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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-47-1285

Grounds for disciplinary action

Known as the South Carolina Anesthesiologist's Assistants Practice Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (20 sections).

2001 Act No. 57, SECTION 1.

Misconduct constituting grounds for revocation, suspension, probation, reprimand, restrictions, or denial of a license must be found when an anesthesiologist's assistant:

(1) has knowingly allowed himself or herself to be misrepresented as a physician;

(2) has filed or has had filed on his or her behalf with the board any false, fraudulent, or forged statement or documents;

(3) has performed any work assignment, task, or other activity which is not on the anesthesiologist's assistant's written practice protocol;

(4) misuses alcohol or drugs to such a degree to render him or her unfit to practice as an anesthesiologist's assistant;

(5) has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or drugs;

(6) has sustained any physical or mental disability which renders further practice dangerous to the public;

(7) has engaged in any dishonorable or unethical conduct that is likely to deceive or harm patients;

(8) has used or made any false or fraudulent statement in any document connected with practice or licensure as an anesthesiologist's assistant;

(9) has obtained or assisted another person in obtaining fees under dishonorable, false, or fraudulent circumstances;

(10) has violated or conspired with another person to violate any provision of this article; or

(11) otherwise demonstrates a competence required to act as an anesthesiologist's assistant.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.