In addition to the definitions contained in Section 43-35-10, for purposes of this article:
- (1) "Committee" means the Vulnerable Adult Fatalities Review Committee.
- (2) "Meeting" means both in-person meetings and meetings through telephone conferencing.
- (3) "Preventable death" means a death that reasonable medical, social, legal, psychological, or educational intervention may have prevented.
- (4) "Provider of medical care" means a licensed health care practitioner who provides, or a licensed health care facility through which is provided, medical evaluation or treatment, including dental and mental health evaluation or treatment.
- (5) "SLED" means the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
- (6) "Unit" means the Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
- (7) "Working day" means Monday through Friday, excluding official state holidays.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 301, Section 9, eff May 23, 2006.