Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 07, July 26, 2024
Section 81-401 - Continued Professional Education for Academic LicensesThe continued professional competency of a physician holding an academic license that renews annually must be demonstrated in the following manner:
(A) Twenty (20) hours of Category I continuing medical education sponsored by the American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, or another organization approved by the Board as having acceptable standards for courses it sponsors, at least fifteen (15) hours of which must be related directly to the licensee's practice area.(B) An academic licensee shall complete at least one (1) hour of continuing medical education related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances listed in Schedules II, III, and IV of the schedules provided for in Sections 44-53-210, 44-53-230, 44-53-250, and 44-53-270, and must be received from a statewide organization recognized by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to recognize and accredit organizations in South Carolina offering continuing medical education or from a statewide organization approved to provide continuing medical education by its national organization which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Each renewal application form submitted pursuant to Section 40-47-33 must include a certificate of participation with the prescribing and monitoring education requirement issued by the organization from which the continuing education was received.Added by State Register Volume 47, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/26/2023.