{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-7-262","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-262","heading":"Minimum resident-staff ratios for nursing homes.","body":"(A) As a condition of licensure, in addition to the number of licensed nursing personnel required by R61-17, or any other regulation, a nursing home must provide at a minimum these resident-staff ratios for staff who provide nursing care:\n(1) 9 to 1 for shift 1;\n(2) 13 to 1 for shift 2;\n(3) 22 to 1 for shift 3.\nIn those facilities utilizing two twelve-hour shifts, the staffing ratios for shift one apply to the twelve-hour shift occurring primarily during the day, and the staffing ratios for shift three apply to the twelve-hour shift occurring primarily during the night.\n(B) For purposes of this section:\n(1) \"Shift 1\" means a work shift that occurs primarily during the daytime hours including, but not limited to, a 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. shift;\n(2) \"Shift 2\" means a work shift that generally includes both daytime and evening hours including, but not limited to, a 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. shift;\n(3) \"Shift 3\" means a work shift that occurs primarily during the nighttime hours including, but not limited to, an 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 7 Hospitals, Tuberculosis Camps, and Health Services Districts","ARTICLE 3 State Health Facility Licensure Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:30:29Z","sha256":"eda34a28366365c9cc558652a3033215e748e81842f6413bad36112c3b59b1ef","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-7-261","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-7-263"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}