S.C. Code Regs. § § 19-703.05
A public body may, but is not required to, exempt from disclosure all materials, regardless of form, gathered by the public body during a search to fill an employment position, except that materials relating to the final pool of applicants under consideration comprised of at least three people for a position must be made available for public inspection and copying. In addition to making available for public inspection and copying the materials described in this item, the public body must disclose, upon request, the number of applicants considered for a position. For the purpose of this item, materials relating to the final pool of applicants comprised of at least three people, do not include an applicant's income tax returns, medical records, social security number, or information otherwise exempt from disclosure by Section 30-4-40 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.
S.C. Code Regs. § 19-703.05