South Carolina Statutes
§ 43-35-13 — Nonmedical remedial treatment by spiritual means is not abuse or neglect of vulnerable adult.
South Carolina § 43-35-13
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-35-13 (2026).
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No vulnerable adult may be considered to be abused or neglected for the sole reason that, in lieu of medical treatment, the vulnerable adult is being furnished nonmedical remedial treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone which the vulnerable adult has practiced freely in accordance with his religion.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 87, SECTION 1, eff June 12, 1995.
Nearby Sections
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§ 43-35-10
Definitions.§ 43-35-13
Nonmedical remedial treatment by spiritual means is not abuse or neglect of vulnerable adult.§ 43-35-200
Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Program.§ 43-35-210
Definitions.§ 43-35-260
Access to information.§ 43-35-270
Confidentiality of reports and information.§ 43-35-280
Civil liability.§ 43-35-290
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South Carolina § 43-35-13, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/35/43-35-13.