South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-31 - Health Care Cooperative Agreements
Chapter 3 - DISPOSITION OF APPLICATION
Section 61-31.3.310 - Proprietary Information
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
Information obtained by the Department from the parties requesting a Certificate of Public Advantage shall be available to the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act unless the Department determines that the information is protected from disclosure. The Department will make this determination if an applicant submits the information sought to be protected separately, clearly marked as "Confidential", and submits justification that the information is entitled to protection from disclosure under one or more of the grounds therefore in the Freedom of Information Act. Such grounds include but are not limited to:
1) Trade secrets including feasibility planning, marketing studies, and evaluations and other materials which contain references to potential customers, competitive information, or evaluations;
2) Information of a personal nature where the public disclosure thereof would constitute unreasonable invasion of personal privacy;
3) Documents of and documents incidental to proposed contractual arrangements and documents of and documents incidental to proposed sales or purchases of property; or
4) Correspondence or work products or any other material that would violate attorney-client relationships.
