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 61-16.700 - REPORTING. (II)
Section 61-16.704 - Zero Census

In instances when there have been no patients in a facility for any reason for a period of ninety (90) calendar days or more, the Facility shall notify the Department in writing that there have been no admissions, no later than the hundredth (100th) day following the date of departure of the last active patient. At the time of that notification, the Department shall consider, upon appropriate review of the situation, the necessity of inspecting the Facility prior to any new and/or re-admissions to the Facility. If the Facility has no patients for a period longer than one year, and there is a desire to admit a patient, the Facility shall be subject to all licensing requirements prior to admission of a patient, including construction-related requirements for a new facility.