Birth defects data must also be used to ensure that optimal treatment and services are available to any affected child and family. A family whose child is identified with a structural birth defect may be contacted by the department through the child's health care provider, or directly when necessary, in order to offer services. Family acceptance of referrals is voluntary. Referral procedures must be promulgated by the department in regulation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-44-130
Use of data to make treatment available to affected children and families
Known as the South Carolina Birth Defects Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (16 sections).
2004 Act No. 281, SECTION 1, eff May 11, 2004.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.