Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 40 > Chapter 75 > Article 3 - Psycho-Educational Specialists

• Administrator: means the administrator of the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. See South Carolina Code 44-79-20
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• bracelet: means a standardized identification bracelet that:
  
  (a) meets the specifications established under § 44-78-30(B) or that is approved by the department under § 44-78-30(B);
  
  (b) bears the inscription "Do Not Resuscitate"; and
  
  (c) signifies that the wearer is a patient who has obtained a do not resuscitate order which has not been revoked. See South Carolina Code 44-78-15
• Center: means any person or organization which, for profit, offers physical fitness services, whether at multiple outlets bearing the same name or a single outlet. See South Carolina Code 44-79-20
• Child: means a person under the age of eighteen who is neither married nor judicially emancipated and who is medically eligible for hospice care as a result of a terminal condition. See South Carolina Code 44-78-15
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation;
  
  (5) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or the director's official designee;
  
  (6) "Licensee" means a person granted an authorization to practice pursuant to this article and refers to a person holding a license, permit, certification, or registration granted pursuant to this article;
  
  (7) "Licensing act" means the individual statute or regulations, or both, of each regulated profession or occupation which include, but are not limited to, board governance, the qualifications and requirements for authorization to practice, prohibitions, and disciplinary procedures;
  
  (8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, or corporation;
  
  (9) "Profession" or "occupation" means a profession or occupation regulated or administered, or both, by the department pursuant to this article. See South Carolina Code 40-1-20
• EMS personnel: means emergency medical personnel certified by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control including first responders who have completed a Department of Health and Environmental Control approved medical first responder program. See South Carolina Code 44-78-15
• 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.
• Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. ^{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.
• Health care provider: means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy pursuant to Chapter 47 of Title 40. See South Carolina Code 44-78-15
• member: means a person who contracts for the use of physical fitness services. See South Carolina Code 44-79-20
• Outlet: means a separate location of a center which is not physically connected with another center but which uses the same name. See South Carolina Code 44-79-20
• Physical fitness services: means facilities or services for the development of physical fitness through exercise or weight control. See South Carolina Code 44-79-20
• Resuscitative treatment: means artificial stimulation of the cardiopulmonary systems of the human body, through either electrical, mechanical, or manual means including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. See South Carolina Code 44-78-15
• Terminal condition: means an incurable or irreversible condition that within reasonable medical judgment will cause death within a reasonably short period of time with or without the administration of life-sustaining treatment. See South Carolina Code 44-78-15