South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A207, R238, S882

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Cleary
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11879ac08.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2008
Introduced in the House on April 1, 2008
Last Amended on March 27, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 7, 2008
Governor's Action: May 13, 2008, Signed

Summary: Dental instructor licenses

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/5/2007  Senate  Prefiled
   12/5/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
   12/7/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
    1/8/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-44
    1/8/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-44
   3/26/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical 
                        Affairs SJ-10
   3/27/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/27/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-27
   3/27/2008  Senate  Amended SJ-27
   3/27/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-27
    4/1/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-6
    4/1/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-11
    4/1/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-12
   4/24/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs HJ-68
   4/29/2008  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 6, 2008 HJ-37
    5/6/2008  House   Read second time HJ-43
    5/7/2008  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-8
    5/8/2008          Ratified R 238
   5/13/2008          Signed By Governor
   5/19/2008          Copies available
   5/19/2008          Effective date 05/13/08
   5/20/2008          Act No. 207

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/5/2007
12/7/2007
3/26/2008
3/27/2008
3/27/2008-A
4/24/2008

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A207, R238, S882)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-15-175, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF DENTAL INSTRUCTOR LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH LICENSES ARE RESTRICTED LICENSES; TO FURTHER SPECIFY IN WHAT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH A LICENSEE MAY TEACH; TO PROVIDE FOR IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF SUCH A LICENSE IF THE LICENSEE CEASES TO BE A FACULTY MEMBER AT ONE OF THE SPECIFIED PROGRAMS; AND ALSO TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF DENTISTRY MAY REVOKE SUCH A RESTRICTED LICENSE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CHAPTER OR REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER THE CHAPTER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Restricted dental instructor license

SECTION    1.    Section 40-15-175 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-15-175.    (A)    The State Board of Dentistry may issue a restricted instructor's license to a dentist who:

(1)    holds a valid license in another state;

(2)    has not been refused a license or had a license revoked in this State, another state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia;

(3)    passes an examination on jurisprudence as prescribed by the board; and

(4) is teaching dental medicine in South Carolina full-time at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine, an American Dental Association accredited dental auxiliary program at a technical college in this State, or at a board-recognized hospital based residency program situated in this State.

(B)    A dentist with a restricted instructor's license is authorized to practice at or on behalf of the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine, an American Dental Association accredited technical college, or at a board-recognized hospital based residency program situated in this State. The holder of a restricted instructor's license may practice general dentistry or in his or her area of specialty, but only in a clinic or office affiliated with the dental school, with a dental auxiliary program of a technical college, or with a hospital-based residency program. A restricted instructor's license issued to a faculty member under this section terminates immediately and automatically, without any further action by the board, if the holder ceases to be a faculty member at the dental school, at a dental auxiliary program of a technical college, or at a board-recognized hospital based residency program in this State.

(C)    A restricted instructor's license must be renewed annually in accordance with procedures and fees as established by the board in regulation.

(D)    A dentist holding a restricted instructor's license issued pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated under this chapter unless otherwise provided for in this section. The board may revoke a restricted instructor's license for a violation of this chapter or regulations promulgated under this chapter or if the holder fails to supply the board, within ten days of its request, with information as to his or her current status and activities in the teaching program."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 8th day of May, 2008.

Approved the 13th day of May, 2008.

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