South Carolina Code 40-47-655. Limited license to practice respiratory care
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(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.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-47-655
- Board: means the Board of Medical Examiners of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 40-47-510
- Committee: means the Respiratory Care Committee which is established by this article as an advisory committee responsible to the board. See South Carolina Code 40-47-510
- License: means a current document authorizing a person to practice. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Limited license: means a current time-limited and practice-limited document that authorizes practice at the level for which one is seeking licensure. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Practitioner: means a person who has been issued an authorization to practice in this State. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Supervision: means the process of critically observing, directing, and evaluating another person's performance, unless otherwise provided by law. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20