South Carolina Code 44-22-160. Employment within facility; compensation; right to refuse nontherapeutic employment
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(A) Each patient may refuse nontherapeutic employment within the facility. The department shall establish policies and guidelines to determine what constitutes therapeutic employment. The record and justification of each patient’s employment must be sent immediately to the attending physician for review and entered into the patient’s record. Patient employment must be compensated in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
(B) Personal living skills or household tasks not involving maintenance of the facility are not considered employment and are uncompensated.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-22-160
- Department: means the State Department of Mental Health. See South Carolina Code 44-22-10
- Facility: means a residential program operated by the department. See South Carolina Code 44-22-10
- Patient: means an individual undergoing treatment in the department; however, the term does not include a person committed to the department pursuant to Chapter 48 of Title 44. See South Carolina Code 44-22-10