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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1160 Ratification Number:245 Act Number:213 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020326 Primary Sponsor:Peeler All Sponsors:Peeler Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11470ac02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020411 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020422 Subject:Physicians, provisions regarding FLEX and COMVEX exams History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020514 Act No. A213 ------ 20020422 Signed by Governor ------ 20020416 Ratified R245 House 20020411 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 20020410 Read second time House 20020403 Recalled from Committee 27 H3M House 20020402 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee Senate 20020329 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20020328 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on the next Legislative day ------ 20020328 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20020327 Committee report: Favorable 13 SMA Senate 20020326 Introduced, read first time, 13 SMA referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on March 28, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 3, 2002 - Word format
(A213, R245, S1160)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO BE LICENSED AS A PHYSICIAN, SO AS TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING DAILY SCORES ON FLEX EXAMINATIONS TAKEN BEFORE JULY 1, 1985, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PASSING SCORE ON THE COMVEX EXAMINATION MUST BE ESTABLISHED BY THE TESTING AGENCY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Examination scores
SECTION 1. Section 40-47-140 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 40-47-140. (A) The board by regulation shall establish minimum standards of performance to be attained on examinations for an applicant to qualify for a license.
(B) For FLEX examinations taken before June 1, 1985, the following standards apply:
An applicant for permanent licensure shall obtain, in one sitting, a FLEX weighted average score of at least seventy-five on the examination.
(C) For FLEX examinations taken after June 1, 1985, the following standards apply:
An applicant for permanent licensure shall obtain a score of seventy-five or more on both Component I and Component II. An applicant shall pass both components within five years of the first taking of any component of this examination.
(D) For the SPEX (Special Purpose) and COMVEX examinations, the following standards apply:
An applicant for permanent licensure who has not passed national boards, FLEX, SPEX, COMVEX, or been certified, recertified, or awarded a certificate of added qualifications by a specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialities or the American Osteopathic Association within ten years of the date of filing the application with this board shall pass the SPEX or COMVEX exam. A passing score on the SPEX examination is seventy-five or better. A passing score on the COMVEX examination must be established by the testing agency. This requirement is in addition to all other requirements for licensure. The SPEX or COMVEX examination requirement does not apply to a physician employed full time by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, State Department of Mental Health, and Department of Disabilities and Special Needs acting within the scope of his employment. A license issued to this physician is revoked immediately if he leaves the full-time employment or acts outside his scope of employment. However, the SPEX or COMVEX examination requirement applies to a physician providing services under a contract for the State and a physician providing services for which there is an expectation of payment, is payment for services, or should have been payment from a source other than the salary the physician receives from the State."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 16th day of April, 2002.
Approved the 22nd day of April, 2002.
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