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SC Code § 40-45-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-150. Voluntary surrender of license by licensee being investigated.

 A licensee under investigation for a violation of this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this chapter may voluntarily surrender the license in accordance with Section 40-1-150.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-160. Appeal.

 A person aggrieved by a final action of the board may seek review of the decision in accordance with Section 40-1-160.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-170. Costs of investigation and prosecution; authority to require payment by violator.

 A person found in violation of this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this chapter may be required to pay costs associated with the investigation and prosecution of the case in accordance with Section 40-1-170.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-180. Collection and enforcement provisions for costs and fines.

 All costs and fines imposed pursuant to this chapter must be paid in accordance with and are subject to the collection and enforcement provisions of Section 40-1-180.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-190. Confidentiality of proceedings and communications.

 Investigations and proceedings conducted under this chapter are confidential, and all communications are privileged as provided in Section 40-1-190.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-200. Violations of chapter; submission of false information to the board; penalty.

 A person who engages in the practice of or offers to engage in the practice of physical therapy in the State in violation of this chapter or who knowingly submits false information to the board for the purpose of obtaining a license or who violates any other provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. Each violation is a separate offense.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1962 Code Section 56-1349.4; 1952 (47) 1967; 1971 (57) 405; 1982 Act No. 413, Section 17; 1976 Code Section 40-45-210.
SC Code § 40-45-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-210. Injunctive relief.

 The department, on behalf of the board and in accordance with Section 40-1-120, may petition an administrative law judge, in the name of the State, for injunctive relief against a person violating this chapter.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-240. Licensure without examination.

 (A) The board may license as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant, without examination, on the payment of the applicable fee, an applicant who is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed under the laws of another state or territory, if the requirements for licensure in that state or territory were at the date of licensure equivalent to the requirements in effect at the time of application in this State.  (B) An applicant licensed in another state applying for licensure by endorsement must:  (1) submit a completed notarized application form;  (2) submit the applicable fee in the form of a check or money order;  (3) legal documentation indicating a name change, if applicable;  (4) have the official transcript sent directly to the board from the applicant's physical therapy school;  (5) submit an evaluation of educational credentials if a graduate of a nonapproved school;  (6) have the examination scores reported directly to the board from the Interstate Reporting Service or other recognized examination service;  (7) submit an official verification of a current license;  (8) submit proof that the applicant can speak, write, and be tested in the English language if English is not the native language of country of origin;  (9) submit evidence on a form approved by the board of one thousand clinical practice hours under the on-site supervision of a licensed physical therapist if the applicant is a graduate of a nonapproved school;  (10) when applying for initial licensure, submit to a state criminal records check, supported by fingerprints, by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and a national criminal records check, supported by fingerprints, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The results of these criminal records checks must be reported to the department. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is authorized to retain the fingerprints for certification purposes and for notification of the department regarding criminal charges. Costs of conducting a criminal history background check must be borne by the applicant. The department shall keep information received pursuant to this section confidential, except that information relied upon in denying licensure may be disclosed as may be necessary to support the administrative action. The results of these criminal records checks must not be shared outside the department.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1; 2021 Act No. 6 (S.287), Section 2, eff March 15, 2021.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1962 Code Section 56-1346; 1952 (47) 1967; 1964 (53) 2388; 1971 (57) 405; 1982 Act No. 413, Section 12; 1976 Code Section 40-45-120.  Effect of Amendment  2021 Act No. 6, Section 2, in (B), added (10).
SC Code § 40-45-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-270. Persons exempt from licensure requirement.

 The following are not required to be licensed:  (1) a "PT student" who is a student enrolled in a board-approved physical therapist program while engaged in completing the clinical education requirement for graduation under the on-site supervision of a physical therapist who is licensed to practice in this State;  (2) a "PTA" student who is a student enrolled in a board-approved physical therapist assistant program while engaged in completing the clinical education requirement for graduation under the on-site supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who is licensed to practice in this State;  (3) a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed in another state who is teaching or participating in special physical therapy education projects, demonstrations, or courses in this State;  (4) a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant solely employed by the United States Armed Services, United States Public Health Service, Veterans Administration, or another federal agency and practicing within the scope of employment.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1962 Code Section 56-1348.1; 1964 (53) 2388; 1971 (57) 405; 1982 Act No. 413, Section 15; 1984 Act No. 392; 1976 Code Section 40-45-150.
SC Code § 40-45-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-280. Physical therapy records; responsibility for records; contents; discharge notes.

 (A) A physical therapist is responsible for the physical therapy record of a patient.  (B) Only a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, provisional licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, or student physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall document in a physical therapy record.  (C) A physical therapy record consists of:  (1) the initial evaluation which is a written report signed and dated by the physical therapist performing the evaluation. An initial evaluation by a provisional licensed physical therapist must be reviewed, cosigned, and dated by the on-site supervising physical therapist;  (2) a plan of care developed by a licensed physical therapist, including:  (a) treatment to be rendered;  (b) frequency and duration of treatment;  (c) measurable goals.  (3) clinical notes that must be signed and dated by the person rendering treatment. All clinical notes written by a physical therapist student or physical therapist assistant student are to be reviewed, cosigned, and dated by the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who is supervising the appropriate level student. Clinical notes written by a provisional physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant licensee must be reviewed, cosigned, and dated by the on-site supervising physical therapist every eighth treatment day or every sixty calendar days, whichever comes first;  (4) a discharge note which is a statement of the patient's status at the last treatment session as written, signed, and dated by the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant rendering service. All discharge notes written by a physical therapist student, physical therapist assistant student, and provisional licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant are to be reviewed, cosigned, and dated by the supervising physical therapist.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-290. Physical therapy aides; permissible duties; restrictions.

 (A) A physical therapy aide may provide departmental support to the on-site physical therapist and physical therapist assistant in the following areas subject to guidelines established in regulations:  (1) transporting patients;  (2) preparing, cleaning, and maintaining the treatment area and equipment;  (3) preparing patients for treatment;  (4) attending to the personal needs of patients during treatment sessions;  (5) clerical and housekeeping activities.  (B) A physical therapy aide may not perform:  (1) an activity which requires licensure under this chapter;  (2) an activity which requires the exercise of the professional judgment of a physical therapist;  (3) the interpretation of referrals, screenings, assessments, evaluations, or reassessments;  (4) the development or modification of treatment plans or discharge plans.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-300. Delegation and supervision of physical therapy tasks; responsibility for care; supervisor to be approved by board.

 (A) A physical therapist is professionally and legally responsible for patient care given by a physical therapist assistant, physical therapy aide, physical therapist student, or physical therapist assistant student under the physical therapist's supervision. A physical therapist may delegate to and supervise selected acts, tasks, or procedures which fall within the practice of physical therapy but do not exceed the education or training of a physical therapist assistant, physical therapy aide, physical therapist student, or physical therapist assistant student.  (B) A physical therapist assistant shall function under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. A person licensed under this chapter as a physical therapist assistant shall perform duties only after the initial evaluation of the patient is conducted by a licensed physical therapist. A patient plan of care may not be altered without the prior written, dated, and signed approval of a licensed physical therapist. A patient must be reevaluated and the plan of care must be reapproved by a physical therapist licensed in this State every eighth treatment day or every sixty calendar days, whichever comes first. The board may establish in regulation the number of physical therapist assistants a physical therapist may concurrently supervise except in hospitals licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control which may determine their own staffing ratios.  (C) A physical therapist student shall function under the on-site supervision of a licensed physical therapist.  (D) A physical therapist assistant student and a physical therapy aide shall function under the on-site supervision of a licensed physical therapist or licensed physical therapist assistant. The physical therapist is ultimately responsible for the licensed physical therapist assistant, the student physical therapist assistant, and the physical therapy aide.  (E) A supervisor must be a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has been approved by the board to supervise provisional licensees, students, and aides based on the supervisor's training and work experience, which must be relevant to the work of those under the supervision and must be sufficiently extensive to enable the supervisor to direct and evaluate the work of a supervisee.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-310. Construction of chapter; authority not granted to practice other forms, branches, or methods of healing.

 Nothing in this chapter may be construed as authorizing a licensed physical therapist or any other person to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, magnetic healing, or any other form, branch, or method of healing as authorized by the laws of this State. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict, inhibit, or limit the practice of chiropractic as now practiced in this State and as taught by accredited schools or colleges of chiropractic. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict, inhibit, or limit the practice of licensed nurse practitioners, licensed physicians assistants, certified athletic trainers, licensed massage therapists, exercise physiologists, or personal trainers. Moreover, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict, inhibit, or limit in any way the practice of dentistry pursuant to Chapter 15 of Title 40 or the practice of medicine pursuant to Chapter 47 of Title 40.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-320. Construction of chapter; rights to payment of certain health plan benefits; effect on contractual agreements requiring doctor's prescription for therapy services; effect on workers' compensation.

 (A) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to create a right in a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to:  (1) have paid to a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant a benefit under:  (a) a self-funded plan providing benefits to residents of this State;  (b) accident and health insurance provided to residents of this State;  (c) a plan of operation established by a health maintenance organization licensed in this State; or  (2) have a claim against a third party payer, however situated.  (B) Nothing contained in this chapter may be construed to limit, enlarge, or otherwise affect any contractual agreement now in effect or entered into after the effective date of this act which provides that a person obtaining physical therapy services must have a prescription from a doctor of medicine licensed under Chapter 47 or from a person licensed to practice dentistry under Chapter 25 in order to be entitled to receive reimbursement for these therapy services.  (C) Nothing contained in this chapter may be construed to affect the provisions of Title 42 of the South Carolina Code of Laws relating to workers' compensation.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-330. Severability.

 If a provision of this chapter or the application of a provision to a person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 360, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-45-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-510. Purpose of compact.

 (A) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the state where the patient/client is located at the time of the patient/client encounter. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure.  (B) This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:  (1) increase public access to physical therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;  (2) enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety;  (3) encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-state physical therapy practice;  (4) support spouses of relocating military members;  (5) enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states; and  (6) allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that state's practice standards.  HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 226 (H.4799), Section 1, eff May 18, 2018.
SC Code § 40-45-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-530. State participation in the compact.

 (A) To participate in the compact, a state must:  (1) participate fully in the commission's data system, including using the commission's unique identifier as defined in rules;  (2) have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;  (3) notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;  (4) for initial licensure require the applicant to undergo a state criminal record check, supported by fingerprints, by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED); and a national criminal record check, supported by fingerprints, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The results of these criminal record checks must be reported to the board for review in accordance with Section 40-1-140. The fees for conducting the criminal record checks shall be borne by the applicant. SLED is authorized to store the prints for notification purposes;  (5) comply with the rules of the commission;  (6) utilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the commission; and  (7) have continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal.  (B) Upon adoption of this article, the member state shall have the authority to obtain biometric-based information from each physical therapy licensure applicant and submit this information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check in accordance with 28 U.S.C. Section 534 and 42 U.S.C. Section 14616.  (C) A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the compact and rules.  (D) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.  (E) A member state cannot participate in issuing compact privileges until such member state has completed the requirements to implement the state criminal record check, supported by fingerprints, by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED); and a national criminal record check, supported by fingerprints, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and promulgated all regulations necessary to carry out the requirements of the compact, including, but not limited to, establishing fees for granting a compact privilege.  HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 226 (H.4799), Section 1, eff May 18, 2018.
SC Code § 40-45-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-540. Compact privilege.

 (A) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall:  (1) hold a license in the home state;  (2) have no encumbrance on any state license;  (3) be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in accordance with subsections (D), (G), and (H);  (4) have not had any adverse action against any license or compact privilege within the previous two years;  (5) notify the commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege within a remote state;  (6) pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;  (7) meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state in which the licensee is seeking a compact privilege; and  (8) report to the commission adverse action taken by any nonmember state within thirty days from the date the adverse action is taken.  (B) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of subsection (A) to maintain the compact privilege in the remote state.  (C) A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.  (D) A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, remove a licensee's compact privilege in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee is not eligible for a compact privilege in any state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid.  (E) If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state until the following occur:  (1) the home state license is no longer encumbered; and  (2) two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.  (F) Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of subsection (A) to obtain a compact privilege in any remote state.  (G) If a licensee's compact privilege in any remote state is removed, the individual shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state until the following occur:  (1) the specific period of time for which the compact privilege was removed has ended;  (2) all fines have been paid; and  (3) two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.  (H) Once the requirements of subsection (G) have been met, the licensee must meet the requirements in subsection (A) to obtain a compact privilege in a remote state.  HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 226 (H.4799), Section 1, eff May 18, 2018.
SC Code § 40-45-550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Physical Therapists|Section 40-45-550. Active duty military personnel or their spouses.

 A licensee who is active duty military or is the spouse of an individual who is active duty military may designate one of the following as the home state:  (1) home of record;  (2) Permanent Change of Station (PCS); or  (3) state of current residence if it is different than the PCS state or home of record.  HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 226 (H.4799), Section 1, eff May 18, 2018.