Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Updated: March 30, 2026

Definition

An Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) is a facility that serves four (4) or more persons with intellectual disabilities or persons with related conditions and provides health or rehabilitative services on a regular basis to individuals whose mental and physical conditions require services including room, board, and active treatment for their intellectual disability or related conditions.

For purposes of this regulation, the definitions of "Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities" and "Habilitation Center for Persons with Intellectual Disability or Persons with Related Conditions" are the same and both terms are utilized interchangeably.

Regulation and Code of Laws

• Regulation 60-13, Standards for Licensing Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (pdf)
• Regulation 61-25, Retail Food Establishments (pdf)
• Criminal Record Checks of Direct Care Staff, Section 44-7-2910, et seq.
• Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities, Section 44-81-10, et seq.
• Omnibus Adult Protection Act, Section 43-35-5, et seq.

Forms

• Application for Licensure (pdf)
• TB Risk Assessment (Short Form) (pdf)
• Administrator Change Form

Maps

• Find a Facility - List of ICF-IID Facilities (15 beds or fewer, 16 beds or more)

Downloads & Links

• Submit a Plan of Correction (POC)
• Submit Accident/Incident Report
• LLR-South Carolina Board of Long-Term Health Care Administrators
• Resident's Bill of Rights (pdf)
• Resident's Bill of Rights (Español) (pdf)

Tags

Facilities | Loss of an Essential Service | Regulation & Licensing

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Note: This source document is a resource/index page rather than a full regulatory text. The forms, maps, and downloads/links listed above are referenced by name in the source but do not include direct file URLs; providers should access these through the SC DPH website directly. For the complete substantive licensing standards, see the full text of Regulation 60-13 linked above.