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SC Code § 40-69-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-210. Cease and desist orders; temporary injunctions; immunity of board members and employees.

 (A) If the board has reason to believe that a person is violating or intends to violate a provision of this chapter, it may, in addition to all other remedies, order the person to immediately desist and refrain from that conduct.  (B) The board may apply to an administrative law judge, as provided under Article 5, Chapter 23, Title 1, for an injunction restraining the person from that conduct. An administrative law judge may issue a temporary injunction ex parte and upon notice and full hearing may issue any other order in the matter as it considers proper. A bond may not be required of the board by an administrative law judge as a condition to the issuance of an injunction or order contemplated by the provisions of this section.  (C) A member of the board or its committees, special examiners, agents, and employees may not be held liable for acts performed in the course of official duties, except where actual malice is shown. For the purpose of an investigation or proceeding under the provisions of this chapter, the board or any person designated by it may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, take evidence, and require the production of documents or records which the board considers relevant to the inquiry.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1962 Code Section 56-1571; 1974 (58) 2769; 1984 Act No. 457; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 951.
SC Code § 40-69-215 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-215. Exception as to "floating" teeth in equine; administration of anesthesia.

 The board shall not issue a cease and desist notice to an individual who has been hired solely for the act of "floating" teeth in an equine. If that animal requires sedation or anesthesia, a licensed professional holding a Drug Enforcement Administration and South Carolina drug license must administer the controlled substance in accordance with state and federal law.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-69-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-220. Application for veterinary license examination; conduct and evaluation of examination.

 (A) An applicant for a veterinary license examination shall submit to the board, on or before a specified date to be determined by the board, a completed application on forms prescribed by the board and supported by proper credentials and the payment of a fee to be set by the board in regulation.  (B) Fees must not be returned under any circumstances, regardless of whether the applicant is accepted for examination, fails the examination, withdraws an application, or is issued or denied a license. If an applicant fails to take the examination for a legitimate reason, the board may allow the applicant to take the examination at a later date without having to pay another fee.  (C) After the board accepts the application and finds that the applicant is otherwise qualified to meet the requirements necessary to practice veterinary medicine, the applicant may be examined by the board at its next scheduled examination date. The board shall give notice to the applicant of the exact time and place of the examination.  (D) The board shall conduct examinations of all applicants, and the board may examine a veterinary applicant who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:  (1) is a graduate of a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association or holds a certificate issued by the Education Commission of Foreign Veterinary Graduates or credentials issued by a credentialing entity approved by the board; and  (2) has paid the required fee.  (E) The board, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, shall require the applicant to take a written examination to test the applicant's knowledge of and proficiency in subjects and techniques commonly taught in veterinary schools, or the board may accept the results of the written examinations conducted by the National Board of Veterinary Examiners or other nationally recognized examination organizations approved by the board. The board may administer an additional examination to determine an applicant's familiarity with applicable state law.  (F) The board shall establish a minimum passing grade for each examination given by the board. If the applicant makes the minimum passing grade on the examination as established by the board and the board finds that the applicant is otherwise worthy, competent, and qualified, the board shall issue the applicant a license to practice veterinary medicine in this State.  (G) The examination of applicants for licenses to practice veterinary medicine must be conducted in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1920 (31) 905; Civ. C. '22 Sections 2476, 2477; 1932 Code Sections 5255, 5256; 1942 Code Sections 52-5255, 52-5256; 1952 Code Sections 56-1559, 56-1560, 56-1561; 1962 Code Sections 56-1560, 56-1561; 1965 (54) 316; 1974 (58) 2769; 1984 Act No. 457; 1976 Code Sections 40-69-100, 40-69-110.
SC Code § 40-69-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-230. Application for veterinary technician license examination; qualifications; conduct and evaluation of examination.

 (A) An applicant for a veterinary technician license examination shall submit to the board, on or before a specified date to be determined by the board, a completed application on forms prescribed by the board and supported by proper credentials and the payment of a fee to be set by the board in regulation.  (B) Fees must not be returned under any circumstances, regardless of whether the applicant is accepted for examination, fails the examination, withdraws the application, or is issued or denied a license. If an applicant fails to take the examination for a legitimate reason, the board may allow the applicant to take the examination at a later date without having to pay another fee.  (C) After the board accepts the application and finds that the applicant is otherwise qualified to meet the requirements necessary to practice veterinary technology, the applicant may be examined by the board at its next scheduled examination date. The board shall give notice to the applicant of the exact time and place of the examination.  (D) The board shall conduct examinations of all applicants, and the board may examine an applicant who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:  (1) is at least eighteen years of age;  (2) is a graduate of an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited school of animal technology;  (3) has paid the required fee; and  (4) has provided other documents as the board may require.  (E) The examination of an applicant for licensure must be conducted in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board. The board shall require the applicant to take a written examination in subjects relating to veterinary technology as the board may require. The board shall accept the Veterinary Technician National Examination or other nationally recognized examinations approved by the board. The board may administer an additional examination to determine an applicant's familiarity with applicable state law.  (F) The board shall establish a minimum passing grade for each examination given and shall hold at least one examination annually. Each applicant is entitled to at least one reexamination.  (G) A person previously issued a certificate to work as a veterinary technician before August 2, 1981, by the South Carolina State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, upon payment of the required fee must be issued a certificate by the board.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-69-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-240. Temporary veterinary and veterinary technology licenses.

 (A) The board may issue a temporary license to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology to an applicant if the applicant has satisfied:  (1) the qualifications and requirements of Section 40-69-220 or Section 40-69-230, as applicable;  (2) filed an application, including any other required documentation, to take the examination;  (3) paid a temporary license fee which must be set by the board in regulation, in addition to the examination fee; and  (4) has been granted a degree from an accredited veterinary college or degree in veterinary technology.  (B) A temporary license entitles the holder to practice only until the board has acted upon the application for a permanent license after the applicant successfully completes the next regularly scheduled examination. A temporary license is not renewable. Only one temporary license may be issued to a person. The board may renew a temporary license of a person who is unable to attend the examination because of illness, accident, or other reasonable condition beyond the person's control until the board is able to act on the application after the person completes the required examination.  (C) A temporary license entitles the holder to practice with supervision in accordance with the following:  (1) A veterinarian holding a current and valid license and who has been practicing for a period of not less than sixty days in another state, postgraduation, may practice with indirect supervision as defined in this chapter.  (2) A veterinarian who has been granted a degree from a veterinary college but who cannot provide evidence of sixty days of clinical practice, postgraduation, may practice with direct supervision as defined in this chapter.  (3) A veterinary technician holding a current and valid license in another state may practice with direct or indirect supervision at the discretion of the licensed veterinarian and in compliance with this chapter or as set forth in regulation.  (4) A veterinary technician who does not hold a current and valid license in another state may practice with direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1920 (31) 905; Civ. C. '22 Section 2477; 1932 Code Section 5256; 1942 Code Section 5256; 1952 Code Section 56-1558; 1962 Code Section 56-1559; 1974 (58) 2769; 1984 Act No. 457; 1994 Act No. 306, Section 3; 1976 Code Section 40-69-90.
SC Code § 40-69-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-250. Renewal and reinstatement; duplicate license; display of license; notification of change of name or address.

 (A) A license issued pursuant to this chapter is valid for a period of time not to exceed two years. The license may be renewed in accordance with procedures promulgated by the board through regulation upon the payment of a renewal fee and upon fulfillment of continuing education, as required by the board through regulation. Failure to pay the renewal fee, including any late fees, before the first day of February of the renewal year renders the license void.  (B) A licensee who allows the license to lapse by failing to renew the license in accordance with this section may be reinstated by the board upon payment of renewal fees and satisfaction of continuing education requirements, if required, by the board through regulation. The board may assess a reinstatement fee and impose additional requirements for reinstatement as may be established by regulation.  (C) The board also may issue a duplicate license to replace one that has been lost or destroyed upon payment of a fee established in regulation. A duplicate license must have the word "Duplicate" typed or printed across the face of the license.  (D) A person licensed pursuant to this chapter must display the license in a prominent and conspicuous place in the person's primary place of practice.  (E) A licensee shall notify the board in writing of a change in name or mailing address within thirty days and, when requesting a name change on a license, shall submit legal documentation indicating the name change.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-69-255 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-255. Veterinarians continuing education; prescribing controlled substances.

 As part of the biennial continuing education required by the board or pursuant to law, including Regulation 120-6, South Carolina Code of State Regulations, a veterinarian authorized pursuant to state and federal law to prescribe controlled substances shall obtain a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Controlled Substances Registration and complete at least two hours of continuing education every two years related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances listed in Schedules II, III, and IV of the schedules provided for in Sections 44-53-210, 44-53-230, and 44-53-250.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 18 (H.3732), Section 1, eff April 3, 2019.
SC Code § 40-69-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-260. Licensing of persons licensed to practice in another state.

 (A) The board may issue a license to a qualified applicant who:  (1) is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in another state if the applicant furnishes satisfactory proof that he is a graduate of an approved veterinary college and is in good standing in his respective state; and  (2) has passed the National Board Examination and the Clinical Competency Test as prepared under the authority of the National Board Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine (NBEC), or its predecessor organization, the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, or any subsequent national licensing examination prepared under the authority of the NBEC or the American Association of Veterinary State Boards; and  (3) has passed the state licensing exam; and  (4) has completed thirty qualifying continuing education hours within the previous two years.  (B) A person may not be licensed under this section except upon proof that he has taken and passed a written examination in at least one of the states in which he is licensed.  (C) The board shall use the examination prepared by the National Board Examination Committee or other nationally recognized veterinary examinations approved by the board in lieu of a state written and practical examination. The board may administer an additional examination to determine an applicant's familiarity with applicable state law.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-69-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-280. Abandoned animals; notice to owner.

 (A) An animal is considered abandoned when the animal has been placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian for boarding, treatment, or other care and is unclaimed by its owner or the owner's agent and the owner or the owner's agent has not paid the charges for the boarding, treatment, or other care within ten days of notice of these charges being provided to the owner or the owner's agent in accordance with this section and no other payment agreement with the owner or the owner's agent has been reached.  (B) The notice required in subsection (A) must be given to the owner of the animal or the owner's agent at his last known address by registered mail or by certified mail, return receipt requested, and must contain a statement that if the animal is not claimed and if the charges are not paid within ten days after receipt of the notice, the animal may be sold, donated, turned over to the nearest humane society or animal shelter or otherwise disposed of as the person having custody of the animal considers proper.  (C) The owner of an abandoned animal is deemed to have relinquished all rights and claims to the animal by virtue of the abandonment.  (D) Providing notice to the owner or the owner's agent pursuant to this section relieves the custodian of the animal of any liability for the sale, donation, euthanasia, or other disposal of the animal.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-69-285 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-285. Liens for payment of fees.

 A licensed veterinarian has a lien on each animal treated, boarded, or cared for while in the veterinarian's custody for payment of charges for treatment, board, or care of the animal. The veterinarian has the right to retain the animal until the charges are paid by the owner of the animal.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-69-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-290. Emergency clinics.

 An emergency clinic or emergency hospital is a facility which advertises or otherwise purports to provide veterinary medical services during specified hours of operation or during periods when these services are not normally available through other facilities. Nothing contained in this chapter is intended to prohibit a facility from providing services of an emergency nature.  A licensed veterinarian must be in attendance at the emergency facility at all hours of operation and have sufficient staff always available to provide timely and appropriate care.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-69-295 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-295. Mobile veterinary facilities; obligations relating to local facilities; location prohibitions; definitions.

 (A) Regardless of mode of transportation, a mobile facility must have a permanent base of operation with a published address and telephone facilities for making appointments or responding to emergency situations. The mobile practice or facility must identify the closest local emergency veterinary services facility to the mobile location. The contact information of the local emergency veterinary services facility must be posted at the mobile location and be included in the paperwork given to the pet owner documenting the services rendered.  (B) A mobile practice affiliated with, operated by, or supported by a public or private nonprofit animal shelter is prohibited from operating within eyesight of the nearest privately owned veterinarian practice.  (C) As used in this section:  (1) "mobile veterinary practice" means any form of clinical veterinary practice that may be transported or moved from one location to another for delivery of services to a pet; and  (2) "pet" means a domesticated animal kept as a pet but does not include livestock, as defined in Section 47-9-210(1).  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 294, Section 1; 2016 Act No. 274 (S.980), Section 3, eff June 15, 2016.  Effect of Amendment  2016 Act No. 274, Section 3, added paragraph designator (A); in (A), added the last two sentences; and added (B) and (C).
SC Code § 40-69-305 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Veterinarians|Section 40-69-305. Animal drug prescription labels.

 (A) Dispensing a prescription drug to the owner of an end-user for the treatment of a bodily injury or disease of an animal is unlawful unless the prescription is:  (1) labeled with all information required by state and federal law; and  (2) prescribed by a veterinarian licensed under this chapter.  (B) The South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall regulate the dispensing of prescription drugs as pursuant to subsection (A) to animal owners.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 274 (S.980), Section 2, eff June 15, 2016.
SC Code § 40-71-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 71 - Liability Of Members Of Professional Committees|Section 40-71-20. Confidentiality of certain proceedings, records and information; reporting accidents and incidents.

 (A) All proceedings of and all data and information acquired by the committee referred to in Section 40-71-10 in the exercise of its duties are confidential unless a respondent in the proceeding requests in writing that they be made public. These proceedings and documents are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or introduction into evidence in any civil action except upon appeal from the committee action. Information, documents, or records which are otherwise available from original sources are not immune from discovery or use in a civil action merely because they were presented during the committee proceedings, nor shall any complainant or witness before the committee be prevented from testifying in a civil action as to matters of which he has knowledge apart from the committee proceedings or revealing such matters to third persons.  (B) Confidentiality provisions do not prevent committees appointed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control from issuing reports containing solely nonidentifying data and information.  (C) Nothing in this section affects the duty of a facility or activity licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control to report accidents or incidents pursuant to the department's regulations. Provided, however, anything reported pursuant to the department's regulations shall not be considered to waive any privilege or confidentiality provided in subsection (A).  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 171 Section 1; 1989 Act No. 158, Section 2; 2006 Act No. 372, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-71-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 71 - Liability Of Members Of Professional Committees|Section 40-71-30. Judicial review of documents claimed to be confidential; penalty against party found to be unreasonably asserting confidentiality.

 When a party asserts a claim of confidentiality over documents pursuant to Section 40-71-20 and the party seeking the documents objects, the documents must be filed under seal with the circuit court having jurisdiction over the pending action and are subject to judicial review by the circuit court judge. If the court determines that any of the documents are not subject to confidentiality pursuant to Section 40-71-20 and are otherwise discoverable, the court shall provide the documents to the requesting party. In the event the court finds that a party acted unreasonably in unsuccessfully asserting the claim of confidentiality, the court shall assess attorney's fees against that party for any fees incurred by the requesting party in obtaining the documents.  HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 32, Section 13.  Editor's Note  2005 Act No. 32, Section 7(B), provides as follows:  "(B) Upon approval by the Governor, this act takes effect July 1, 2005, for causes of action arising after July 1, 2005, except that as of this act's effective date, the State Treasurer shall relinquish the management of funds in the Patients' Compensation Fund, created pursuant to Section 38-79-420, to the Board of Governors of the fund, and premiums paid on or after this act's effective date must be deposited with the Board of Governors of the fund. The fund must be fully transferred to the Board of Governors, and the State Treasurer may not hold any deposits of the fund as of ninety days after this act's effective date."