South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners

Laws/Policies of the Board

Policies

• Policies for Physicians

• Policies for Physician Assistants

• Policies for Respiratory Care Practitioners

• Joint Pharmacist Administered Immunization Protocol

• Naloxone Protocol

• Joint Advisory Opinion regarding over the counter medication in schools

• Policies for Acupuncture

• Joint Protocol for Certain Community Organizations to Distribute Naloxone HCL Pursuant to A Prescription or Standing Order

• 2023 Pain Management Guideline

Opinions

• Joint Advisory Opinion of The South Carolina State Boards of Medical Examiners, Pharmacy, And Nursing Regarding Retail IV Therapy Businesses

• Low Dose Ketamine Advisory Statement July 2020

• Joint Advisory Opinion Issued by the South Carolina State Boards of Medical Examiners, Nursing and Pharmacy Regarding the Administration of Low Dose Ketamine Infusions in Hospital Settings, Including Acute Care, by Nurses

• Corporate Practice of Medicine

• Joint Advisory Opinion of the South Carolina State Boards of Dentistry, Medical Examiners and Nursing Regarding The Administration of Neuromodulators, Including Botox

• Joint Advisory Opinion of the South Carolina State Boards of Dentistry, Medical Examiners and Nursing Regarding the Use of Low Dose Ketamine Infusions for the Management of Pain Throughout The Greenville Health System

• Joint Advisory Opinion of the South Carolina State Boards of Dentistry, Medical Examiners and Nursing Regarding the Presence of a Pharmacist in a Methadone Clinic During Dosing Hours

Statutes/Regulations

• Medical Practice Act, Chapter 47

Other South Carolina State Laws that are applicable to the S.C. Medical Board

• 2022 Legislative Update

• Physicians' Patient Records Act

• Hospital Reporting Act

• Direct Submission of Claims for Anatomic Pathology Services