In Tuesday’s “The State” newspaper, Columbia South Carolina’s governor is reported to have vetoed an addiction bill. At first glance, a misleading opinion might be garnered by the reader as the states news paper initially reports the vetoed bill would make it “more difficult to start addiction treatment programs” in South Carolina. Further reading of the newspaper article yields a differing opinion.
The bill, S. 232, “would allow the Department of Health and Environmental Control to regulate certain facilities that treat drug addiction. The bill would require such facilities to require a Certificate of Need, which can become a political process among competing health care providers” reports the governor’s office.
Governor Haley clarifies her position by stating, “I believe the Certificate of Need program creates unnecessary regulation for the healthcare market," Haley wrote. “The CON process allows government to ration care, stifle competition in the medical field, and pick which facilities and practices are allowed to succeed”.
In short it appears the governor favors South Carolina’s free market place to decide which treatment facilities fail or succeed which should favor the people in need, South Carolina’s addicted and ill.
The full State article can be found at: Haley vetoes insurance, addiction bills
Further detailed information regarding South Carolina’s treatment centers can be found at : South Carolina's Treatment Centers
And lastly, Columbia's specific treatment centers may be found at: Columbia South Carolina's Treatment Centers
Columbia SC specifically, has seven treatment centers which are as follows:
Starting Point LLC
1421 Bluff Road
Columbia, SC 29201
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center Earle E Morris Jr
610 Faison Drive
Columbia, SC 29203
Richland Springs Psychiatric Hospital
11 Medical Park
Columbia, SC 29203
The Midlands LRADAC/The Behavioral Health Center of
1325 Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29204
MCXL-PHS (ASAP) Moncrief Army Community Hospital
4500 Stuart Street
Columbia, SC 29207
Veterans Affairs Medical Center William Jennings Bryant Dorn
6439 Garners Ferry Road
Columbia, SC 29209
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
6439 Garners Ferry Road
Columbia, SC 29209
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