Physicians and state agencies exempt from liability for disclosure of persons carrying Human Immunodeficiency Virus; "contact" defined
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case McCormick v. England (1997)
Most recently applied in McCormick v. England (November 1997)
1988 Act No. 490, SECTION 1.
A physician or state agency identifying and notifying a spouse or known contact of a person having Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is not liable for damages resulting from the disclosure.
"Contact" means the exchange of body products or body fluids by sexual acts or percutaneous transmission.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.