A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 35, TITLE 43 SO AS TO CREATE A CENTRAL REGISTRY OF VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CENTRAL REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ABUSED, NEGLECTED, OR EXPLOITED A VULNERABLE ADULT; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT WHEN THERE IS A DETERMINATION THAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS ABUSED, NEGLECTED, OR EXPLOITED A VULNERABLE ADULT; TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR UTILIZING THE REGISTRY; AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY.