No person may be required to sign a declaration in accordance with Sections 44-77-40 and 44-77-50 as a condition for becoming insured under any insurance contract or for receiving any medical treatment or as a condition of being admitted to a hospital or nursing home facility.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-77-120
Declaration as a condition for insurance, receipt of medical treatment, or admission to hospital or nursing home
Known as the Death With Dignity Act
The act spans §§ 44-77-10 to 44-77-90 (16 sections).
1986 Act No. 341, SECTION 10; 1988 Act No. 586.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.