Is an exam required before a patient can be treated in South Carolina?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — none of them state a pre-treatment exam requirement; they only make failure to prepare or maintain an adequate patient record disciplinable, and require telemedicine care to meet the same standard as in-person care.
South Carolina does not lower the standard for remote care: a licensee practicing medicine by telemedicine must meet the SAME standard of care as in-person medical care, failing which is expressly designated unprofessional conduct, and the licensee must hold a South Carolina medical license. The record and prescribing discipline sits alongside it — failing to prepare or maintain an adequate patient record of the care provided, and signing a blank prescription form, are each grounds for disciplinary action.
Drawn from 4 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(17) · Sep 3, 2026
- S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(21) · Sep 3, 2026
- S.C. Code §40-47-37(A)(1) · Sep 3, 2026
- S.C. Code §40-47-37(A)(4) · Sep 3, 2026
Related South Carolina rules
Misconduct that constitutes grounds for disciplinary action is a showing to the board by the preponderance of evidence that a licensee has failed to prepare or maintain an adequate patient record of care provided.
S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(17) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Misconduct that constitutes grounds for disciplinary action is a showing to the board by the preponderance of evidence that a licensee has signed a blank prescription form.
S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(21) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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