Statutes | S.C. Code Ann. ยง 43-35-310 | 2025

(A) There is created the Adult Protection Coordinating Council under the auspices of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and is comprised of:

     (1) one member from the institutional care service provision system who is a consumer or a family member of a consumer of that system and one member from the home and community-based service provision system who is a consumer or a family member of a consumer of that system, both of whom must be appointed by the council for terms of two years and

     (2) these members who shall serve ex officio:

         (a) Attorney General or a designee

         (b) Office on Aging, Executive Director, or a designee

         (c) Criminal Justice Academy, Executive Director, or a designee

         (d) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Commissioner, or a designee

         (e) State Department of Mental Health, Director, or a designee

         (f) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Director, or a designee

         (g) Adult Protective Services Program, Director, or a designee

         (h) South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Executive Director, or a designee

         (i) Police Chiefs Association, President, or a designee

         (j) South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination, Executive Director, or a designee

         (k) Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc., Executive Director, or a designee

         (l) South Carolina Sheriffs Association, Executive Director, or a designee

         (m) South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Chief, or a designee

         (n) Long Term Care Ombudsman or a designee

         (o) South Carolina Medical Association, Executive Director, or a designee

         (p) South Carolina Health Care Association, Executive Director, or a designee

         (q) South Carolina Home Care Association, Executive Director, or a designee

         (r) South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Director, or a designee

         (s) executive director or president of a provider association for home and community-based services selected by the members of the council for terms of two years, or a designee

         (t) South Carolina Court Administration, Executive Director, or a designee

         (u) executive director or president of a residential care facility organization selected by the members of council for terms of two years, or a designee.

(B) Vacancies on the council must be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment.