Newly-Elected 2022-2023 Executive Officers of the Commission on Disabilities and Special Needs
Tuesday, Jul 12, 2022
Columbia, South Carolina – The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN) would like to announce the newly-elected 2022-2023 Executive Officers of the Commission on Disabilities and Special Needs:
Chairman - Stephanie Rawlinson, Florence, South Carolina, District 7: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro countiesVice-Chair - Barry Malphrus, Beaufort, South Carolina. District 1: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester countiesSecretary - Robin Blackwood, Greenville, South Carolina, District 4: Greenville, Spartanburg
South Carolina DDSN is governed by a seven-member Commission appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. A Commission member is appointed from each of the state's seven Congressional districts. The Commission of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs normally holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 10:00 AM in Conference Room 251 at the S.C. Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Central Administrative Office, 3440 Harden Street Extension, Columbia, South Carolina. Prior notification will be provided of any change in date, time, or location of a meeting.
DDSN strives to serve all South Carolinians who are eligible for services and to ensure that services meet high standards. The populations served by DDSN include individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Related Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, and Similar Disabilities (disabilities affecting the brain or spinal cord which are not associated with the process of a progressive degenerative illness or disease, dementia, or a neurological disorder related to aging).
BHDD encourages South Carolinians to embrace recovery and celebrate progress
Columbia, SC – September 2, 2026 – The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) is proud to join communities across the nation in observing National Recovery Month this September and celebrating the more than 470,000 South Carolinians living in recovery from a substance use disorder (SUD).
BHDD encourages South Carolinians to embrace recovery and celebrate progress
Columbia, SC – September 2, 2026 – The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) is proud to join communities across the nation in observing National Recovery Month this September and celebrating the more than 470,000 South Carolinians living in recovery from a substance use disorder (SUD).
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) has given notice it intends to file waiver renewals with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Intellectual Disability/Related Disabilities (ID/RD) (SC.0237) and the Medically Complex Children (MCC) (SC.0675) home and community-based services waivers. The ID/RD waiver is operated by the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD-OIDD). The MCC waiver is operated by SCDHHS.
