Registration Process: New Facilities

Before your facility can install X-ray equipment, you must first apply for and be granted a Facility Registration Approval from DHEC.

The approval process requires a review of your facility's:

• Operating procedures
• Radiation protection program
• Shielding plan.

Apply for Registration Approval

• Complete the Facility Registration Approval Request Form (pdf) . (If you represent an out-of-state facility that would like to offer mobile X-ray services in South Carolina, you must file an Out-of-State Facility Registration Form (pdf) .
• Enclose your facility operating procedures and shielding plan .
• If your facility is a mobile facility, also send us your operating schedule.
• Enclose your application fee of $62.50 and your shielding plan review fee of $62.50 (if applicable to your facility).

Once your facility registration is approved, you must then register your X-Ray machines/equipment within 30 days of the acquisition date.

Your Registration Number

We assign each facility a unique 6-digit registration number in this format: XX-XXXX. The first two numbers indicate the county in which your facility is located. The last four numbers are a unique number assigned to your facility.

Always reference your registration number in all correspondence with DHEC.