South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-44-70 — Maintenance of central database; case ascertainment.
The department shall maintain a central database for the gathering of data from hospitalizations, specialty clinics, births, pregnancies, stillbirths, and pediatric deaths through age two, throughout the State, including border regions. The department shall establish procedures for active birth defect case ascertainment. The data system must be maintained to be accurate, timely, and dynamic, and the department shall institute procedures to make this system effective. The department may expand the age range for data collection as resources become available and if the department determines the additional data collection would benefit the program.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 281, SECTION 1, eff May 11, 2004.
Nearby Sections
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§ 44-44-10
Title of act.§ 44-44-100
Use and disclosure of birth defects data.§ 44-44-120
Agreements with other agencies.§ 44-44-150
Promulgation of regulations.§ 44-44-160
Funding contingency.§ 44-44-20
Definitions.§ 44-44-50
Monitoring birth defects.§ 44-44-60
Utilization of data.