Nursing Facility

In response to circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) is announcing additional testing resources available to healthcare personnel within South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid-enrolled nursing facilities beginning Jan. 1, 2021. The testing resources will help offset the unexpected cost of COVID-19 testing for nursing facilities and are being made available through a partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina’s Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA).

On April 30, 2020, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) issued a Medicaid Alert announcing it was granting certain temporary regulatory flexibilities related to admissions to skilled nursing facilities and participation in the Medicaid nursing home program.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) has announced updated guidance for providers in nursing facilities, swing bed facilities and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

On Friday, March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency for the state of South Carolina. As a part of the state’s preparation and response to COVID-19, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) is announcing additional temporary modifications to policies related to admissions to skilled nursing facilities and participation in the Medicaid nursing home program.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) Division of Community and Facility Services will host three regional trainings on policy updates, billing and reimbursement for nursing facility providers. These trainings, scheduled in October, are for any nursing facility provider that is enrolled in the South Carolina Medicaid program through SCDHHS.

Provider training is scheduled from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 11 in Columbia, Oct. 17 in Charleston and Oct. 25 in Greenville, S.C. Training details, including the logistics for each location, are attached.