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Updated: March 30, 2026

Health Facility Complaints

To file a complaint against a health facility or service regulated by DPH, submit the Health Facility Complaint Form. If you are unable to submit your health facility complaint online, you can call our office at 1-800-922-6735 and indicate you wish to file a complaint against a health facility or service.

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Updated: June 2, 2026

Updated: March 31, 2026

A hearing aid specialist is an individual licensed by DPH to engage in the practice of measuring 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. 

Updated: June 1, 2026

EMT candidates who successfully complete a South Carolina-approved EMT Education course that uses the National EMS Education Standards developed by NHTSA, successfully pass the National Registry EMT-Education Requirements, and receive subsequent South Carolina certification as an EMT, are authorized to perform the following skilled activities (all skills can be used on adult, child, and infant patients unless otherwise stated). See below for more detailed information for EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic education requirements.

Updated: Feb. 26, 2026

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Updated: Feb. 26, 2026

To operate as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in South Carolina, you must gain a South Carolina Emergency Medical Technician certification from the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH). To qualify, you must satisfy the following requirements:

Step 1: Successfully complete all sections of a DPH-approved EMT course including the didactic, practical, and clinical requirements

1. A practitioner or pharmacist or authorized delegate who requests information and certifies that the requested information is for the purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment to a bona fide patient;
2. An individual who requests the individual's own prescription monitoring information in accordance with procedures established pursuant to state law;
3. A designated representative of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation responsible for the licensure, regulation, or discipline of practitioners, pharmacists, or other persons aut