South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-20-720 — Minimum standards of operation and license programs.
South Carolina § 44-20-720
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 44HEALTH
Ch. 20SOUTH CAROLINA INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, RELATED DISABILITIES, HEAD INJURIES, AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES ACT
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-720 (2026).
Text
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall establish minimum standards of operation and license programs provided for in "Facilities and Programs must be Licensed".
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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.
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§ 44-20-10
Short title.§ 44-20-1110
Department's authority as to state's disabilities and special needs services and programs.§ 44-20-1160
Use of monies derived from revenues.§ 44-20-20
Purpose of chapter.§ 44-20-220
Duties of Director; advisory committees.§ 44-20-230
Powers and duties of director.§ 44-20-240
Organizational structure.§ 44-20-250
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 44-20-720, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/20/44-20-720.