{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-750","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-750","heading":"Doctor or hospital may detain child; civil immunity.","body":"(A) A physician or hospital to which a child has been brought for treatment may detain the child for up to twenty-four hours without the consent of the person responsible for the child's welfare if the physician or hospital:\n(1) has reason to believe that the child has been abused or neglected;\n(2) has made a report to a law enforcement agency and the department pursuant to Section 63-7-310, stating the time the physician notified the agency or department that the child was being detained until a law enforcement officer could arrive to determine whether the officer should take emergency physical custody of the child pursuant to Subarticle 3; and\n(3) has reason to believe that release of the child to the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or caretaker presents an imminent danger to the child's life, health, or physical safety. A hospital must designate a qualified person or persons within the hospital who shall have sole authority to detain a child on behalf of the hospital.\n(B) A physician or hospital that detains a child in good faith as provided in this section is immune from civil or criminal liability for detaining the child.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 7 Child Protection and Permanency","ARTICLE 3 Identification, Investigation, and Intervention","Subarticle 3 Emergency Protective Custody"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:24Z","sha256":"bcd25da236321af59eddb14e860ff3a5f3d5b99252770232e9cec2a701ea943c","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-740","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-760"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}