H 4342

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 4342
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
Committee Amendment Adopted
February 26, 2026
H. 4342
Introduced
by Rep. M. M. Smith
S. Printed 2/26/26--S.  [SEC
3/3/2026 12:50 PM]
Read the first time May 7, 2025
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION 40-15-175, RELATING TO requirements for RESTRICTED INSTRUCTORs'
LICENSES ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF DENTISTRY, SO AS TO remove limitations on
certain credentialing requirements.
    Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Section 40-15-175 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
    Section
40-15-175. (A) The State Board of
Dentistry may issue a restricted instructor's license to a dentist who:
       (1)
holds a valid license to practice dentistry in another state, country, or
territory;
       (2)
has met or been approved under the credentialing standards of the Medical
University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine or at a
board-recognized, hospital-based residency program which must be situated in
this State and with which the person is to be affiliated;
       (3)
has successfully completed:
  (a)
the final two years of a program leading to the doctor of dental surgery degree
(D.D.S.) or doctor of dental medicine degree (D.M.D.) at an accredited dental
school approved by the board;
  (b)
at least a two-year Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) approved advanced
education program in a dental specialty recognized by the American Dental
Association;  or
  (c)
has successfully completed at least a two-year CODA-approved advanced education
program in general dentistry;
       (4)
has not been refused a license or had a license revoked in this State or
another state, country, or territory;
       (5)
passes an examination on jurisprudence as prescribed by the board; and
       (6)
is teaching dental medicine in South Carolina full-time at the Medical
University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine or at a
board-recognized, hospital-based residency program situated in this State.
    (B) The board may waive the requirements
found in subsection (A)(3) if the applicant has a full-time academic faculty
appointment at the rank of assistant professor or greater in a dental school in
this State accredited by CODA.
    (B)(C) A dentist with a restricted instructor's license is
authorized to practice at or on behalf of the Medical University of South
Carolina College of Dental Medicine or at a board-recognized, hospital-based
residency program situated in this State. The holder of a restricted
instructor's license may practice general dentistry or in his area of
specialty, but only in a clinic or office affiliated with the dental school or
with a hospital-based residency program. A restricted instructor's license
issued to a faculty member under this section terminates immediately and
automatically, without any further action by the board, if the holder ceases to
be a faculty member at the dental school or at a board-recognized,
hospital-based residency program in this State.
    (C)(D) A restricted instructor's license must be renewed
biennially in accordance with procedures and fees as established by the board
in regulation.
    (D)(E) A dentist holding a restricted instructor's license
issued pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of this chapter
and regulations promulgated under this chapter unless otherwise provided for in
this section. The board may revoke a restricted instructor's license for a
violation of this chapter or regulations promulgated under this chapter or if
the holder fails to supply the board, within ten days of its request, with
information as to his or her current status and activities in the teaching
program.
SECTION 2.  Chapter 69, Title 40 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:
    Section
40-69-245. (A) The South Carolina
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may issue a restricted faculty
license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who is a member of the
faculty at a school of veterinary medicine in this State accredited by the
American Veterinary Medical Association if the applicant has satisfied one of
the following:
       (1)
is licensed as a veterinarian in another state or territory of the United
States; or
       (2)
is a graduate of a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited by the
American Veterinary Medical Association or holds a certificate issued by the
Education Commission of Foreign Veterinary Graduates or credentials issued by a
credentialing entity approved by the board or a related doctoral degree has
been granted a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent degree from a
veterinary college or university.
    (B) The
board may waive the requirements found in subsection (A) if the applicant has a
full-time academic faculty appointment at the rank of assistant professor or
greater at a veterinarian college or university in this State accredited by the
American Veterinary Medical Association.
    (C) A
faculty license entitles the holder to practice veterinary medicine while
engaged in the performance of his or her official duties as a faculty member
only and is confined to clinical, hospital, or field services units, of the
school of veterinary medicine where employed.
    (D)
The board may not license an applicant who has been refused a license or has a
revoked license, has relinquished a license, or is currently under suspension
or probation in this State or another state, country, or territory. Nothing
prevents the board from denying an applicant a restricted faculty license for
grounds set forth in South Carolina Code Section 40-1-110.
    (E)
The license issued pursuant to this section shall be cancelled by the board
upon receipt of information that the holder of the license has left or has
otherwise been discontinued from faculty employment at a college or school of
veterinary medicine in South Carolina.
    (F)
An applicant must file an application, including any other required
documentation and pay a license fee. The initial licensee fee is equivalent to
the initial application fee required of veterinary applicants. The license fee
is subject to change in regulation in accordance with the provisions of Section
40-1-50, as added to the S.C. Code by this act. The department may establish
and adjust application fees, license renewal fees, late fees, reinstatement
fees, and other related fees in regulation. The department shall only establish
fees at levels which are adequate to ensure the continued operation of the
regulatory program established in this act and may not set or maintain fees
that substantially exceed this need.
    (G)
The license issued pursuant to this section is subject to requirements as set
forth in South Carolina Sections 40-69-250 and 40-69-255.
SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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