{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-5-505","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 62-5-505","heading":"Health care agent powers.","body":"A health care agent has, in addition to the powers set forth in the health care power of attorney, the following specific powers to:\n(1) have access to the principal's medical records and information to the same extent that the principal would have access, including the right to disclose the contents to others;\n(2) contract on the principal's behalf for placement in a health care or nursing care facility or for health care related services, without the agent incurring personal financial liability for the contract;\n(3) hire and fire medical, social service, and other support personnel responsible for the principal's care;\n(4) have the same health care facility or nursing care facility visitation rights and privileges of the principal as are permitted to immediate family members or spouses.","path":["Title 62 - SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE","ARTICLE 5 Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property","Part 5 Health Care Powers of Attorney"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:08:44Z","sha256":"28bba095fe6aaded39dd439a5355f427cc709344b1d1bd548b156765e4e12cca","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-5-504","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-5-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}