§ 44-20-480 — Placement of client out of home; payment for services.

When the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities determines that the welfare of a client would be facilitated by his placement out of the home, the client must be evaluated by the office, and the least restrictive level of care possible for the client must be recommended and provided when available. The office shall determine which levels of care are more restrictive and is responsible for providing a range of placements offering various levels of supervision. The office may pay an individual or organization furnishing residential alternatives to clients under this section a reasonable sum for services rendered, as determined by the office.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 496, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1078; 2011 Act No. 47, SECTION 2, eff June 7, 2011. 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.