South Carolina § 40-47-730 - Licenses to perform auricular therapy; qualifications; temporary licenses.

§ 40-47-730. Licenses to perform auricular therapy; qualifications; temporary licenses.

(A) An applicant for a license to perform auricular therapy:

(1) must be twenty-one years of age;

(2) shall submit a completed application as prescribed by the medical board;

(3) shall submit fees as provided for in Section 40-47-800;

(4) shall provide evidence of certification as having been trained to utilize auricular points only, in addition to those utilized by a detoxification specialist;

(5) successful completion of a national certified program approved by the Acupuncture Advisory Committee and the State Board of Medical Examiners;

(6) successful completion of a Clean Needle Technique course approved by the board.

(B) The application must be complete in every detail before it may be approved. When the administrative staff of the board has reviewed the entire application for completeness and correctness, has found the applicant eligible, and the applicant has appeared before the committee or a designated board member, a temporary license may be issued. At the next committee meeting the entire application must be considered, and if qualified, the committee may recommend to the board that a permanent license be issued, if the committee declines to recommend issuance of a permanent license, the committee may extend or withdraw the temporary license.

HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 10, SECTION 1.