South Carolina § 40-35-30 - Supervision of facilities and centers by licensed administrators.
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§ 40-35-30. Supervision of facilities and centers by licensed administrators.
(A) A nursing home or community residential care facility within this State may not operate except under the supervision of an administrator licensed in accordance with this chapter.
(B) A habilitation center for persons with intellectual disability or persons with related conditions, funded in whole or in part by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, must be under the supervision of a licensed nursing home administrator or a qualified intellectual disability professional who has been determined by the department to have the requisite training and experience.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 293, SECTION 1.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
Pursuant to 2011 Act No. 47, SECTION 14(B), the Code Commissioner substituted "intellectual disability" for "mentally retarded" and "person with intellectual disability" or "persons with intellectual disability" for "mentally retarded".
Editor's Note
Prior Laws:1997 Act No. 66, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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