South Carolina § 44-35-40 Confidentiality; data release protocol.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-35-40 — Confidentiality; data release protocol.

South Carolina § 44-35-40

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 35CANCER

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-35-40 (2026).

Text

Information that could identify the cancer patient must be kept strictly confidential in accordance with the administrative policy of the Department of Health and Environmental Control. This information must not be open for inspection except by the individual patient or the patient's authorized representative. Procedures for the disclosure of confidential information to researchers for the purposes of cancer prevention, control, and research must be promulgated in regulations. The data release protocol developed in coordination with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, must be utilized by the registry to determine appropriate use and release of cancer registry data.

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Information that could identify the cancer patient must be kept strictly confidential in accordance with the administrative policy of the Department of Health and Environmental Control. This information must not be open for inspection except by the individual patient or the patient's authorized representative. Procedures for the disclosure of confidential information to researchers for the purposes of cancer prevention, control, and research must be promulgated in regulations. The data release protocol developed in coordination with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, must be utilized by the registry to determine appropriate use and release of cancer registry data.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-614; 1952 Code SECTION 32-614; 1947 (45) 539; 1980 Act No. 303, SECTION 2; 1996 Act No. 352, SECTION 2. Code Commissioner's Note Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, SECTION 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".