2023 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 47 - Physicians And Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals
Section 40-47-950. Limited PA license; conditions for issuance; duration; responsibilities of supervising physician.
(A) The board may issue a limited PA license to an applicant who has:
(1) submitted a completed application on forms provided by the board;
(2) paid the nonrefundable application fees established by this regulation;
(3) successfully completed an educational program for PAs approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its predecessor or successor organization;
(4) not previously failed two consecutive NCCPA certifying examinations and has registered for, or intends to register to take the next offering of, the NCCPA examination;
(5) certified that the applicant mentally and physically is able to engage safely in practice as a PA;
(6) no licensure, certificate, or registration as a PA under current discipline, revocation, suspension, probation, or investigation for cause resulting from the applicant's practice as a PA;
(7) good moral character;
(8) submitted to the board any other information the board considers necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications; and
(9) appeared before a board member or board designee if requested by the board with any documents requested by the board and demonstrated knowledge of the contents of this article.
(B) A limited license is not renewable and is valid only until the results of a limited licensee's two consecutive NCCPA certifying examinations are reported to the board. When a limited licensee has failed two consecutive NCCPA certifying examinations, or fails one exam and does not take the NCCPA certifying examination at the next opportunity or, after applying for a limited license, fails to register for the next offering of the examination, the limited license immediately is void and the applicant is no longer eligible to apply for further limited licensure.
(C) The supervising physician of a limited licensee physically must be present on the premises at all times when the limited licensee is performing a task.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 359, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 244, Section 5; 2013 Act No. 28, Sections 5, 6, eff May 21, 2013; 2019 Act No. 32 (S.132), Section 2, eff August 11, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
The 2013 amendment, in subsection (A)(9), deleted "the applicant's supervising physician and" before "all original diplomas and certificates"; and in subsection (C), deleted the second sentence, relating to on-the-job training.
2019 Act No. 32, Section 2, substituted "PA" and "PAs" for "physician assistant" and "physician assistants" throughout; in (A), in (9), substituted "if requested by the board with any documents requested by the board" for "with all original diplomas and certificates", deleted (10), and made nonsubstantive changes.
