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SC DPH licensed facilities and professionals

This is a South Carolina Department of Public Health (SC DPH) index page listing the healthcare facilities and professionals regulated and licensed by the Bureau of Healthcare Quality.

Updated Aug 30, 2026

This page is CMI's own briefing on the topic, written by CMI. It is not the text of the regulation. Read the regulation itself in the Regulatory hub.

Healthcare Quality

The Bureau of Healthcare Quality (HQ) regulates healthcare facilities and providers in South Carolina. It enforces standards, inspects, and licenses facilities such as nursing homes, hospices, home health agencies, body piercing facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, tattoo facilities, adult day cares and renal dialysis facilities. The Bureau also licenses hearing aid specialists and midwives.

Inpatient Facilities

  • Community Residential Care Facilities
  • Crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities
  • Facilities for Chemically Dependent or Addicted Persons
  • Hospice Licensing
  • Hospital & Institution General Infirmaries
  • Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Nursing Homes
  • Residential Treatment Facilities for Children & Adolescents

Outpatient Facilities

  • Abortion Clinics
  • Adult Day Care Facilities
  • Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
  • Birthing Centers for Deliveries by Midwives
  • Body Piercing Facilities
  • Facilities for Chemically Dependent or Addicted Persons
  • Home Health Agencies
  • Hospice Licensing
  • In-Home Care Providers
  • Renal Dialysis Facilities
  • Tattooing

Healthcare Professionals

  • Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
  • Hearing Aid Specialists
  • Hearing Aid Temporary Permit
  • Licensed Midwife Apprentice
  • Midwives

Facility-Specific Info

  • Healthcare Licensing Fees
  • Fee Schedules (pdf)

Note: This source document is a navigational/index page from the SC DPH website listing categories of licensed facilities and professionals; it does not itself contain the underlying regulatory text, statutes, or citations governing each facility type. No specific regulation numbers, statute citations, or fee amounts were present in the source text to preserve or link. Providers should consult SC DPH's individual facility-type pages and the applicable South Carolina Code of Laws and DPH regulations for each category listed above for complete licensing requirements.

General information, not legal advice. Requirements change; confirm against the official source before you act, or ask us how this applies to your organization.