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Subcommittee approves three housekeeping regulation transfers to new Department of Public Health
Summary
The subcommittee approved three noncontroversial regulation updates moving existing text from DHEC into the new Department of Public Health chapter and removing athletic-trainer language now under LLR.
The South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee voted to approve three housekeeping regulatory items that transfer existing regulatory text into the Department of Public Health (DPH) and remove provisions moved to other agencies.
The items approved were: a transfer of DHEC's access-to-restricted-information (FOIA-related) language into DPH chapter 60 (reg. 5,341, tab 1); removal of athletic trainer rules now regulated under the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) (reg. 5,344, tab 3); and a simple renumbering/relocation of chapter 61 material into new chapter 60 as part of the agency transition (tab 6). The committee described these as “housekeeping” changes that do not introduce new policy.
DPH staff explained the transfers are necessary because responsibilities formerly held by DHEC now belong to DPH following recent statutory reorganizations. DPH staff said the provisions are being reproduced, not substantively changed. Caitlin Foran, identified as DHEC personnel, confirmed the agency’s explanation as accurate when asked by the chair.
Chairman Garrett moved the items and the subcommittee approved them by voice vote with no recorded roll call recorded in the transcript.
The approvals clear the way for the technical moves of text from the Department of Health and Environmental Control into DPH’s regulatory chapter and for removal of athletic-trainer rules now implemented at LLR.
