South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-93 - Standards for Licensing Facilities for Chemically Dependent or Addicted Persons
Sec2 61-93.2600 - PHYSICAL PLANT
Section 61-93.2600.2617 - Patient Care Unit and Station for Medical Withdrawal Management Programs (II)
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A. Each Patient care unit shall have a Patient care station.
B. A Patient care unit shall contain not more than forty-four (44) licensed beds; and the Patient care station shall not be more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from a Patient room, and shall be located and arranged to permit visual observation of the unit corridor(s).
C. Each Patient care station shall contain separate spaces for the storage of wheelchairs and general supplies/equipment for that station.
D. There shall be at, or near each Patient care station, a separate medicine preparation room with a cabinet with one or more locked sections for Controlled Substances, work space for preparation of medicine, and a sink. As an alternative, a medicine preparation area with counter, cabinet space, and a sink shall be required on those units where there is:
