Proposed Regulations

Document No. 5315 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER 114 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 43-1-80 and 63-9-1700 through 1810 114-4380. Supplemental Benefits for Adoption and Medical Assistance. Preamble: The State of South Carolina aims to support adoption laws by making possible through public supplemental benefits the most appropriate adoption of each child certified by the Department of Social Services as requiring a supplemental benefit to assure adoption. The Department of Social Services is charged with promulgating regulations to carry out the State’s purpose; and therefore, i…

Document No. 5314 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER 114 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 63-13-180 114-500 through 114-509. Regulations for the Licensing of Child Care Centers. Preamble: The Department of Social Services is proposing to amend South Carolina Code of Regulations 114-500 to 114-509 to establish and maintain standards for licensed child care centers that are reasonably aligned with recommended standards of national organizations and which further the Department’s mission to establish and maintain standards that protect the health, safety, and well-being of children recei…

Document No. 5313 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER 114 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 43-1-80 114-140. Foster Care. 114-150. Adoptions. Preamble: The Department of Social Services is proposing to amend South Carolina Code of Regulations 114-140 and 114-150 which outline the fair hearings process for adverse decisions related to foster care and adoptions, respectively. The regulations are being reviewed and amended to clarify the appeal rights of foster parents. The proposed amendments are necessary promote consistency in the application of a fair hearings process for adverse decis…

Document No. 5308 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER 114 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 63-11-30 114-4910. Child Placing Agencies; Definitions and Application Procedures. 114-4920. Administration and Organization of Child Placing Agencies. 114-4930. Requirements for Licenses and Types of Licenses. 114-4940. Relicensing Procedures. 114-4950. Confidentiality Requirements. 114-4960. Personnel Requirements. 114-4970. Child Placing Agency Records. 114-4980. Procedures and Practices of Child Placing Agencies. Preamble: As the administrator of the State’s foster care system, the Department…

Document No. 5303 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER 114 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 43-1-80 and 63-9-360 114-4370. Certification of Adoption Investigators and Persons Obtaining Consents or Relinquishments. Preamble: The Department of Social Services is responsible for establishing and promulgating rules and regulations for the certification requirements and process for an adoption investigator. The proposed amendments will ensure that prospective investigators have the necessary educational and work experience to further the Department’s mission to promote safety, permanency, s…

Document No. 5296 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER 114 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 63-7-2320 114-551. Kinship Foster Family Home and Kinship Adoptive Home Standards. (New) Preamble: On September 28, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families, issued a final rule amending 45 CFR Section 1355.20 to allow agencies to claim Title IV-E federal financial participation for the cost of foster care maintenance payments on behalf of an otherwise eligible child who is placed in a licensed or approved kinship foster family home …

Document No. 5275 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION CHAPTER 103 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 58-3-140 103-833. Written Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents and Things. Preamble: The Public Service Commission proposes to amend Regulation 103-833. Written Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents and Things that is contained within Chapter 103, Article 8, Practice and Procedure. Specifically, the Public Service Commission proposes the amended Regulation 103-833(A) read, “Any material relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending proceeding may be disco…

Document No. 5267 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION CHAPTER 103 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 58-3-140, 58-9-720, and 58-9-810 103-612. Data to Be Filed with the Commission and Provided to the ORS. 103-614. Interruption of Service. 103-621. Customer Deposits. 103-623. Adjustment of Bills. 103-628. Complaints. 103-631. Directories. 103-652. Testing Facilities. 103-663. Service Standards. 103-680. Role of the Advisory Committee. 103-681. Committee Name. 103-682. Composition of the TRS Advisory Committee. 103-683. Meetings. 103-684. Commission Approval. 103-690. Designation of Eligible Telecomm…

Document No. 5260 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CHAPTER 123 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 50-1-200, 50-1-210, 50-11-310, 50-11-350, 50-11-390, 50-11-500, 50-11-530, 50-11-2200, and 50-11-2210 123-52. Individual Antlerless Deer Tags, Antlerless Deer Limits for Private Lands in Game Zones 1-4, and Youth Deer Hunting Day. Preamble: The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is proposing to amend the existing regulations antlerless deer limits for private lands in Game Zone 2. The following is a section-by-section summary of the proposed changes and additions: Section-by-Sectio…

Document No. 5259 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CHAPTER 123 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 50-9-640, 50-11-300, 50-11-500, 50-11-510, 50-11-525, 50-11-530, 50-11-540, 50-11-544, 50-11-546, 50-11-580, and 50-11-2200 123-51. Turkey Hunting Rules and Seasons. Preamble: The Department of Natural Resources proposes to amend Regulation 123-51 “Turkey Hunting Rules and Seasons.” The subject of the proposed action is to amend the regulations to prescribe seasons, dates, bag limits, and details of hunting and taking of turkeys on Wildlife Management Areas. The following is a summary of the p…