Health Care Law Section

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Health Care Law Section, please forward dues payment in the amount of $20 to: SC Bar, Attn: Tara G. Caine, P.O. Box 608, Columbia, SC 29202. Please make checks payable to the SC Bar and note in the memo portion Health Care Dues.

Members of the SC Bar Health Care Law Section enjoyed networking with fellow Bar members at a reception hosted by K&L Gates Health Care Fraud and Abuse Team.

Section Goals
FY2023-24 

Laura J. Evans, Chair 

1. Conduct a Section seminar and networking event at the SC Bar Convention.
2. Monitor and identify needs for legislative activity relevant to Health Care Law.
3. Provide networking opportunities for Section members and continue to encourage member participation.
4. Continue to inform Section members of significant developments in health care law through the Section community platform, E-Blast, social media, and post on the Bar Website.
5. Identify ways to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Section and its leadership.
6. Explore partnering with other Bar entities, various other organizations (i.e., American College of Health Care Executives), and the USC School of Law Health Law Society, for special events and/or educational programs.
7. Explore ways to become a valuable resource to the SC Bar on Health Care Law related issues. 
8. Offer online CLEs and distant learning programs on topics that would be of interest to Section members. 

Health Care Law Resources

Public Health Preparedness
SCDHEC Resources

South Carolina Prepares for a Pandemic Influenza: An Ethical Perspective (Sept. 2009)

Checklist for Health Care Professionals

State and Federal Resources
S.C. Dept. of Health & Environmental Control
Office of the General Counsel (803.898.3350)

S.C. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Office of the General Counsel (803.898.2795)

S.C. Dept. of Mental Health
Office of the General Counsel (803.898.8557)

S.C. Dept. of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
Office of the General Counsel (803.896.4470)

S.C. Medical Association
Office of General Counsel (803.798.6207)

S.C. Hospital Association
Advocacy and Communications (803.744.3522)

South Carolina Joint Underwriting Association
Office of the Director (864.240.2750)

S.C. Medical Malpractice Patients’ Compensation Fund
Office of the Director (803.896.5290)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

Office of Civil Rights (OCR) -- health information privacy