{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-1-160","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 43-1-160","heading":"Unauthorized use or disclosure of public assistance information; penalties.","body":"No person shall use or disclose information concerning applicants or recipients of public assistance, including Medicaid, except for purposes connected with the administration of the applicable program or as authorized by state or federal regulations.\nA person, firm, association, corporation, or other agency violating any provision of this section, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.","path":["Title 43 - SOCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 1 State Department and Board of Social Services"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t43c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:28:34Z","sha256":"15a5d9bbd5f22e80e81b9a2e0b667ece16d04eae858f2346363d043da32c2898","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-1-150","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-1-170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}