{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-81-70","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-81-70","heading":"Retaliation.","body":"No facility by or through its owner, administrator, or operator, or any person subject to the supervision, direction, or control of the owner, administrator, or operator shall retaliate against a resident after the resident or the resident's legal representative has engaged in exercising rights under this act by increasing charges, decreasing services, rights, or privileges, or by taking any action to coerce or compel the resident to leave the facility or by abusing or embarrassing or threatening any resident in any manner.","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":"88705680f922dd49898734af0f4cd6c7c273c3dca5faeef316fa6ced296f55b9","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-81-60","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-87-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}