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 61-16.500 - STAFF AND TRAINING
Section 61-16.505 - Nursing Services. (II)
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A. Nursing Services shall be organized and staffed at all times to provide safe, appropriate, and individualized care to each patient. The authority, responsibility and function of all patient care providers shall be clearly defined by written Facility policy and position descriptions.
B. The Facility must have an organized nursing service that provides 24-hour nursing services. This service must be under the direction of a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), who is a registered nurse. A registered nurse shall be designated in writing to act in the absence of the CNO.
C. There shall be a sufficient number of duly licensed registered nurses on duty at all times provide nursing care to meet the needs of the patient population for all areas where nursing care is provided. A registered nurse must be on duty at all times.
D. Facility personnel may be employed to assist the registered nurse in providing nursing care. Licensed practical nurses and all other workers who are employed by a facility in nursing services shall be assigned based on their education, training, and competency.
E. All personnel who render nursing care services in the Facility shall be under the supervision of nursing leadership and shall be subject to all policies and procedures of the facility.
F. All nurses employed in a nursing role in a facility shall be currently licensed to practice in South Carolina or pursuant to the Nurse Licensure Compact.
