{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-44-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-44-20","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this chapter:\n(1) \"Birth defect\" is defined as structural malformation, deformation, or disruption, present at birth, as determined before or after birth.\n(2) \"Department\" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 44 Birth Defects"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c044.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:33:14Z","sha256":"b783d5a8add7f61a6a9cef0e805bd75554bbc251db2fe4185b60f9005647c105","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-44-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-44-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}