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(g) Fails to cooperate, withholds information, or impedes an investigation of child abuse or neglect; (h) Fails to provide, maintain, equip, and keep safe and sanitary the facility to care for children; (i) Fails to provide adequate financial resources to maintain the facility; (j) Fails to notify the Agency of any planned construction or major structural changes to the facility less than thirty (30) days prior to action; (k) Has a demonstrable record of refusal to accept the placement of children who meet placement criteria. (2) The Agency is empowered to seek an injunction against the continuing operation of a facility as provided in Section 63–7–1210(C): (a) When a facility is operating without a license; (b) When the Agency determines threat of harm to children in the facility. (3) Written notice shall be given to an applicant or facility by certified mail or hand delivered by an Agency representative, if the license is revoked or denied. (4) Upon receipt of a notice of revocation of the facility license and during any revocation proceedings that may result, the facility may not admit a child as a resident. (5) Any facility whose application has been denied or revoked, may request a hearing within thirty (30) days of receipt of notification of the Agency’s decision. Requests for appeals shall be forwarded to the Agency, Office of Administrative Appeals. H. Termination of License. (1) A Standard License expires automatically at the end of twelve months from the date of the issuance of the license unless renewed prior to that date. (2) Standard License with Waivers may be granted for non-safety related items. I. Effective Date. This Regulation shall become effective on September 12, 2021. HISTORY: Added by South Carolina State Register Volume 20, Issue No. 4, eff April 26, 1996. Amended by SCSR 45–5 Doc. No. 5022, eff September 12, 2021; SCSR 47–5 Doc. No. 5109, eff May 26, 2023. 114–600. Wilderness Therapeutic Camps for Children. (Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 43–1–80 and 63–11–30) A. Definitions. (1) Administrative Office - The office where business operations, public relations, and the management procedures take place. (2) Agency - Refers to the South Carolina Department of Social Services. (3) Chemical Restraints - Are drugs administered to temporarily restrain a child who poses a threat to harm themselves or others. (4) Child - For the purposes of these regulations, a person between the ages of eight and twenty- one. (5) Child Care Staff - A paid professional who works at a wilderness therapeutic camp who has responsibility for direct care of the children. (6) Corporal Punishment - Physical punishment inflicted directly upon the body. (7) Executive Director - The person responsible for coordinating the general management, administration, and care of the children of a wilderness therapeutic camp in accordance with licensing requirements and policies established by the advisory board. (8) Expedition - An off-site wilderness experience, including wilderness therapeutic camp staff and children, lasting no longer than twenty-eight (28) days. The experience may include hiking, canoeing/kayaking and other outdoor adventure activities. (9) Group Care - Refers to the care and services provided by the wilderness therapeutic camp.