ORDERS:
CONSENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER
STATEMENT OF FACTS
On September 8, 2000, a Department representative visited Ranson Community Care Home, located at 1037 Brookhaven Drive in
Aiken, South Carolina, to investigate a complaint and to conduct a general inspection. This facility was licensed by the Department
of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) as a community residential care facility (CRCF), license number CRC-191. During
the inspection, the Department representative determined that the administrator of the facility was also operating two unlicensed
community residential care facilities located near Ranson Community Care Home. One of the facilities was located at 1043
Brookhaven Drive, and the other location was a log house located beside Ranson Community Care Home. Based upon the findings
on both September 8 and on a subsequent visit on September14, 2000, the Department imposed a monetary penalty for the operation
of the two unlicensed CRCF's and revoked the facility's license at 1037 Brookhaven Drive.
Mr. Ranson was assisted in the operation of both the unlicensed locations and the licensed facility by his wife Alice Ranson and his
son Jared Ranson.
All residents of the unlicensed locations as well as the licensed facility have been relocated to appropriate health care facilities or
back to their families. Mr. Ranson, nor any of his family members previously involved in the operation of unlicensed homes or
licensed facilities, is currently operating any locations or facilities for residential care clients.
Petitioner Ranson has proposed a settlement to this matter to which the Department is agreeable.
THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED
1. Clifford Ranson and Alice Ranson agree to the revocation of their license to operate a community residential care facility.
Furthermore, Mr. Ranson and Mrs. Ranson agree that they will not operate, manage, consult with, assist in the operation of, own any
interest in, act as administrator(s), nor in any way or manner be involved in the operation of a community residential care facility,
whether licensed or not. They further understand that a community residential care facility as defined in R. 61-84, Standards for
Licensing Community Residential Care Facilities, is a facility which offers room and board and which provides a degree of personal
assistance for a period of time in excess of twenty-four consecutive hours for two or more persons, eighteen years old or older,
unrelated to the operator within the third degree of consanguinity. Included in this definition is any facility (other than a hospital),
which offers or represents to the public that it offers a beneficial or protected environment specifically for the mentally ill or drug
addicted or alcoholic client, or provides or purports to provide any specific procedure or process for the cure or improvement of that
disease or condition.
2. In consideration of the actions of Clifford and Alice Ranson, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
agrees to suspend $5,000.00 of the $10,000.00 monetary penalty. Clifford and Alice Ranson agree to submit payment of the
$5,000.00 monetary penalty by check or money order made payable to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control. Payment must be submitted to the following address immediately upon receipt of proceeds from the sale of property owned
by Mr. and Mrs. Ranson and represented to be currently listed for sale, but in no case no later than one hundred and eighty days from
January 30, 2001:
Attention: Jerry Paul
Division of Health Licensing
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, S.C. 29201
- Should the Department find Clifford Ranson or Alice Ranson operating or in any way or manner being involved in the operation
of either a licensed or an unlicensed community residential care facility at any location in South Carolina, the South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control may require payment of all or part of the suspended portion of the assessed
penalty and may impose additional monetary penalties payable to the Department immediately.
- Petitioner's appeal is hereby withdrawn, and all administrative matters are hereby resolved.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Carolyn C. Matthews
Administrative Law Judge
March 16, 2001
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