S.C. Code Regs. 25-4 - Volunteer Licensure under Special Circumstances
A. Volunteer and Special Event
Licensure. The Board shall issue a volunteer or special event license
for one calendar year or a part of a year, renewable annually upon
approval by the Board. A volunteer or special event license must
limit practice to a specific site(s) and practice setting(s) and
purpose. The Board must not charge application or licensure fees or
other fees in connection with the issuance or renewal of a volunteer
or special event license. Requirements for a volunteer or special
event license shall be as follows:
(1) satisfactory completion of a
volunteer or special event license, including documentation of
chiropractic college graduation and practice history;
(2) documentation of specific
proposed practice sites and settings and proposed practice purposes,
as provided for in subsections B or C;
(3) documentation that applicant
has been previously issued an unrestricted license to practice
chiropractic in this state or another state of the United
States;
(4) documentation
that applicant has never been the subject of any disciplinary action
in any jurisdiction;
(5)
for volunteer licenses, documentation and acknowledgment that the
applicant has no expectation of payment or compensation and must not
receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect or
monetary or in-kind, for chiropractic care or any health services
rendered.
B.
Practice purposes for volunteer licenses.
During the period for which a volunteer license is issued, the following are the practice purposes upon which a volunteer license may be issued and renewed:
(1) Needy and Indigent Care. A
chiropractor's practice must be exclusively and totally devoted to
providing chiropractic care to the needy and indigent in South
Carolina.
(2) State of
emergency. A chiropractor's practice must be exclusively and totally
devoted to providing chiropractic care to citizens of the State in
areas which have been declared by the Governor to be in a state of
emergency.
C.
Emergency License. This license shall be for chiropractors who wish
to devote their expertise exclusively to providing chiropractic care
to citizens of the State in areas which have been declared by the
Governor's office to be in a state of emergency. It will limit
practice to a specific site(s) and practice setting(s). There will be
no licensure or other fees associated with this Emergency License.
Requirements for the Emergency License shall be as follows:
(1) satisfactory completion of a
Volunteer License Application, including documentation of
chiropractic college graduation and practice history;
(2) documentation of specific
proposed practice location(s); and
(3) documentation that applicant
has a current, unrestricted license to practice chiropractic in this
state or another state of the United States;
D. Special Event License. A
chiropractor's practice must be exclusively and totally devoted to
providing chiropractic care while traveling with a team or
organization in this State. A chiropractor issued a license pursuant
to this section may treat only members of the team or organization
with which the chiropractor is associated during the period in which
the team or organization is in this State. The special event license
must be issued by the Board prior to the event for which the license
is required.
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