In the interest of establishing reasonable standards that can be met by providers and yet do not compromise the health and well-being of the patients, residents, and participants cared for in South Carolina licensed facilities, it has been determined that alternative standards will be considered as acceptable. A Provider-Wide Exception (PWE) is the tool that is used to achieve a working relationship between the facility and their regulators. This page also contains Position Statements that give guidance or interpretations of the regulation.

Note: Some Provider-Wide Exceptions pre-date the publishing dates of specific Regulation established by the State Register and may no longer be in effect. In these instances, if there is a conflict between a PWE that pre-dates the publishing date of the regulation, the standard in the regulation shall supercede the PWE.

Affects Multiple Regulations

• Accident Incident Reporting (pdf)
• Nurse Licensing Compact Act (pdf)
• TB Screening (pdf)

Abortion Clinics (Regulation 61-12)

• Certified CPR Training (pdf)

Nursing Homes (Regulation 61-17)

Midwives (Regulation 61-24)

• Misoprostol Not Approved (pdf)

Renal Dialysis (Regulation 61-97)

• Clarification of Staffing Standards (pdf)
• Facility Closure and Zero Census (pdf)
• Hep B Testing Requirements (pdf)
• LLR ESRD Medications Administered by IV Push (pdf)
• Number of Physician Visits per Year (pdf)
• Nurse Practice Act - LPN Medication Review (pdf)
• Perform an Employee Health Assessment (pdf)
• Physician Extenders (pdf)
• Short and Long Term Care Plans (pdf)
• Vapor Concentration Monitoring (pdf)

Birthing Centers (Regulation 61-102)

• Perform an Employee Health Assessment (pdf)

In-Home Care Providers (Regulation 61-122)

• Distinctions between in-home care providers and home health services (pdf)