S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-123-102

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-123-102 - Definitions

A. Birthing facility. An inpatient or ambulatory health care facility licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control that provides birthing and newborn care services.

B. Department. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

C. Department Approved Screening. A critical congenital heart defects screening approved by the Department of Health and Environmental Control as an alternative to pulse oximetry screening based on standards set forth by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services' Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, the American Heart Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

D. Pulse Oximetry. Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive test that estimates the percentage of hemoglobin in blood that is saturated with oxygen.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-123-102

Added by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014.