H*3130 Session 108 (1989-1990)
H*3130(Rat #0575, Act #0482 of 1990) General Bill, By D.M. McEachin
A Bill to amend Section 40-15-170, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to the relicensing and reregistration of dentists, dental
hygienists, and dental technicians, so as to revise the license fees which may
be charged by the State Board of Dentistry for certain years, to revise
required dates of reregistration, and to provide for a monetary penalty for
late reregistration.-amended title
01/10/89 House Introduced and read first time HJ-59
01/10/89 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-59
04/25/89 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-205
05/10/89 House Amended HJ-30
05/10/89 House Read second time HJ-32
05/11/89 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-16
05/12/89 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
05/12/89 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-6
02/08/90 Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs SJ-23
02/15/90 Senate Read second time SJ-50
05/01/90 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-11
05/08/90 Ratified R 575
05/14/90 Signed By Governor
05/14/90 Effective date 05/14/90
05/14/90 Act No. 482
06/13/90 Copies available
(A482, R575, H3130)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-15-170, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RELICENSING AND REREGISTRATION OF
DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND DENTAL TECHNICIANS, SO AS TO REVISE THE
LICENSE FEES WHICH MAY BE CHARGED BY THE STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY FOR
CERTAIN YEARS, TO REVISE REQUIRED DATES OF REREGISTRATION, AND TO PROVIDE
FOR A MONETARY PENALTY FOR LATE REREGISTRATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
License fees and registration dates revised
SECTION 1. Section 40-15-170 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 40-15-170. The secretary of the board shall on or
about the fifteenth day of October of each year send a reregistration
application to the last address furnished the board of each person
licensed or registered by the board. The failure to receive the
application does not excuse a failure to reregister, as required by this
chapter. An annual registration fee, to be set by the board, shall cover
fully all costs and is payable by each licensed dentist and dental
hygienist and each registered dental technician not later than the
thirty-first of December. In setting the license fees for the year
1987-88, the board must set the license fees for each classification so
that in the aggregate the revenues generated from all license fees for
the year will equal one hundred fifteen percent of its total expenditures
during the previous year. If reregistration is not completed by the
thirty-first of December, the fee must be doubled. If the licensee or
dental technician fails to reregister by the thirty-first of January of
the following year, the secretary of the board shall notify the licensee
or dental technician by registered mail at his last known address that
failure to reregister by the first of March will result in the license
or registration expiring as of the first of March. After the
thirty-first of January, an additional five dollar penalty is added each
day until the reregistration fee is paid. Any expired license may be
reinstated or any dental technician may be reregistered by taking the
licensure or dental technician examination or appearing in person before
the board with a satisfactory explanation for the failure to reregister.
An orthodontic technician may be reregistered by submitting a completed
application or appearing in person before the board with a satisfactory
explanation for the failure to reregister. It is the responsibility of
each licensee or dental technician to keep the office of the secretary
notified of his current mailing address.
If an individual's license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene
is revoked by another state for cause this shall, in the discretion of
the board, constitute grounds for revocation of his South Carolina
license. The license of a dentist or dental hygienist who does not either
reside or practice in South Carolina for a period of six successive years
is considered inactive. The time spent in active service by any person
in the armed forces or public health service of the United States or with
the Veterans' Administration is not construed as absence from or failure
to practice in the State. Relicensing after an absence of over six years
may be made at the discretion of the board upon proof of high
professional fitness and moral character."
Retroactive application
SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 40-15-170 of the 1976 Code, as
amended by Section 1 of this act, relating to the setting of license fees
for the year 1987-88 are retroactive to the fees imposed for that license
year.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 14th day of May, 1990.
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