South Carolina CaRI Database Information

Last Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2021

South Carolina Central Cancer Registry

State Laws and Regulations
Registry General Information

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General Information

Registry state statute URL

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c035.php

Registry state statute most recent update

1995

Registry administrative code/regulations URL

https://scdhec.gov/sites/default/files/Library/Regulations/R.61-45.pdf

Registry administrative code/regulations most recent update

2018

Registry location

Government Agency

Cancer Reporting Requirements

Reporting timeframe

More than 6 months from diagnosis

Reporting timeframe notes

How often are facilities required to report?

Less than every 3 months

Reporting frequency notes

Registry hospitals report monthly. Others: some quarterly, some annually.

Reporting facilities as defined in law

Hospitals, Physician/Healthcare Providers, Radiation/Radiology Facilities, Laboratories, Ambulatory Care Centers

Reporting facilities as defined in administrative code (regulations)

Hospitals, Physician/Healthcare Providers, Radiation/Radiology Facilities, Laboratories, Ambulatory Care Centers

Pathology reporting required?

Yes

Description of pathology reporting requirements

From labs only.

Electronic reporting required?

Yes

Description of electronic reporting requirements

Penalties allowed under law or regulations?

Certified Tumor Registrar required

Registry Data

Population Data

4,955,789Total Population Count
1.5%% of US Population
3.1%% of US Black Population
0.5%% of US API Population
1.2%% of US AI/AN* Population
0.5%% of US Hispanic Population
0.7%% of US Hispanic Non-White Population

*CHSDA Counties only

Cancer Data

27,845Malignant Cases
1.6%% of US Malignant Cases

Registry type

NPCR

Year registry became population-based

1994

First year high quality, population-based data available for research

1996

Data linked with medicare

Years included in CINA Deluxe

1997-2015

CINA survial years

2008-2014

Participates in the National Interstate Data Exchange Agreement program

Yes (Restrictions - https://www.naaccr.org/national-interstate-data-exchange-agreement/#15)

Study Participation

Research Type	Experience with Studies	Interested in Studies
Case Contacts Studies	Yes	Yes
Geospatial Studies	Yes	Yes
Linkage Studies	Yes	Yes
Rapid Case Ascertainment Studies	Yes	Yes
Re-Abstracting/Patterns of Care Studies	No	Yes
Survival Studies	Yes	Yes