Accessed Jul. 25, 2014. Effective July 1, 2014 the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will implement a project to leverage the use of teaching hospitals to provide rural physician coverage, expand the use of telemedicine, and ensure targeted placement and support of adequate OB/GYN services. Source: South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid, Provider Alert, https://www.scdhhs.gov/press- release/obgyn-telemedicine-demonstration-project 4 ]]>