S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-13.600.603

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

Section 61-13.600.603 - Direct Care Staff (I)

A. The facility shall maintain personnel adequate in number and skill in the facility at all times when clients are present to ensure safety and supervise clients in accordance with their individual program plans. When there are no clients in the facility, a responsible staff member shall be available by telephone.

1. The facility's policy shall clearly define the authority, responsibility, and function of each category of personnel. (II)

2. Personnel shall be assigned only those duties for which they are trained.

B. The facility shall employ registered or practical nurses that are currently and continuously licensed to practice in South Carolina during the period of their employment. The facility shall maintain in the facility a copy of the license of each registered or practical nurse employed. Only licensed registered or practical nurses may perform duties requiring a registered or practical nurse. (II)

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-13.600.603

Added by State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2016.