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SC Code § 63-13-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-180. Regulations and suggested standards.

 (A) The department shall with the advice and consent of the Advisory Committee develop and promulgate regulations depending upon the nature of services to be provided for the operation and maintenance of childcare centers and group childcare homes. The department with the advice of the Advisory Committee shall develop suggested standards which shall serve as guidelines for the operators of family childcare homes and the parents of children who use the service. In developing these regulations and suggested standards, the department shall consult with:  (1) Other state agencies, including the State Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the Office of the Attorney General.  (2) Parents, guardians, or custodians of children using the service.  (3) Child advocacy groups.  (4) The State Advisory Committee on the Regulation of Childcare Facilities established by this chapter.  (5) Operators of childcare facilities from all sectors.  (6) Professionals in fields relevant to childcare and development.  (7) Employers of parents, guardians, or custodians of children using the service.  Draft formulations must be widely circulated for criticism and comment.  (B) The regulations for operating and maintaining childcare centers and group childcare homes and the suggested standards for family childcare homes must be designed to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the children who are to be served by assuring safe and adequate physical surroundings and healthful food; by assuring supervision and care of the children by capable, qualified personnel of sufficient number. The regulations with respect to licensing and approval, and the suggested standards with respect to registration of family childcare homes must be designed to promote the proper and efficient processing of matters within the cognizance of the department and to assure applicants, licensees, approved operators, and registrants fair and expeditious treatment under the law.  (C) The department shall conduct a comprehensive review of its licensing and approval regulations and family childcare home suggested standards at least once each three years.  (D) No regulations for childcare facilities may exceed policies or minimum standards set for public childcare facilities regulated under this chapter.  (E) The department shall submit final drafts of its regulations to the Legislative Council as proposed regulations, and the Administrative Procedures Act Sections 1-23-10 et seq., governs their promulgation.  (F) The department shall establish a procedure for its representatives to follow in receiving and recording complaints. Standard forms may be produced and made available to parents and users of facilities upon request to the department. A copy of any complaint must be made available to the involved operator immediately upon his request.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-185 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-185. Childcare facility medication administration to children.

 (A) For purposes of this section, "medication" means a drug that may be obtained with or without a prescription, excluding a topical ointment obtained without a prescription.  (B) It shall be unlawful for a director, owner, operator, caregiver, employee, or volunteer of a childcare facility to administer medication to a child under the care of the facility unless:  (1) the parent or guardian of the child has submitted to the childcare facility prior to the administration of the medication a signed and dated parental consent form that authorizes the facility to administer the medication to the child, and the authorization is for not longer than one year;  (2) the medication is administered as stated on the label directions, or as amended in writing by the child's health care provider; and  (3) the medication is not expired.  (C) Notwithstanding subsection (B), a director, owner, operator, caretaker, employee, or volunteer of a childcare facility may administer medication to a child without a signed authorization if the parent or guardian:  (1) submits to the facility an authorization in an electronic format that is capable of being viewed and saved; or  (2) authorizes the childcare facility by telephone to administer a single dose of a medication.  (D) This section does not apply to a person who administers a medication as prescribed, directed, or intended, to a child, when that person has a good faith belief the child is suffering from a medical emergency and administering medication would prevent the death or serious injury of the child.  (E) A childcare facility shall maintain in each child's record all written documentation and records of verbal communication that confirm parental or guardian permission to administer medication to the minor child as required pursuant to this section.  (F) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be imprisoned for up to one year or fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 295 (H.4665), Section 1, eff June 23, 2014.
SC Code § 63-13-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-190. Fingerprint reviews of Department of Social Services personnel.

 (A)(1) Before the Department of Social Services employs a person in its childcare licensing or child protective services divisions, the person shall undergo a state fingerprint review to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division to determine any state criminal history and a fingerprint review to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine any other criminal history. No person may be employed in these divisions if the person has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any crime listed in Section 63-13-40(A).  (2) This section does not prohibit employment when a conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere for one of the crimes listed has been pardoned. However, notwithstanding the entry of a pardon, the department may consider all information available, including the person's pardoned convictions or pleas and the circumstances surrounding them, to determine whether the applicant is unfit or otherwise unsuited for employment.  (B) Notwithstanding subsection (A) or any other provision of law, a person may be provisionally employed in the childcare licensing or child protective services divisions upon receipt and review of the results of the State Law Enforcement Division fingerprint review if the results show no convictions of the crimes referenced in subsection (A). Pending receipt of the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint review, the department must obtain from the prospective employee a written affirmation on a form provided by the department that the employee has not been convicted of any crime referenced in subsection (A).  (C) A person who has been convicted of a crime referenced in subsection (A) who applies for employment with the childcare licensing or child protective services divisions is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-200. Unlawful offenses near childcare facilities.

 It is a separate criminal offense, and a felony, for a person to unlawfully commit any of the offenses listed in Chapter 3 of Title 16, Offenses Against the Person, a crime listed in Chapter 15 of Title 16, Offenses Against Morality and Decency, or the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor contained in Section 16-17-490 while within a radius of one hundred yards of the grounds of a public or private childcare facility. A person who commits this offense must, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars or imprisonment not to exceed ten years or both, in addition to any other penalty imposed by law and not in lieu of any other penalty.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-210. Notice to parents that childcare business does not carry liability insurance.

 (A) An owner or operator of a childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home, as defined by Section 63-13-20, who does not carry liability insurance for the operation of his childcare business, shall, by no later than January 1, 2009, obtain signed statements from the custodial parent or parents or guardian or guardians of each child currently enrolled in the childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home indicating that the parent or parents or guardian or guardians have received notice that the childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home does not carry liability insurance for the operation of its childcare business. The owner or operator of a childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home must maintain a file of these signed statements at the home during the period of time a child is enrolled. For new enrollees to a childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home, the owner or operator must provide the parent or parents or guardian or guardians of a new enrollee with this information at the time of enrollment, obtain a signed statement from each parent or guardian at the time of enrollment, and maintain these signed statements at the home during the period of time a child is enrolled.  (B) If an owner or operator of a childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home, as defined by Section 63-13-20, has liability insurance for the operation of his childcare business that lapses or is canceled and not reinstated or replaced, the owner or operator shall obtain and maintain statements in accordance with subsection (A) from the custodial parent or parents or guardian or guardians of each child enrolled in the childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home no later than thirty days after the liability insurance lapses or is canceled.  (C) The department shall send a letter to each childcare center, group childcare home, and family childcare home licensed or registered as of June 30, 2008, with the department informing each home of the requirements of subsections (A) and (B), that each home must comply with these requirements by no later than January 1, 2009, and that compliance is a requirement for initial licensure and a continuing annual requirement for relicensure. For childcare centers, group childcare homes, and family childcare homes licensed or registered after June 30, 2008, the department shall provide the information contained in subsections (A) and (B) at the time the childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home applies for a license or registration.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 262, Section 1.
SC Code § 63-13-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-410. Licensure required for private centers and group homes.

 No person, corporation, partnership, voluntary association, or other organization may operate a private childcare center or group childcare home unless licensed to do so by the department.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-440. Display of license.

 (A) Each childcare center or group childcare home shall maintain its current license displayed in a prominent place at all times and must state its license number in all advertisements of the childcare center or group daycare home.  (B) No license may be transferred nor shall the location of any childcare center or group childcare home or place of performance of service be changed without the written consent of the department. The department shall consent to the change for a reasonable period of time when emergency conditions require it, so long as the new location or place of performance substantially conforms to state fire and health requirements.  (C) Upon occurrence of death of a child on the premises of a childcare center or group childcare home in which the child is enrolled or while under the constructive control of the holder of the license of the facility, it is the responsibility of the holder of the license to notify the department within forty-eight hours and follow up with a written report as soon as the stated cause of death is certified by the appropriate government official.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-450. Deficiency correction notices.

 (A) Whenever the department finds upon inspection that a private childcare center or group childcare home is not complying with any applicable licensing regulations, the department shall notify the operator to correct these deficiencies.  (B) Every correction notice must be in writing and must include a statement of the deficiencies found, the period within which the deficiencies must be corrected and the provision of the chapter and regulations relied upon. The period must be reasonable and, except when the department finds an emergency dangerous to the health or safety of children, not less than thirty days from the receipt of the notice.  (C) Within two weeks of receipt of the notice, the operator of the facility may file a written request with the department for administrative reconsideration of the notice or any portion of the notice.  (D) The department shall grant or deny a written request within seven days of filing and shall notify the operator of the grant or denial.  (E) In the event that the operator of the facility fails to correct deficiencies within the period prescribed, the department may revoke the license.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-460 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-460. License denial; nonrenewal; notice; hearings; appeals.

 (A) An applicant who has been denied a license by the department must be given prompt written notice by certified or registered mail. The notice shall indicate the reasons for the proposed action and shall inform the applicant of the right to appeal the decision to the director in writing within thirty days after the receipt of notice of denial. An appeal from the final decision of the director may be taken to an administrative law judge pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.  (B) A licensee whose application for renewal is denied or whose license is about to be revoked must be given written notice by certified or registered mail. The notice must contain the reasons for the proposed action and shall inform the licensee of the right to appeal the decision to the director or his designee in writing within thirty calendar days after the receipt of the notice. An appeal from the final decision of the director may be taken to an administrative law judge pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.  (C) At the hearing provided for in this section, the applicant or licensee may be represented by counsel and has the right to call, examine, and cross-examine witnesses and to otherwise introduce evidence. Parents appearing at the hearing may also be represented by counsel. The hearing examiner is empowered to require the presence of witnesses and evidence by subpoena on behalf of the appellant or department. The final decision of the department must be in writing, must contain the department's findings of fact and rulings of law, and must be mailed to the parties to the proceedings by certified or registered mail to their last known addresses as may be shown in the application, or otherwise. A full and complete record must be kept of all proceedings, and all testimony must be reported but need not be transcribed unless the department's decision is appealed, or a transcript is requested by an interested party. Upon an appeal, the department shall furnish to any appellant, free of charges, a certified copy of the transcript of all evidentiary proceedings before it. Other parties shall pay the cost of transcripts prepared at their request.  (D) The decision of the department is final unless appealed by a party to an administrative law judge pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-610. Approval required for public centers and group homes.

 Every operator or potential operator of a public childcare center or group childcare home must apply to the department for an investigation and a statement of standard conformity or approval, except those facilities designated in Section 63-13-20.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-640. Deficiency correction notices.

 (A) Whenever the department finds upon inspection that a public childcare center or group childcare home is not complying with any applicable regulations, the department may notify the operator to correct the deficiencies.  (B) Every correction notice must be in writing and shall include a statement of the deficiencies found, the period within which the deficiencies must be corrected and the provision of the chapter and regulations relied upon. The period must be reasonable and, except when the department finds an emergency dangerous to the health or safety of children, not less than thirty days from the receipt of the notice.  (C) Within two weeks of receipt of the notice, the operator of the public childcare center or group childcare home may file a written request with the department for administrative reconsideration of the notice or any portion of the notice.  (D) The department shall grant or deny a written request within seven days of filing and shall notify the operator of the childcare center or group childcare home of the grant or denial.  (E) In the event that the operator fails to correct any deficiency within the period prescribed for correction, the department shall notify the appropriate public officials.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-650. Review meeting.

 (A) An applicant or operator who has been denied approval or renewal of approval by the department must be given prompt written notice of the denial, which shall include a statement of the reasons for the denial. The notice must also inform the applicant or operator that it may, within thirty days after the receipt of the notice of denial, appeal the denial by making a written request to the director or his designee for an opportunity to show cause why its application should not be denied.  (B) Upon receiving a written petition, the director or his designee shall give the applicant or operator reasonable notice and an opportunity for a prompt, informal meeting with the director or his designee with respect to the action by the department, and an opportunity to submit written material. On the basis of the available evidence, including information obtained at the informal meeting and from the written material, the director or his designee shall decide whether the application must be granted for approval, provisional approval, or denied. The decision of the director or his designee must be in writing, must contain findings of fact and must be mailed to the parties to the proceedings by certified or registered mail. Notification of the decision must be sent to the Governor and appropriate officials of the state or local government.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-810. Registration required for family childcare homes.

 (A) As used in this chapter, "family childcare home" means a facility within a residence occupied by the operator in which childcare regularly is provided for no more than six children, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, including those children living in the home and the children received for childcare who are related to the resident caregiver. However, an occupied residence in which childcare is provided only for a child or children related to the resident caregiver or only for the child or children of one unrelated family, or only for a combination of these children, is not a family childcare home.  (B) An operator of a family childcare home shall register with the department within six months of June 13, 1977.  (C)(1) A family childcare home which elects to participate in a federal program which requires licensing as a prerequisite to participation may elect to be licensed under the procedures in Section 63-13-820. A family childcare home electing licensing shall demonstrate compliance with the suggested standards developed by the department under Section 63-13-180 and shall comply with provisions of Sections 63-13-420 and 63-13-430 relating to criminal history conviction records checks, a Central Registry check to be conducted by the department to determine any abuse or neglect perpetrated by the person upon a child, and a search of the National Crime Information Center National Sex Offender Registry and the state sex offender registry pursuant to Section 23-3-430 upon original licensing and upon renewal. The person shall be subject to a state criminal register or repository check, a state sex offender check, and a state child abuse and neglect registry and database check in each state where the person has lived in the previous five years.  (2) Operators and caregivers of licensed family childcare homes are held to the standards in Sections 63-13-420 and 63-13-430 regarding criminal convictions and Central Registry and sex offender checks.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2019 Act No. 52 (S.595), Section 7, eff May 16, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 52, Section 7, in (C), inserted the (1) identifier, rewrote the second and third sentences, and added (2).
SC Code § 63-13-825 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-825. Training for daycare operators and workers.

 (A) An operator of a family childcare home and any person employed by or who contracts with an operator of a family childcare home to provide direct childcare, annually shall complete and provide documentation to the Department of Social Services of a minimum of ten hours of training approved by the department.  (B) The department shall indicate on its website those family childcare homes that are, and those that are not, in compliance with this section and may include, but are not limited to, the amount of training the operator and other persons employed by or under contract with a family childcare home have reported to the department.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 292, Section 1, eff August 27, 2010; 2016 Act No. 263 (H.4262), Section 2, eff July 1, 2017.  Effect of Amendment  2016 Act No. 263, Section 2, in (A), inserted "to provide direct childcare", and substituted "ten hours" for "two hours".