(A) The board may issue a limited PA license to an applicant who has:

(1) submitted a completed application on forms provided by the board;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-47-950

  • Board: means the Board of Medical Examiners of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 40-47-910
  • License: means a current document authorizing a person to practice. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
  • Limited license: means a current time-limited and practice-limited document that authorizes practice at the level for which one is seeking licensure. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
  • NCCPA: means the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc. See South Carolina Code 40-47-910
  • Physician: means a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine licensed by the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
  • Revocation: means the permanent cancellation or withdrawal of an authorization issued by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20
  • supervising physician: means a South Carolina licensed physician currently possessing an active, unrestricted permanent license to practice medicine in South Carolina who is approved to serve as a supervising physician. See South Carolina Code 40-47-910
  • Suspension: means the temporary withdrawal of authorization to practice for either a definite or indefinite period of time ordered by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-47-20

(2) paid the nonrefundable application fees established by this regulation;

(3) successfully completed an educational program for PAs approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its predecessor or successor organization;

(4) not previously failed two consecutive NCCPA certifying examinations and has registered for, or intends to register to take the next offering of, the NCCPA examination;

(5) certified that the applicant mentally and physically is able to engage safely in practice as a PA;

(6) no licensure, certificate, or registration as a PA under current discipline, revocation, suspension, probation, or investigation for cause resulting from the applicant’s practice as a PA;

(7) good moral character;

(8) submitted to the board any other information the board considers necessary to evaluate the applicant’s qualifications; and

(9) appeared before a board member or board designee if requested by the board with any documents requested by the board and demonstrated knowledge of the contents of this article.

(B) A limited license is not renewable and is valid only until the results of a limited licensee’s two consecutive NCCPA certifying examinations are reported to the board. When a limited licensee has failed two consecutive NCCPA certifying examinations, or fails one exam and does not take the NCCPA certifying examination at the next opportunity or, after applying for a limited license, fails to register for the next offering of the examination, the limited license immediately is void and the applicant is no longer eligible to apply for further limited licensure.

(C) The supervising physician of a limited licensee physically must be present on the premises at all times when the limited licensee is performing a task.