The South Carolina Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Statewide Transition Plan is going through a public comment period. During the public comment period, which will occurfrom Feb. 10 – March 12, 2021, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
(SCDHHS) is soliciting feedback for the following:
• SCDHHS is submitting a list of settings in the South Carolina Department of Disabilitiesand Special Needs (SCDDSN) network to CMS for heightened scrutiny review under Category 2, defined as buildings on the grounds of, or immediately adjacent to, a public institution; and
• The final approved South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan, which has been revised to reflect date changes, updated heightened scrutiny settings numbers, and other technical change revisions.
The comment period is Feb. 10 – March 12, 2021.
A webinar will be held Feb. 17, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. to review the above information. Register here!

Comments on the heightened scrutiny submission or the Statewide Transition Plan may be submitted during the webinar or in writing to:
Office of Compliance
ATTN: Kelly Eifert, Ph.D.
South Carolina Department Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 8206
Columbia, South Carolina 29202-8206
Comments may also be submitted online
All comments must be received by 5 p.m. March 12, 2021.

For the full public notice, the revised South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan and moreinformation, please go to: https://msp.scdhhs.gov/hcbs/site-page/hcbs-statewide-transitionplan