Statutes, codes, and regulations
Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976
Title 44 - HEALTH
Chapter 13 - ADMISSION, DETENTION AND REMOVAL OF PATIENTS AT STATE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Section 44-13-40 - Removal of alien patient or trainee

S.C. Code § 44-13-40

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Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 44-13-40 - Removal of alien patient or trainee

If any person admitted to a State mental health facility is not a citizen of the United States, the superintendent of the facility concerned shall immediately notify the Department of Mental Health of the name of the person and all ascertainable information as to race, nativity, date of last arrival in the United States, the name of the vessel on which he arrived, the port at which he landed and the name of the transporting company. The Department of Mental Health shall transmit this information to the appropriate United States authorities and shall continue to provide care and treatment for the patient or trainee pending arrangements for his deportation.

S.C. Code § 44-13-40

1952 (47) 2042; 1932 (37) 1365; 1920 (31) 704; 1902 (23) 1026; Civ. C. '12 Sections 3368, 3369; Civ. C. '22 Sections 5085, 5086; 1932 Code Sections 6232, 6233; 1942 Code Sections 6232, 6233; 1952 Code Sections 32-972, 32-1009; 1962 Code Section 32-1025.