{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-81-30","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-81-30","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) \"Long-term care facility\" means an intermediate care facility, nursing care facility, or residential care facility subject to regulation and licensure by the State Department of Health and Environmental Control (department).\n(2) \"Resident\" means a person who is receiving treatment or care in a long-term care facility.\n(3) \"Representative\" means a resident's legal guardian, committee, or next of kin or other person acting as agent of a resident who does not have a legally appointed guardian.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 81 Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c081.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:35:04Z","sha256":"12d265e746d28da40ad983bafe802d50d13bb417b35bb1001a4a4be8d8c1f94f","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-81-20","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-81-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}