§ 44-23-1080 Patients and prisoners denied access to alcoholic beverages, firearms, dangerous weapons, and controlled substances
§ 44-23-1100 Disclosure of copies of completed forms retained by probate judges
§ 44-23-1110 Charges for maintenance, care, and services
§ 44-23-1120 Liability of estate of deceased patient or trainee
§ 44-23-1130 Contracts for care and treatment
§ 44-23-1140 Lien for care and treatment; filing statement; limitation of action for enforcement
§ 44-23-1150 Sexual misconduct with an inmate, patient, or offender

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 23 > Article 11 - Treatment, Rights, Privileges, and Expenses of Patients Generally

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • facility: means any hospital, clinic, or other institution maintained by the department. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Patient: means a person who seeks hospitalization or treatment under the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, Chapter 13, Article 1 of Chapter 15, Chapter 17, Chapter 27, Chapter 48, and Chapter 52 or any person for whom such hospitalization or treatment is sought. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Treatment: means the broad range of emergency, outpatient, intermediate, and inpatient services and care that may be extended to a patient, including diagnostic evaluation and medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care and vocational rehabilitation and counseling. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10