{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-5-1190","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-1190","heading":"Eligibility denied on ground of alcohol or drug problem; treatment program required.","body":"A Family Independence recipient who, while receiving FI benefits, has been identified as requiring alcohol and other drug abuse treatment service or who has been convicted of an alcohol related offense or a controlled substance violation or gives birth to a child with evidence of the effects of maternal substance abuse and the child subsequently is shown to have a confirmed positive test performed on a suitable specimen within twenty-four hours of birth, is ineligible for FI assistance unless the recipient submits to random drug tests and/or participates in an alcohol or drug treatment program approved by the Office of Substance Use Services. Upon completion of the program, if a subsequent random test or subsequent conviction for a controlled substance violation occurs, the recipient is ineligible for FI benefits. Benefits may be reinstated at a later time upon reapplication, if the recipient first undergoes a conciliation assessment, including review and/or modification of the prescribed individual treatment program and agreement, and then agrees to comply with its terms and demonstrates compliance for a period of not less than sixty days. Testing of a child's specimen pursuant to this section must be conducted by a medical laboratory certified by the College of American Pathologists or the National Institute of Drug Abuse for Forensic Urine Drug Testing.","path":["Title 43 - SOCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 5 Public Aid, Assistance and Relief Generally","ARTICLE 9 South Carolina Family Independence Act of 1995"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t43c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:28:44Z","sha256":"a8942d236e2dd59661452b74d26203abb8d77b8b34f557af7a46f83cb6faf467","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-5-1185","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-5-1195"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}