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SC Code § 40-47-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-540. Respiratory Care Committee created; membership.

 There is created the Respiratory Care Committee as an advisory committee to the board which consists of nine members to be appointed by the board. Five of the members must be respiratory care practitioners with at least five years' experience each, one member must be a consumer, and three members must be physicians who are licensed to practice in South Carolina who have special interest and knowledge in the diagnosis, treatment, and assessment of respiratory problems. All of the respiratory care practitioners must be certified except for the first members of the committee, who must be certified as soon after their appointment as possible. All organizations, groups, or interested individuals may submit recommendations to the board of at least two individuals for each position to be filled on the committee.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2.
SC Code § 40-47-550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-550. Terms of committee members; appointment and removal; expenses.

 The members shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except that initial terms of two practitioners, the consumer member, and one physician, are for two years. Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of a term. The board, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may remove any member of the committee for neglect of duty, incompetence, revocation or suspension of certification, or other dishonorable conduct. Members of the committee shall receive mileage, subsistence, and per diem provided by law for members of state boards, commissions, and committees for each meeting attended. No member may serve more than one full four-year term consecutively, but he is eligible for reappointment two years from the date the full four-year term expires.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2.
SC Code § 40-47-560 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|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 at other times as its regulations provide. The quorum for meetings consists of five members with no more than three of these being respiratory care practitioners. At its initial meeting the committee shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary to serve for one-year terms. The committee may recommend regulations regarding respiratory care necessary to perform its duties which must be reviewed and approved by the board prior to adoption.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2.
SC Code § 40-47-570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-570. Employment of additional staff by director.

 The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, pursuant to Section 40-73-15, may employ additional staff as necessary for the performance of its duties under this article.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 923.
SC Code § 40-47-580 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|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 under the provision of this article and shall pay the monies to the State Treasurer for deposit in the state general fund.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2.
SC Code § 40-47-590 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-590. Responsibilities of committee; investigatory powers of board.

 (A) The committee shall evaluate the qualifications and supervise the examinations of applicants for licensure and shall make appropriate recommendations to the board.  (B) The board may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer oaths, and may investigate allegations of practices violating the provisions of this article.  (C) The committee:  (1) shall recommend regulations to the board relating to professional conduct to carry out the policy of this article including, but not limited to, professional licensure and the establishment of ethical standards of practice for persons holding a license to practice respiratory care or respiratory therapy in this State;  (2) shall conduct hearings and keep records and minutes necessary to carry out its functions;  (3) shall provide notice of all hearings authorized under this article pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act;  (4) shall determine the qualifications and make appropriate recommendations regarding the issuance of licenses to qualified respiratory care practitioners;  (5) shall recommend to the board whether to issue or renew licenses under those conditions prescribed in this article;  (6) may recommend continuing professional education to the board;  (7) shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all persons licensed. The register shall show the name of every registrant and the registrant's last known place of employment and residence. The board annually shall compile and make available a list of respiratory care practitioners authorized to practice in this State. Any interested person may obtain a copy of this list upon application to the board and payment of an amount fixed by the board;  (8) shall make an annual report to the board containing an account of duties performed, actions taken, and appropriate recommendations;  (9) shall hear all disciplinary cases and recommend findings of fact, conclusions, and sanctions to the board. The board shall conduct a final order hearing at which it makes a final decision.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 4.
SC Code § 40-47-600 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-600. Requirements for certification of respiratory care practitioners.

 An applicant for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner shall file a written application on forms provided by the board showing to the satisfaction of the committee and the board that the applicant has successfully passed the entry-level examination given by the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc., or other examination or requirement as the committee may administer or approve.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2; 1988 Act No. 541, Section 1; 1992 Act No. 422, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 5.
SC Code § 40-47-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-610. Licensure of practitioners of other states; educational and examination requirements.

 (A) The board may license as a respiratory care practitioner, upon payment of the fee set by the board, an applicant who is a respiratory therapist or a respiratory therapy technician of another state, territory, or the District of Columbia, if the requirements were substantially equal to the requirements of this State as determined by the board;  (B) The committee initially shall waive the professional education and examination requirements and issue a license to any person who can demonstrate to the committee, through evidence verified under oath, that the person was employed as or actively performing the duties of a respiratory care practitioner in South Carolina in November and December of 1998; however, within three years of applying for initial licensure, the person must have complied with the educational and examination requirements provided for in Section 40-47-600. The applicants shall produce proof of high school graduation or the equivalent and shall apply within ninety days after public notification by the department.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 6.
SC Code § 40-47-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-620. Issuance of license by board.

 The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this article upon payment of the license fee.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 7l.
SC Code § 40-47-625 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-625. Temporary licenses.

 The board may issue a temporary license if all licensing requirements have been met.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 541, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 8.
SC Code § 40-47-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|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 revoke, suspend, issue a public or private reprimand, or impose any other reasonable limitation or practice where the unprofessional, unethical, or illegal conduct of the respiratory care practitioner is likely to endanger the health, welfare, or safety of the public. This conduct includes a license:  (1) using any false, fraudulent, or forged statement or engaging in any fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest act in connection with any of the certifying requirements;  (2) having an addiction to alcohol or drugs to such a degree as to render the licensee unfit to practice respiratory care;  (3) having been convicted of the illegal or unauthorized practice of respiratory care;  (4) knowingly performing an act which in any way assists an unlicensed person to practice respiratory care;  (5) having sustained any physical or mental disability which renders further practice by the licensee dangerous to the public;  (6) having violated the code of ethics or regulations as adopted by the committee and the board;  (7) guilty of engaging in any dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct that is likely to deceive or harm the public;  (8) guilty of the use of any false or fraudulent statement in any document connected with the practice of respiratory care;  (9) having intentionally violated or attempted to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation or conspiring to violate any provisions of this article;  (10) guilty of the commission of any act, during the course of practice conducted pursuant to a license issued under this article, that constitutes fraud, dishonest dealing, illegality, incompetence, or gross negligence.  (B) The suspension, revocation, reprimand, or imposition of probationary conditions upon a respiratory care practitioner may be recommended by the committee to the board after a hearing is conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act. A transcribed record of the hearing must be made.  (C) A respiratory care practitioner aggrieved by a decision of the committee or board under this section may appeal the decision to an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1 on the record made before the committee or board.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 924; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 9.
SC Code § 40-47-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-640. Renewal and reinstatement of licenses.

 (A) Licenses issued under this article are subject to annual renewal and expire unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the committee. The committee may recommend additional requirements for license renewal which provide evidence of continued competency. The board may provide for the late renewal of a license upon payment of a late fee.  (B) An inactive license is subject to expiration and may be renewed as provided in this section, but renewal does not entitle the respiratory care practitioner, while the license remains inactive, to engage in the certified activity of respiratory therapy. If a certificate suspended on disciplinary grounds is reinstated, the respiratory care practitioner, as a condition of reinstatement, shall pay the renewal fee and any applicable late fee.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 10.
SC Code § 40-47-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-650. Fees.

 The board and the committee shall prescribe fees in amounts recommended by the committee for:  (1) initial licensure, not to exceed two hundred dollars;  (2) renewal of license fee, not to exceed fifty dollars;  (3) late renewal fee, not to exceed double renewal fee.  The fees must be set in such an amount as to reimburse the State to the extent feasible for the cost of the services rendered by the board.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 11.
SC Code § 40-47-655 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-655. Limited license to practice respiratory care.

 (A) Upon payment of a fee prescribed by the committee and approved by the board, the board may issue a limited license to practice respiratory care under the direct supervision of a licensed respiratory care practitioner to an applicant who presents written documentation, verified by oath, that the applicant is a graduate of or student of a respiratory care program approved by the American Medical Association or a successor accrediting authority recognized as such by the board. If a student, the applicant must be scheduled to graduate from this program within forty-five days of the date on which the limited license is to be issued.  (B) A limited license issued under this section is valid for a period of six months. Upon expiration of a limited license and payment of the fee prescribed by the committee and approved by the board, the board may renew the limited license once for a period of six months. A limited license must not be renewed more than twelve months from the date it was originally issued.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 337; 1988 Act No. 541, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 223, Section 3; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 12.
SC Code § 40-47-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-660. Enforcement of article.

 (A) It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this article to hold himself out as a respiratory care practitioner, respiratory therapist, or a respiratory therapy technician. A person who holds himself out or practices as a respiratory care practitioner without being licensed under this article, during a period of suspension, or after his certificate has been revoked by the board is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.  (B) For the purpose of an investigation or proceeding under this article, the board or a person designated by it may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, take testimony, and require the production of documents or records which the board considers relevant to the inquiry. In the case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to a person, an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1, upon application by the board, may issue an order requiring the person to appear before the board or the person designated by it, produce documentary evidence, and give other evidence concerning the matter under inquiry.  When the board has sufficient evidence that a person is violating any provisions of this article, it may, in addition to all other remedies, order the person to immediately desist and refrain from this conduct. The board may apply to an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1 for an injunction restraining the person from this 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 it considers proper. No bond may be required of the board by an administrative law judge as a condition to the issuance of any injunction or order contemplated by the provisions of this section.  (C) Every communication, whether oral or written, made by or on behalf of a person or firm to the board or any person designated by it to investigate or otherwise hear matters relating to the revocation, suspension, or other restriction on a license or other discipline of a licensee, whether by way of complaint or testimony, is privileged. No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, may lie against the person or firm for the communication except upon proof that the communication was made with malice.  (D) No provision of this article may be construed as prohibiting the respondent or his legal counsel from exercising the respondent's constitutional right of due process under the law nor prohibiting the respondent from normal access to the charges and evidence filed against him as a part of due process under the law.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 925; 1998 Act No. 280, Section 13.
SC Code § 40-47-700 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-700. Citation of article.

 This article may be cited as the "Acupuncture Act of South Carolina".  HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 10, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-47-705 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|Section 40-47-705. Definitions.

 For purposes of this article:  (1) "Acupuncture" means a form of health care developed from traditional and modern oriental concepts for health care that employs oriental medical techniques, treatment, and adjunctive therapies for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health and the prevention of disease. The practice of acupuncture does not include:  (a) osteopathic medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment;  (b) "chiropractic" or "chiropractic practice" as defined in Section 40-9-10; or  (c) "physical therapy" as defined in Section 40-45-20 or therapies allowed as part of the practice of physical therapy.  (2) "Auricular (ear) detoxification therapy" means the insertion of disposable sterile acupuncture needles into the five auricular acupuncture points stipulated by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association protocol for the sole purpose of treatment of chemical dependency, detoxification, and substance abuse.  (3) "Board" means the State Board of Medical Examiners.  (4) "Committee" means the Acupuncture Advisory Committee as established by this article as an advisory committee responsible to the board.  (5) "NADA" means the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association.  (6) "NCAAOM" means the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.  (7) "ACAOM" means Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.  (8) "Auricular therapy" means the insertion of disposable needles into and limited only to the ear, to treat a limited number of conditions.  HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 10, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-47-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals|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 composed of five members to be appointed by the Board of Medical Examiners for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Three members must be licensed to practice acupuncture under this article; one of whom has practiced acupuncture for a minimum of three years; one member must be licensed to practice medicine under this chapter and may be an acupuncturist; and one member must be from the State at large. The advisory committee members shall receive mileage, per diem, and subsistence as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions and have such responsibilities as provided for in this article and as the board may determine.  (B) Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. The board, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may remove any member of the committee for negligence, neglect of duty, incompetence, revocation or suspension of license, or other dishonorable conduct. No member may serve more than two full four-year terms consecutively but may be eligible for reappointment four years from the date the last full four-year term expired.  (C) The committee shall meet at least two times yearly and at other times as may be necessary. Four members constitute a quorum. At its initial meeting, and at the beginning of each year thereafter, the committee shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary to serve for a term of one year.  (D) The committee shall receive and account for all monies under the provisions of this article and shall pay all monies collected to the board for deposit with the State Treasurer as provided for by law.  HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 10, Section 1.