South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-28-20 — Definition of "self-sufficiency trust."
South Carolina § 44-28-20
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 44HEALTH
Ch. 28SELF-SUFFICIENCY TRUST FUND; DISABILITY TRUST FUND; AID FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, MENTALLY ILL, AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-28-20 (2026).
Text
For the purpose of this chapter "a self-sufficiency trust" means a trust created by a nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income taxes pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and organized for purposes of providing care or treatment of one or more developmentally disabled, mentally ill, or physically handicapped persons eligible for services of the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Mental Health, or the State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 385, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1093. 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.
Nearby Sections
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§ 44-28-10
Establishment of fund; purpose.§ 44-28-20
Definition of "self-sufficiency trust."§ 44-28-310
Establishment of fund; purpose.§ 44-28-320
Source of monies for fund.§ 44-28-330
Use of monies in fund.§ 44-28-340
Interest earned to be credited to fund.§ 44-28-370
Departments and Agency to promulgate regulations for implementation and administration of fund.§ 44-28-40
Departments and Agency required to provide care or treatment using monies in fund account; vouchers.§ 44-28-60
Money not usable for supplemental care and treatment to be returned to depositing trust; interest.§ 44-28-70
Crediting and allocation of interest.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 44-28-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/28/44-28-20.