§ 44-7-345 — Discrimination prohibited in admission of individuals to residential care facilities.

Community residential care facilities licensed pursuant to this article which receive public funds, including funds appropriated in Part I of the appropriation act, directly or indirectly, including those instances where payment of an optional state supplement from the South Carolina Department of Social Services is made to a resident, their designated representative payee, or guardian, rather than directly to a facility, may not deny admission or services to an individual on the basis of race, color, national origin, qualified handicap, sex, or age.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 612, Part II, SECTION 56.