Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 51 > Chapter 19 - Old Exchange Building Commission

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Ambulance: means a vehicle maintained or operated by a licensed provider who has obtained the necessary permits and licenses for the transportation of persons who are sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated. See South Carolina Code 44-61-20
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Board: means the governing body of the Department of Health and Environmental Control or its designated representative. See South Carolina Code 44-61-20
• Certificate: means official acknowledgment by the department that an individual has completed successfully one of the appropriate emergency medical technician training courses referred to in this article in addition to completing successfully the requisite examinations, which entitles that individual to perform the functions and duties as delineated by the classification for which the certificate was issued. See South Carolina Code 44-61-20
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the administrative agency known as the Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-61-20
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Licensee: means any person, firm, corporation, or governmental division or agency possessing authorization, permit, license, or certification to provide emergency medical service in this State. See South Carolina Code 44-61-20
• Moral turpitude: means behavior that is not in conformity with and is considered deviant by societal standards. See South Carolina Code 44-61-20
• Patient: means an individual who is sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. See South Carolina Code 44-61-20
• Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Standards: means the required measurable components of an emergency medical service system having permanent and recognized value that provide adequate emergency health care delivery. See South Carolina Code 44-61-20