Duties and limitations
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Kobe v. Nikki Haley (2016)
Most recently applied in Myers v. South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (December 2016)
1983 Act No. 83 SECTION 2; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1040; 2004 Act No. 263, SECTION 15.A, eff June 18, 2004.
The department shall:
(1) administer Title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid), including the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Program, and the Community Long-Term Care System;
(2) be designated as the South Carolina Center for Health Statistics to operate the Cooperative Health Statistics Program pursuant to the Public Health Services Act;
(3) be prohibited from engaging in the delivery of services.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.