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Subcommittee pauses residential treatment rules after debate over reporting timing and staff disqualifications
Summary
Proposed licensing changes for residential treatment facilities for children and adolescents drew questions on staff criminal-disqualification language, staffing requirements tied to resident sex, and reporting deadlines; the subcommittee carried the rule over for further revision and stakeholder explanation.
The South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee carried over proposed regulatory amendments for residential treatment facilities for children and adolescents (regulation document 53-42) after extensive questions about criminal-disqualification language, staffing and supervision requirements, and incident-reporting deadlines.
DPH staff and a DPH representative identified as Vito explained that the rule package is intended to clarify which criminal convictions disqualify applicants and staff by referencing existing South Carolina code definitions for unlawful conduct toward a child, child-abuse registries, sex-offender registries and…
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