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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-78-40

Full resuscitative measures required in absence of order or bracelet

Known as the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Order Act

The act spans §§ 44–44 (11 sections).

1994 Act No. 485, SECTION 2; 2016 Act No. 233 (H.4773), SECTION 7, eff June 3, 2016.

In the absence of a "do not resuscitate order for emergency medical services" or a "do not resuscitate" bracelet, EMS personnel shall give full resuscitative measures as are medically indicated in all cases.

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