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§ 44-78-10 — Short title.

South Carolina § 44-78-10
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 44HEALTH
Ch. 78EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-78-10 (2026).

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This chapter may be cited as the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Order Act.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 485, SECTION 2.

Nearby Sections

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§ 44-78-10
Short title.
§ 44-78-15
Definitions.
§ 44-78-20
Terminal patient may request health care provider execute "do not resuscitate order for emergency services"; conditions; "do not resuscitate bracelet"; parents or legal guardians.
§ 44-78-25
Duties of EMS personnel when presented with "do not resuscitate order".
§ 44-78-30
Required form for "do not resuscitate order"; revocation procedure; "do not resuscitate bracelet".
§ 44-78-35
Liability of health care provider or EMS personnel regarding "do not resuscitate order".
§ 44-78-40
Full resuscitative measures required in absence of order or bracelet.
§ 44-78-45
Health care provider or EMS personnel must honor order or bracelet; exceptions; transfer care of patient.
§ 44-78-50
Chapter not condonation of mercy killing; children ineligible for "do not resuscitate orders"; compliance with article not suicide.
§ 44-78-60
Means of revocation of "do not resuscitate order for emergency services".
§ 44-78-65
Regulations to provide direction to emergency personnel in identifying patients having "do not resuscitate orders".
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