South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-31 - Health Care Cooperative Agreements
Chapter 3 - DISPOSITION OF APPLICATION
Section 61-31.3.312 - Conditional Approval
The Department may establish conditions for approval that are reasonably necessary to ensure that the cooperative agreement and the activities engaged under it are consistent with these regulations and its purpose to promote cooperation and limit health care costs; protect against abuse of private economic power; improve access to care; improve efficiencies in the delivery of care, including improving economics of scale in the delivery of services; reduce or eliminate unnecessary duplication of services or technology; and to ensure that the activity is appropriately supervised and regulated. Such conditions shall be stated in the Certificate of Public Advantage and shall be fully enforceable.