South Carolina § 44-7-530 Cooperative agreements.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-7-530 — Cooperative agreements.

South Carolina § 44-7-530

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 7HOSPITALS, TUBERCULOSIS CAMPS, AND HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICTS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-530 (2026).

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A health care provider, health care purchaser, or health provider network may negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements with other health care providers or health provider networks or health care purchasers if the likely benefits resulting from the agreements outweigh any likely disadvantages resulting from the agreements. Parties to a cooperative agreement may apply to the department for a certificate of public advantage. The application must include an executed written copy of the cooperative agreement and describe the nature and scope of the cooperation in the agreement and any monetary or other consideration passing to a party under the agreement including change of ownership, merger, or other change in control of the assets of either party. Information obtained by the department

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A health care provider, health care purchaser, or health provider network may negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements with other health care providers or health provider networks or health care purchasers if the likely benefits resulting from the agreements outweigh any likely disadvantages resulting from the agreements. Parties to a cooperative agreement may apply to the department for a certificate of public advantage. The application must include an executed written copy of the cooperative agreement and describe the nature and scope of the cooperation in the agreement and any monetary or other consideration passing to a party under the agreement including change of ownership, merger, or other change in control of the assets of either party. Information obtained by the department under this section must be available to the public unless the department certifies the information as being proprietary. The department may make this certification where a person shows to the satisfaction of the department that the information should be proprietary. The department may require an application fee from the submitting parties sufficient to cover the cost of processing the application.