South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

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

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• Accident/Incidents That Must Be Reported to Health Licensing
• Applications to Renew Licenses
• Community Residential Care Facility
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• Criminal Background Checks for Direct Caregivers
• Emergency/Disaster Preparedness
• Facility / Activity Listings
• Forms
• Freestanding or Mobile Technology
• General Information
• Health Facilities Construction
• Hearing Aid License
• Invoice Payments
• Lewis Blackman Hospital Patient Safety Act
• Licensing/Permit Procedures
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• Mailing Addresses for Facilites
• Midwife
• Notices
• Nurse Licensure Compact Act and Licensed Facilities
• Organization Chart
• Our Offices - Location Map
• Provider-Wide Exceptions & Position Statements
• Regulations
• Renal Dialysis Information
• Reporting Accident/Incidents
• Sanctions
• Tattoo Facility

Renal Dialysis Facility (ESRD)

Regulation for ESRDs

• Regulation 61-97 - Standards For Licensing (pdf)
• Exceptions To Regulation
• Exception To Regulation Form (pdf)

Procedures for Licensing a Renal Dialysis Facility

• Memorandum (pdf)
• Enclosure 1: Sequence of Events for Licensure (pdf)
• Enclosure 2: Obtaining Construction Plans for Review (pdf)
• Enclosure 3: Final Inspection Documentation Checklist (pdf)
• Enclosure 4: Plan Review and Construction Inspection Checklist (pdf)
• Enclosure 5: Outpatient Application for Licensure (pdf)
• Enclosure 6: Regulation 61-97, Standards for Licensing - Renal Dialysis Facilities (pdf)

Care and Medication Information

• Tuberculosis Screening - BAMT (pdf)

Renal Dialysis Advisory Committee

• Minutes of March 6, 2008 Meeting (pdf)

Information

• DHEC News Releases
• Listing of All ERD's in SC
• Request For Consultation (pdf)
• How To File A Complaint
• CLIA Questions and Answers
• CLIA Waiver Application (pdf)

For additional information, contact: Division Director - Dennis Gibbs (803) 545-4370