{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-47-953","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-47-953","heading":"Human trafficking awareness and prevention; continuing education for physician assistants.","body":"(A)(1) In addition to other requirements of this article, evidence of successful completion of a one-hour human trafficking awareness and prevention course provided in subsection (B) is a continuing education requirement for the renewal of a physician assistant license. All licensees shall complete this course requirement before:\n(a) January 1, 2028, and every six years thereafter, for persons licensed before January 1, 2026; or\n(b) two years after initial licensure and every six years thereafter, for persons initially licensed on or after January 1, 2026.\n(2) The requirements of this subsection are in addition to any other continuing education requirements and other requirements for any initial licensure, license renewal, and license reinstatement or reactivation for physician assistants in this article.\n(B) A human trafficking awareness and prevention course required by this section:\n(1) only may be provided by a continuing education provider approved by the State Board of Medical Examiners; and\n(2) must include instruction on:\n(a) identifying suspected trafficking victims;\n(b) laws for reporting suspected trafficking victims; and\n(c) providing care and support to potential trafficking victims.\n(C) The State Board of Medical Examiners shall adopt rules to implement this section.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 47 Physicians and Miscellaneous Health Care Professionals","ARTICLE 7 South Carolina Physician Assistants Practice Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c047.php","current_through":"2026 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T03:55:55Z","sha256":"511d43864a5dfa51dd0549915f875e350e7cdf27141f3dd0a73267908b357c19","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-47-950","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-47-955"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}