{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-11-1320","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-11-1320","heading":"Clients.","body":"(A)(1) The Continuum of Care serves children:\n(a) who have been diagnosed as severely emotionally disturbed;\n(b) who have exhausted existing available treatment resources or services;\n(c) whose severity of emotional, mental, or behavioral disturbance requires a comprehensive and organized system of care.\n(2) Priority in the selection of clients must be based on criteria to be established by the Continuum of Care.\n(B) Before a court refers a child to the Continuum of Care, it must be given the opportunity to evaluate the child and make a recommendation to the court regarding:\n(1) the child's suitability for placement with the Continuum of Care pursuant to the provisions of this article, related regulations, and policies and procedures of administration and operation;\n(2) the agencies which offer services most appropriate to meet the child's needs and the proportionate share of the costs among the agencies to meet those needs;\n(3) the necessity of obtaining other services for the child if the services provided in item (2) are not available through the existing service delivery system.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 11 Children's Services Agencies","ARTICLE 13 Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c011.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:34Z","sha256":"3bb22a9541731767f80a1c666e5512c6d50686b7ca53948859ce495b3bb78fb3","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-11-1310","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-11-1330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}