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Section 40-47-5. Application of Chapter 1; conflict with other articles. - (A) Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, Chapter 1,...
Section 40-47-10. State Board of Medical Examiners; appointment; terms and vacancies; powers and duties. - (A)(1) There is created the State Board of Medical Examiners...
Section 40-47-11. Medical Disciplinary Commission; qualifications of members; hearings; service as expert witnesses. - (A) There is created the Medical Disciplinary Commission of the...
Section 40-47-20. Definitions. - In addition to the definitions provided in Section 40-1-20, as...
Section 40-47-25. Rights and privileges of licensees. - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons licensed hereunder shall have the same...
Section 40-47-30. Licensure requirement; excepted activities; physician licensed in another state. - (A) A person may not practice medicine in this State...
Section 40-47-31. Limited and temporary licenses. - (A) Limited licenses may be issued for postgraduate medical residency...
Section 40-47-32. Permanent licenses; requirements; examinations; post-graduate medical residency training requirements; fee. - (A) To obtain a permanent license to practice medicine in...
Section 40-47-33. Academic license; qualifications; responsibility of dean for compliance with practice limitations. - (A) The issuance of an academic license is initiated by...
Section 40-47-34. Special volunteer licenses; waiver of fees; restrictions; qualifications. - (A) The board shall waive all application fees, examination fees,...
Section 40-47-35. Licensure as expert medical witness; waiver of fee. - (A) The board may issue a license to a physician...
Section 40-47-36. Criminal history background checks; costs; confidentiality of information obtained. - (A) In addition to other requirements established by law and...
Section 40-47-37. Practice of telemedicine, requirements. - (A) A licensee who establishes a physician-patient relationship solely via...
Section 40-47-38. Maintenance of Certification not required for licensure, reimbursement, employments, or admitting privileges. - (A) No provision of this article may be construed to...
Section 40-47-40. Continuing professional education. - The continued professional competency of a physician holding a permanent...
Section 40-47-41. License renewal; notification of change of address or adverse disciplinary action in another jurisdiction. - (A) A license issued pursuant to this chapter may be...
Section 40-47-42. Reactivation of inactive license. - A person with an inactive license to practice medicine in...
Section 40-47-43. Renewal of expired license. - A person submitting an application for renewal within one year...
Section 40-47-44. Application for reinstatement of license. - In addition to compliance with all of the terms and...
Section 40-47-45. Appeal; presumption of service of notice of board action; review of motions for continuance and other interlocutory relief. - A final action of the board relating to the granting,...
Section 40-47-50. Administrative support; fees to cover costs of operation of board; maintenance of records. - (A) The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall provide...
Section 40-47-70. Code of ethics. - A practitioner shall conduct himself or herself in accordance with...
Section 40-47-80. Investigation of complaints. - The department shall investigate complaints and violations as provided in...
Section 40-47-90. Administering oaths. - In addition to the powers and duties enumerated in Section...
Section 40-47-100. Restraining orders. - Restraining orders and cease and desist orders may be issued...
Section 40-47-110. Misconduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action; temporary suspensions; review of final actions; conduct subverting security or integrity of medical licensing examination process. - (A) In addition to the grounds provided in Section 40-1-110,...
Section 40-47-111. Disciplinary action in another state. - (A) Acts or omissions by a licensee causing the denial,...
Section 40-47-112. Attending patient while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; penalty; suspension and disqualification from practice. - A person licensed or otherwise authorized by the Board of...
Section 40-47-113. Establishment of physician-patient relationship as prerequisite to prescribing drugs; unprofessional conduct. - (A) It is unprofessional conduct for a licensee initially to...
Section 40-47-114. Requiring professional competency, mental, or physical examination; request for review; obtaining records; confidentiality. - (A) If the board finds that probable cause exists that...
Section 40-47-115. Jurisdiction of the board. - The board has jurisdiction over the actions committed or omitted...
Section 40-47-116. Initial complaint; informal conference; approval of agreement. - (A) An initial complaint may be made by any person...
Section 40-47-117. Formal complaint; service; answer; formal hearing by panel; filing of report with board; board action; notice. - (A) A formal complaint must be issued by the Office...
Section 40-47-118. Discovery; exchange of information and evidence; depositions; prehearing motions. - (A) Discovery is not permitted in a medical disciplinary proceeding...
Section 40-47-119. Information to be exchanged before hearing; admissibility; identification of relevant portions of information. - (A) Before the hearing the parties shall exchange: (1) a...
Section 40-47-120. Sanctions; relinquishment of authorization to practice; issuance and notice of final orders. - (A) Upon determination by the board that one or more...
Section 40-47-130. Grounds for denial of licensure. - As provided in Section 40-1-130, the board may deny licensure...
Section 40-47-140. Denial of license based on prior criminal record. - A license may be denied based on a person's prior...
Section 40-47-150. Surrender of license; public disclosure. - A licensee under investigation for a violation of this chapter...
Section 40-47-160. Appeal. - A respondent aggrieved by a final decision of the board...
Section 40-47-170. Costs. - A person found in violation of this chapter or regulations...
Section 40-47-180. Collection of fines and costs. - Costs and fines imposed pursuant to this chapter must be...
Section 40-47-190. Disclosure of information relating to proceedings; public access; information relating to patients and witnesses. - (A)(1) A person connected with any complaint, investigation, or other...
Section 40-47-195. Supervising physicians; scope of practice guidelines. - (A) A licensee who supervises another practitioner shall hold a...
Section 40-47-196. Delegation of tasks. - (A) Specific tasks may be delegated to a CMA by...
Section 40-47-197. Supervision of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. - The physician or dentist responsible for the supervision of a...
Section 40-47-200. Practice without license or with license obtained by submitting false information; penalty. - A person who practices or offers to practice medicine in...
Section 40-47-210. Civil action for injunctive relief against person or entity violating chapter; fines. - The department, in addition to instituting a criminal proceeding, may...
Section 40-47-220. Severability. - If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or...
Section 40-47-500. Short title. - This article is known and may be cited as the...
Section 40-47-510. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Board" means the Board...
Section 40-47-520. Licensing requirement. - Individuals practicing as respiratory therapists and respiratory therapy technicians employed...
Section 40-47-530. Persons not subject to provisions of this article. - (A) This article does not affect: (1) a person employed...
Section 40-47-540. Respiratory Care Committee created; membership. - There is created the Respiratory Care Committee as an advisory...
Section 40-47-550. Terms of committee members; appointment and removal; expenses. - The members shall serve for terms of four years and...
Section 40-47-560. Committee meetings; election of officers; recommendation, review, and approval of regulations. - The committee shall meet at least twice each year and...
Section 40-47-570. Employment of additional staff by director. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation,...
Section 40-47-580. Requirement that board receive and account for monies and pay them to State Treasurer. - The board shall receive and account for all monies collected...
Section 40-47-590. Responsibilities of committee; investigatory powers of board. - (A) The committee shall evaluate the qualifications and supervise the...
Section 40-47-600. Requirements for certification of respiratory care practitioners. - An applicant for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner shall...
Section 40-47-610. Licensure of practitioners of other states; educational and examination requirements. - (A) The board may license as a respiratory care practitioner,...
Section 40-47-620. Issuance of license by board. - The board shall issue a license to any person who...
Section 40-47-625. Temporary licenses. - The board may issue a temporary license if all licensing...
Section 40-47-630. Grounds for disciplinary action; recommendations of committee as to disciplinary action; appeal. - (A) The committee may recommend to the board that it...
Section 40-47-640. Renewal and reinstatement of licenses. - (A) Licenses issued under this article are subject to annual...
Section 40-47-650. Fees. - The board and the committee shall prescribe fees in amounts...
Section 40-47-655. Limited license to practice respiratory care. - (A) Upon payment of a fee prescribed by the committee...
Section 40-47-660. Enforcement of article. - (A) It is unlawful for any person who is not...
Section 40-47-700. Citation of article. - This article may be cited as the "Acupuncture Act of...
Section 40-47-705. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Acupuncture" means a form...
Section 40-47-710. Acupuncture Advisory Committee; membership; terms; filling vacancies; removal of members; meeting schedule; officers. - (A) There is established the Acupuncture Advisory Committee to be...
Section 40-47-715. Powers and duties. - (A) The committee may: (1) recommend regulations to the board...
Section 40-47-720. License to practice acupuncture; requirements and qualifications; temporary licenses. - (A) Each applicant for a license to practice acupuncture shall:...
Section 40-47-725. Licensing of current acupuncture practitioners. - (A)(1) An acupuncturist who is currently approved by the board...
Section 40-47-730. Licenses to perform auricular therapy; qualifications; temporary licenses. - (A) An applicant for a license to perform auricular therapy:...
Section 40-47-735. Licenses to perform auricular detoxification therapy; qualifications; temporary licenses. - (A) An applicant for a license to perform auricular detoxification...
Section 40-47-740. Licensing of current auricular therapists or auricular detoxification specialists. - (A) An auricular therapist or an auricular detoxification specialist who...
Section 40-47-745. Unauthorized practice; penalty; cease and desist orders and injunctions; privileged communications. - (A) It is unlawful for a person not licensed under...
Section 40-47-750. Auricular therapy defined; supervision. - Auricular therapy may take place under the supervision of a...
Section 40-47-755. Auricular detoxification therapy defined; supervision. - Auricular detoxification therapy may take place under the direct supervision...
Section 40-47-760. Exempted activities. - This article does not apply to: (1) the practice of...
Section 40-47-765. Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial of license. - Misconduct constituting grounds for revocation, suspension, probation, reprimand, restrictions, or...
Section 40-47-770. Inspections. - The board or a person designated by the board may...
Section 40-47-775. Display of license. - A person who holds a license issued in accordance with...
Section 40-47-780. Renewal of licenses. - (A) An acupuncture license issued under this article must be...
Section 40-47-785. Request for inactive status. - Under procedures and conditions established by the board, a license...
Section 40-47-790. Licensee not to hold himself or herself out as authorized to practice medicine. - No person licensed under this article may advertise or hold...
Section 40-47-800. Licensing fees. - Fees for acupuncturist, auricular therapist, and auricular detoxification specialist licensure...
Section 40-47-810. Third party reimbursement. - Nothing in this article may be construed to require third...
Section 40-47-905. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Physician...
Section 40-47-910. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Alternate physician supervisor" or...
Section 40-47-915. Application of article. - This article does not apply to a person: (1) who...
Section 40-47-920. Authority to employ staff. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...
Section 40-47-925. Physician Assistant Committee; membership; term; filling vacancies; meetings; duty to receive and account for monies collected under article. - (A) There is created the Physician Assistant Committee as an...
Section 40-47-930. Powers and duties of committee and board. - (A) The committee shall evaluate the qualifications for licensure and...
Section 40-47-935. Acts and duties PAs authorized to perform; agency relationship to supervising physician. - (A) PAs may perform: (1) medical acts, tasks, or functions...
Section 40-47-938. Supervisory relationships. - (A) A physician currently possessing an active, unrestricted permanent license...
Section 40-47-940. Application for license; compliance with Section 40-47-938. - A license application must be submitted to the board on...
Section 40-47-945. Conditions for granting permanent license. - Except as otherwise provided in this article, an individual shall...
Section 40-47-950. Limited PA license; conditions for issuance; duration; responsibilities of supervising physician. - (A) The board may issue a limited PA license to...
Section 40-47-955. Scope of PA's practice; physical presence requirements of supervising physician; practices in separate locations. - (A) The supervising physician is responsible for all aspects of...
Section 40-47-960. Scope of practice guidelines; signature and filing requirements; contents. - (A) A PA practicing at all sites shall practice pursuant...
Section 40-47-965. Requirements for writing prescriptions for drugs, controlled substances, and medical devices. - (A) If the written scope of practice guidelines authorizes the...
Section 40-47-970. Limitations on permissible medical act, task, or function PA may perform. - A PA may not: (1) perform a medical act, task,...
Section 40-47-975, 40-47-980. Repealed by 2013 Act No. 28, Section 12, eff May 21, 2013. - Editor's Note Former Section 40-47-975 was titled On-the-job training requests...
Section 40-47-985. Inspection of office or facility employing physician assistant. - The board or a person designated by the board may...
Section 40-47-990. Identification as PA; badge size and content. - A PA must clearly identify himself as a PA to...
Section 40-47-995. Termination of supervisory relationship; notice to board. - If the supervisory relationship between a PA and the supervising...
Section 40-47-1000. Unlicensed person holding himself out as PA; penalty; investigation; desist and refrain order; injunction; privileged communications; due process rights of respondent protected. - (A) It is unlawful for a person who is not...
Section 40-47-1005. Misconduct mandating revocation or denial of license. - Misconduct constituting grounds for revocation, suspension, probation, reprimand, restrictions, or...
Section 40-47-1010. Renewal of license. - A license issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed...
Section 40-47-1015. Fees for licensure. - (A) Fees for PA licensure are established as follows: (1)...
Section 40-47-1020. Third party reimbursement to PA. - Nothing in this article may be construed to require third...
Section 40-47-1205. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Anesthesiologist's...
Section 40-47-1210. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Anesthesiologist" means a physician...
Section 40-47-1215. Application of this article. - This article does not apply to a person who is...
Section 40-47-1220. Department of Labor staff. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...
Section 40-47-1225. Anesthesiologist's Assistant Committee. - (A) There is created the Anesthesiologist's Assistant Committee as an...
Section 40-47-1230. Duties of Anesthesiologist's Assistant Committee. - (A) The committee shall evaluate the qualifications for licensure and...
Section 40-47-1235. Functions and duties of anesthesiologist's assistants. - Anesthesiologist's assistants may perform medical tasks and services within the...
Section 40-47-1240. Licensure of anesthesiologist's assistants. - Except as otherwise provided in this article, an individual must...
Section 40-47-1245. Sponsoring anesthesiologist; protocol delineating services provided by anesthesiologist's assistant. - An anesthesiologist who agrees to act as the sponsoring anesthesiologist...
Section 40-47-1250. Supervision of anesthesiologist's assistants. - An anesthesiologist's assistant shall practice only under the supervision of...
Section 40-47-1255. Anesthesiologist's assistants to practice pursuant to written protocol. - An anesthesiologist's assistant practicing at all sites shall practice pursuant...
Section 40-47-1260. Limitations on practice of anesthesiologist's assistants. - An anesthesiologist's assistant may not: (1) perform a task which...
Section 40-47-1265. Inspections. - The board or a person designated by the board may...
Section 40-47-1270. Identification of anesthesiologist's assistants. - An anesthesiologist's assistant must clearly identify himself or herself as...
Section 40-47-1275. Termination of sponsoring relationship between anesthesiologist and assistant. - If the sponsoring relationship between an anesthesiologist's assistant and the...
Section 40-47-1280. Violations of this article. - (A) It is unlawful for a person who is not...
Section 40-47-1285. Grounds for disciplinary action. - Misconduct constituting grounds for revocation, suspension, probation, reprimand, restrictions, or...
Section 40-47-1290. License renewal. - An anesthesiologist's assistant's license must be renewed on or before...
Section 40-47-1295. Maximum fees. - (A) Fees for anesthesiologist's assistant licensure are established as follows:...
Section 40-47-1300. Third party reimbursement. - Nothing in this article may be construed to require third...
Section 40-47-1510. Citation of article. - This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Registered...
Section 40-47-1520. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Cardiologist" means a physician...
Section 40-47-1530. Registration requirement. - A person may not wilfully practice or offer to practice...
Section 40-47-1540. Application for registration. - To be registered by the department as a cardiovascular invasive...
Section 40-47-1550. Renewal; lapse of registration. - (A) Registration by the department as a cardiovascular invasive specialist...
Section 40-47-1560. Authorized tasks and services; supervision by cardiologist; written protocols. - (A) Cardiovascular invasive specialists may perform medical tasks and services...
Section 40-47-1570. Administration of registration program; registry maintenance and availability; promulgation of regulations. - (A) The department is responsible for all administrative activities of...
Section 40-47-1580. Investigations of unfitness to practice or unauthorized practice. - If the department has reason to believe that a person...
Section 40-47-1590. Hearing before Administrative Law Court; grounds for revocation, suspension, or other discipline. - (A) If, after investigation, it appears that the person registered...
Section 40-47-1600. Proscribed activities; identification badges and notification of involvement in cardiac care. - (A) A cardiovascular invasive specialist may not: (1) perform a...
Section 40-47-1610. Injunctions; fines; actions by unregistered persons. - (A) The Administrative Law Court, after opportunity for hearing, may...
Section 40-47-1620. Promulgation of regulations. - The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall promulgate regulations...