South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

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

Summary Sheet
Board of Health and Environmental Control
January 6, 2010

(   ) ACTION/DECISION
( X ) INFORMATION

I. TITLE: Administrative Orders, Consent Orders, and Sanction Letters issued by HEALTH REGULATION (HR).

II. SUBJECT: Sanctions completed during the period November 1, 2010, through November 30, 2010.

III. FACT: For the period November 1, 2010 through November 30, 2010, Health Regulation issued one (1) License Denial and four (4) Consent Orders with total penalties of $24,795.

IV. ANALYSIS:

1. Adams Life Link Ambulance, LLC, 1435 N. Longstreet St., Kingstree, SC 29556. Under a Consent Order executed November 8, 2010, a monetary penalty of $300.00 was paid by the company. The company was found to have violated Regulation 61-7, Emergency Medical Services, for failing to provide required electronic run reports to the Department.
   
   Previous Sanctions: None
2. Self Regional Healthcare, 1325 Spring St., Greenwood, SC 29646. Under a Consent Order executed November 8, 2010, a monetary penalty of $2,000 was paid by the facility. The facility was found to have violated Regulation 61-15, Certification of Need for Health Facilities and Services, for failure to submit monthly progress reports.
   
   Previous Sanctions: None
3. UniHealth Post-Acute Care – Columbia, 2451 Forest Dr., Columbia, SC 29204. Under a Consent Order executed November 17, 2010, a monetary penalty of $20,995.00 was paid by the facility. The facility was found to have violated Regulation 61-15, Certification of Need for Health Facilities and Services, for not obtaining a Certificate of Need prior to undertaking any activity requiring Certificate of Need review and for violating Regulation 61-17, Standards for Licensing Nursing Homes, for exceeding its licensed bed capacity.
   
   Previous Sanctions: None
4. Knotty Headz II Tattoo Factory (Proposed), 1221 Broad River Rd., Columbia, SC. By letter dated July 22, 2010, the Department, in accordance with S.C. Code Section 44-34-110(A)(1) advised Ernest Comartie III, Esquire, of its decision to deny issuance of a license for the proposed Knotty Headz Tattoo Factory II located at 1221 Broad River R., Columbia, SC due to the facility being located within 1000 feet of a church.
   
   Previous Sanctions: None
5. Presbyterian Home of SC – Florence, 2350 W. Lucas St., Florence, SC 29501. By letter dated October 13, 2010, the Department notified the facility of its decision to impose a $1,500 monetary penalty against the facility for violations of Regulation 61-84, Standards for Licensing Community Residential Care Facilities (Supp. 2009). Violations were beginning and completing construction/renovation projects prior to, or without, the Department's approval.
   
   Previous Sanctions: None

Approved By:
Pamela M. Dukes, Deputy Commissioner, Health Regulation