South Carolina Code 44-20-1000. Licensing by department to be done in conjunction with licensing by agency having responsibility outside the department’s jurisdiction; cooperative agreements
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-20-1000
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. See South Carolina Code 44-20-30
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Licensing by the department must be done in conjunction with and not in place of licensing by an agency having responsibilities outside the department’s jurisdiction. However, nothing in this section prevents the department from entering into cooperative agreements or contracts with an agency which has or may have licensing responsibilities in order to accomplish the licensing of programs.