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Updated: Oct. 19, 2026 Hospitals may not be established, operated, or maintained in South Carolina without first obtaining a license from DPH in the manner provided by Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44 of the South Carolina Code of Laws and DPH regulations. The most commonly used DPH forms pertaining to hospital licensure requirements are provided on this page., Amended Reporting Requirement Updates, Until we are able to make permanent changes to our electronic system, we request hospitals and infirmaries to make incident/accident reports as follows:, For the incident report, required pursuant to Section 701.B, which is required to be submitted within twenty-four (24) hours or by the next regular business day from when the facility had reasonable cause to believe an incident occurred, please utilize the “24-hour Report” as the type of report. , For the written investigation report, required pursuant Section 701.C, which is required to be submitted within seven (7) business days from when the facility had reasonable cause to believe an incident occurred, please utilize the “10 Day Report” as the type of report. To the extent the reportable incident is not included in the drop-down list of types of accident/incident, please select “Other” and further describe the reportable…, Forms, Application for Licensure (pdf) Administrator Change Form Emergency Evacuation Plan Form Internal Medical Surge Form Submit Plan of Correction (POC) Submit Accident/Incident Form, Maps, Find A Facility - Hospitals, Regulations and Laws, Regulation 60-16 (pdf) Updates for R. 60-16, Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries (pdf) Chapter 7, Title 44 of SC Code of Laws
Updated: Nov. 10, 2025 On December 7, 2021, the State Commission for Hearing Aid Specialists met to discuss approved training activities. The Commission determined that for the licensing periods of 2021 and 2022, licensees may obtain educational units through live in-person or live online/virtual training activities. However, licensees can only obtain up to three (3) educational units for the…, , human hearing by an audiometer and by other established means for fitting, making selections, adaptations, or sale of hearing aids. It also includes the making of impressions for earmolds. Temporary permits can be issued to applicants in training to become a licensed hearing aid specialist. , Information, An applicant for license, or holder of a temporary permit who meets all the requirements of the Act, shall appear at a time, place, and before such persons as prescribed by the Department to be examined by written and practical testing. There is no reciprocity for out-of-state Hearing Aid Specialists who want to work in South Carolina, but proof of an approved IHS test can be accepted. However,…, Regulation and Code of Laws, Regulation 60-3, The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids (pdf) Practice of Specializing in Hearing Aids Act, Section 40-25-10, Forms, Application for Licensure (pdf) Application for Temporary Permit Holder (pdf) Application for the Written and Practical Examinations (pdf), Maps, Find a Facility - Licensed Hearing Aid Specialists and Temporary Permit Holders If you have any questions, please send them to HASsupport@dph.sc.gov .