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
May 12, 2011

(   ) 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 March 1, 2011, through March 31, 2011.

III. FACT: For the period March 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011, Health Regulation issued three (3) Consent Orders with total penalties of $ 2,500.

IV. ANALYSIS:

1. Carolina's Best Tanning, 1221 Bower Parkway, Unit 107, Columbia, S.C. 29212. Under a Consent Order executed February 15, 2011, the facility paid a monetary penalty of $1,500 with $500 of the civil penalty being stayed upon the facility demonstrating compliance with the required Regulations. The facility was found to have violated Regulation 61-106, Tanning Facilities, for failure to operate in a manner to prevent an overexposure to nonionizing radiation and to develop emergency procedures to follow in the event of an actual or alleged injury.
   
   Previous Sanctions: None
2. Palmetto Ambulance Service, 1758 Airport Blvd., Cayce, SC 29033. Under a Consent Order executed February 11, 2011, the company paid a monetary penalty of $1,500. The company was found to have violated Regulation 61-7, Emergency Medical Services, for failure to submit approved electronic run reports to the Department for the period March 2010 until January 2011.
   
   Previous Sanctions: None

Approved By:
Pamela M. Dukes
Deputy Commissioner
Health Regulation