South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-78 - Standards for Licensing Hospices
Sec2 61-78.2900 - PHYSICAL PLANT
Section 61-78.2900.2913 - Telephone Service
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A. At least one (1) telephone shall be available and easily accessible on each floor of the Hospice Facility for use by patients and/or visitors for their private, discretionary use. Telephones shall be portable to accommodate bedridden or ambulatory-impaired patients. Telephones capable of only local calls are acceptable for this purpose, provided other arrangements exist to provide patient and visitor discretionary access to a telephone capable of long-distance service.
B. At least one (1) telephone shall be provided on each floor for staff members and volunteers to conduct routine business of the Hospice Facility and to summon assistance in the event of an emergency; pay station phones are not acceptable for this purpose.
