Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-47-44

  • Board: means the State Board of Medical Examiners for South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Reactivation: means the restoration to active status of an authorization from inactive status. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
  • Reinstatement: means an action of the board in a disciplinary matter that authorizes the resumption of practice upon any terms or conditions ordered or agreed to by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
In addition to compliance with all of the terms and conditions for reinstatement of a licensee required in a final order of the board, the licensee shall provide documented evidence of compliance with all other requirements for reactivation or renewal of authorization to practice before authorization may be issued. It is the licensee’s responsibility to present clear and convincing evidence of rehabilitation that is satisfactory to the board. The board may require the licensee to personally appear in support of a petition for reinstatement or it may proceed upon information filed in the disciplinary matter or thereafter.