South Carolina Code 40-47-41. License renewal; notification of change of address or adverse disciplinary action in another jurisdiction
(B) A licensee shall complete the renewal form and submit the form to the board with the renewal fee. Upon receipt of the application and the fee, the department shall verify the accuracy of the application and renew the license for the applicable period. If a licensee fails to timely renew the license, the license is deemed lapsed at the close of the renewal period, and the licensee may not practice in this State until the licensee is reinstated to practice. The board may reinstate the licensee on payment of a reinstatement fee, the current renewal fee, and demonstration of continued competency satisfactory to the board. The board may deny reinstatement or take other action based on evidence of misconduct.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-47-41
- Active license: means the status of an authorization to practice that has been renewed for the current period and authorizes the licensee to practice in this State. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Adverse disciplinary action: means a final decision by a United States or foreign licensing jurisdiction, a peer review group, a health care institution, a professional or medical society or association, or a court, which action was not resolved completely in the licensee's favor. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Board: means the State Board of Medical Examiners for South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Business days: means every day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation;
(5) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or the director's official designee;
(6) "Licensee" means a person granted an authorization to practice pursuant to this article and refers to a person holding a license, permit, certification, or registration granted pursuant to this article;
(7) "Licensing act" means the individual statute or regulations, or both, of each regulated profession or occupation which include, but are not limited to, board governance, the qualifications and requirements for authorization to practice, prohibitions, and disciplinary procedures;
(8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, or corporation;
(9) "Profession" or "occupation" means a profession or occupation regulated or administered, or both, by the department pursuant to this article. See South Carolina Code 40-1-20 - Disciplinary action: means a final decision and sanction imposed at the conclusion of a disciplinary proceeding. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- License: means a current document authorizing a person to practice. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Misconduct: means violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to this chapter or violation of any of the principles of ethics as adopted by the board or incompetence or unprofessional conduct. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Person: means a natural person, male or female. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Reinstatement: means an action of the board in a disciplinary matter that authorizes the resumption of practice upon any terms or conditions ordered or agreed to by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Revocation: means the permanent cancellation or withdrawal of an authorization issued by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Suspension: means the temporary withdrawal of authorization to practice for either a definite or indefinite period of time ordered by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
(C) A licensee shall notify the board in writing within fifteen business days of any change of residential address, office address, or office telephone number.
(D) A licensee shall notify the board within thirty days of any adverse disciplinary action by another United States or foreign licensing jurisdiction, a peer review group, a health care institution, a professional or medical society or association, a governmental agency, a law enforcement agency, including arrest, or a court, including indictment. Confidential information received from a licensee or other sources must continue to be maintained as confidential, except to the extent necessary for the proper disposition of the matter. Notification is not required in the case of:
(1) a nondisciplinary resignation by the licensee from a health care facility; however, a resignation occurring after an incident or occurrence which could result in the revocation or suspension of or other limitation upon the licensee’s privileges must be reported;
(2) a minor disciplinary action regarding the licensee’s privileges in a health care facility when the action taken does not involve the revocation or suspension of or other limitation upon the licensee’s privileges to practice there;
(3) a disciplinary action resulting from the licensee’s failure to meet recordkeeping standards in a health care institution;
(4) a disciplinary action resulting from the licensee’s failure to attend meetings of a health care institution; or
(5) other disciplinary actions as defined by the board in regulation.