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The Commission offices will be closed for the holidays from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 through Friday, December 26, 2025 and will reopen during regular business hours on Monday, December 29, 2025. 

The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission approves the 2026 Maximum Weekly Compensation Rate. The full advisory may be accessed here. 

 

Advisory Notice: The Commission Calendar has been updated for 2026. The full notice and updated calendar may be accessed here.

 

Advisory Notice: Beginning in December renovations to the reception area of the Commission’s Columbia office will start. This work supports our commitment to enhancing the space for all visitors. The full notice may be accessed here.

ASC Lawsuit

On June 26, 2006 the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission approved revisions to its hospital inpatient and outpatient payment systems by adopting a prospective payment system for hospital inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory surgery center payments. Effective October 1, 2006, all inpatient and outpatient services, including procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers, were to be paid at 140% of the Medicare payment, that is, the Medicare payment rate plus 40%. On September 29, 2006 eight ambulatory surgery centers and the Ambulatory Surgery Association filed suit challenging the revised ambulatory surgery center maximum allowable payments established by the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission.

ASC Lawsuit (PDF) April 17 2007

ASC Lawsuit Update  (PDF) August 1, 2007

SC Supreme Court Rules in favor of Workers' Compensation Commission (PDF) September 7, 2010

SC Supreme Court Denies Request for Rehearing in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (PDF) et al v SCWCC Litigation
October 6, 2010