South Carolina § 44-15-40 Allocation of funds; review of expenditures.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-15-40 — Allocation of funds; review of expenditures.

South Carolina § 44-15-40

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 15LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, BOARDS, AND CENTERS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-15-40 (2026).

Text

At the beginning of each fiscal year the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall allocate available funds to the mental health programs for disbursement during the fiscal year in accordance with such approved plans and budgets. The department shall, from time to time during the fiscal year, review the budgets and expenditures of the various programs, and if funds are not needed for a program to which they were allocated, it may, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, withdraw such funds as are unencumbered and reallocate them to other programs. It may withdraw funds from any program which is not being administered in accordance with its approved plan and budget.

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At the beginning of each fiscal year the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall allocate available funds to the mental health programs for disbursement during the fiscal year in accordance with such approved plans and budgets. The department shall, from time to time during the fiscal year, review the budgets and expenditures of the various programs, and if funds are not needed for a program to which they were allocated, it may, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, withdraw such funds as are unencumbered and reallocate them to other programs. It may withdraw funds from any program which is not being administered in accordance with its approved plan and budget.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-1034.24; 1961 (52) 110. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.