Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-75-570

  • Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation;

    (5) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or the director's official designee;

    (6) "Licensee" means a person granted an authorization to practice pursuant to this article and refers to a person holding a license, permit, certification, or registration granted pursuant to this article;

    (7) "Licensing act" means the individual statute or regulations, or both, of each regulated profession or occupation which include, but are not limited to, board governance, the qualifications and requirements for authorization to practice, prohibitions, and disciplinary procedures;

    (8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, or corporation;

    (9) "Profession" or "occupation" means a profession or occupation regulated or administered, or both, by the department pursuant to this article. See South Carolina Code 40-1-20
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 55 of Title 40, additional credential lines must be used to indicate legitimate qualifications of the licensee whenever the work being done is for use by a school district or private school. Credential lines shall follow the typed or printed name of the licensee. For South Carolina Department of Education school psychologists, level II, the credential line shall read "Licensed Psycho-educational Specialist, Certified by South Carolina Department of Education in School Psychology, Certification No. __________"; For Department of Education school psychologists, level III, the credential line shall read "Licensed School Psychologist, Certified by South Carolina Department of Education in School Psychology, Certification No. __________"; however, to use this credential line a level III school psychologist must be licensed by the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology.