Does a long-term care / assisted living / group home in South Carolina need a medical director?

Yes. The rule calls the role Medical Director. A physician.

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South Carolina: medical director for a long-term care / assisted living / group home

Whether South Carolina requires a physician medical director for a long-term care / assisted living / group home, the qualifications, duties and the rule it comes from.

Medical directorMedical director required

Title in the ruleMedical Director

Research date2026-09-03

Qualifications

A physician.

Duties the rule assigns

Implement policies and procedures pertaining to resident care and treatment
Coordinate medical care in the facility

Notes

CONFIRMED for nursing homes specifically (S.C. Code Regs. § 61-17.600.604) — tracks the federal SNF requirement (42 CFR 483.75(i)) already in force nationwide. South Carolina's separately-licensed Community Residential Care Facilities (assisted living, S.C. Code Regs. Ch. 61-84) were checked directly — their Staff/Training section lists only Administrator, Staff, Inservice Training, Health Status, and Private Sitters, with NO medical-director subsection — a confirmed absence at that lower-acuity tier, not an open question.

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S.C. Code Regs. § 61-17.600.604 — Medical Staff (Nursing Homes)secondary

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