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HOUSE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Department of Health and Environmental Control
LOC Subcommittee: Healthcare and Regulatory Subcommittee
LOC Subcommittee Chair: Hon. John Taliaferro "Jay" West, IV
LOC Subcommittee Members: Hon. Bill Taylor; Hon. Robert L. Ridgeway, III; Hon. Christopher Sloan "Chris" Wooten
Agency Website: DHEC
Agency Head: Rick Toomey
Study Contact: Rick Caldwell
Contact Email: caldwert@dhec.sc.gov
Responses to online surveys posted on this Committee's webpage are provided verbatim as they were received by the Committee. They are not the comments or expression of the House Legislative Oversight Committee, any of its Subcommittees, or the House of Representatives.
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Oversight Committee
- Full and Subcommittee Study Reports
- Agency Reports
- 2015 - Agency ARR and Seven-Year Plan (March 11, 2015)
- 2016 - Agency ARR (January 12, 2016)
- Program Evaluation Report Guidelines (May 16, 2016)
- 2017 - ARR Guidelines (June 20, 2016)
- Agency PER (August 24, 2016)
- Agency Law Change Recommendations (Updated June 20, 2017)
- Correspondence from the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation relating to DHEC’s Law Change Recommendations (July 18, 2017)
- Correspondence from the Department of Health and Human Services relating to DHEC’s Law Change Recommendations (July 18, 2017)
- Program Evaluation Report Extension Request (June 6, 2016)
- 2015-16 Agency Accountability Report
- 2016-17 Agency Accountability Report
- 2017-18 Agency Accountability Report
- 2018-19 Agency Accountability Report
- 2019-20 Agency Accountability Report
- 2020-21 Agency Accountability Report
- 2021-22 Agency Accountability Report
- 2022-23 Agency Accountability Report
- Annual Requests for Information (RFI)
- 2016 Guidelines (June 20, 2016)
- 2016 Completed RFI (December 1, 2016)
- 2017 Guidelines (June 28, 2017)
- 2017 Completed RFI (September 15, 2017)
- 2019 Completed RFI (October 24, 2019)
- Public Survey & Public Input via LOC webpage
- Press Release announcing Public Survey (April 29, 2016)
- Results of Survey of Department of Agriculture; Department of Health and Environmental Control; Law Enforcement Training Council and Criminal Justice Academy; Department of Archives and History; and Retirement System Investment Commission (May 1 - 31, 2016)
- Public Input (January 22, 2017)
- Public Input (January 24, 2017)
- Correspondence
- Letter from Oversight Committee to DHEC (February 4, 2016)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to DHEC (March 3, 2017)
- Agency Response to Subcommittee’s March 3, 2017, Letter (March 23, 2017; Updated April 13, 2017 [pages 3, 25, 30, and 31]).
- Letter From Oversight Subcommittee to DHEC (April 4, 2017)
- Letter from DHEC to Department of Archives and History (April 25, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to DHEC (May 2, 2017)
- Agency Response to Subcommittee’s May 2, 2017 and May 10, 2017 letters (June 16, 2017; Updated July 7, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to DHEC (June 30, 2017)
- Agency Response to Subcommittee’s June 30, 2017 Letter (July 7, (2017)
The documents below were provided in response to the Subcommittee’s June 30, 2017 letter and questions asked during the June 20, 2017 meeting. The documents cover the following topics: methadone clinics, schedule V controlled substances, and the Solid Waste Policy and Management Act. - State Human Resources Data
- State HR Dashboard - DHEC (February 7, 2017)
- State HR Dashboard - DHEC (September 6, 2017)
- Organization Charts
- Organizational Chart (2000-2001)
- Organizational Chart (2001-2002)
- Organizational Chart (2002-2003)
- Organizational Chart (2003-2004)
- Organizational Chart (2004-2005)
- Organizational Chart (2005-2006)
- Organizational Chart (2006-2007)
- Organizational Chart (2007-2008)
- Organizational Chart (2008-2009)
- Organizational Chart (2009-2010)
- Organizational Chart (2010-2011)
- Organizational Chart (2012-2013)
- Organization Chart (August 5, 2017)
- Strategic Plan Details (Excel Spreadsheet)
- Compare to Goals of other Agencies (Excel Spreadsheet)
- Agency Presentation to Subcommittee on Strategic Planning, Performance Measures, and Partners (April 20, 2017)
- Finances
- Agency Reports
- DHEC - 2015 ARES Lab Review DHEC Response
- DHEC - 2015 ARES Lab Review EPA Response to DHEC Response_Redacted
- DHEC - 2015 ARES Lab Review
- DHEC - 2015 BEHS_DAQA TSA Report
- DHEC - 2015 ARES Lab Review DHEC Response (1)
- DHEC - 2016 EPA Charleston Lab Audit 4-12-16
- DHEC - 2016 LabCert Sumter Lab Audit 5-24-16
- DHEC - Annual Request for Information (RFI)
- DHEC - Cancer Division - BCN
- DHEC - CHARLESTON - 646964v1 - Pinewood Trustee Audit
- DHEC - Diabetes 1422
- DHEC - Diabetes
- DHEC - epa fy 15 performance review jun 29 2016
- DHEC - First Sound Legislative Update_2015 (2)
- DHEC - FY 2014 Drinking Water SRF Performance Evaluation Report
- DHEC - FY 2016 Financial Management Review of Supplemental Food Program for WIC
- DHEC - Question 6 - Revised
- DHEC - Surveillance_SC_LTBI_trip_report for 2015
- DHEC - 2015 SC DHEC Final MFRPS Audit Report (4-14-15 4-15-15)
- DHEC - 2015-FINAL_Robinson AAR REP Exercise Report-054 _I_Jul 21-23rd
- DHEC - 2016 Aiken EPA NPDES Eval
- DHEC - 2016 EPA Beaufort Lab Audit 4-13-16
- DHEC - 2015 LabCert Aiken Lab Audit Response 8-25-15
- DHEC - 2015 LabCert Lancaster Lab Audit 6-22-15
- DHEC - 2015 LabCert Lancaster Lab Audit Response 6-22-15
- DHEC - 2015 DW Audit Certification Letter 063016
- DHEC - 2015 Final VC Summer AAR REP Exercise Report-061_P_ Sep 22nd
- DHEC - 2015 Immunization Program SC site visit report_Redacted
- DHEC - 2015 LabCert Aiken Lab Audit 8-25-15
- DHEC - 2015 BEHS_DAQA TSA Response
- State Inspector General Investigation of an Allegation of a Violation of the State Procurement Code and Other Issues Related to a Statewide Term Contract Involving the Department of Revenue and the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
- Legislative Review of DHEC (2011 - 2016)
- Agency Response to LOC and Public Questions (February 23, 2017)
Completion of the 2015-16 Accountability Report, by the deadline stated in the report, fulfills the requirement to complete a Restructuring Report this year for the House Legislative Oversight Committee. The House Legislative Oversight Committee has worked with the South Carolina Department of Administration to integrate and combine many aspects of the Annual Restructuring Report into the Annual Accountability Report.
In 2016 the Oversight Committee worked with the Executive Budget Office to combine the information sought in the Annual Restructuring Report and Annual Accountability Report, into one report.
In 2016 the Oversight Committee worked with the Executive Budget Office to combine the information sought in the Annual Restructuring Report and Annual Accountability Report, into one report. Since that time the Agency Accountability Report also satisfies the agency’s requirement for an Annual Restructuring Report.
Agencies that have completed a Program Evaluation Report may be asked to complete this document to ensure the information about the agency on this website remains current.
The Oversight Committee notifies the agency it has been selected for study.
The Subcommittee provides the agency with topics of interest for the next meeting; these topics of interest include strategic planning, environmental, and health issues.
The document addresses strategic planning (e.g., Leadership Development; Efforts to Address Employee Performance; and Employee Engagement and Morale); environmental issues (e.g., Regulation and Oversight of the Savannah River Site; Saluda River and Carolina Water Systems; Coastal Resource Management; Office of Rural Water; and Onsite Waste Water [Septic Tank] Program); health issues (e.g., Disease Control Response Efforts and Public Awareness; Obesity Prevention Efforts; Diabetes Prevention Efforts; Maternal and Child Health Efforts and Collaborations with DHHS [Medicaid]; Prescription Drug Monitoring Program; Bureau of EMS Relationship with State Fire Marshal; and Public Health Laboratory and Equipment); and miscellaneous (e.g., Environmental Affairs Laboratory and Equipment; Certificate of Need [CON] Program; Budget [Other/Restricted/Federal Revenues]; Food Safety; and Hotel and Motel Inspections).
This document addresses concerns DHEC has relating to temporary storage at the Department of Archives and History.
This document responds to questions about teen pregnancy rates, Medicaid managed care (HIV and hemophilia coverage), storm water and water infrastructure, Adopt-A-Stream program, and complaints requiring a 24-hour response.
Structure/Employees
The documents below are provided by the Division of State Human Resources based on information the agency inputs into the South Carolina Enterprise Information System (SCEIS). The aggregated data about agency employees includes, but is not limited to, (1) Number of authorized, filled and vacant positions; (2) Education level; (3) Race by Generation; (4) Gender by Generation; (5) Number of full time equivalent employees by funding source; (6) Number of Service and TERI employees at the agency; (7) Number of employees eligible to retire in five years; (8) Number of Trial and Probationary employees by generation; (9) Average salary by payband; (10) Number of certified public manager graduates at the agency; etc.
Mission, Goals & Strategic Plan
Finances & Performance
Other Materials
DHEC provided a list of House and Senate Committee reviews of the agency between 2011 and 2016. It contains links to materials associated with each review.