The pecuniary liability of the employer for medical, surgical and hospital service or other treatment required, when ordered by the commission, shall be limited to such charges as prevail in the community for similar treatment of injured persons of a like standard of living when such treatment is paid for by the injured person and the employer shall not be liable in damages for malpractice by a physician or surgeon furnished by him pursuant to the provisions of this section, but the consequences of any such malpractice shall be deemed part of the injury resulting from the accident and shall be compensated for as such.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-15-70
Liability of employer for medical treatment; effect of malpractice
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42–42 (216 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Hall v. United Rentals, Inc. (2006)
Most recently applied in Tims v. J.D. Kitts Construction (June 2011)
1962 Code SECTION 72-306; 1952 Code SECTION 72-306; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-29; 1936 (39) 1231.
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