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 61-16.1300 - PERINATAL SERVICES
Section 61-16.1308 - Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse Staffing

A. Any advanced support therapy, e.g., extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, nitric oxide, high frequency ventilation, peritoneal dialysis;

B. Acute pre- or post-operative surgical conditions, except for minor surgical procedures such as inguinal hernia repair;

C. Ventilator support (with the exception of do-not-resuscitate situations and chronic ventilator- dependent conditions);

D. Less than 32 weeks of gestation and less than 1500 grams on the first day of life;

E. Chest tubes required;

F. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation required in the previous 24 hours;

G. Vital signs required every hour or more frequently;

H. Umbilical artery or vein catheterization or three or more intravenous sites required;

I. Pressor agent (excluding initial stabilization) or inotropic support required, e.g., dopamine (doses for renal perfusion maintenance excluded);

J. Complex diagnostic/assessment support required; or

K. Evidence of seizure activity/unstable neurologic status.