South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-103 - Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Adolescents › Section 61-103.A - Definitions and Interpretations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 Definitions: For the purpose of these Standards, the following definitions
			 shall apply:
(a) Attic: The term "attic"
			 shall mean the space between the finished ceiling of the top habitable story
			 and roof sheathing or decking.
(b)
			 Automatic Sprinkler System: The term "automatic sprinkler system" shall mean an
			 arrangement of piping and sprinklers to discharge water upon a fire. This
			 system shall be designed to operate automatically by the heat of
			 fire.
(c) Basement: The term
			 "basement" shall mean that portion of the building partly underground but
			 having less than half of its clear height above the average grade of the
			 adjoining ground.
(d)
			 Child/Adolescent: An individual who is at least 1 year of age but not more than
			 18 years of age.
(e) Department:
			 The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
(f) Dietician: A person who is eligible for
			 registration by the American Dietetic Association under its requirements in
			 effect January 17, 1974, or has a baccalaureate degree with major studies in
			 food and nutrition, dietetics or food service management, has one year
			 supervisory experience in dietetic services and participates annually in
			 continuing dietetic education.
(g)
			 Existing Facilities: An "existing facility" is one which was in operation
			 and/or one which began the construction or renovation of a building, for the
			 purpose of operating the facility, prior to the adoption of these Standards.
			 The Licensing Standards governing new facilities apply if and when an existing
			 facility is not continuously operated and licensed under these
			 Standards.
(h) Exit: The term
			 "exit" shall mean the interior or exterior doorways, together with connecting
			 corridors, stairways and fire escapes.
These shall be designed to provide safe egress from any area of
				the building to an area of safety.
(i) Fire-Resistance Rating: The term
			 "fire-resistance rating" shall mean the time, hours or fractions thereof, that
			 materials or their assemblies will resist fire exposure as determined by fire
			 tests conducted in compliance with recognized standards.
(j) First Floor: The term "first floor" shall
			 be that story which is of such height above grade that it does not come within
			 the definition of a basement, or it shall be that story located immediately
			 above a basement.
(k) Licensee: The
			 "licensee" is the individual signing the license application on whom rests or
			 who assumes the primary responsibility for complying with approved Standards
			 for the facility.
(l) Multi-Story:
			 For purposes of these Standards, the term "multi-story" shall mean more than
			 one story.
(m) New Facilities: A
			 "new facility" is one which is constructed for the purpose of operating as a
			 Residential Treatment Facility for Children and Adolescents after promulgation
			 of these regulations.
(n) Resident:
			 Any individual who has been admitted for treatment in a Residential Treatment
			 Facility.
(o) Residential Treatment
			 Facility for Children and Adolescents: A facility operated for the assessment,
			 diagnosis, treatment, and care of two or more children and/or adolescents in
			 need of mental health treatment which provides:
(1) a special education program with a
			 minimum program defined by the South Carolina Department of Education
			 (DOE);
(2) recreational facilities
			 with an organized youth development program; and
(3) residential treatment for a child or
			 adolescent in need of mental health treatment.
(p) Story: The term "story" shall mean that
			 portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the
			 upper surface of the floor next above. For the purpose of these Standards, this
			 definition does not apply to basements.