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Subcommittee gives Board of Medical Examiners discretionary authority to waive certain exams
Summary
House Bill 3254 would let the Board of Medical Examiners waive specified examination requirements if an applicant's education and experience demonstrate competency; the medical subcommittee favorably recommended the bill without testimony.
House Bill 3254 was summarized to the House medical subcommittee as a change to licensure rules administered under Section 40-47-32 that would give the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners discretionary authority to waive certain special-purpose examination requirements when an applicant’s education and experience demonstrate the requisite knowledge to practice.
Staff told the subcommittee the current statute lists exceptions tied to applicants who passed specified exams within the previous 10 years and who have earned 150 hours of continuing education in the three years preceding application; HB 3254 would add a discretionary waiver in subsection d for the board to use if an applicant’s record warrants it.
There was no sponsor testimony and no public witnesses for the bill during the subcommittee hearing. A motion to favorably recommend the bill to the full committee passed on a roll call with these recorded votes: Representative Thomas Beach — Aye; Chair Celeste Davis — Aye; Scott Montgomery — Aye; Representative Heath Sessions — Yes.
The bill now moves to the full Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee for further consideration.
