South Carolina § 44-49-20 Office director; appointment.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-49-20 — Office director; appointment.

South Carolina § 44-49-20

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 49OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-49-20 (2026).

Text

The Office of Substance Use Services shall be headed by an office director appointed by the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities pursuant to Section 44-12-50(B)(1).

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-897; 1957 (50) 336; 1966 (54) 2182; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1108; 2025 Act No. 3 (S.2), SECTION 11, eff April 28, 2025. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18. Effect of Amendment 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 11, rewrote the section, deleting a reference to the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services and eliminating the Governor's power to appoint the director.