South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

We promote and protect the health of the public and the environment.

• What's New
• Accident/Incidents That Must Be Reported to Health Licensing (pdf)
• Applications to Renew Licenses
• Community Residential Care Facility
• Complaints
• Criminal Records Check Procedures
• Emergency/Disaster Preparedness
• Facility / Activity Listings
• Facilities Providing Alzheimer Care (pdf)
• Forms
• Freestanding or Mobile Technology
• General Information
• Health Facilities Construction
• Hearing Aid License
• In-Home Care Providers
• Invoice Payments
• Lewis Blackman Hospital Patient Safety Act (pdf)
• Licensing/Permit Procedures
• Links of Interest
• Mailing Addresses for Facilities (csv)
• Midwife
• Notices
• Nurse Licensure Compact Act & Licensed Facilities (pdf)
• Nursing Homes
• Organization Chart (pdf)
• Provider-Wide Exceptions & Position Statements
• Public Awareness
• Regulations
• Renal Dialysis Information
• Reporting Accident/Incidents (09/14/2006)
• Sanctions
• Tattoo Facility
• Our Offices - Location Map

Emergency / Disaster Preparedness

• Hurricane Preparedness: Resources for Health Care Facilities
• Reporting Issues Caused by Extreme Weather (pdf)
• County Listing of Inpatient Care Facilities
• County Listing of Inpatient Care Facilities (Coastal)
• Emergency Evacuation Order (pdf)
• Emergency Evacuation Plan Submission Requirements (pdf) (04/25/13)
• Emergency Evacuation Plan Statement (pdf) (09/15/08)
• Internal and External Medical Surge during an Emergency (08/31/11)
• Emergency Evacuation Plan Components (pdf) (06/28/07)
• Emergency Operations Plan Development Guide and Template for Extended Care Facilities
• Evacuation Planning for Home Health and Hospice Agencies (04/30/2013)
• Dialysis Patient Emergency Meal Planning
• Water-Related Emergency (pdf)
• GIS - Community Mapper Modules
• National Hurricane Center
• External Medical Surge Position Statement
• Emergency Water Supply Planning
• Criteria for Evacuation Decision-Making in Nursing Homes (pdf)
• Emergency Preparedness Packet for Home Health Agencies (pdf)
• CRCF Emergency Operation Plan Checklists for Plan Components (pdf)

For additional information, contact: Division Director Gwendolyn Thompson - (803) 545-4370