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A92, R106, H3674
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bingham and Mahaffey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11532ac05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 531
Introduced in the House on March 1, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2005
Last Amended on April 26, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on May 18, 2005
Governor's Action: May 26, 2005, Signed
Summary: Dentistry Board authorized to issue licenses to practice dentistry
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/1/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-37
3/1/2005 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and
Municipal Affairs HJ-37
4/19/2005 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical,
Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-9
4/20/2005 Scrivener's error corrected
4/26/2005 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
4/26/2005 House Amended HJ-40
4/26/2005 House Read second time HJ-41
4/27/2005 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
4/28/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-14
4/28/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-14
5/12/2005 Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs SJ-23
5/17/2005 Senate Read second time SJ-14
5/18/2005 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-38
5/24/2005 Ratified R 106 SJ-33
5/26/2005 Signed By Governor
6/1/2005 Copies available
6/1/2005 Effective date 05/26/05
6/7/2005 Act No. 92
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
3/1/2005
4/19/2005
4/20/2005
4/26/2005
5/12/2005
(A92, R106, H3674)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-15-275 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY TO ISSUE A LICENSE BY CREDENTIALS TO PRACTICE DENTISTRY AND TO ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING SUCH LICENSURE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
License by credentials requirements
SECTION 1. Chapter 15, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 40-15-275. (A) The board may issue a license by credentials to an applicant who has been licensed to practice dentistry in any state or territory of the United States if the applicant complies with the provisions of Regulation 39-1 B. and produces evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has:
(1) satisfactorily passed a state or regional clinical board examination approved by the board and a jurisprudence examination on the laws of this State and regulations as they relate to the practice of dentistry as approved by the board and administered in the English language;
(2) a current license to practice dentistry issued by another state or United States territory that is not revoked, suspended, or restricted;
(3) been actively practicing dentistry for a minimum of five years immediately preceding the date of application. 'Actively practicing' means working a minimum of twelve hundred hours a year in a private practice or public health or military clinical setting or the combination of twelve hundred hours a year of clinical instructing at a Commission on Dental Accreditation approved dental school and private practice;
(4) completed seventy hours of continuing education over the past five years;
(5) not been the subject of any final or pending disciplinary action in the military or in any state or territory in which the applicant has held any other professional license;
(6) no felony convictions and no other criminal convictions that would affect the applicant's ability to render competent dental care;
(7) signed a release allowing the disclosure of information from the National Practitioner Data Bank and the verification of registration status with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration;
(8) agreed to submit to substance abuse testing if requested by the board;
(9) agreed, upon request of the board, to provide proof that the applicant has no physical or psychological impairment that would adversely affect his or her ability to practice dentistry with reasonable skill and safety.
(B) The board may conduct examinations and interviews to test the qualifications of an applicant and may require additional information to ascertain the applicant's ability to render competent dental care including, but not limited to, requiring substance abuse testing or proof that no physical or psychological impairment exists that would adversely affect the applicant's ability to practice dentistry with reasonable skill and safety. The board may refuse to issue a license by credentials to an applicant who the board determines is unfit to practice dentistry.
(C) If a licensee has not established an active practice in this State within two years of receiving a license by credentials, the license is automatically revoked.
(D) In order to provide the means of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this section and the duties of the board, the board is authorized to charge and collect fees as established in regulation."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 24th day of May, 2005.
Approved the 26th day of May, 2005.
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