Terms Used In South Carolina Code 37-11-70

  • Continuing care retirement community: means a community in which there is furnished, pursuant to a continuing care contract, to two or more persons not related to the administrator or owner of the facility within the third degree of consanguinity, board or lodging together with nursing, medical, or other health-related services, regardless of whether the services or lodging are provided at the same location or not. See South Carolina Code 37-11-20
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Resident: means a purchaser of, a nominee of, or a subscriber to a continuing care contract. See South Carolina Code 37-11-20
A continuing care retirement community subject to the provisions of this chapter is required to furnish an item-by-item billing for all charges to the resident or the person paying the bill upon his request unless the items and charges are included in the continuing care contract. Items which remain unpaid are not required to be itemized again. A request for itemized billing remains in effect until further notification by the resident or person paying the bill.