South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-31-20 — Reports of bacteriological and pathological laboratories.
South Carolina § 44-31-20
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-20 (2026).
Text
(1)All bacteriological and pathological laboratories rendering diagnostic service shall report to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, within twenty-four hours after diagnosis, the full name and other available data relating to the person whose sputa, gastric contents, or other specimens submitted for examination reveal the presence of tubercle bacilli. Such report shall include the name and address of the physician or of any other person or agency referring such positive specimen for clinical diagnosis.
(2)All reports and records of clinical or laboratory examination, for the presence of tuberculosis, shall be confidential and recorded in a register maintained by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-641; 1970 (56) 2044.
Nearby Sections
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§ 44-31-100
Legislative findings; purpose of article.§ 44-31-110
Emergency order for commitment of person with active tuberculosis; petition; waiver of notice.§ 44-31-140
Isolation or forcible detention.§ 44-31-190
Construction and application of article.§ 44-31-200
Promulgation of regulations authorized.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 44-31-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/44-31-20.