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2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
CHAPTER 33 - NURSES
ARTICLE 1. NURSE PRACTICE ACT- SECTION 40-33-5. Application of Chapter 1, Article 1; conflicts.
- SECTION 40-33-10. State Board of Nursing; membership; seal; promulgation of regulations; powers and duties.
- SECTION 40-33-20. Definitions.
- SECTION 40-33-25. Criminal records checks; dishonored check as evidence of act of moral turpitude.
- SECTION 40-33-30. Licensing requirement; use of title "nurse"; exceptions; establishment of policies to cover special health care needs.
- SECTION 40-33-32. Initial licensure examination; foreign educated nurses.
- SECTION 40-33-33. Inactive status of certain licenses.
- SECTION 40-33-34. Performance of delegated medical acts; qualifications; protocols; prescriptive authorization; anesthesia care.
- SECTION 40-33-35. Licensing of applicant authorized to practice in other states.
- SECTION 40-33-36. Issuance of licenses; temporary or limited licenses.
- SECTION 40-33-37. Volunteer licenses.
- SECTION 40-33-38. Renewal of licenses.
- SECTION 40-33-39. Identification badges.
- SECTION 40-33-40. Demonstration of competency for initial and renewal of licenses.
- SECTION 40-33-41. Request for inactive status.
- SECTION 40-33-42. Delegation of tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel.
- SECTION 40-33-43. Provision of medications in community residential facilities by selected unlicensed persons.
- SECTION 40-33-44. Exceptions to supervision requirements for licensed practical nurses.
- SECTION 40-33-50. Administrative support of board activities; establishment of fees.
- SECTION 40-33-70. Code of ethics.
- SECTION 40-33-80. Investigation of complaints and violations.
- SECTION 40-33-90. Administration of oaths.
- SECTION 40-33-100. Issuance of restraining orders and cease and desist orders.
- SECTION 40-33-110. Grounds for discipline of licensees.
- SECTION 40-33-111. Reporting misconduct; review of findings of board.
- SECTION 40-33-115. Jurisdiction of the board.
- SECTION 40-33-116. Mental or physical examinations; consent to submit; review hearing; admissibility of medical records.
- SECTION 40-33-120. Fines and other discipline; effective date; stay or supersedeas.
- SECTION 40-33-130. Denial of licensure.
- SECTION 40-33-140. Effect of criminal record.
- SECTION 40-33-150. Surrender of license.
- SECTION 40-33-160. Appeal; board decision not stayed pending appeal.
- SECTION 40-33-170. Costs.
- SECTION 40-33-180. Payment of costs and fines.
- SECTION 40-33-190. Matters relating to complaint and proceeding privileged.
- SECTION 40-33-200. Unauthorized practice; penalty.
- SECTION 40-33-210. Civil action for injunctive relief.
- SECTION 40-33-220. Severability.
- SECTION 40-33-230. Licensure requirements for foreign-educated nurses.
- SECTION 40-33-1305. Purposes; financial support.
- SECTION 40-33-1310. Definitions.
- SECTION 40-33-1315. Recognition of multistate licensure privilege; revocation or suspension of license; nonparty state license applicants.
- SECTION 40-33-1320. Licensees to only be licensed in home state; change of primary state of residence.
- SECTION 40-33-1325. Adverse actions affecting license; reporting to coordinated licensure information system.
- SECTION 40-33-1330. Actions by licensing board against licensee.
- SECTION 40-33-1335. Powers of licensing board; recovery of investigative costs; subpoenas; cease and desist orders; regulations.
- SECTION 40-33-1340. Creation of coordinated data base; reporting adverse action; sharing information with nonparty states.
- SECTION 40-33-1345. Head of nurse licensing board designated administrator of compact for state; furnishing information on licensees; development of uniform rules and regulations.
- SECTION 40-33-1350. Immunity of officers and employees of party state licensing boards.
- SECTION 40-33-1355. Compact; effective date; withdrawal; agreements with nonparty state; amendment.
- SECTION 40-33-1360. Arbitration.
- SECTION 40-33-1365. Construction; severability.
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