The department shall promulgate regulations for licensing freestanding or mobile technology. At a minimum, the regulations must include:

(1) standards for the maintenance and operation of freestanding or mobile technology to ensure the safe and effective treatment of persons served;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-7-265

  • Department: means the Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-7-130
  • Freestanding or mobile technology: means medical equipment owned or operated by a person other than a health care facility for which the total cost is in excess of that prescribed by regulation and for which specific standards or criteria are prescribed in the State Health Plan. See South Carolina Code 44-7-130

(2) a description of the professional qualifications necessary for personnel to operate the equipment and interpret the test results;

(3) minimum staffing requirements to ensure the safe operation of the equipment and interpret the test results; and

(4) that all freestanding or mobile technology must be in conformance with professional organizational standards.