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Public Notice of Final Action for Adult Day Health Care Transportation
Public Notice of Final Action for Emergency Ambulance Services Rate Increase
Public Notice of Final Action for Private Duty Nursing and Personal Care Rate Increase
Public Notice of Final Action for Updating the Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Early Intervention Medicaid Prospective Payment Rates
Public Notice of Final Action for the Coverage of School-Based Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services
Public Notice of Proposed Amendment of the Intellectual Disability/Related Disabilities Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program
Public Notice of Proposed Action for Updating the Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Early Intervention Medicaid Prospective Payment Rates
Public Notice of Final Action for Mandatory Coverage of Routine Patient Costs Furnished in Connection with Participation in Qualifying Clinical Trials
Public Notice of Final Action for the Supplemental Teaching Physician (STP) Payment Program
Public Notice of Final Action for the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Rate Increase
Public Notice of Final Action for 12 Month Postpartum Coverage Option Under the American Rescue Plan Act
Public Notice of 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Waiver Amendments and Community Supports Waiver Renewal
Public Notice of Proposed Action for the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Rate Increase
Public Notice of Final Action for Rate Increases for Certain Incontinence Supplies, DAODAS and ASD Services
Public Notice of Final Action for Updating Payment Rates for the Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Public Notice of Final Action for Third-Party Liability Changes Required in Bipartisan Budget Act and Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act
Public Notice of Proposed Action for Updating Payment Rates for the Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID)
Public Notice of Final Action for Certain Medical Transportation Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Public Notice of Final Action for the Revision of the Definition of DME
Public Notice of Final Action for FFY 2022 DSH Payment Changes, Oct. 1, 2021, Inpatient/Outpatient Hospital Rate Changes, Oct. 1, 2021, PRTF Rate Changes and Oct. 1, 2021, SCDMH Hospital Rate Changes.
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Latest Press Releases
Behavioral Health Services Accounted for More than 50% of Medicaid Encounters During Pandemic
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) today announced Medicaid coverage will be extended from 60 days to 12 months postpartum for new and expecting mothers.
Community Connections Provides Database to Connect Those Seeking Help to Programs and Resources That Can Lead to Better Health Outcomes
Amendment Introduced by Rep. Herbkersman Supports Agency Initiative Introduced in 2019 to Provide Additional Resources to Low-income, New Mothers
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) Acting Director Thomas Clark Phillip, in coordination with Governor Henry McMaster, today urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to maintain a key public health initiative it approved in December 2019. In a letter sent to Acting CMS Administrator Elizabeth Richter, Phillip requested the Biden administration uphold the two Section 1115 demonstration waivers that make up the Healthy Connections Community Engagement Initiative citing its “innovative approach to promote better health outcomes and financial independence by providing access to resources to the most vulnerable South Carolinians while incentivizing able-bodied South Carolinians to achieve self-sustainability.”
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) announced it will immediately begin accepting applications for a new limited-benefit Medicaid coverage group to provide reimbursement for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing for those without healthcare coverage. SCDHHS’ COVID-19 Limited Benefit Program was authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and will provide additional financial support to increase access to testing, a critical component of the state’s response to addressing the pandemic, for South Carolinians without other sources of healthcare coverage.
Governor Henry McMaster today announced Christian L. Soura’s resignation as Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, effective April 7, 2017.
South Carolina Birth Outcomes Initiative Wins National Award for Innovative Strategies to Improve Health of Moms and Babies
Beginning April 1, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) will require that providers verify Medicaid members' controlled substance prescription history before issuing prescriptions for opioids
Project Aims To Reduce Preterm Births; Prevent Child Injury
A summary all of public comments received on the proposed five-year renewal of the Intellectually Disabled and Related Disabilities (ID/RD) home and community-based waiver program and the ID/RD Waiver Transition plan.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), the South Carolina Birth Outcomes Initiative (SCBOI), the South Carolina Neonatology Consortium and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) have teamed up to open South Carolina’s first Mother’s Milk Bank to improve the health of the state’s most vulnerable infants. This milk bank will provide breast milk to very low birth-weight (VLBW) babies – infants weighing less than 3.3 pounds - in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in South Carolina.
50-foot vehicle delivers onsite training statewide to reduce non-medically necessary C-sections
An annual report released today highlights how the South Carolina Birth Outcomes Initiative (SCBOI), a multi-stakeholder collaborative led by the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) focused on improving birth outcomes, has successfully reduced non-medically necessary early-elective inductions by 50 percent from 2011 to 2013 with 60 percent of all birthing hospitals in our state boasting a rate of zero percent for early elective inductions between 37 and 38 weeks.
Over 10,000 participants enrolled in statewide program to improve health
Over 10,000 participants enrolled in statewide program to improve health
Columbia, SC - In support of our efforts to improve the health of moms and babies in our state, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) and the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) are hosting the third annual South Carolina Birth Outcomes Initiative (SCBOI) Symposium on Thursday, November 6 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. at the Columbia Marriott.
Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) was awarded a four-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to implement the Palmetto Coordinated System of Care (PCSC). This statewide collaborative implements innovative best practices in care for children and youth with behavioral health needs in South Carolina.
Project supports new statewide care model for children and youth with behavioral health disorders
Columbia, S.C. – Tony Keck, Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), received the 2014 Early Childhood Champion award from the Institute for Child Success (ICS), a research and policy organization working across South Carolina to create a culture that facilitates and fosters the success of young children.
Columbia, SC – The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) is proud to announce that Adriana Day, CPA, will serve as Deputy Director for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) starting March 28, 2014. Elizabeth (Beth) Hutto, Esq., who served as interim Deputy Director and CFO, has been named Deputy Director for Eligibility, Enrollment and Member Services.
The Horry County Medicaid Eligibility office and Medicaid Community Long-Term Care office in Conway are moving to a new location in the Genesis Complex at 1201 Creel St.
Despite strong medical schools, high resident retention rates and $189,940,402 in spending on Graduate Medical Education (GME) by South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) in state fiscal year 2012, South Carolina has struggled for years to attract and retain physicians to serve rural areas and the urban poor.
SC Hospitals partner with primary care groups to improve health outcomes for frequent ER users
Phase one of new tool helps users identify and interpret hospital financial and operational trends
SCDHHS rewards successful hospitals $800,000 for improved practices to support breastfeeding.
New Case Study Provides Insights to Other States, Advice on Payment Reform
South Carolina shows improvement in 2013 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card.
South Carolina signs a Memorandum of Understanding with CMS to use new approaches to better integrate care of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees.
Reports / Statistics
The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) is a collaboration of academic medical centers, community hospitals and providers, existing telemedicine systems, government leaders and other entities that believe that all South Carolina residents should and can have access to quality health care, while effectively managing the cost of providing care.
Posted: 05/26/2022 - 10:50am
The strategy document details SCDHHS’ goals to improve the health of South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid members through tracking quality measures that seek to address both medical and non-medical drivers of health. The document outlines SCDHHS’ goals and objectives for quality management and improvement and details specific priority quality initiatives. Providers and other interested stakeholders should submit comments on the draft South Carolina Medicaid Quality Strategy by emailing quality@scdhhs.gov by June 18, 2022.
Posted: 05/18/2022 - 9:43am
External Quality Review (EQR) Reports
- Select Health December 17, 2021, Review Year 2021
- Healthy Blue, July 2, 2021, Review Year 2021
- Absolute Total Care Review 2021
- Absolute Total Care MMP EQR Review 2021
- Humana EQR 2022
- Humana Readiness Review 2021
- Molina May 20, 2021, Review Year 2021
- Molina, May 20, 2021, Review Year 2021
- Select Health MMP- expected 7/14/22
- SC Solutions, August 19, 2021 Review Year 2021
- SCEQR Progress Tracking Report
- Annual Comprehensive Technical Report- expected 8/31/22
Posted: 05/17/2022 - 3:12pm
Governor Henry McMaster issued Executive Order No. 2022-02 directing SCDHHS to perform a review and analysis of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health’s School Mental Health Services Program (SMHSP) and make recommendations for improving the program.
View or download the report here.
In addition to the report, Director Robby Kerr delivered a letter to Governor McMaster containing the agency's recommendations for improving school-based mental health services.
Posted: 05/03/2022 - 2:40pm
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) engages in an on-going effort to prevent and identify fraud in the Medicaid program, and to recover the funds lost because of fraudulent and wasteful practices on the part of healthcare providers. Not only is this mandated by federal regulations found in 42 CFR 455, it is critical because of the need to assure that public resources are properly managed.
Posted: 03/31/2022 - 4:53pm
Posted: 03/23/2022 - 4:15pm
The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) is a collaboration of academic medical centers, community hospitals and providers, existing telemedicine systems, government leaders and other entities that believe that all South Carolina residents should and can have access to quality health care, while effectively managing the cost of providing care.
Posted: 02/28/2022 - 2:04pm
Written Testimony of Eunice Medina Chief of Staff, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging February 10, 2022
Posted: 02/10/2022 - 5:06pm
Posted: 01/18/2022 - 4:28pm
The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) is a collaboration of academic medical centers, community hospitals and providers, existing telemedicine systems, government leaders and other entities that believe that all South Carolina residents should and can have access to quality health care, while effectively managing the cost of providing care.
Posted: 11/22/2021 - 3:53pm
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Reimbursement Methodology and Policy ID/RD Waiver Rates and Waiver Case Management Rates Effective January 1, 2022
Dowload January 1, 2022 ID/RD Waiver Rates Used for Financial Impact Analysis
Posted: 11/18/2021 - 2:50pm
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) has operated a telehealth program since 2011. Telehealth provides an additional option for delivering certain covered services, when appropriate, rather than a separate set of benefits. During the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public federal public health emergency (PHE), the department has modified its existing telehealth program to provide needed flexibilities in the delivery of care as the pandemic continues to bring drastic change to healthcare delivery systems across the world. This report will provide a review of the department’s pre-pandemic telehealth program, discuss the flexibilities that were put in place to ensure access to care during the pandemic, evaluate utilization data and provide an outlook for the future direction of SCDHHS’ telehealth program.
Posted: 10/01/2021 - 10:41am
Posted: 07/12/2021 - 12:58pm
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) engages in an on-going effort to prevent and identify fraud in the Medicaid program, and to recover the funds lost because of fraudulent and wasteful practices on the part of healthcare providers. Not only is this mandated by federal regulations found in 42 CFR 455, it is critical because of the need to assure that public resources are properly managed.
Posted: 03/17/2021 - 9:49am
Posted: 02/03/2021 - 11:35am
The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) is a collaboration of academic medical centers, community hospitals and providers, existing telemedicine systems, government leaders and other entities that believe that all South Carolina residents should and can have access to quality health care, while effectively managing the cost of providing care.
SCTA 2020 Quarter Two Report December 31, 2020
Posted: 12/31/2020 - 10:40am
The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) is a collaboration of academic medical centers, community hospitals and providers, existing telemedicine systems, government leaders and other entities that believe that all South Carolina residents should and can have access to quality health care, while effectively managing the cost of providing care.
SCTA 2020 Quarter One Report September 30, 2020
Posted: 09/30/2020 - 11:27am
The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) is a collaboration of academic medical centers, community hospitals and providers, existing telemedicine systems, government leaders and other entities that believe that all South Carolina residents should and can have access to quality health care, while effectively managing the cost of providing care.
SCTA 2020 Quarter Four Report June 30, 2020
Posted: 06/30/2020 - 2:06pm
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) engages in an on-going effort to prevent and identify fraud in the Medicaid program, and to recover the funds lost because of fraudulent and wasteful practices on the part of healthcare providers. Not only is this mandated by federal regulations found in 42 CFR 455, it is critical because of the need to assure that public resources are properly managed.
Posted: 04/09/2020 - 3:05pm
The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) is a collaboration of academic medical centers, community hospitals and providers, existing telemedicine systems, government leaders and other entities that believe that all South Carolina residents should and can have access to quality health care, while effectively managing the cost of providing care.
SCTA 2020 Quarter Three Report March 31, 2020
Posted: 03/31/2020 - 2:00pm