South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-102 - Standards for Licensing Birthing Centers for Deliveries by Midwives › Section 61-102.L - Prerequisites for Initial Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Prior to admission of patients to, and issuance of a license
				for new facilities or additional stations, the following actions must be
				accomplished and documentation furnished at the final inspection:
(1) Plans and construction must be approved
			 by the Division of Health Facilities Construction, DHEC.
(2) The facility shall submit a completed
			 Application for License on forms which shall be furnished by the Division of
			 Health Licensing. The following documents shall be submitted with the
			 application:
(a) Final construction approval
			 of both water and wastewater systems by the appropriate District Environmental
			 Quality Control Office of DHEC. (Includes satisfactory laboratory reports of
			 water samples taken by the local office of Environmental Quality
			 Control.)
(b) Approval from
			 appropriate building official stating that all applicable local codes and
			 ordinances have been complied with.
(1) If
			 the facility is located within town or city limits, approval by the local fire
			 chief stating that all applicable requirements have been met, or
(2) If the facility is located outside town
			 or city limits, a written agreement with the nearest fire department that will
			 provide protection and respond in case of fire at the facility.
(c) Certification and laboratory
			 test reports, provided by the manufacturer or supplier, that all carpeting
			 purchased by the facility has been tested under
(1) ASTM E-84 and has a flame spread rating
			 of not more than 75, or
(2) ASTM
			 E-648 or NFPA No. 253 with a rating of not less than .45 watts/sq.
			 cm.
(d) Certification by
			 the contractor that only the carpeting described in (c) above was installed in
			 the facility.
(e) Certification by
			 the manufacturer or supplier that all drapes and cubicle curtains purchased by
			 the facility are flame or fire resistant or retardant.
(f) Certification by the owner or contractor
			 that only materials described in (e) above were installed.
(g) Certification by the manufacturer or
			 supplier that all wall covering materials purchased by the facility are fire or
			 flame resistant or retardant.
(h)
			 Certification by the contractor that only the materials described in (g) above
			 were installed.
(i) Certification
			 by the engineer that all fire alarm and smoke detection systems have been
			 installed according to plans and specifications, have been tested and operate
			 satisfactorily.
(j) Certification
			 by the contractor that the automatic sprinkler system has been completed and
			 tested in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and NFPA No.
			 13. Include a copy of the approval letter of the sprinkler shop
			 drawings.
(k) Certification that
			 all medical gas systems have been properly installed and tested.
(l) For corporation-owned facilities, a list
			 of all officers and their corporate titles.