Chapter 19

19-101.16. Overnight Accommodations. No reimbursement for overnight accommodations will be made within fifty (50) miles of the employee’s official headquarters or place of official residence. 19-101.17. Foreign Travel. Any foreign travel of a State employee will require prior app…

19-1010. Health Care Providers Required to Report Ambulatory Encounter Level Data to the Office of Research and Statistics. A. Hospital based and freestanding Ambulatory Surgical Facilities as defined by the State Certificate of Need and Health Facility Licensure Act, Section 44-…

19-102.05. Publication of Public Notice of Approval. The governing body or its agent shall bear responsibility for the publication of the public notice of the Board’s approval of a petition required by law. A certified copy of the published notice must be filed promptly with the …

19-1020. Medical Record Extract Information. A. Ambulatory encounter level data for all outpatients shall be coded in accordance with , but not limited to, the specifications promulgated Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for the United States of America in …

19-103.09. Termination of This Regulation. These Regulations shall be of no force and effect upon the earlier of the recision by Congress or declaration of unconstitutionality of Section 621 of the Act, or any portion thereof, by the U.S. Supreme Court. 19-103.10. Future Changes …

19-1030. Criteria for Data Submission Timeliness and Items Completeness and Accuracy. A. One record for each outpatient ambulatory encounter during the calendar month shall be submitted. Health care providers covered by these regulations shall submit at least ninety percent of th…

19-1040. Penalties for Failure to Meet Timeliness, Completion and Accuracy Require- ments. A. Pursuant to South Carolina Code Section 44-6-170 G, the Office may assess a civil fine for failure to comply with these regulations. B. Failure to provide one record for each patient enc…

19-1050. Criteria for the Release of Ambulatory Encounter Level Data. The data collected under these regulations are subject to Final Regulations State Budget and Control Board Chapter 19, Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 44-6-170, Article 11, ‘‘Data Release For Medical Amb…

19-1060. Confidentiality of Patient and Health Care Provider Identities. A. The data collected under these regulations are subject to the confidentiality provisions of Section 44-6-170, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, and in Final Regulations, State Budget and C…

19-1110. Data Oversight Council Authority. A. The Data Oversight Council (DOC) shall classify data elements received by the Office of Research and Statistics (ORS) from health care facilities and/or professionals. The Data Oversight Council will rely, to the extent possible, on d…

19-1120. Classification of Data Elements. A. The data elements are classified into four categories: encounter-level, restricted, confidential, and never releasable. These categories are defined as: (1) Encounter-level data are those data elements that are available for general pu…

19-1130. Data Release Protocol. A. The confidentiality of the patient shall be of the utmost concern. The release or re-release of data, in raw or aggregate form, that can be reasonably expected to reveal the identity of an individual patient shall be made only when a mandate has…

19-1205. Program Organization. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the guidelines for the general daily operations of the Program. B. Agency Organization: 1. The Program is created as a program within the Board. 2. The Program staff is composed of the following perso…

19-1210. Eligible Institutions of Higher Learning. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation establishes the institutions of higher learning in South Carolina at which a designated beneficiary may apply the benefits of a tuition prepayment contract and any other similar institutions …

19-1215. Duties of the Board. A. Scope and Purpose: The Board shall perform those duties and responsibilities prescribed in the ‘‘South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program Act’’. B. The Board is responsible for developing and adopting the guidelines and strategies for the Program…

19-1220. Duties of the Director. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the policies and procedures related to the duties of the director in administering the Program. B. The director shall have the tuition prepayment contracts prepared in accordance with the provisions…

19-1225. The Fund. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the policies and procedures governing the administration of the Fund. B. Fund Composition: 1. The Fund is created as a nonpublic special, revolving fund and established and maintained by the State of South Caroli…

19-1230. Tuition Prepayment Contract Application and Payment. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the policies and procedures for the purchase and payment of tuition prepayment contracts. B. Contract Requirements: 1. The director may enter into tuition prepayment con…

19-1235. Application Process. A. The annual application period shall commence and terminate on the dates prescribed by the Board. The dates of the application period will be publicly advertised. The application period shall be determined by the Board annually and be set for a dur…

19-1240. Payment Schedule. A. The Board at least annually shall evaluate the payment schedule and revise that schedule as appropriate for the future. B. Tuition prepayment contract prices shall be evaluated based on, among other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the ave…

19-1242. Payment Options. A. A contributor may choose to make payments under one (1) of three (3) different payment plans as follows: 1. A lump sum payment due in full on or before the date designated by the Board and published in the payment schedule; 2. Monthly payments over a …

19-1245. Remittance of Payments. A. All payments to the Program must be made in cash only. B. A contributor may select from various payment methods as authorized by the director. A contributor may make a written request for a change in payment method. The request is subject to re…

19-1250. Default. Failure to make any payment within thirty (30) days of the due date shall constitute default by the contributor and a cancellation of the contributor’s and the designated beneficiary’s rights and benefits under the tuition prepayment contract. Within 180 days of…

19-1255. Tuition Prepayment Contract Benefits. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the benefits available to qualified beneficiaries of a tuition prepayment contract. B. The tuition prepayment contract is entered into between the director, on behalf of the Program, a…

19-1260. Contract Exclusions. A. The tuition prepayment contract will not provide for benefits associated with graduate pro- grams. Fund payments may only be applied toward the attainment of an undergraduate degree. B. The tuition prepayment contract will not provide for benefits…

19-1265. Contract Contributors. A. Any individual or individuals meeting the requirements for an individual contract contributor under section 19-1230B.1, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, nonprofit organization, any legally recognized organization that has the auth…

19-1270. Beneficiary Eligibility. A. For each annual application period, a designated beneficiary is defined as an individual who is under the age of 21 on the first day of the month in which the application period begins, has not completed the 10th grade, and is a resident of So…

19-1272. Beneficiary Substitution. A. A contributor may request a change in a tuition prepayment contract to substitute an eligible designated beneficiary who a member of the family of the designated beneficiary. The substitute designated beneficiary must meet all requirements, i…

19-1275. Contract Termination. A. Tuition prepayment contract termination shall be voluntary on the part of the contributor. B. Termination shall occur within thirty (30) days of the Program receiving written notice of a contributor’s desire to cancel a tuition prepayment contrac…

19-1278. Contract Cancellation. A. Tuition prepayment contract cancellation shall be an action by the director. B. Cancellation will occur under the following circumstances: 1. A determination of fraud or any misrepresentation on the part of the contributor to include, but not be…

19-1280. Transfer Provisions. A. In the event the designated beneficiary matriculates in an independent institution of higher learning in South Carolina, the appropriate benefits as defined in Section 19-1210B.4 of the tuition prepayment contract will be forwarded to the institut…

19-1285. Limitations. A. The master agreement shall provide that a tuition prepayment contract which has not been terminated or the benefits exhausted by the time the designated beneficiary reaches his thirtieth (30 th ) birthday is canceled; however, up to forty-eight (48) conti…

19-1290. Administrative Fees. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the guidelines for establishing administrative and programmatic fees to offset the costs of administering the Program. B. Fee Schedule: 1. The following fees will be set annually by the Board and will …

19-1295. Refunds. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the policies and procedures for providing refund of payments to contributors. B. Except as provided herein, refunds shall not exceed the amount paid for any plan bought by the contributor. Termination of student s…

19-1298. Unclaimed Refunds. A. In the event that a contributor fails to request a refund, after three years the refund will be paid to the Fund. B. The Board shall annually review and approve the transfer of unclaimed refunds and inadver- tent payments, when such refunds and inad…

19-200. Definitions. Terms that have been defined in the Act shall have the same definitions when utilized in these regulations. Additional definitions are as follows: A. ’’Government entity’’ means a political subdivision of the State having responsibility for public safety, spe…

19-201. Application to be Made. Government entities seeking approval to implement 9-1-1 systems must make application to the Division Director, Division of Information Resource Management (DIRM), Suite 930-AT&T Building, 1201 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201. HISTORY:…

19-202. Preliminary Review and Approval. The Act requires a government entity that seeks funding for a 9-1-1 system to submit to DIRM a system plan for review and approval. It is recognized that much of the information needed to properly document the proposed 9-1-1 system may not…

19-203. Information Requirements for Final Application. Final applications must address, affirm compliance with, and furnish information in accordance with each section and subsection below, explicitly, completely, and in the order given, to allow for a speedy and accurate review…

19-204. Commercial Mobile Radio System Surcharge. Commercial Mobile Radio System (CMRS) providers shall collect monthly CMRS Emergency 911 surcharges from each of their subscribers with a South Carolina area code, in the amount of the average of the telephone (local exchange acce…

19-211. Definitions. A. ‘‘Board’’ means the South Carolina State Budget and Control Board, Division of the State Chief Information Officer. B. ‘‘Board 211 Certification Process’’ means the application of criteria established by the Board for certification of a 211 provider in the…

19-212. Board Certification Process and Requirements. A. The Board shall certify a single South Carolina 211 Network Provider for each county. The minimum service delivery area for a South Carolina 211 Network Provider shall be a single county. This shall not preclude a South Car…

19-213. Dispute Resolution. A. Review Procedure; Exclusive Remedy. A candidate who is denied certification by the Board to become a South Carolina 211 Network Provider may seek review of the denial in the manner set forth in subsection B below within fifteen days of receiving not…

19-214. Revocation of 211 Number. A. The 211 dialing code shall only be used by entities certified by the Board as South Carolina Network 211 Providers. The Board shall notify any entity that is leasing the 211 number from a local exchange company and is not certified by the Boar…

19-400.1. Authority. (A) With the exception of one and two family detached dwellings and other residential buildings to be offered for sale as individual dwelling units, every building or structure shall have all levels and areas made accessible to disabled persons in accordance …

19-400.2. Application. (A) There shall be no construction, alteration or leasing of a government building nor construction or renovation of a public building except in conformity with these Regulations. If the occupancy as defined in the Building Code of an existing building is c…

19-400.3. Administration. (A) Interpretation—Interpretation of these Regulations and provisions herein shall be the responsi- bility of the local building officials, in consultation with the appropriate State Officials where necessary. However, request for interpretation may be f…

19-410. SURPLUS PROPERTY. (Statutory Authority: 1976 Code § 3-9-10) Code Commissioner’s Note 2011 Act No. 47, § 14(B), provided for the substitution of ‘‘intellectual disability’’ for ‘‘mental retardation’’ in the 1976 Code of Laws. At the Code Commissioner’s discretion, the subs…

19-410.11. Consultation with Advisory Bodies, Public and Private Groups. A.(1) The State Agency will arrange for and participate in local, regional or statewide meetings of such public and private organizations and associations representing public agencies, educational, public he…

19-410.16. Records. A.(1) Official records of the State Agency shall be retained for a period of not less than three years. (2) Records of property subject to restrictions for more than two years shall be kept one year beyond the specified period of restriction. (3) Should proper…