South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3771


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Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3771
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010321
Primary Sponsor:                  Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 
                                  HLCI 26
All Sponsors:                     Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20276ac01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Medical Affairs Committee 13 SMA
Subject:                          Regulation No. 2541, Health and 
                                  Environmental Control Department, Community 
                                  residential care facilities, licensing


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010327  Introduced, read first time,           13 SMA
                  referred to Committee
House   20010323  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20010322  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   20010321  Introduced, read first time


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INTRODUCED

March 21, 2001

    H. 3771

Introduced by Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

S. Printed 3/21/01--H.

Read the first time March 21, 2001.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR LICENSING COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2541, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to standards for licensing community residential care facilities, designated as Regulation Document Number 2541, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

This amendment will extricate applicability to facilities that treat those with chemical dependency and addiction from R.61-84. Concurrently, the department has proposed to consolidate the standards for all of the alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities which DHEC now licenses into one regulation(R.61-93); alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs within existing hospitals will continue to be licensed under the hospital regulation (R.61-16). The department proposes to amend R.61-84 to update and enhance the regulations. In addition, this amendment will: update and expand definitions/interpretations; clarify licensing change requirements; update licensing fee amounts; describe inspection reporting requirements; add reference to department consultations; update and clarify and update classification of standards and enforcement action procedures; update staffing standards; update physical plant/structural requirements; add quality improvement standards; reword sections related to care and services; reword sections regarding resident record content and maintenance; update infection control and tuberculosis screening requirements; update medication management requirements; update meal service requirements; add reporting requirements; enhance resident rights/assurances requirements; reword sections regarding resident record content and maintenance; expand/update emergency preparedness requirements; enhance fire prevention requirements, and add a severability clause. The proposed amendment will rewrite the regulation in its entirety.

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