# S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-110: SECTION 44-1-110. Duties of department in regard to public health, in general

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-110
- **Heading:** SECTION 44-1-110. Duties of department in regard to public health, in general
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 44-1-110

## Text

The Department of Health and Environmental Control is invested with all the rights and charged with all the duties pertaining to organizations of like character and is the sole advisor of the State in all questions involving the protection of the public health within its limits. It shall, through its representatives, investigate the causes, character, and means of preventing the epidemic and endemic diseases as the State is liable to suffer from and the influence of climate, location, and occupations, habits, drainage, scavengering, water supply, heating, and ventilation. It shall have, upon request, full access to the medical records, tumor registries, and other special disease record systems maintained by physicians, hospitals, and other health facilities as necessary to carry out its investigation of these diseases. No physician, hospital, or health facility, or person in charge of these records is liable in any action-at-law for permitting the examination or review. Patient-identifying information elicited from these records and registries must be kept confidential by the department and it is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 30. It shall supervise and control the quarantine system of the State. It may establish quarantine both by land and sea.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-20 SECTION 44-1-20. Department of Public Health.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-20.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-30 SECTION 44-1-30. Meetings of Board; compensation of members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-30.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-40 SECTION 44-1-40. Selection, term, and salary of director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-40.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-50 SECTION 44-1-50. Administrative reviews; power to organize department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-50.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-60 SECTION 44-1-60. Appeals from department decisions giving rise to contested case; procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-60.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-70 SECTION 44-1-70. Rules and regulations of board must be approved by General Assembly.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-70.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-80 SECTION 44-1-80. Duties and powers of board as to communicable or epidemic diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-80.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-90 SECTION 44-1-90. Board shall advise municipal and county authorities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-90.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-100 SECTION 44-1-100. Assistance from peace and health officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-100.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-110 SECTION 44-1-110. Duties of department in regard to public health, in general.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-110.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-130 SECTION 44-1-130. Department may establish health districts and district advisory boards of health.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-130.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-140 SECTION 44-1-140. Department may promulgate and enforce rules and regulations for public health.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-140.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-143 SECTION 44-1-143. Requirements for home-based food production operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-143.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-1-145 SECTION 44-1-145. Minimum cooking temperature for ground beef; exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C1_S44-1-145.md)

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