South Carolina Code Title 43, Chapter 21 — Department and Advisory Council on Aging

South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 43, ch. 21 · 19 active provisions

S.C. Code § 43-21-10

Department on Aging created; Advisory Council on Aging; membership, qualifications; appointment; election of chair; compensation and meetings of council; rules and procedures

There is created the Department on Aging. The department must be supported by an Advisory Council on Aging consisting of one member from each of the ten planning and service areas and five members from the State at large. The director of the department shall provide statewide notice that nominations may be submitted to…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-20

Terms of members; vacancies; termination of appointments

The members of the advisory council shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The terms of the members expire on June thirtieth and all vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. No member may serve more…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-40

Department shall be State agency to implement and administer aging programs of Federal Government; powers and duties generally

The department shall be the designated state agency to implement and administer all programs of the federal government relating to the aging, requiring acts within the State which are not the specific responsibility of another state agency under the provisions of federal or state law. The department may accept and disb…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-45

Area agencies on aging; focal points; duties of focal points

The Department on Aging shall designate area agencies on aging, and area agencies on aging shall designate focal points. Focal points shall provide leadership on aging issues in their respective communities and shall carry out a comprehensive service system for older adults or shall coordinate with a comprehensive serv…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-50

Receipt of grants-in-aid, gifts or the like; title to property received

The department may receive on behalf of the State any grant or grant-in-aid from government sources, or any grant, gift, bequest, or devise from any other source. Title to all funds and other property received pursuant to this section shall vest in the State unless otherwise specified by the grantor.

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S.C. Code § 43-21-60

Submission and contents of annual report

The Department on Aging shall submit an annual report to the Governor and to the General Assembly on or before January first of each year. The report shall deal with the present and future needs of the elderly and with the work of the department during the year.

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S.C. Code § 43-21-70

Employment of director

The Governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of the Senate a director to be the administrative officer of the Department on Aging who shall serve at the Governor's pleasure and who is subject to removal pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-3-240.

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S.C. Code § 43-21-80

Appointment and compensation of personnel and consultants

The director shall appoint any other personnel and consultants considered necessary for the efficient performance of the duties prescribed by this chapter and shall fix the compensation therefore in accordance with the Human Resource Management Division of the State Department of Administration and Merit System require…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-100

Preparation and approval of budget

The Department on Aging shall prepare the budget for its operation which must be submitted to the Governor and to the General Assembly for approval.

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S.C. Code § 43-21-110

Annual appropriation

The General Assembly shall provide an annual appropriation to carry out the work of the commission.

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S.C. Code § 43-21-120

Coordinating council

There is created the Coordinating Council to the Department on Aging to work with the department on the coordination of programs related to the field of aging, and to advise and make pertinent recommendations, composed of the following: the Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the State Direc…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-130

Long Term Care Council; membership; meetings; reports

(A) There is created the Long Term Care Council (council) composed of the following voting members: (1) the Governor or his designee; (2) the Director of the Department of Social Services; (3) the Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control; (4) the Office Director of the Office of Mental Health; (5)…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-140

Purpose and duties of council

The council has no authority to direct or require any implementing action from any member agency. The council shall identify future policy issues in long term care and may conduct research and demonstration activities related to these issues. Through close coordination of each member agency's planning efforts, the coun…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-150

Educational and informational program

The Department on Aging, with the cooperation of the Long Term Care Council and the Department of Insurance, shall develop and implement a program to educate citizens concerning: (a) the availability of long term care services; (b) the lifetime risk of spending some time in a nursing home; (c) the coverage available fo…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-160

Eldercare Trust Fund created; funding; purpose; administration

(A) There is created the Eldercare Trust Fund of South Carolina to be administered by the South Carolina Department on Aging. (B) All monies received from the voluntary contribution system established in Section 12-7-2419 or any other contribution, gift, or bequest must be placed on deposit with the State Treasurer in…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-170

Administration of Eldercare Trust Fund; powers of department

In administering the Eldercare Trust Fund, the department may, but is not limited to: (1) assess the critical needs of the frail elderly and establish priorities for meeting these needs; (2) receive gifts, bequests, and devises for deposit and investment into the trust fund for awarding grants to public and private non…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-180

Portion of fund available for disbursement

Funds deposited in the trust fund and all earnings from the investment of these funds, after allowances for operating expenses, are available for disbursement upon authorization of the department. However, in any year in which more than two hundred thousand dollars is deposited in the trust fund, twenty-five percent of…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-190

Model legislature on aging issues

There is created a model legislature on aging issues to be administered by the South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature, Inc. This model legislature shall: (1) identify issues, concerns, and possible solutions for problems facing the aging population in South Carolina; (2) make recommendations to the Governor and membe…

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S.C. Code § 43-21-200

Physicians trained in geriatrics or geropsychiatry; student loan repayment program; Physician Advisory Board created to review applicants

(A) There is established within the Department of Aging the State Loan Repayment Program to reimburse student loan payments of a physician licensed or certified to practice in this State, who has completed a fellowship training program in geriatrics or geropsychiatry accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate…

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