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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-17-660 Payment of monies to state employees who are not performing their duties as state employees and are not full-time state employees
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Monies appropriated to implement the provisions of this article may be paid to a state employee if the employee is not performing his duties as a state employee and is not a full-time state employee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-17-810 Release or discharge upon own recognizance
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Unless in the opinion of the attending physician a person is incapable of caring for himself once released or discharged from a mental health facility, he shall be released or discharged upon his own recognizance. No other party shall sign for his release or discharge unless that…
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-17-860 Unlawful taking of person from mental health facility without permission
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It shall be unlawful for any person, without prior authorization from the patient's attending physician, to take or cause to be taken any patient away from the grounds of any facility under the jurisdiction of the Office of Mental Health. Any person violating the provisions of th…
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-17-865 Department to notify law enforcement officials of patients absent without proper authorization
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If any person involuntarily committed to a facility under the jurisdiction of the Office of Mental Health is absent without proper authorization, the office shall immediately notify by telephone the appropriate state and local law enforcement officials of such absence. Such notic…