Residential Care Committee to Meet Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024
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Sept. 11, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Residential Care Committee will meet Wednesday, September 18, at 10 a.m. at the South Carolina Department of Public Health, Room #2407, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia. The proceedings will be open and available to the public in-person and virtually via Microsoft Teams. To view the agenda for this meeting, visit the event page.
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Residential Care Committee to Meet Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024
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