South Carolina
For South Carolina, total hprd minimum is none specified; rn hprd minimum is none specified; cna hprd minimum is 1.63; rn on-site requirement is at least one licensed nurse per shift for each staff work area; penalty type is none specified, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- South Carolina
- Total HPRD minimum
- none specified
- RN HPRD minimum
- none specified
- CNA HPRD minimum
- 1.63 verified
- RN on-site requirement
- at least one licensed nurse per shift for each staff work area
- penalty type
- none specified
- Regulatory citation
- 2025-2026 Appropriations Act (2025 Act No. 69 (H.4025)), proviso 31.17; R61-17, Code of State Regulations
- Federal standard status
- repealed
What the source says
Regulations for nursing home staffing for the current fiscal year must (1) provide a minimum of one and sixty-three hundredths (1.63) hours of direct care per resident per day from the non-licensed nursing staff; and (2) maintain at least one licensed nurse per shift for each staff work area.
— dph.sc.gov, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- dph.sc.govhttps://dph.sc.gov/sites/scdph/files/2025-08/Nursing_Home_Staffing_Ratios_Memo_08.25.2025.pdf