No vulnerable adult may be considered to be abused or neglected for the sole reason that, in lieu of medical treatment, the vulnerable adult is being furnished nonmedical remedial treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone which the vulnerable adult has practiced freely in accordance with his religion.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-35-13
Nonmedical remedial treatment by spiritual means is not abuse or neglect of vulnerable adult
Known as the Omnibus Adult Protection Act
The act spans §§ 43–43 (46 sections).
1995 Act No. 87, SECTION 1, eff June 12, 1995.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.