Policies for Physicians
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 Updated! |
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| Acupuncture by State Licensed Physicians |
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| Automatic External Defibrillators |
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| Chemical Dependency |
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| Closing a Medical Practice in South Carolina (pdf) Updated! |
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| Compounding of Drugs by Physicians |
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| Conflicts of Interest |
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| Continuing Medical Education for Prescribing and Monitoring Controlled Substances |
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| Disaster Preparedness Plan |
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| Disclosure of Confidential Patient Information |
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| Dual Degree Applicants |
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| Emergency Care and On-Call Physicians (pdf) |
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| Emergency Licensure Joint Advisory Opinion of BME and BON (pdf) |
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| Establishment of Physician-Patient Relationship as Prerequisite to Prescribing Drugs Updated! |
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| Expedited Partner Therapy New |
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| Expert or Character Witness, Former Board member |
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| FDA Approves Buprenorphine for Office-based Opioid Addiction Treatment |
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| Flu Shot Policy |
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| HIV, HBV Policy - Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus to Patients During Exposure-Prone Invasive Procedures |
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| Joint Advisory Opinion regarding over the counter medication in schools |
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| Lasers and Other Devices |
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| Liposuction Procedures, Parameters for Office-Based |
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| Micro Pigmentation |
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| Military Deployment |
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| Military Limited License, Abrogation of |
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| Missed Drug Screens |
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| Monitoring Conditions Termination |
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| Naloxone-Co-prescribing and Dispensing of Opioid Antagonists, such as Naloxone |
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| Naloxone Protocol |
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| Ophthalmic Surgery, Co-Management of |
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| Out-of-State Physicians' Orders |
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| Out-of-State Physicians Teaching and Learning in South Carolina |
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| Pain Management Guideline Updated!
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| Physical Exams by Physicians |
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| Physicians Licensed in Other States Providing Care to South Carolina Residents |
| Self-prescribing and Prescribing for Family Members Updated! |
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| Prescribing Considerations for Hospice Care Providers Advisory Opinion |
| Primary Diagnosis by Out-of-State Physicians |
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| Probation Termination, Requests for |
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| Protocol for Administration of Influenza Vaccine by Pharmacists |
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| Re-Hearing of the Board's Final Decisions (pdf) |
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| Reinstatement Following Temporary Suspensions for Failure to Submit to Drug/Alcohol Screens, Procedure for |
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| Requests to Terminate or Amend Agreements or Orders |
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| Retired Physicians |
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| Sale of Health Related Products in Physicians' Offices |
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| Sale of Non-Health Related Products in Physicians' Offices |
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| Sexual Boundary Issues |
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| Stem Cell Advisory Opinion (pdf) |
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| Requests to Appear before BME and Submission of Documents Updated! |
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| Telemedicine Advisory Opinon Updated! |
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| Termination of Physician-Patient Relationship Revised |
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| Transfer of Patient Records to Corporations with Prior Approval, Procedure for Handling Requests |
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