{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-45-260","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-45-260","heading":"Certificate of licensure; provisional licenses; restrictions; limit on attempts to pass licensure examination.","body":"(A) The board shall license as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant an applicant who proves to the satisfaction of the board fitness for licensure under the provisions of this chapter. The board shall issue to a licensee a certificate of licensure, which is prima facie evidence of the right of the person to represent himself or herself as a licensed physical therapist or as a licensed physical therapist assistant.\n(B) The board may issue a provisional license to:\n(1) an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist who has met all of the requirements for licensure under Section 40-45-230 except completing the clinical practice hours requirement pursuant to Section 40-45-220(A)(2)(d);\n(2) a person whose physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license has been inactive or lapsed for three years or more and who has applied to reactivate the license;\n(3) an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant whose practice needs to be restricted, as determined by the board;\n(4) an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has met all of the requirements for licensure under Section 40-45-230 except for completing the official transcript requirement pursuant to Section 40-45-230(B).\nA provisional license is valid for up to one year from the date of issue and may not be renewed. A physical therapist holding a provisional license issued pursuant to item (1), (2), or (3) must work under the on-site supervision of a physical therapist licensed in this State, and a physical therapist assistant holding a provisional license issued pursuant to items (1), (2), or (3) must work under the on-site supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed in this State. A physical therapist and physical therapist assistant holding a provisional license issued pursuant to item (4) must work under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed in this State. A provisional licensee shall submit to the board a completed supervisory agreement form for each place of employment.\n(C) The board may require an applicant who is not actively engaged in practice as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant to comply with one or more of the following:\n(1) complete a certain number of continuing education units;\n(2) have supervised practice as specified by the board;\n(3) pass a written examination approved by the board.\n(D) The board must not issue a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license to an applicant who has failed to achieve a passing score six or more times on a board-approved licensure examination.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 45 Physical Therapists","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c045.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:22:49Z","sha256":"0c14a92006d6ed528558658abce62b94d0667a60c18e2e314c8b530a7e6999f1","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-45-250","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-45-270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}