South Carolina Code 63-17-460. Medical bills as evidence of costs
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(A) If copies of bills are furnished to the adverse party at least ten days before the date of an administrative or judicial hearing, the bills for testing for parentage and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child must be admitted as evidence without third party foundation testimony and are prima facie evidence of the amounts incurred for the services or for testing and that the amounts were reasonable, necessary, and customary.
(B) Any individual or entity who prepares or submits falsified billing information shall be subject to the contempt powers of the court.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-17-460
- Child: means a person under the age of eighteen. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
- 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.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.