South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-45 - South Carolina Central Cancer Registry
Section 61-45.C - REPORTING OF CANCER CASES
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-45.C
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
1. Reportable cancer cases, as defined, which are initially diagnosed after December 31, 1995 shall be reported to DHEC within six months of initial diagnosis.
2. All health care providers that diagnose and/or treat cancer patients in the State are responsible for reporting cancer cases to DHEC, unless those health care providers are already reporting to a regional cancer registry.
3. Responsibility for Reporting:
a. Hospitals with existing cancer registries
shall designate an appropriate person to be responsible for reporting all SCCCR
reportable cases to DHEC.
b.
Hospitals without a cancer registry shall designate the Director of Health
Information Management or the functional equivalent employee to be responsible
for reporting all SCCCR reportable cases to DHEC.
c. The Director or the functional equivalent
of each independent pathology laboratory and private component of a hospital
pathology laboratory shall be responsible for reporting the results of
examination of tissue specimens and/or hematology examinations to DHEC.
Pathologic and hematologic reports indicating the diagnosis of cancer, that
have not been previously reported from that laboratory, shall be
reported.
d. Physicians shall
report to DHEC all new cancer cases diagnosed in their offices that are not
referred to a hospital in the State for treatment.
e. The Director of functional equivalent of
each freestanding surgical or treatment center shall be responsible for
reporting all new cancer cases to DHEC.
f. Every health care provider shall allow
representatives of DHEC upon demand to access, obtain, and copy information
from all medical, pathological, and other pertinent records and logs related to
cancer cases, as necessary for fulfilling the functions of the SCCCR. Adequate
space shall be provided as needed to DHEC staff for record review at South
Carolina health care facilities.
g.
Regional registries shall abide by the same reporting requirements as for other
health care providers in the State.
h. SCCCR staff shall be responsible for
continuously monitoring compliance of reporting requirements from all health
care providers.
i. SCCCR staff
shall be responsible for monitoring timeliness, completeness, and quality of
data. Statewide and national quality control audits shall be conducted to
assess SCCCR data. The SCCCR shall participate in national quality control
audits performed by NAACCR that include review of health care provider
records.
j. Every health care
provider shall participate in quality control studies developed by the SCCCR in
order to access timeliness, completeness, and quality of data according to
NAACCR standards.
k. SCCCR staff
shall provide appropriate training to health care provider staff on data
collection principles and practices as needed.
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