Before instituting an action under this article, the Department of Health and Human Services shall determine if the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services has jurisdiction under federal law. In such cases, it shall coordinate its efforts with the secretary to maintain an action against the nursing home. In an action against a nursing home owned and operated by the State of South Carolina, the secretary has exclusive jurisdiction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-6-530
Federal jurisdiction
1990 Act No. 449, SECTION 4; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1069.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.