Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 89 - Licensing of Birthing Centers

• Amusement device: means any mechanical device or combination of devices which carries or conveys passengers on, along, around, over, or through a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, or excitement. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• Amusement park: means a tract or area used principally as a permanent location for amusement devices or structures. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Birthing center: means a facility or other place where human births are planned to occur. See South Carolina Code 44-89-30
• Board: means the South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-89-30
• Carnival: means an itinerant enterprise consisting principally of temporary amusement devices or mechanical rides operated to provide entertainment or amusement to the public. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Concession go-kart: means an amusement ride or device that:
  
  (i) is a single vehicle, unattached to other vehicles or a common frame system;
  
  (ii) is powered without connection to a common energy source;
  
  (iii) is driver-controlled with respect to acceleration, speed, braking, and steering;
  
  (iv) operates within the containment system of a defined track;
  
  (v) simulates competitive motor sports; and
  
  (vi) is used by members of the general public for a fee. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• 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.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-89-30
• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• Director: means the Director of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or the director's designee or representative. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• Fair: means an enterprise principally devoted to the exhibition of the products of agriculture or industry and at which amusement devices or temporary structures are provided for use by the public. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• 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.
• Low risk: means normal, uncomplicated prenatal course as determined by adequate prenatal care and prospects for a normal, uncomplicated birth as defined by reasonable and generally accepted criteria of maternal and fetal health. See South Carolina Code 44-89-30
• Midwifery: means the application of scientific principles in the care of "with woman" care during uncomplicated pregnancy, birth, and puerperium including care of the newborn, support of the family unit, and gynecologic health care. See South Carolina Code 44-89-30
• Owner: means a person, corporation, partnership, or association who owns an amusement device or, in the event that the amusement device is leased, the lessee. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means a natural individual, private or public organization, political subdivision, or other governmental agency. See South Carolina Code 44-89-30
• Physician: means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy with training in obstetrics or midwifery and licensed by the South Carolina State Board of Medical Examiners to practice medicine. See South Carolina Code 44-89-30
• Serious injury: means an injury that results in death or requires immediate in-patient hospitalization. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Super-kart: means an open-wheel motorsport vehicle, with or without gearbox or shifter capability, used for racing in excess of fifty miles per hour. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
• Testify: Answer questions in court.