Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-47-1275

  • Anesthesiologist: means a physician who has successfully completed an approved anesthesiology training program including, but not limited to, a program approved by the Accreditation Committee on Graduate Medical Education, American Osteopathic Association, or its equivalent or successor. See South Carolina Code 40-47-1210
  • Board: means the Board of Medical Examiners of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 40-47-1210
  • Sponsoring anesthesiologist: means the physician specialist in anesthesiology who signs the anesthesiologist's assistant's application for licensure. See South Carolina Code 40-47-1210
If the sponsoring relationship between an anesthesiologist‘s assistant and the sponsoring anesthesiologist is terminated for any reason, both the anesthesiologist’s assistant and the sponsoring anesthesiologist shall inform the board immediately in writing of the termination, including the reasons for the termination. The approval of the practice setting terminates coterminous with the termination of the relationship, and practice shall cease until a new application is submitted by a sponsoring anesthesiologist and is approved by the board.