South Carolina § 62-5-506 Compensation of agent; liability for costs of care or services.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 62-5-506 — Compensation of agent; liability for costs of care or services.

South Carolina § 62-5-506

Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE

Ch.ARTICLE 5 - PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 62-5-506 (2026).

Text

(a)The agent is not entitled to compensation for services performed under the health care power of attorney, but the agent is entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred as a result of carrying out the health care power of attorney or the authority granted by this section.

(b)The agent's consent to health care or to the provision of services to the principal does not cause the agent to be liable for the costs of the care or services.

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(a) The agent is not entitled to compensation for services performed under the health care power of attorney, but the agent is entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred as a result of carrying out the health care power of attorney or the authority granted by this section. (b) The agent's consent to health care or to the provision of services to the principal does not cause the agent to be liable for the costs of the care or services.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 306, SECTION 1; 2005 Act No. 172, SECTION 1; 2006 Act No. 365, SECTION 1; 2008 Act No. 303, SECTIONS 2, 3, eff June 11, 2008; 2010 Act No. 244, SECTION 41, eff June 7, 2010; formerly 1976 Code SECTION 62-5-504; 2016 Act No. 279, SECTION 2, eff January 1, 2017.