South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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Bill 371

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INTRODUCED

February 7, 2017

S. 371

Introduced by Medical Affairs Committee

S. Printed 2/7/17--S.

Read the first time February 7, 2017.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION - BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTICIANRY, RELATING TO EXAMINATIONS; APPRENTICESHIP; AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4723, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Board of Examiners in Opticianry, relating to Examinations; Apprenticeship; and Continuing Education Requirements, designated as Regulation Document Number 4723, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The South Carolina Board of Examiners in Opticianry proposes to amend its regulations to clarify the waiting period after unsuccessful examination attempts; to clarify that apprenticeship is a training period and not a subclass of practice; and to adjust continuing education requirements to comport with biennial licensure.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on September 23, 2016.

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