
Promulgation of rules for operation of hospital; employment of staff.
Section
44-7-1070
Persons who may be patients.
Section
44-7-1080
Agreements with contributing districts as to use of hospital.
Section
44-7-1090
Petition for agreement with adjoining district.
Section
44-7-1100
Tax levy by adjoining county.
Section
44-7-1110
Cancellation of contributing agreement.
Section
44-7-1120
Annual audit.
Section
44-7-1130
Taxes shall pay deficits of hospital.
Section
44-7-1140
Cumulative effect of article.
Section
44-7-1310
Authorization for and trustees of city hospital commission.
Section
44-7-1320
Officers, minutes, and annual reports.
Section
44-7-1330
Powers and duties.
Section
44-7-1340
Financial affairs.
Section
44-7-1410
Short title.
Section
44-7-1420
Declaration of purpose.
Section
44-7-1430
Definitions.
Section
44-7-1440
Powers of counties.
Section
44-7-1450
Issuance, execution, and terms of bonds; bond anticipation notes.
Section
44-7-1460
Pledge of revenues to secure bonds; proceedings authorizing bonds.
Section
44-7-1470
Contracts for construction of hospital facilities.
Section
44-7-1480
Criteria to be considered by county boards in undertaking hospital facilities.
Section
44-7-1490
Approval of construction or other work on facilities required.
Section
44-7-1500
Public agencies authorized to enter into loan agreements with county board.
Section
44-7-1510
Investigations, studies, and other reviews by county board.
Section
44-7-1520
Provisions in loan agreement for completion of facilities, payments, and additional bonds.
Section
44-7-1530
Provision in loan agreement for payments in lieu of taxes.
Section
44-7-1540
Additional provisions in loan agreement; guarantee agreement.
Section
44-7-1550
Use of proceeds from sale of bonds.
Section
44-7-1560
Refunding of bonds.
Section
44-7-1570
Bonds as legal investments.
Section
44-7-1580
Exemption from taxation.
Section
44-7-1590
Procedure for approval by Authority of issuance of bonds.
Section
44-7-1600
Provisions which resolution and loan agreement may contain; liability on bonds.
Section
44-7-1610
Revenues deemed trust funds.
Section
44-7-1620
Enforcement of rights by bondholders and trustees.
Section
44-7-1630
Provision for daily charge on persons using hospital.
Section
44-7-1640
Authorization to issue bonds with proceeds to be loaned to more than one hospital agency or public agency; procedures; bonds to be limited obligations.
Section
44-7-1650
Intergovernmental loan agreements.
Section
44-7-1660
Subsidiary loan agreements.
Section
44-7-1670
Authorization for public agencies to enter into subsidiary loan agreements with county board; county not to obligate itself.
Section
44-7-1680
Contents of subsidiary loan agreements.
Section
44-7-1690
Notice of approval of loan agreement; filing requirements; challenge of approval of loan agreements.
Section
44-7-1700
Personal liability or accountability with respect to issuance of bonds.
Section
44-7-1710
Application of provisions of article to bonds whose proceeds are to be loaned to more than one hospital agency or public agency; authority of county board of authorizing issuer.
Section
44-7-1720
Cumulative effect of article; procedure for county board to carry out authorization granted by article.
Section
44-7-1810
Creation of Pee Dee Regional Health Services District.
Section
44-7-1820
Membership of board of directors.
Section
44-7-1830
Terms of office of members of board.
Section
44-7-1840
Meetings of board.
Section
44-7-1850
Officers of board; compensation of members.
Section
44-7-1860
Powers and duties of board.
Section
44-7-1870
Board may borrow money and make and issue bonds and notes.
Section
44-7-1880
Disposition of revenues.
Section
44-7-1890
Property and income of district shall be exempt from taxes.
Section
44-7-1900
Powers granted not diminished while district is indebted.
Section
44-7-1910
Cooperation with other agencies; appointment of ex officio directors.
Section
44-7-2010
Authority for counties to form regional health services districts.
Section
44-7-2020
Board of directors; appointment of members.
Section
44-7-2030
Members of board of directors; terms and vacancies.
Section
44-7-2040
Meetings of board of directors.
Section
44-7-2050
Officers of board of directors; compensation; term of office.
Section
44-7-2060
Powers and duties of board of directors; legislative findings.
Section
44-7-2070
Authority for board of directors to borrow money and issue bonds.
Section
44-7-2080
Disposition and expenditure of revenues.
Section
44-7-2090
Obligations of districts not to be impaired.
Section
44-7-2100
Board of directors; further duties; ex officio members.
Section
44-7-2110
Pee Dee Regional Health Services District continued.
Section
44-7-2115
Meaning of "health care facility" and "public hospital corporation."
Section
44-7-2120
Exemption of districts from state and local taxes.
Section
44-7-2125
Authority of public bodies to convey health care facilities and other property to districts.
Section
44-7-2130
Districts as county agencies for operation of health care facilities; receipt of proceeds of special hospital taxes levied by authorizing subdivisions.
Section
44-7-2150
Incorporation of districts as public corporations.
Section
44-7-2151
Meaning of "health care facility" and "public hospital corporation."
Section
44-7-2152
Application for incorporation; review and determination.
Section
44-7-2153
Content, execution, and filing of certificate of incorporation.
Section
44-7-2154
Amendment of certificate of incorporation.
Section
44-7-2155
Board of directors and officers.
Section
44-7-2156
Absence of outstanding obligations as prerequisite for dissolution.
Section
44-7-2157
Additional powers of districts upon incorporation.
Section
44-7-2310
Agreements by public service districts furnishing clinical medical services.
Section
44-7-2410
Citation of article.
Section
44-7-2420
Definitions.
Section
44-7-2430
Collection of data; reporting by individual hospitals; appointment of advisory committee; adoption of methodology for collecting and analyzing data.
Section
44-7-2440
Annual reports and quarterly bulletins; contents; publicizing of reports.
Section
44-7-2450
Protection of patient confidentiality; reporting accidents or incidents.
Section
44-7-2460
Ensuring compliance with article and regulations; civil monetary penalties; promulgation of regulations.
Section
44-7-2510
Short title.
Section
44-7-2515
Purpose of article.
Section
44-7-2520
Definitions.
Section
44-7-2530
Duties of department; role of other publicly funded agencies.
Section
44-7-2540
Interagency system to be developed.
Section
44-7-2550
Regulations.
Section
44-7-2560
Individualized family service plans.
Section
44-7-2570
Fees for services; insurance.
Section
44-7-2590
Confidentiality of records and information; exceptions; penalties for unauthorized disclosure.
Section
44-7-2600
Reports to Joint Legislative Committee on Children.
Section
44-7-2610
Local interagency coordinating councils.
Section
44-7-2910
Criminal record check for direct caregivers; definitions.
Section
44-7-2920
Criminal record check procedures.
Section
44-7-2930
Personnel records.
Section
44-7-2940
Department of Health and Environmental Control oversight of criminal record checks by direct care entities; license renewals.
Section
44-7-2950
Civil fines for violation of criminal record check requirements.
Section
44-7-3110
Lease and sale of certain assets; terms and conditions.
Section
44-7-3120
Legal description of land and improvements.
Section
44-7-3130
Nature of University Medical Associates (UMA).
Section
44-7-3140
Employee grievances.
Section
44-7-3150
Consultation required.
Section
44-7-3160
Personal profiting prohibited.
Section
44-7-3170
Shared participation permitted.
Section
44-7-3180
Valuation of purchase upon default or expiration of lease.
Section
44-7-3190
Written consent requirement for discontinuation or transfer of inpatient clinical service.
Section
44-7-3200
UMA agreements subject to review and approval; agreements must not conflict.
Section
44-7-3210
Co-payment for members of the General Assembly.
Section
44-7-3220
Indigent patient services.
Section
44-7-3230
Guarantee of financial obligations.
Section
44-7-3410
Citation of article.
Section
44-7-3420
Definitions.
Section
44-7-3430
Identification badges.
Section
44-7-3440
Written information to be provided to patient.
Section
44-7-3450
Right of patient to contact attending physician; nurse's duty to assist; mechanism for resolution of patient's personal medical care concerns.
Section
44-7-3455
Mental and specialized alcohol or drug abuse treatment hospitals exemption.
Section
44-7-3460
Administration and enforcement of article.
Section
44-7-3470
Civil cause of action; other claim.