S.C. Code Ann. § 44-39-40 – Establishment of Diabetes Center of Excellence; powers; duties; functions; advisory committee; council

(A) A Diabetes Center of Excellence is established at the Medical University of South Carolina. The center shall develop and implement programs of professional education, specialized care, and clinical research in diabetes and its complications, in accordance with priorities established by the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board. The Center of Excellence must submit an annual report to the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board.
(B) The activities of the center must be overseen and directed by the Center of Excellence Advisory Committee. The council consists of members appointed by the president of the Medical University of South Carolina. The functions of the council include:
1. (1) reviewing programs in professional education, specialized care, and clinical research developed by the Center;
2. (2) assisting in the development of proposals for grant funding for the center's activities;
3. (3) preparing an annual report and budget proposal for submission to the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board.