S.C. Code Ann. § 20-7-5420 – Membership of council; appointment of members and chairman; terms of office; vacancies

(A) The State Council on Maternal, Infant, and Child Health shall consist of the following members:
1. (1) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; the State Superintendent of Education or his designee; the State Director of Social Services; Director of the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services; the State Director of Mental Health; the State Director of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs; the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services; the Commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind; and the Chairman of the Statewide Health Coordinating Council; and
2. (2) a member of the Health Care Planning and Oversight Committee, to be appointed by the chairman; and a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on Children, to be appointed by the chairman.
  The Governor shall appoint one representative of each of the following organizations as a member of the council: South Carolina Medical Association; South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; South Carolina Chapter of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology; South Carolina Chapter of the Academy of Family Practice; South Carolina Hospital Association; Medical University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina School of Medicine; Clemson University Extension Service; South Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers; Developmental Disabilities Council; South Carolina March of Dimes; South Carolina Nurses Association; and South Carolina Perinatal Association.
  The Governor shall appoint one member from each of the six congressional districts of the State who represents business, civic, community, and religious groups.
  The Governor may appoint other ex officio members to the council as are needed to provide information to assist in the work of the council.
(B) The Governor shall appoint the chairman of the council from the members representing the congressional districts, who shall serve as chairman for a two-year term.
(C) The terms of the members appointed by the Governor are for two years, and these members may not serve for more than three consecutive terms. Vacancies must be filled by the Governor for the remainder of an unexpired term for members appointed by the Governor.