{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-66-70","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-66-70","heading":"Person who makes health care decision for another not subject to civil or criminal liability, nor liable for costs of care; health care provider not subject to civil or criminal liability.","body":"(A) A person who in good faith makes a health care decision as provided in Section 44-66-30 is not subject to civil or criminal liability on account of the substance of the decision.\n(B) A person who consents to health care as provided in Section 44-66-30 does not by virtue of that consent become liable for the costs of care provided to the patient.\n(C) A health care provider who in good faith relies on a health care decision made by a person authorized under Section 44-66-30 is not subject to civil or criminal liability or disciplinary penalty on account of his reliance on the decision.\n(D) A health care provider who in good faith provides health care pursuant to Sections 44-66-40 or 44-66-50 is not subject to civil or criminal liability or disciplinary penalty on account of the provision of care. However, this section does not affect a health care provider's liability arising from provision of care in a negligent manner.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 66 Adult Health Care Consent Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c066.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:34:09Z","sha256":"8b39576809388a5be8c4fdc6baa3a32a6f399c41d1e72ffbde38c69a692ac343","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-66-60","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-66-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}