South Carolina Code 44-38-60. Confidentiality of reports and records; nondisclosure under Freedom of Information Act
(1) appropriate staff of the system;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-38-60
- Council: means the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System Council established pursuant to this article. See South Carolina Code 44-38-20
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- System: means the South Carolina Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System established pursuant to this article. See South Carolina Code 44-38-20
(2) submitting hospitals or their designees;
(3) a person engaged in a research project approved pursuant to § 44-38-50 except that no information identifying a subject of a report or a reporter may be made available to a researcher unless consent is obtained pursuant to this section;
(4) a member of the council except that no information identifying a subject of a report or a reporter may be made to the council unless consent is obtained pursuant to this section.
(B) The identity of a patient, physician, or hospital is confidential and may not be released, except that the identity of a patient may be released upon informed written consent of the patient, or the patient’s legal guardian or legal representative; the identity of a physician may be released upon written consent of the physician; and the identity of a hospital may be released upon written consent of the hospital.