The Department of Health and Environmental Control is hereby authorized to initiate a sickle cell education and prevention program based entirely upon voluntary cooperation of the individuals involved. The program shall provide: (1) laboratory testing of citizens in the reproductive ages to determine the presence of the sickle cell gene; (2) counselling for persons identified as carriers of the sickle cell gene, for the purpose of educating these persons about the risk of a child of the person inheriting sickle cell disease; (3) referral of persons with sickle cell disease, as necessary, so that they may obtain proper medical care and treatment, to include pain management; and (4) basic education to the general public about sickle cell disease, so as to eradicate the stigma attached to the disease. Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 206, SECTION 2, redesignated (a) to (d) as (1) to (4); in (1), substituted "citizens" for "black citizens"; in (2), substituted "educating these persons about the risk of a child of the person inheriting sickle cell disease" for "preventing sickle cell anemia in the future offspring of such carriers"; in (3), substituted "disease" for "anemia" and inserted ", to included pain management; and" at the end; in (4), substituted "the disease" for "this malady"; and made nonsubstantive changes throughout. Sickle Cell Disease Voluntary Patient Registry Editor's Note 2022 Act No. 206, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be known and cited as the 'Rena Grant Sickle Cell Disease Voluntary Patient Registry Act'."
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