Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 52 > Chapter 13 - Dance Halls

• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-61-510
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council: means the emergency medical services council created in § 44-61-30(c). See South Carolina Code 44-61-510
• 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.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Participating providers: means those providers that have been approved by the department for participation in the trauma system and include, but are not limited to, designated trauma centers, designated rehabilitation facilities, and designated fee for service physicians who provide trauma care within a designated facility. See South Carolina Code 44-61-510
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Trauma: means a major injury or wound to a living person caused by the application of an external force or by violence and the requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention to prevent death or permanent disability. See South Carolina Code 44-61-510
• trauma center: means a hospital that has been designated by the department according to the rules and regulations set forth by the department to provide trauma care services at a particular level. See South Carolina Code 44-61-510
• Trauma system: means an organized statewide and regional system of care for the trauma patient, including the department, emergency medical service providers, hospitals, in-patient rehabilitation providers, and other providers who have agreed to participate in and coordinate with and who have been accepted by the department in an organized statewide system. See South Carolina Code 44-61-510
• Verification: means the department's inspection of a participating facility in order to determine whether the facility is capable of providing a designated level of trauma care. See South Carolina Code 44-61-510