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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 3 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section 57-07 - General Provisions for Student Permits

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An applicant for a student permit must:
(A) submit evidence that the student is
			 enrolled in an accredited mortuary science college or mortuary science college
			 or program in the process of seeking accreditation in South Carolina and at all
			 times hereunder maintain a minimum of part-time student status. Student permits
			 shall expire whenever the licensee ceases to be a mortuary science student;
			 and
(B) submit a notarized
			 statement that the funeral service activities in which the student engages are
			 in conjunction with the student's academic training and are under the
			 supervision of a licensee designated by the accredited mortuary science college
			 or program.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 3 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section 57-08 - Licensure by Endorsement

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(A) An
			 applicant for licensure as an embalmer or funeral director by endorsement must:
(1) submit proof of a current, active, and
			 unrestricted license of at least five (5) years duration under the laws of
			 another state or territory that had requirements that were, at the date of
			 licensure, equivalent to the requirements in effect at the time of application
			 in South Carolina; and
(2) submit
			 evidence of a passing score of at least seventy-five (75) on an examination
			 approved by the Board; and
(3)
			 submit an application on a form approved by the Board, along with the required
			 fee.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 3 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section 57-09 - Provisions for Biennial Renewal of Licenses and Reactivation of Expired Licenses

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(A) All
			 licenses and renewals expire on the thirtieth (30th) day of June unless sooner
			 revoked or canceled. No license may be issued or renewed for a period exceeding
			 two (2) years.
(B) All applications
			 for renewal shall be filed with the Board within thirty (30) days prior to or
			 within thirty (30) days following June thirtieth (30th) each even year. Renewal
			 applications must be accompanied by the renewal fee prescribed by the Board
			 and, if applicable, the required number of continuing education credits.
			 Licensees who have not properly renewed their licenses for failure to complete
			 the required continuing education credits and/or failure to submit the
			 appropriate renewal fee must apply for late renewal during a six (6) month
			 penalty period following the expiration date. Late renewal applications must be
			 accompanied by documentation, if applicable, indicating completion of the
			 required continuing education credits as specified in Reg. 57-11 and a fee
			 equal to the annual renewal fee plus a penalty as described in Reg.
			 57-12.
(C) An embalmer or funeral
			 director whose license has been expired for less than five (5) years may
			 reactivate the license by applying to the Board, submitting the required fees,
			 and demonstrating evidence satisfactory to the Board, on a form approved by the
			 Board, of the requisite continuing education hours for each year during which
			 the license was expired. In such cases, the Board may require supervised
			 experience as a condition of reactivation.
(D) An embalmer or funeral director whose
			 license has been expired for more than five (5) years must reapply and meet all
			 of the requirements, including re-examination, at the time of application, for
			 licensure.
(E) Applicants for
			 reactivation must submit a notarized affidavit certifying that he or she has
			 not been engaged in the practice of embalming or funeral directing in this
			 State during the period the license was not in a current status.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 3 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section 57-10 - Provisions for Permitting of Funeral Establishments

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An applicant for permitting of a funeral establishment
				must:
(A) submit an application on
			 forms approved by the Board, along with the required fee; and
(B) submit to an inspection of the funeral
			 establishment. The inspection must show the establishment has the following:
(1) a chapel or parlor where funeral services
			 may be conducted; and
(2) a
			 preparation room equipped with a sanitary floor and necessary drainage,
			 ventilation, necessary approved tables, hot and cold running water, and a sink
			 separate from table drainage; instruments, and supplies, for the preparation
			 and embalming of dead human bodies; and
(3) a room containing a displayed stock of at
			 least six (6) adult caskets and other necessary funeral supplies; and
(4) a minimum of one (1) motor hearse for
			 transporting casketed human remains; and
(5) submit evidence that the facility meets
			 all State and local building and fire codes; and
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 4 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 57-11 - Continuing Education Requirements for Embalmers and Funeral Directors

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(A) Persons
			 licensed as embalmers or funeral directors must complete six (6) hours of
			 formal continuing education during every licensure period as a condition of
			 renewal of their license. The continuing education completed must be gained
			 through participation in formal instruction, seminars, or workshops approved by
			 the Board. This continuing education requirement does not apply to persons who
			 are sixty (60) years of age or older or persons who have been licensed for
			 thirty (30) or more years by the Board so long as those persons do not act as
			 the manager of record of any funeral establishment.
(B) The Board may grant waivers of the
			 continuing education requirement in cases involving disability or illness and
			 may extend the time within which the continuing education hours may be gained.
			 Applications for waiver shall be submitted on forms approved by the Board and
			 shall be signed by a licensed health care professional attesting to the
			 licensee's inability to complete continuing education due to disability or
			 illness.
(C) The Board shall
			 maintain a list of approved continuing education courses.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 5 - FEES › Section 57-12 - Fees

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(A) The Board may
			 charge fees as shown in South Carolina Code of Regulations Chapter 10-17 and on
			 the South Carolina Board of Funeral Service website at
http://llr.sc.gov/POL/Funeral/
.
(B) All fees are nonrefundable.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 57-13 - Code of Ethics

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(A)
			 Responsibilities to the Family.
(1) A funeral
			 director shall, where possible, fully inform the family of the deceased
			 concerning the time, the place, and details of the funeral service.
(2) A funeral director shall consider the
			 financial limitations of the family of the deceased when counseling the family
			 in the selection of services and furnishings.
(3) A funeral director shall explain to the
			 family of the deceased costs of the services and the merchandise and disclose
			 the range of prices for funeral goods and services available.
(4) A funeral director shall review with the
			 family of the deceased all death benefits and burial allowances of which he is
			 aware.
(5) A funeral director shall
			 provide a statement of goods and services for the family to approve showing the
			 price of the services and merchandise that was selected, the price of each of
			 the supplemental items of the service, and the amount involved for each of the
			 items for which the funeral director will advance monies as an accommodation to
			 the family.
(6) A funeral director
			 shall not make any misrepresentation concerning any aspect of the services
			 rendered or the funeral furnishings or disposition alternatives.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 57-13.1 - Code of Ethics

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(A)
			 Responsibilities to the Family.
(1) A funeral
			 director shall, where possible, fully inform the family of the deceased
			 concerning the time, the place, and details of the funeral service.
(2) A funeral director shall consider the
			 financial limitations of the family of the deceased when counseling the family
			 in the selection of services and furnishings.
(3) A funeral director shall explain to the
			 family of the deceased costs of the services and the merchandise and disclose
			 the range of prices for funeral goods and services available.
(4) A funeral director shall review with the
			 family of the deceased all death benefits and burial allowances of which he is
			 aware.
(5) A funeral director shall
			 provide a statement of goods and services for the family to approve showing the
			 price of the services and merchandise that was selected, the price of each of
			 the supplemental items of the service, and the amount involved for each of the
			 items for which the funeral director will advance monies as an accommodation to
			 the family.
(6) A funeral director
			 shall not make any misrepresentation concerning any aspect of the services
			 rendered or the funeral furnishings or disposition alternatives.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 57-13.2 - Websites

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Websites for funeral establishments must list the individual
				South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service license number of all licensed
				funeral directors and embalmers employed at the establishment and further must
				identify all other employees mentioned in the website as either unlicensed or
				apprenticed, as the case may be. If a funeral director or embalmer's license is
				subsequently lapsed, revoked, suspended, or surrendered, the website shall not
				continue to identify the individual as licensed as long as the disqualification
				exists.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 8 - CREMATORY REQUIREMENTS › Section 57-14.1 - Records

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Records, policies, and procedures will be maintained at the
				crematory site and will be available for inspection at all times.
(A) The crematory shall maintain a log which
			 shows clearly:
(1) The name of the
			 deceased;
(2) A unique
			 identification number assigned to each deceased;
(3) Authorization for cremation;
(4) Date body received at the
			 crematory;
(5) Type of cremation
			 container received;
(6) Date
			 cremated;
(7) Date cremains
			 delivered;
(8) To whom the cremains
			 were delivered.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 8 - CREMATORY REQUIREMENTS › Section 57-14.2 - Equipment and practices

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(A) Each
			 crematory must provide a holding facility of suitable size to accommodate all
			 human remains which are retained and awaiting cremation.
(B) Each crematory must be equipped with a
			 commercially manufactured cremation unit (retort), made specifically for the
			 cremation of human remains and including the following features:
(1) An ash collection pan to minimize the
			 commingling of cremated remains of one human with another;
(2) A hearth floor without depressions to
			 minimize the commingling of cremated remains of one human with
			 another;
(3) A door safety switch
			 to stop the burner operation when the front charging door is opened;
(4) A pollution monitoring system to monitor
			 and detect smoke when the density exceeds applicable state and federal
			 standards, whereupon the system will automatically stop the burner operation on
			 a time setting of not less than three (3) minutes;
(5) Approval by Underwriters Laboratory or a
			 comparable laboratory.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 8 - CREMATORY REQUIREMENTS › Section 57-14.3 - Training of Crematory Operators

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(A)
			 Persons who complete the following training will be listed on the official
			 roster of the Board as Certified Crematory Operators.
(B) Training will cover the following topics.
			 The preceptor will document the time and date of specific training on these
			 topics:
(1) Documents required prior to
			 cremation authorization;
(2)
			 Compliance with the record keeping requirements of this chapter;
(3) Operation of the retort and processing
			 cremains, including specific safety precautions.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 8 - CREMATORY REQUIREMENTS › Section 57-14.4 - Training of Certified Crematory Trainer/Preceptors

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(A) Persons who complete the following
			 training and documented experience will be listed on the official roster of the
			 Board as Certified Crematory Trainer/preceptors.
(B) Training will include the following
			 components:
(1) Factory approved instruction
			 in the operation of the on-site unit;
(2) Documents required prior to cremation
			 (e.g. authorization, BRT, DC, Coroners' Permit);
(3) Compliance with the record keeping
			 requirements of this chapter;
(4)
			 Operation of the retort and processing cremains, including specific safety
			 precautions;
(5) Packaging and
			 delivery of cremains.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 9 - INSPECTION GUIDELINES › Section 57-15 - Inspection guidelines

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Inspection guidelines include the following:
(1) An embalming room of at least 100 square
			 feet. Funeral homes in operation prior to April 23, 2010, are exempt from the
			 100 square foot requirement;
(2) A
			 preparation room equipped with sanitary floor and necessary drainage,
			 ventilation, necessary approved tables, hot and cold running water and a sink
			 separate from table drainage, an OSHA-approved shower and eye wash station,
			 hydro or electric aspirator (if hydro, it must be equipped with a backflow
			 preventor on the facility's water system), embalming machine, or gravity bottle
			 or bulb or hand pump, at least one scalpel, two aneurysm needles, assorted
			 canulae, suture needles, trocar, antiseptic soap, twelve (12) bottles of
			 arterial fluid, and two bottles of cavity fluid;
(3) Handicapped accessible restrooms, water
			 fountains and accessibility to and throughout the facility; where water
			 fountains are not accessible, alternatives such as bottled water shall be
			 provided;
(4) One working and
			 licensed motor hearse for transporting casketed and non-casketed human
			 remains;
(5) Sanitary waste
			 receptacle and hazardous waste receptacle;
(6) Ventilating system that is screened and
			 has an air exchange of twelve (12) times per hour to the outside;
(7) Six (6) adult caskets on the premises
			 displayed or available for display in conjunction with the display of cut-away
			 caskets, an online kiosk or other means of funeral merchandise
			 display;
(8) Multiple copies of the
			 General Price List, a Casket Price List, an Outer Burial Container Price List,
			 and multiple copies of the Statement of Goods and Services in compliance with
			 federal and state law;
(9) An
			 approved COMPLETED PERMIT APPLICATION or CURRENT FACILITY PERMIT
			 DISPLAYED;
(10) If a chapel or
			 parlor for funeral services is provided, it must be inspected for safety and
			 cleanliness.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 58 - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR › Article 1 - DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS › Section 58-1 - Local Emergency Management Standards

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A. Counties
1. In order to provide effective and orderly governmental control and coordination of emergency operations in emergencies each county within this state must establish and maintain an emergency management agency and shall develop a county emergency management plan and program that is coordinated and consistent with the state comprehensive emergency management plan and program.
2. The emergency management standards outlined in the various publications of the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency, such as the National Incident Management System and the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide are the overarching basis for the State and local jurisdictions.
3. Each county emergency management agency shall have a director. The director must meet the minimum training and education qualifications established in a job description approved by the county. The director shall be appointed in accordance with appropriate county personnel procedures, and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, in conformance with applicable resolutions, ordinances, and laws.
4. Each director has direct responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation of the county emergency management agency. The director shall coordinate emergency management activities, services, and programs within the county and shall serve as liaison to the division and other local emergency management agencies and organizations.
5. Each county emergency management agency shall perform emergency management functions within the territorial limits of the county within which it is organized and, in addition, shall conduct such activities outside its territorial limits as are required and in accordance with state and county emergency management plans and mutual aid agreements. Counties shall serve as liaison for and coordinator of municipalities' requests for state and federal assistance during post-disaster emergency operations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part I › Chapter I - Management › Section 61-3.I.I.101 - Application

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(a) No person shall
				  fit, or offer for sale, hearing aids in this State unless such person has
				  complied with the requirements hereof as to registration and
				  licensing.
(b) An individual, in
				  making his first registration hereunder, shall write or cause to be written
				  upon the application blank, so furnished by the Department, his full name,
				  business address, residence address and such other facts for identification of
				  the applicant as may be deemed necessary and shall execute and verify the same
				  before a notary public and shall file the same with the Department.
(c) The Department on or before December 1 of
				  each year, after the first registration, shall mail to each licensee or
				  registrant a blank form of application for registration addressed to the last
				  known business of such person.
(d)
				  The Department shall, in accordance with the Act, issue to any individual who
				  has submitted his application for registration complete with the information as
				  may be deemed applicable by the Department, a license or temporary permit under
				  the seal of the Department for the ensuing year.
(1) Any licensee or temporary permit holder
				  must maintain a progressing level of professional competence by participation
				  during each calendar year in educational programs designed to keep such
				  licensee informed of changes, current practices, and developments pertaining to
				  the fitting of hearing aids and rehabilitation as appropriate to hearing aid
				  use.
(2) The licensee shall
				  annually submit to the Commission proof of having participated in a minimum of
				  eight hours of continuing education during the calendar year. A licensee who is
				  granted a license during a calendar year shall not be required to complete such
				  requirements during that year and such requirement shall begin the second full
				  licensing year. The requirement may be fulfilled by attending and participating
				  in training activities approved by the Commission.
(3) Failure to complete the minimum
				  educational requirements shall result in a license suspension until the
				  requirements are met. The Commission, upon sufficient cause shown by the
				  licensee, may allow the licensee to make up the necessary hours during the next
				  calendar year. The make-up allowance shall not waive the full annual
				  requirements for continued education.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part I › Chapter I - Management › Section 61-3.I.I.102 - License

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A license under this Act shall confer upon the holder the
					 right to select, fit and sell hearing aids.
(a) Licenses or temporary permits shall not
				  by any manner or means be duplicated by the licensee or other
				  persons.
(b) Any change in status
				  of licensee or temporary permit, such as address or name, shall make the
				  license null and void and shall be returned to the Department for proper
				  disposition.
(c) Persons who hold a
				  license or temporary permit shall notify the Department in writing of his
				  regular address, business address, office address or the place where he engages
				  or intends to engage in the fitting or the sale of hearing aids. Notification
				  of any change of status must be made to the Department within fifteen (15) days
				  subsequent to such change.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part I › Chapter I - Management › Section 61-3.I.I.103 - Temporary Permit

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An applicant who fulfills the requirements of the Act, and
					 who has not previously applied to take the examination delineated in Section202
					 of these Rules and Regulations, may apply to the Department for a temporary
					 permit.
(a) Prior experience or a
				  waiting period shall not be required provided he shall be reasonably supervised
				  and trained for a period of one year by a currently licensed hearing aid
				  dealer.
(b) Annual reports of
				  progress must be maintained on each person with a temporary permit by a
				  licensed dealer verifying adequate personal contact supervision, and training
				  and all such reports shall be kept on file at the Department. The phased
				  training reports shall be submitted quarterly to complete the annual reports of
				  progress.
(c) If any person who
				  holds a temporary permit has not successfully passed the licensing examination
				  within one year from the date of issuance, the temporary permit may, at the
				  discretion of the Department, be renewed or he shall be required to reapply at
				  a date specified by the Department.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part I › Chapter I - Management › Section 61-3.I.I.104 - Display of License/Temporary Permit

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The license or temporary permit shall be prominently
					 displayed in his office or place of business in full view of any customer or
					 client. The wallet sized identification shall be in the possession of licensed
					 hearing aid dealers and temporary permit holders at all times and shall be
					 displayed upon request by any customer, client, or agent of the Department, or
					 peace officer.
Where there is more than one office or place of business,
					 duplicate licenses shall be issued by the Department.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part I › Chapter I - Management › Section 61-3.I.I.105 - Fees

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(a) All fees shall
				  be made payable to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
				  Control and are not transferable.
(b) Licensing fee or renewal fee established
				  in the Act is fifty dollars ($50.00) and duplicate licenses will be issued
				  where more than one office or place of business is in operation.
(c) Temporary permit fee has been established
				  at twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(d) Examination fee is set in the amount of
				  fifty dollars ($50.00) and is not refundable.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part I › Chapter I - Management › Section 61-3.I.I.106 - Conduct/Ethics

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1. It shall be the
				  responsibility of the licensee or the temporary permit holder, under the Act,
				  to be familiar with and to avoid commission of any acts regarded as unethical
				  conduct including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) The obtaining of any fee or making any
				  sale by fraud or misrepresentation.
(b) Employing directly or indirectly any
				  suspended or unregistered person to perform any work covered by the
				  Act.
(c) Engaging in falsification
				  of name or using an alias with fraudulent intent for the purposes of fitting
				  and selling hearing aids.
(d) Gross
				  incompetence, or negligence shall be considered, in dispensing or selling a
				  hearing aid to a customer, client or person without that person having been
				  given the opportunity of tests utilizing appropriate established procedures and
				  instrumentation to determine the extent or type of hearing impairment: except
				  in cases of selling replacement hearing aids, in which case retesting hearing
				  within 18 months of original purchase except in extenuating circumstances as
				  determined by the Department.
(e)
				  Using or causing or promoting the use of any advertising matter, promotional
				  literature, testimonial, guarantee, warranty, label, brand, insignia, or any
				  other representation, however disseminated or published, which is misleading,
				  deceiving, or untruthful.
(f)
				  Advertising or offering for sale a particular model, type or kind of hearing
				  aid when the offer is not a bonafide effort to sell the product so offered as
				  advertised and at the advertised price. In determining whether there has been a
				  violation of this rule, consideration will be given to actions or practices
				  indicating that the offer was not made in good faith for the purpose of selling
				  the advertised product, but was made for the purpose of contacting prospective
				  purchasers and selling them a product offered.
(g) Violation of any of the provisions of the
				  Act.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part I › Chapter I - Management › Section 61-3.I.I.107 - Corporation or Like Organizations

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Nothing in this Law shall prohibit a corporation,
					 partnership, trust, association or other like organizations from engaging in
					 the business of fitting and selling or offering for sale hearing aids at retail
					 without a license, if it employs licensed persons in the direct sale and
					 fitting of such products. Such corporations, partnerships, trusts,
					 associations, or other like organizations shall also file annually with the
					 Department and Commission a list of all licensed hearing aid dealers, fitters,
					 and holders of temporary permits directly or indirectly employed by it.
					 Corporate officers or agents of such organizations shall file with the
					 Department by affixing their signature(s) to the application and thereby submit
					 themselves to the Rules and Regulations and the provisions of this Act which
					 the Department may deem applicable.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part II › Chapter II - Procedures › Section 61-3.II.II.202 - Examination

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1. An applicant for
				  license, or holder of a temporary permit who meets all the requirements of the
				  Act, shall appear at a time, place, and before such persons as prescribed by
				  the Department to be examined by written and practical testing. The examination
				  shall be such that it will establish knowledge and proficiency in each of the
				  following categories:
(a) Basic physics of
				  sound.
(b) Anatomy and physiology
				  of the ear.
(c) Basic structure and
				  functions of hearing aids.
(d) Pure
				  tone audiometry, air and bone conduction.
(e) Live voice or recorded speech, speech
				  audiometry including speech reception threshold testing and speech
				  discrimination testing.
(f) Masking
				  (when indicated).
(g) Recording and
				  evaluation of audiograms.
(h)
				  Speech audiometry.
(i) Taking
				  earmold impressions.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part II › Chapter II - Procedures › Section 61-3.II.II.203 - Inspections

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Inspection(s) shall be conducted periodically by the
					 Department; such inspection(s) shall include but not be limited to the
					 following:
1. Calibration check of
				  audiometric equipment: evidence of calibration check shall be furnished upon
				  request or shall be affixed to audiometer and shall have date and name of
				  person(s) calibrating such equipment.
(a)
				  Calibration shall be conducted on each audiometer as often as deemed necessary
				  but not less than once each year.
(b) Calibration shall be accomplished by the
				  manufacturer or properly trained person or an institution of higher learning
				  equipped with proper instruments for calibrating audiometer as determined by
				  the Department.
(c) Calibration of
				  audiometers and earphones shall be in accordance with the American National
				  Standards and Specification of Audiometers recent edition.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part II › Chapter II - Procedures › Section 61-3.II.II.204 - General

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Conditions arising which have not been covered in these
					 regulations shall be handled in accordance with the best practices as
					 interpreted by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
					 Control.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-3 - The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids › Part II › Chapter II - Procedures › Section 61-3.II.II.205 - Continuing Education Programs-Approval

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Any person or organization desiring to conduct continuing
					 education training programs must submit such programs to the Commission for
					 approval.
a. Courses which have been
				  approved by the National Institute of Hearing Instruments Studies (NIHIS) of
				  the National Hearing Aid Society will be approved by the Commission under the
				  following conditions:
(1) The organization
				  offering the program furnishes to the Department, not later than thirty days
				  prior to its presentation, an outline which identifies the course content and
				  NIHIS approved hours;
(2) The
				  course is publicized and available to all South Carolina licensed hearing aid
				  dealers; and
(3) The organization
				  offering the courses furnishes the Department the names of such dealers who
				  attended the program and the courses and hours creditable to each
				  one.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances › Part 100 - Purpose and Scope; Definitions, Information, Payment of Fees, Certain Exemptions, Separate Registrations, Out-of-State Dispensing of Prescriptions › Section 61-4.100.101 - Purpose and Scope

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This regulation implements the provisions of Section
				  44-53-10,
				  et seq., of the S.C. Code of Laws, 1976, as amended. It establishes the
				  requirements necessary to ensure the appropriate security, authority and
				  accountability with regard to the possession, manufacture, dispensing,
				  administering, use and distribution of controlled substances in South
				  Carolina.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances › Part 100 - Purpose and Scope; Definitions, Information, Payment of Fees, Certain Exemptions, Separate Registrations, Out-of-State Dispensing of Prescriptions › Section 61-4.100.102 - Definitions

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As used in this regulation, the following terms shall have
				  the meaning specified:
(a) Act.
				Article 3 of Chapter 53 of Title 44 of the 1976 S.C. Code of Laws, including
				all amendments thereto.
(b)
				Administration and the Abbreviation DEA. Refer to Drug Enforcement
				Administration, United States Department of Justice, the successor agency to
				the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs as defined in the Act.
(c) Automated Storage Machine. A mechanical
				system that performs operations, other than compounding or administration, that
				allow medications to be provided to the patient and stored near the point of
				care while controlling and tracking drug distribution under the control of a
				licensed pharmacist.
(d) Bureau
				Director. The Director of the Bureau of Drug Control, DHEC.
(e) Code. The Code of Laws of South Carolina,
				1976, including all amendments thereto.
(f) Commercial Container. Any bottle, jar,
				tube, ampoule, or other receptacle in which a substance is held for
				distribution or dispensing to an ultimate user, and, in addition, any box or
				package in which the receptacle is held for distribution or dispensing to an
				ultimate user. The term "commercial container" does not include any package
				liner, package insert, or other material kept with or within a commercial
				container, nor any carton, crate, box, or other package in which commercial
				containers are stored or are used for shipment of controlled
				substances.
(g) Compounder. Any
				person engaging in maintenance or detoxification treatment who also mixes,
				prepares, packages, or changes the dosage forms of a narcotic drug listed in
				Schedules II, III, IV, or V for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment
				by another narcotic treatment program. The term "compounder" as the content
				requires, includes any lawfully authorized person who changes the dosage forms,
				mixes, or prepares any controlled substance for use by the ultimate user
				pursuant to the legitimate and lawful order of a practitioner acting in the
				regular course of professional practice or by the practitioner personally, if
				authorized by law to compound and dispense controlled substances.
(h) Controlled Premises:
(1) Places where original or other records or
				documents required under the Act are required to be kept, and
(2) Places, including factories, warehouses,
				or other establishments, and conveyances, where persons registered under the
				Act or exempted from registration under the Act may lawfully hold, manufacture,
				dispense, distribute, administer, or otherwise dispose of controlled
				substances.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances › Part 100 - Purpose and Scope; Definitions, Information, Payment of Fees, Certain Exemptions, Separate Registrations, Out-of-State Dispensing of Prescriptions › Section 61-4.100.103 - Information; Special Instructions

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Information regarding procedures under these rules and
				  special instructions supplementing these rules will be furnished upon request
				  by writing to the Bureau of Drug Control DHEC, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC
				  29201.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances › Part 100 - Purpose and Scope; Definitions, Information, Payment of Fees, Certain Exemptions, Separate Registrations, Out-of-State Dispensing of Prescriptions › Section 61-4.100.104 - Time and Method of Payment of Fees; Refund

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Registration and re-registration fees shall be paid at the
				  time when the application for registration is submitted for filing. Payment
				  shall be made in the form of a personal, certified or cashier's check, money
				  order, credit card or online electronic payment, made payable to DHEC. Payments
				  made in the form of stamps, foreign currency, or third party endorsed checks
				  will not be accepted. In the event that the application is not accepted for
				  filing or is denied, the payment shall be refunded to the applicant.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances › Part 100 - Purpose and Scope; Definitions, Information, Payment of Fees, Certain Exemptions, Separate Registrations, Out-of-State Dispensing of Prescriptions › Section 61-4.100.105 - Registrants Exempt from Fee

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(a)
				Any federal agency, installation or official authorized by law to procure or
				purchase controlled substances for official use shall be exempt from payment of
				a fee for registration or re-registration.
(b) In order to claim exemption from the
				payment of fees for registration or re-registration, the registrant shall have
				completed the certification on the appropriate application form, wherein the
				applicant's superior or the agency head certifies to the status and address of
				the registrant and to the authority of the registrant to acquire, possess or
				handle controlled substances.
(c)
				Exemption from payment of a registration fee does not relieve the registrant of
				any other requirements or duties prescribed by law.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances › Part 100 - Purpose and Scope; Definitions, Information, Payment of Fees, Certain Exemptions, Separate Registrations, Out-of-State Dispensing of Prescriptions › Section 61-4.100.106 - Persons Required to Register

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Every person who manufactures, distributes, prescribes or
				  dispenses any controlled substance or who proposes to engage in the
				  manufacture, distribution or dispensing of any controlled substance shall
				  obtain annually a registration unless exempted by law. Only persons actually
				  engaged in such activities are required to obtain a registration; related or
				  affiliated persons who are not engaged in such activities are not required to
				  be registered. (For example, a stockholder or parent corporation of a
				  corporation manufacturing controlled substances is not required to obtain a
				  registration.)
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances › Part 100 - Purpose and Scope; Definitions, Information, Payment of Fees, Certain Exemptions, Separate Registrations, Out-of-State Dispensing of Prescriptions › Section 61-4.100.107 - Separate Registration for Independent Activities

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(a) The following groups of activities are
				deemed to be independent of each other:
(1)
				Manufacturing controlled substances;
(2) Distributing controlled
				substances;
(3) Dispensing
				controlled substances listed in schedules II through V;
(4) Conducting research (other than research
				described in paragraph (a) (6) of this section) with controlled substances
				listed in schedules II through V;
(5) Conducting instructional activities with
				controlled substances listed in schedule II through V;
(6) Conducting a narcotic treatment program
				using any drug listed in Schedules II through V: however, pursuant to §
										109, employees, agents or
				affiliated practitioners, in programs, need not register separately. Each
				program site located away from the principal location and at which place
				narcotic drugs are stored or dispensed shall be separately registered and
				obtain narcotic drugs by use of order forms pursuant to §§901 and
				902;
(7) Conducting research and
				instructional activities with controlled substances listed in schedule
				I;
(8) Conducting chemical analysis
				with controlled substances listed in any schedules;
(9) Importing controlled
				substances;
(10) Exporting
				controlled substances listed in schedules I through IV;
(11) A compounder as defined by §
										102(g);
				and
(12) Automated storage machines
				at long term care facilities.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances › Part 100 - Purpose and Scope; Definitions, Information, Payment of Fees, Certain Exemptions, Separate Registrations, Out-of-State Dispensing of Prescriptions › Section 61-4.100.108 - Separate Registrations for Separate Locations

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(a) A separate registration is required for
				each principal place of business or professional practice at one general
				physical location where controlled substances are manufactured, distributed, or
				dispensed by a person.
(b) The
				following locations shall be deemed not to be places where controlled
				substances are manufactured, distributed, or dispensed:
(1) A warehouse where controlled substances
				are stored by or on behalf of a registered person, unless such substances are
				distributed directly from such warehouse to registrants other than the
				registered person or to persons not required to register by the Act;
(2) An office used by agents of a registrant
				where sales of controlled substances are solicited, made, or supervised but
				which neither contains such substances for display purposes or lawful
				distribution as samples only nor serves as a distribution point for filling
				sales orders; and
(3) An office
				used by a practitioner (who is registered at another location) where controlled
				substances are prescribed but neither administered nor otherwise dispensed as a
				regular part of the professional practice of the practitioner at such office
				and where no supplies of controlled substances are maintained.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-4 - Controlled Substances › Part 100 - Purpose and Scope; Definitions, Information, Payment of Fees, Certain Exemptions, Separate Registrations, Out-of-State Dispensing of Prescriptions › Section 61-4.100.110 - Exemption of Certain Military and Other Personnel

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(a) The requirement of registration is waived
				for any official of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard,
				Public Health Service or Bureau of Prisons who is authorized to prescribe,
				dispense or administer, but not procure or purchase controlled substances in
				the course of his or her official duties, provided such prescribing,
				dispensing, and administering of controlled substances takes place upon a
				military reservation or other Federal enclave. Practitioners who issue
				prescriptions for controlled substances which are to be dispensed from
				governmental stocks shall be exempt from registration. Any practitioner who
				issues prescriptions for controlled substances which are to be dispensed from
				non-governmental pharmacies or dispensaries shall register with DHEC prior to
				issuing such prescriptions.
(b)
				Practitioners who issue prescriptions for controlled substances which are
				dispensed from non-governmental pharmacies or dispensaries must complete a
				controlled substances registration application annually;
(c) Practitioners who register annually with
				DHEC are granted an exemption to the fee requirement pursuant to Section 1303
				of this regulation, provided that the request for exemption to the fee
				requirement is filed in writing with the Bureau Director. The written request
				must contain a military picture ID of the requestor, as well as documentation
				of the name and location of the military installation or hospital facility
				where the practitioner is located.
(d) This registration requirement and fee
				exemption applies only to practitioners and officials of the United States
				military service organizations, including the Army, Navy, Marine Corp, Air
				Force, and Coast Guard, and the Public Health Service, Bureau of Prisons, and
				Veteran's Administration, who are based on military installations or other
				Federal hospital facilities, providing healthcare on behalf of the Federal
				government.
(e) If any official
				exempted by this section also engages as a private individual in any activity
				or group of activities for which registration is required, such official shall
				obtain a registration for such private activities.