South Carolina Code 40-47-735. Licenses to perform auricular detoxification therapy; qualifications; temporary licenses
(1) must be at least twenty-one years of age;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-47-735
- Board: means the State Board of Medical Examiners for South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- License: means a current document authorizing a person to practice. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
- Temporary license: means a current, time-limited document that authorizes practice at the level for which one is seeking licensure. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
(2) shall submit a completed application as prescribed by the board;
(3) shall submit fees as provided for in § 40-47-800;
(4) shall have successfully completed a nationally recognized training program in auricular detoxification therapy for the treatment of chemical dependency detoxification and substance abuse, as approved by the board;
(5) shall have successfully completed a nationally recognized clean needle technique course approved by the board.
(B) The application must be complete in every detail before it may be approved. When the administrative staff of the board has reviewed the entire application for completeness and correctness, has found the applicant eligible, and the applicant has appeared before the committee or a designated board member, a temporary license may be issued. At the next committee meeting the entire application must be considered, and if qualified, the committee may recommend to the board that a permanent license be issued. If the committee declines to recommend issuance of a permanent license, the committee may extend or withdraw the temporary license.