South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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A230, R280, H4508

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Herbkersman, Lowe, Hutto, G.A. Brown and Horne
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22476sd10.docx

Introduced in the House on February 2, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on April 20, 2010
Last Amended on April 14, 2010
Passed by the General Assembly on May 25, 2010
Governor's Action: June 7, 2010, Signed

Summary: Chiropractors

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/2/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-88
    2/2/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-88
   3/24/2010  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, 
                        Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-24
   3/25/2010          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/14/2010  House   Amended HJ-30
   4/14/2010  House   Read second time HJ-33
   4/15/2010  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-37
   4/20/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   4/20/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-7
   5/11/2010  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical 
                        Affairs SJ-8
   5/12/2010  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-33
   5/12/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-33
   5/13/2010  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-20
   5/20/2010  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 25, 2010 HJ-53
   5/25/2010  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-66
   5/25/2010  House   Roll call Yeas-91  Nays-2 HJ-66
    6/1/2010          Ratified R 280
    6/7/2010          Signed By Governor
   6/16/2010          Effective date 06/07/10
   6/23/2010          Act No. 230

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/2/2010
3/24/2010
3/25/2010
4/14/2010
5/11/2010
5/12/2010


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A230, R280, H4508)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-9-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CHIROPRACTORS AND CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-9-20, RELATING TO LICENSES REQUIRED FOR PERSONS PRACTICING CHIROPRACTIC PROCEDURES, SO AS TO EXCLUDE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN A PRECEPTORSHIP OR RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS, TO REVISE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN SPECIFIC CHARGES MAY BE MADE, AND TO DELETE THE EXCEPTION FOR SENIOR STUDENTS AT A CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE CHARTERED BY THE STATE; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-9-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A STUDENT ENROLLED IN A PRECEPTORSHIP OR RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM MAY PERFORM CHIROPRACTIC PROCEDURES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Definitions

SECTION    1.    Section 40-9-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(e)    'Preceptorship' or 'residency training program' means a clinical program of an approved college of chiropractic in which a chiropractic intern or resident practices chiropractic under the direct supervision of a licensed chiropractor.

(f)    'Chiropractic preceptor' means a person licensed under this chapter who is approved by the board to supervise chiropractic students in the performance of chiropractic at a location other than the premises of a chiropractic college in which the student is enrolled. A chiropractic preceptor must:

(1)    have been licensed to practice chiropractic in South Carolina for not less than five years;

(2)    not have been publicly or privately sanctioned by a chiropractic licensure board in any state;

(3)    sign a sworn statement that he or she has not knowingly violated state or federal rules or regulations including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the repayment of guaranteed federally funded student loans;

(4)    receive written approval of the chiropractic college to serve as an adjunct faculty member for the purpose of an individual student's preceptorship or residency training program;

(5)    supervise no more than one chiropractic student at a time at a location other than the premises of the chiropractic college in which the student is enrolled.

(g)    'Direct supervision' means the chiropractic preceptor must be within the immediate patient treatment area and available to the student at all times."

Students in training program and charges

SECTION    2.    Section 40-9-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-9-20.        (A)    No person may practice chiropractic in this State without a license issued by the South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners as provided in this chapter, except students participating in a preceptorship or residency training program may perform without a license chiropractic procedures under the direct supervision of a chiropractic preceptor. These procedures and this supervision must be practiced within the confines of the appropriate chiropractic college or office of a licensed chiropractor.

(B)    No charges for professional service may be made to any patient or to his insurance company for any work performed on the patient by the students or by the licensed chiropractor on the college staff while supervising the students or by the licensed chiropractor in an office while supervising the students. However, the chiropractic college or the office of the licensed chiropractor may charge the patient for the actual costs and expenses it incurs for the use of its clinical property or facilities by the patient.

(C)    This section does not apply to any chiropractic college which has failed to attain accredited status from the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successors or from the Commission on Accreditation of the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association."

Student may perform procedures

SECTION    3.    Chapter 9, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 40-9-25.    A student enrolled in a preceptorship or residency training program may perform chiropractic procedures only if:

(a)    the student has met all academic requirements for graduation from an accredited chiropractic college approved by the board; and

(b)    the chiropractic procedures are performed only under the direct supervision of the student's chiropractic preceptor."

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 1st day of June, 2010.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2010.

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