South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-16 - Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries
Sec2 61-16.1200 - PATIENT CARE AND SERVICES
Section 61-16.1209 - Surgery

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-16.1209

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

A. The surgical service shall be under the supervision of a member of the active staff of physicians.

B. The operating rooms must be supervised by a registered nurse or a doctor of medicine or osteopathy.

C. Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and surgical technologists (operating room technicians) may serve as "scrub nurses" under the supervision of a registered nurse.

D. Qualified registered nurses may perform circulating duties in the operating room. In accordance with applicable State laws and approved medical staff policies and procedures, LPNs and surgical technologists may assist in circulatory duties under the supervision of a qualified registered nurse.

E. Surgical privileges must be delineated for all practitioners performing surgery in accordance with the competencies of each practitioner. The surgical service must maintain a roster of practitioners specifying the surgical privileges of each practitioner.

F. Hospitals providing surgery should have available consulting physicians to address additional patient needs.

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