South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-43-355 — Duty to send document of gift or refusal to hospital; sanctions.
South Carolina·Title 44 HEALTH·Ch. 43 DISPOSITIONS OF HUMAN BODIES AND PARTS; POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS
(A)A person who finds or is in possession of a document of gift or of refusal that was executed by an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death shall, if the individual is taken to a hospital, send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.
(B)A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 4, SECTION 2, eff May 6, 2009.
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