South Carolina Code 40-47-970. Limitations on permissible medical act, task, or function PA may perform
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A PA may not:
(1) perform a medical act, task, or function which has not been listed approved on the scope of practice guidelines;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-47-970
- Board: means the Board of Medical Examiners of South Carolina. 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
- Supervising: means overseeing the activities of, and accepting responsibility for, the medical services rendered by a PA as part of a physician-led team in a manner approved by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-47-910
- 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
(2) prescribe drugs, medications, or devices not specifically authorized by the supervising physician and documented in the written scope of practice guidelines;
(3) prescribe, under any circumstances, controlled substances in Schedule II except as authorized in § 40-47-965;
(4) perform a medical act, task, or function that is outside the usual practice of the supervising physician or outside the supervising physician’s training or experience unless the board approves an exception pursuant to § 40-47-195(D)(1)(d).