South Carolina Code 43-35-330. Duties of council
(B) Duties of the council are to:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 43-35-330
- Abuse: means physical abuse or psychological abuse. See South Carolina Code 43-35-10
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Exploitation: means :
(a) causing or requiring a vulnerable adult to engage in activity or labor which is improper, unlawful, or against the reasonable and rational wishes of the vulnerable adult. See South Carolina Code 43-35-10 - Neglect: means the failure or omission of a caregiver to provide the care, goods, or services necessary to maintain the health or safety of a vulnerable adult including, but not limited to, food, clothing, medicine, shelter, supervision, and medical services and the failure or omission has caused, or presents a substantial risk of causing, physical or mental injury to the vulnerable adult. See South Carolina Code 43-35-10
(1) provide and promote coordination and communication among groups and associations which may be affected by the council’s actions and recommended changes in the system;
(2) identify and promote training on critical issues in adult protection, facilitate arrangements for continuing education seminars and credits, when appropriate, and determine and target problem areas for training based on analysis of the data;
(3) coordinate data collection and conduct analyses including periodic monitoring and evaluation of the incidence and prevalence of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
(4) assist with problem resolution and facilitate interagency coordination of efforts to address unmet needs and gaps in the system;
(5) promote and enhance public awareness;
(6) promote prevention and intervention activities to ensure quality of care for vulnerable adults and their families; and
(7) annually prepare a report of the council’s activities and accomplishments for the calendar year and distribute the report to council members, the Chairman of the Medical Affairs Committee of the Senate, the Chairman of the Medical, Military and Municipal Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, directors or chairs of member agencies or entities who have a designee serving on the council, and other interested parties as well as publishing the report on the department’s website.