{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-47-655","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-47-655","heading":"Limited license to practice respiratory care.","body":"(A) Upon payment of a fee prescribed by the committee and approved by the board, the board may issue a limited license to practice respiratory care under the direct supervision of a licensed respiratory care practitioner to an applicant who presents written documentation, verified by oath, that the applicant is a graduate of or student of a respiratory care program approved by the American Medical Association or a successor accrediting authority recognized as such by the board. If a student, the applicant must be scheduled to graduate from this program within forty-five days of the date on which the limited license is to be issued.\n(B) A limited license issued under this section is valid for a period of six months. Upon expiration of a limited license and payment of the fee prescribed by the committee and approved by the board, the board may renew the limited license once for a period of six months. A limited license must not be renewed more than twelve months from the date it was originally issued.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 47 Physicians and Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals","ARTICLE 5 South Carolina Respiratory Care Practice Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c047.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:22:54Z","sha256":"c37f2f5fe86d7eff16c0cb6581f63f82a6ad5638d3910011ddea414360c3fe04","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-47-650","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-47-660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}