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EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 6, 2017, LETTERS OF REFERENCE/RECOMMENDATION ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR PERMANENT PHYSICIAN [MD/DO] AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT APPLICANTS. APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE. IF YOU HAVE A PHYSICIAN OR PA APPLICATION PENDING, WE WILL UPDATE YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION CHECKLIST TO SHOW THAT YOUR REFERENCES ARE NOT PENDING. PLEASE CHECK YOUR APPLICATION STATUS ONLINE FOR OTHER PENDING ITEMS.

• New! FAQs on APRN Law approved by SC Board of Medical Examiners - August 7, 2018

• New! S.345 passed the General Assembly on May 8, 2018 and was signed by the Governor May 18, 2018 clarifying that PAs can practice telemedicine.

• On May 18, 2018, Governor McMaster signed R.203/S. 345 into law. This new law dramatically changes the manner in which advance practice registered nurses practice and places great emphasis on the specific language of the practice agreement executed by each APRN. The practice agreement must be tailored to reflect the clinical experience and setting of the individual APRN. In an effort to assist its licensees with the task of converting from protocols formerly used to the practice agreements required under the new law and to assure compliance with the new statutory requirements by July 1, 2018, the Board of Nursing approved a guidance document for convenient reference on May 18, 2018. This guidance document does not constitute legal advice and is not intended to encompass all the nuances of any particular APRN’s clinical setting. It is merely a tool to assist an APRN and a collaborating physician in the development of a practice agreement that accurately reflects their professional relationship.
  
  Download Sample Collaborative Written Practice Agreement
  
  
• New! S.918 passed the General Assembly on May 9th, and was signed by the Governor on May 15th. The law establishes limitations on initial opioid prescriptions for acute pain management or postoperative pain management and designates exceptions to those limitations. This section of the bill is in effect now.

• 2018 Physician Assistant LATE Renewal New!

• Expert Reviewer Vacancy New!

• 2017-2019 Anesthesiologist’s Assistant Late Renewal Application New!

• Supervision of Unlicensed Personnel and the Corporate Practice of Medicine New!

• Joint Revised Pain Management Guidelines, August 2017

• New Continuing Education Requirements for Physician Assistants New!

• Acupuncture RENEWAL/LATE Information

• Physician LATE RENEWAL Information

• H.3824 New!

• 2017-2019 Renewal Schedule

• Respiratory Care Practitioner [RCP] Renewal and Continuing Education Information

• Medical Disciplinary Commission Vacancies - Districts 3,   5 and 6

• RCP Committee Vacancy for a General Public Member

• Naloxone Protocol

• South Carolina Telemedicine Act - Effective June 3, 2016

• New S.C. Regulation on Patient Records-effective May 27, 2016.

• Update Your Contact Information with the Board Including Congressional District

  Always make sure all your contact information with the Board of Medical Examiners is up to date so we can keep you informed.
  
  S.C. Code 40-47-41 (C) of the medical practice act requires that licensees shall notify the board in writing within fifteen business days of any change of residential address, office address, or office telephone number.
  
  In addition to your residential address, office address and office telephone number, it is also very important that you let us know if your name has changed, or you have a new e-mail address.
  
  Please also update your Congressional District information. Log in to the change of address link below to ensure that your contact information including your congressional district is correct for board election purposes.
  
  The link to update this information is https://eservice.llr.sc.gov/changeofadd/

• March 15, 2017 Joint Committee for Approval for APRN Exemption Requests

• JOINT ADVISORY OPINION ISSUED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARDS OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, NURSING AND PHARMACY REGARDING THE USE OF LOW DOSE KETAMINE INFUSIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PAIN THROUGHOUT THE GREENVILLE HEALTH SYSTEM.

• JOINT ADVISORY OPINION ISSUED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARDS OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, NURSING AND PHARMACY REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF A PHARMACIST IN A METHADONE CLINIC DURING DOSING HOURS

• Emergency Licensure Joint Advisory Opinion of BME and BON

• Establishment of Physician-Patient Relationship as Prerequisite to Prescribing Drugs Updated!

• Joint Pharmacist Administered Immunization Protocol Updated!

• Telemedicine Advisory Opinon Updated!

• Prescribing Considerations for Hospice Care Providers Advisory Opinion

• Continuing Medical Education for Prescribing and Monitoring Controlled Substances Advisory Opinion

• Links to Controlled Substance CME providers

• APRN Exemption Process

• Senate Bill 176 "Signing of Death Certificates"

• Termination of Physician-Patient Relationship - Revised

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