S.C. Code Ann. § 44-6-190

Applicability of Administrative Procedures Act; compliance with Medicaid disclosure rules

Known as the South Carolina Medically Indigent Assistance Act

The act spans §§ 44–44 (13 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hampton Nursing Center v. State Health & Human Services Finance Commission (1990)

Most recently applied in Estate of Nicholson Ex Rel. Nicholson v. South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (April 2008)

1985 Act No. 201, Part II, SECTION 19C; 1990 Act No. 450, SECTION 3; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1055.

The department may promulgate regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act. Appeals from decisions by the department are heard pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, Administrative Law Judge, Article 5, Chapter 23 of Title 1 of the 1976 Code.

The department shall promulgate regulations to comply with federal requirements to limit the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants and recipients to purposes directly connected with the administration of the Medicaid program.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.