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§ 40-47-520 — Licensing requirement.

South Carolina § 40-47-520
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 40PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Ch. 47PHYSICIANS AND MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-47-520 (2026).

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Individuals practicing as respiratory therapists and respiratory therapy technicians employed to provide respiratory therapy procedures for inpatients, outpatients, and home patients must be licensed in accordance with this article.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 403, SECTION 2; 1998 Act No. 280, SECTION 2.

Nearby Sections

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§ 40-47-10
State Board of Medical Examiners; appointment; terms and vacancies; powers and duties.
§ 40-47-100
Restraining orders.
§ 40-47-1000
Unlicensed person holding himself out as PA; penalty; investigation; desist and refrain order; injunction; privileged communications; due process rights of respondent protected.
§ 40-47-1005
Misconduct mandating revocation or denial of license.
§ 40-47-1010
Renewal of license.
§ 40-47-1015
Fees for licensure.
§ 40-47-1020
Third party reimbursement to PA.
§ 40-47-11
Medical Disciplinary Commission; qualifications of members; hearings; service as expert witnesses.
§ 40-47-110
Misconduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action; temporary suspensions; review of final actions; conduct subverting security or integrity of medical licensing examination process.
§ 40-47-111
Disciplinary action in another state.
§ 40-47-112
Attending patient while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; penalty; suspension and disqualification from practice.
§ 40-47-113
Establishment of physician-patient relationship as prerequisite to prescribing drugs; unprofessional conduct.
§ 40-47-114
Requiring professional competency, mental, or physical examination; request for review; obtaining records; confidentiality.
§ 40-47-115
Jurisdiction of the board.
§ 40-47-116
Initial complaint; informal conference; approval of agreement.
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