Certificate of Need (CON)
Updated: Dec. 1, 2025
The Certificate of Need Program administers a regulatory regime known as the State Certification of Need and Health Facility Licensure Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") that is set forth in S.C. Code Sections 44-7-110 to 44-7-230.
The purpose of the Act is to promote cost containment, prevent unnecessary duplication of health care facilities and services, guide the establishment of health facilities and services which will best serve public need and ensure high quality services are provided in health facilities in this State.
Crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities
Updated: Nov. 10, 2025
A Crisis Stabilization Unit Facility is a facility, other than a health care facility, operated by the Department of Mental Health, or operated in partnership with the Department of Mental Health that provides a short-term residential program, offering psychiatric stabilization services and brief, intensive crisis services to individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older, twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
CLIA FAQs
THIS INFORMATION IS FOR LABORATORIES OPERATING IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ONLY. IF YOU ARE A LABORATORY OPERATING IN A STATE OTHER THAN SOUTH CAROLINA PLEASE CONTACT THE CLIA PROGRAM IN YOUR STATE.
CLIA
CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments)
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program oversees laboratories that test human specimens for diagnostic purposes. These include hospital laboratories, stand-alone diagnostic labs, and doctors' offices.
Tattoo Facilities
Updated: Nov. 10, 2025
Tattooing is to indelibly mark or color the skin by subcutaneous introduction of nontoxic dyes or pigments. The practice of tattooing does not include the removal of tattoos, the practice of branding, cutting, scarification, skin braiding, or the mutilation of any part of the body.
Midwifery Licensing
DPH licenses midwives in accordance with Regulation 60-24, Standards for Licensing Midwives.
Requirements for Licensure
Individuals must pass both the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) national written examination and an oral examination administered by DPH in addition to other prescribed requirements on page 8 of Regulation 60-24.
License Renewal
License renewal is every two years with continuing education required.
Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Updated: Nov. 10, 2025
In-Home Care Providers
Updated: Nov. 10, 2025
An in-home care provider is a business entity, corporation, or association, whether operated for profit or not for profit, that for compensation directly provides or makes provision for in-home care services through:
Facilities for Chemically Dependent or Addicted Persons
Updated: Nov. 10, 2025
Facilities for chemically dependent or addicted persons provide care, treatment or services for psychoactive substance abuse or dependence to two or more persons (not related to the licensee) and their families.
Care is provided based on an individual treatment plan including diagnostic treatment, individual and group counseling, family therapy, vocational and educational development counseling, and referral services in any of the following modalities: