Policies for Physicians

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The Board of Medical Examiners has adopted the following opinions, policies, and procedures after presentation and hearing during its regularly scheduled public meetings:

Academic License, Issuance of

Automatic External Defibrillators

Botox Injections

Chemical Dependency

Closing a Medical Practice in South Carolina (pdf)

Conflicts of Interest

Continuing Medical Education Requirements

Continuing Medical Education Audit Procedures and Penalties for Non-Compliance

Definition of Unrestricted Licensure

Definition of Actual Consultation

Disaster Preparedness Plan

Disclosure of Confidential Patient Information

Dual Degree Applicants

Emergency Care and On-Call Physicians (pdf)

Expert or Character Witness, Former Board member

FDA Approves Buprenorphine for Office-based Opioid Addiction Treatment

Flu Shot Policy

HIV, HBV Policy - Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus to Patients During Exposure-Prone Invasive Procedures

Investigative Review Committee (IRC)

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Lasers and Other Devices

Liposuction Procedures, Parameters for Office-Based

Micro Pigmentation

Military Deployment

Military Limited License, Abrogation of

Missed Drug Screens

Monitoring Conditions Termination

Obesity, Treatment of

Ophthalmic Surgery, Co-Management of

Out-of-State Physicians' Orders

Out-of-State Physicians Teaching and Learning in South Carolina

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Pain Management Guidelines

Physical Exams by Physicians

Prescribing for Family Members

Primary Diagnosis by Out-of-State Physicians

Probation Termination, Requests for

Psychotrophic Drugs, Private Agreement for Licensees Being Prescribed

Re-Hearing of the Board's Final Decisions (pdf)

Reinstatement Following Temporary Suspensions for Failure to Submit to Drug/Alcohol Screens, Procedure for

Requests to Terminate or Amend Agreements or Orders

Retired Physicians

Sale of Health Related Products in Physicians’ Offices

Sale of Non-Health Related Products in Physicians’ Offices

Sexual Boundary Issues

Submission of Documentation to be Considered at Board Meetings

Transfer of Patient Records to Corporations with Prior Approval, Procedure for Handling Requests for

Transfer of Patient Records, Procedure for Handling First-Time Requests for

Verifying Specialty Related CME (pdf)

Practice of  Acupuncture Policy

Termination of Physician-Patient Relationship Policy

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Policy

 

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