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SC DPH healthcare quality (index)

This is the index/navigation page for the South Carolina Department of Public Health's Healthcare Quality division, listing its organizational contacts and the program areas under Healthcare Facility Oversight and EMS, Controlled Substances & Radiation.

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.

Interim Director of the Bureau of Drug Control

Gwen Thompson is currently serving as interim Director of Healthcare Quality's Bureau of Drug Control.

Please send all general Drug Control inquiries to thompsgw@dph.sc.gov.

Healthcare Quality

Healthcare Facility Oversight

Healthcare Planning & Construction

  • Certificate of Need
  • Health Facility Construction
  • Health Facilities Regulations, Licensing, CON
  • Fire & Life Safety
  • Emergency Preparedness

Healthcare Facility Licensure

  • Applications for Licensure
  • Find a Facility
  • File a Complaint Against a Licensed Facility
  • Licensed Facilities & Professionals

Medicare Certification

  • Long-Term Care
  • CLIA
  • Health Insurance Benefit Program
  • Certified Nursing Home Survey Results

EMS, Controlled Substances & Radiation

EMS & Trauma

  • Certified EMS Personnel
  • EMT Certification Links
  • EMS Data Reporting Systems
  • SC Trauma System
  • Stroke System of Care

Drug Control

  • Controlled Substances Registration
  • Scheduled Drugs
  • Controlled Substance Verification
  • Prescription Monitoring Program
  • Find a Facility
  • File a Complaint
  • Medicare Nursing Home Comparisons

Note: This source document is a website navigation/index page rather than a regulatory text — it contains category and page-title listings for the SC DPH Healthcare Quality division but no substantive regulatory requirements, statutory language, or citations to organize or link. Providers seeking the actual requirements referenced by these categories (e.g., Certificate of Need standards, health facility licensing regulations, EMS certification rules, or Prescription Monitoring Program requirements) should consult the specific regulation or statute pages linked from each category on the SC DPH website, as this index alone does not contain that operative text.

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