{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-33-560","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 43-33-560","heading":"Handicap, handicapped, and mental impairment defined.","body":"Notwithstanding Section 2-7-35, \"handicap\" and \"handicapped\" as used in this article mean a substantial physical or mental impairment, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury, or disease, where the impairment is verified by medical findings and appears reasonably certain to continue throughout the lifetime of the individual without substantial improvement. This does not include an individual who is an alcohol, drug, narcotic, or other substance abuser or who is only regarded as being handicapped. The term \"mental impairment\" does not include mental illness.","path":["Title 43 - SOCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 33 Rights of Physically Disabled Persons","ARTICLE 7 Bill of Rights for Handicapped Persons"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t43c033.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:29:14Z","sha256":"1b03996046c08e6fbac8ae580793c87dd43f75def5f1dd77f2df919c78cc8fc4","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-33-540","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-33-570"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}