S.C. Code Ann. § 63-11-2230: Definitions.

For purposes of this article:

(1) "Critical incident" means the fatality, near fatality, or serious bodily or emotional injury of a child who is in the custody of or receiving services from a state agency, or circumstances that result in a reasonable belief that a state agency failed in its duty to protect a child, resulting in the imminent risk or suffering of serious bodily or emotional injury, or death, of a child.

(2) "State agency" means an agency as provided in Section 63-11-2240(A).