# South Carolina — Nursing home minimum staffing requirements by US state — hours per resident day, RN coverage mandates, and penalty structures after the 2026 federal repeal

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 for noncompliance 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: appears in the quote below)_
- **RN on-site requirement:** at least one licensed nurse per shift for each staff work area _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty for noncompliance:** 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- **Federal standard status:** repealed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.

## Source

- https://dph.sc.gov/sites/scdph/files/2025-08/Nursing_Home_Staffing_Ratios_Memo_08.25.2025.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-08-14.
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