South Carolina Code 44-80-50. Revocation
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(A) A POST form may be revoked at any time by an oral or written statement by the patient or a patient’s legal representative.
(B) A revocation is only effective upon communication to the health care provider or health care facility by the patient or the patient’s legal representative.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-80-50
- Health care facility: means any nonfederal public or private institution, building, agency, or portion thereof, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, that is used, operated, or designed to provide health services; medical treatment; or nursing, rehabilitative or preventive care to any person or persons. See South Carolina Code 44-80-10
- Health care provider: means a person, health care facility, organization, or corporation licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by the laws of this State to administer health care. See South Carolina Code 44-80-10
- Legal representative: means a person with priority to make health care decisions for a patient pursuant to the Adult Health Care Consent Act. See South Carolina Code 44-80-10
- Patient: means an individual who presents or is presented to a health care provider for treatment. See South Carolina Code 44-80-10
(C) The execution of a POST form by a patient, or the patient’s legal representative, pursuant to this chapter automatically revokes any previously executed POST form.