South Carolina Code 44-117-50. Application; certain laws and authority not invalidated
(a) any other provision of law concerning medical records or patient prescription drug information, the alteration of medical records or patient prescription drug information, any interest a patient has in the information contained within the medical record or patient prescription drug information, or any civil action brought in the state or federal courts alleging negligence by a practitioner or pharmacist;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-117-50
- Patient prescription drug information: means data that is conveyed by or on behalf of a practitioner in ordering a prescription drug or device before being dispensed and that identifies the patient as the recipient of the prescription drug or device. See South Carolina Code 44-117-20
- Practitioner: means a licensed health care professional authorized under state law to order a prescription drug or device. See South Carolina Code 44-117-20
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(b) the authority of a court to issue a subpoena for medical records and patient prescription drug information;
(c) the authority of a licensing or disciplinary board of this State to obtain these records as provided by law; or
(d) the authority of the Department of Health and Environmental Control to obtain medical records or patient prescription drug information as provided by state and federal law.