Executive Order No. 2020-11 (SCSR 44-4 EO 2020-11), effective March 19, 2020, relating to additional emergency measures and regulatory relief regarding COVID-19, authorized the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to suspend, for the duration of the present emergency, any necessary and applicable provisions of Regulations 61-15 and 61-16, which restrict the use of unlicensed beds or space, the conversion of single and double occupancy patient rooms to account for higher patient capacity, or the establishment of wards, dormitories, or other spaces not designated as patient rooms.

Executive Order No. 2020-50 (SCSR 44-8 EO 2020-50), effective August 2, 2020, extended by Executive Order No. 2020-53 (SCSR 44-8 EO 2020-53), effective August 10, 2020, Executive Order No. 2020-56 (SCSR 44-9 EO 2020-56), effective August 25, 2020, Executive Order No. 2020-59 (SCSR 44-9 EO 2020-59), effective September 9, 2020, and Executive Order No. 2020-62 (SCSR 44-10 EO 2020-62), effective September 24, 2020, relating to additional emergency measures and regulatory relief regarding COVID-19, authorized the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to suspend, for the duration of the present emergency, any necessary and applicable provisions of Regulations 61-15 and 61-16, which restrict the use of unlicensed beds or space, the conversion of single and double occupancy patient rooms to account for higher patient capacity, or the establishment of wards, dormitories, or other spaces not designated as patient rooms.

Executive Order No. 2020-63 (SCSR 44-10 EO 2020-63), effective October 2, 2020, extended by Executive Order No. 2020-65 (SCSR 44-10 EO 2020-65), effective October 9, 2020, Executive Order No. 2020-67 (SCSR 44-11 EO 2020-67), effective October 24, 2020, Executive Order No. 2020-70 (SCSR 44-11 EO 2020-70), effective November 8, 2020, and Executive Order No. 2020-72 (SCSR 44-12 EO 2020-72), effective November 23, 2020, relating to additional emergency measures and regulatory relief regarding COVID-19, authorized the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to suspend, for the duration of the present emergency, any necessary and applicable provisions of Regulations 61-15 and 61-16, which restrict the use of unlicensed beds or space, the conversion of single and double occupancy patient rooms to account for higher patient capacity, or the establishment of wards, dormitories, or other spaces not designated as patient rooms.

Executive Order No. 2020-73 (SCSR 44-12 EO 2020-73), effective November 25, 2020, extended by Executive Order No. 2020-75 (SCSR 44-12 EO 2020-75), effective December 8, 2020, Executive Order 2020-77 (SCSR 45-1 EO 2020-77), effective December 20, 2020, Executive Order 2021-03 (SCSR 45-1 EO 2021-03), effective January 7, 2021, Executive Order 2021-07 (SCSR 45-2 EO 2021-07), effective January 22, 2021, Executive Order 2021-08 (SCSR 45-2 EO 2021-08), effective February 6, 2021, and Executive Order 2021-10 (SCSR 45-3 EO 2021-10), effective February 21, 2021, relating to modifying amending emergency measures and regulatory relief regarding COVID-19, authorized the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to suspend, for the duration of the present emergency, any necessary and applicable provisions of Regulations 61-15 and 61-16, which restrict the use of unlicensed beds or space, the conversion of single and double occupancy patient rooms to account for higher patient capacity, or the establishment of wards, dormitories, or other spaces not designated as patient rooms.

Executive Order 2021-11 (SCSR 45-3 EO 2021-11), effective March 1, 2021, relating to modifying amending emergency measures and regulatory relief regarding COVID-19, authorized the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to suspend, for the duration of the present emergency, any necessary and applicable provisions of Regulations 61-15 and 61-16, which restrict the use of unlicensed beds or space, the conversion of single and double occupancy patient rooms to account for higher patient capacity, or the establishment of wards, dormitories, or other spaces not designated as patient rooms.

Executive Order 2021-12 (SCSR 45-3 EO 2021-12), effective March 5, 2021, extended by Executive Order No. 2021-13 (SCSR 45-3 EO 2021-13), effective March 8, 2021, Executive Order No. 2021-15 (SCSR 45-4 EO 2021-15), effective March 23, 2021, Executive Order No. 2021-18 (SCSR 45-4 EO 2021-18), effective April 7, 2021, Executive Order No. 2021-20 (SCSR 45-5 EO 2021-20), effective April 22, 2021, and Executive Order No. 2021-22 (SCSR 45-5 EO 2021-22), effective May 7, 2021, relating to modifying amending emergency measures and regulatory relief regarding COVID-19, authorized the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to suspend, for the duration of the present emergency, any necessary and applicable provisions of Regulations 61-15 and 61-16, which restrict the use of unlicensed beds or space, the conversion of single and double occupancy patient rooms to account for higher patient capacity, or the establishment of wards, dormitories, or other spaces not designated as patient rooms.

Executive Order 2021-23 (SCSR 45-5 EO 2021-23), effective May 11, 2021, extended by Executive Order 2021-25 (SCSR 45-6 EO 2021-25), effective May 22, 2021, relating to modifying amending emergency measures and regulatory relief regarding COVID-19, authorized the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to suspend, for the duration of the present emergency, any necessary and applicable provisions of Regulations 61-15 and 61-16, which restrict the use of unlicensed beds or space, the conversion of single and double occupancy patient rooms to account for higher patient capacity, or the establishment of wards, dormitories, or other spaces not designated as patient rooms.

Statutory Authority

S.C. Code Sections 44-7-110 through 44-7-340

Editor's Note

The following constitutes the history for 60-15, 101 through 802.

HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 1993; State Register Volume 27, Issue No. 6, Part 1, eff June 27, 2003. Transferred from 61-15 and amended by SCSR 49-5 Doc. No. 5352, eff May 23, 2025.