Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 41 > Chapter 3 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Administrator: means the administrator of the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. See South Carolina Code 44-79-20
• Advance directive: means a written statement such as a health care power of attorney executed in accordance with § 62-5-504, in which an individual expresses certain wishes relating to life-sustaining treatment, including resuscitative services. See South Carolina Code 44-80-10
• 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
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-80-10
• 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.
• 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
• Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
• 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.
• 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
• member: means a person who contracts for the use of physical fitness services. See South Carolina Code 44-79-20
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• 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
• Patient: means an individual who presents or is presented to a health care provider for treatment. See South Carolina Code 44-80-10
• 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
• Physician: means a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine licensed by the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners. See South Carolina Code 44-80-10
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.