§ 40-51-140 — Annual renewal of licenses; continuing education requirements.

A person licensed to practice podiatry must pay a biennial renewal license fee which must be established in regulation by the board, biennially must complete twenty-four hours of continuing medical education through a program approved by the South Carolina Board of Podiatry Examiners, and must submit documentation to the board of completion of this education. If a podiatrist is authorized pursuant to state and federal law to prescribe controlled substances, two of the requisite biennial hours of continuing education must be related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances listed in Schedules II, III, and IV of the schedules provided for in Sections 44-53-210, 44-53-230, and 44-53-250. If the renewal fee is not accompanied with the appropriate continuing education documentation, the license may not be renewed and is considered late and subject to the penalties promulgated by the board in regulation. If the renewal fee is not paid within two months after the date of notification by the department that the fee is due, the license of the person failing to pay shall be considered late and a penalty imposed as determined by regulation. After an additional sixty days a nonrenewed license must be suspended or revoked and must be reissued only by a majority vote of the Board of Podiatry Examiners and upon payment of a late fee and penalties established by the board.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 56-1543.13; 1952 Code SECTION 56-312; 1942 Code SECTION 5231-11; 1935 (39) 180; 1960 (51) 1717; 1981 Act No. 77 SECTION 4; 1982 Act No. 393, SECTION 8; 1996 Act No. 241, SECTION 7; 2017 Act No. 91 (H.3824), SECTION 8, eff May 19, 2017. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 91, SECTION 8, amended the section, adding requirements addressing the prescription and monitoring of certain controlled substances.