Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-10-60

• Effective date: means the date upon which this compact shall become effective for purposes of the operation of state and federal law in a member state, which shall be the later of:
  
  (a) the date upon which this compact shall be adopted under the laws of the member state; and
  
  (b) the date upon which this compact receives the consent of the United States Congress pursuant to Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution, after it is adopted by at least two member states. See South Carolina Code 44-10-30
• Health care: means care, services, supplies, or plans related to the health of an individual and includes, but is not limited to:
  
  (a) preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care and counseling, service, assessment, or procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition or functional status of an individual or that affects the structure or function of the body; and
  
  (b) sale or dispensing of a drug, device, equipment, or other item pursuant to a prescription; and
  
  (c) an individual or group plan that provides, or pays the cost of care, services, or supplies related to the health of an individual, except any care, services, supplies, or plans provided by the United States Department of Defense and United States Department of Veteran Affairs, or provided to Native Americans. See South Carolina Code 44-10-30
• 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.
• Member state: means a state that is a signatory to this compact and has adopted it under the laws of that state. See South Carolina Code 44-10-30