S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-470 – Return of nonresident person with mental retardation or related disability to agency of state of his residency; reciprocal agreements with other states; detention of person returned by out-of-state agency; expenses

(A) The department may return a nonresident person with mental retardation or a related disability admitted to a service or program in this State to the proper agency of the state of his residence.
(B) The department is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with the proper agencies of other states to facilitate the return to the state of their residence persons admitted or committed to services for persons with mental retardation or a related disability in this State or other states.
(C) The department may detain a person with mental retardation or a related disability returned to this State from the state of his commitment for not more than ninety-six hours pending order of the court in commitment proceedings in this State.
(D) The expense of returning persons with mental retardation or a related disability to other states must be paid by this State, and the expense of returning residents of this State with mental retardation or a related disability must be paid by the state making the return when interstate agreements to that effect have been negotiated.