As a condition of licensing and relicensing, every hospital in the State with an emergency department, regardless of classification, must have at least one physician physically present on site who is responsible for the emergency department at all times the emergency department is open.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-268
Hospitals; emergency departments; presence of physician required
Known as the State Health Facility Licensure Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (47 sections).
2025 Act No. 49 (H.4067), SECTION 1, eff May 12, 2025.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.