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SC BHDD — Providers (mental health centers, clinics, and hospitals)

This is the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities' (BHDD) Providers page describing its mental health centers, hospitals, nursing care facility, licensing/accreditation status, and access & privacy policies for its facilities.

Updated Aug 30, 2026

This page is CMI's own briefing on the topic, written by CMI. It is not the text of the regulation. Read the regulation itself in the Regulatory hub.

Mental Health Centers, Clinics, & Hospitals

Serving all 46 counties

BHDD's clinical staff provide a complete array of necessary mental health services for children, adolescents, adults and families in South Carolina. Following a thorough assessment, treatment plans are tailored to meet the needs of each individual patient. Services may include individual, group, and family therapy with a trained therapist, psychiatric medical assessments with a psychiatrist or nurse practitioner, supportive nursing services, crisis intervention, and more.

  • 16 community-based outpatient mental health centers
  • Community-based clinics, which serve all 46 counties in South Carolina
  • 3 licensed hospitals, 1 for substance use disorder treatment
  • A skilled nursing care facility

Hospitals

BHDD clinical staff provide a complete array of necessary mental health services for children, adolescents, adults and families. Following a thorough assessment, treatment plans are tailored to meet the needs of each individual patient.

Mental Health Centers

BHDD mental health centers provide a wide array of intensive mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and families with severe symptoms of mental illness, substance use disorder (dual diagnosis), and/or emotional distress who are residents of South Carolina.

Nursing Care Facility

BHDD's CM Tucker - Roddey Pavilion nursing care facility is licensed by the South Carolina Department of Public Health and certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Licensing & Accreditation

All BHDD mental health facilities are licensed or accredited by applicable accreditation groups.

  • All 16 BHDD community mental health centers are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.
  • Morris Village Treatment Center, the BHDD's inpatient substance use disorder treatment facility, is licensed by the South Carolina Department of Public Health and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.
  • BHDD's psychiatric hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
  • BHDD's nursing home is licensed by the South Carolina Department of Public Health and certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Access & Privacy

BHDD understands the public's interest in visiting and photographing its historic properties; however, the agency cannot accommodate such requests. In accordance with state and federal laws to ensure the privacy of our patients, audio and visual recording are not allowed on active BHDD mental health premises.

Applicable BHDD Directives:

  • 948-21 Privacy Practices
  • 858-06 Privacy & Use of Visual Audio or Recording and Transmitting Devices

Applicable State and Federal Statutes:

This is in accordance with BHDD Office of Mental Health directives 858-06 and 837-03, and the following statutes:

  • SC Code of Laws Sections 30-2-20 and 30-2-30: The Family Privacy Protection Act
  • SC Code of Laws Section 44-22-100 (A): Rights of Mental Health Patients: Confidentiality of records; exceptions; violations and penalties
  • SC Code of Laws Section 44-11-70 and 44-11-75: Organization and Control of State Mental Health Facilities
  • Code of Federal Regulations 45 C.F.R. § 160.103: Definitions (HIPAA Privacy Rule)
  • Code of Federal Regulations 45 C.F.R. § 164.514(b): Other Requirements Relating to Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information (HIPAA Privacy Rule)
  • Code of Federal Regulations 42 CFR Part 2: Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records

The former State Hospital Campus on Bull Street has fully transferred to private ownership.

Do You Need Help?

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health emergency, contact our 24/7/365 statewide Mobile Crisis response dispatcher at 1-833-364-2274, or call, text, or chat 988 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

General information, not legal advice. Requirements change; confirm against the official source before you act, or ask us how this applies to your organization.