South Carolina General Assembly
104th Session, 1981-1982

Bill 371

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               371
Ratification Number:       67
Act Number                 35
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Registration as physical therapist
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(A35, R67, S371)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 40-45-110 AND 40-45-180, , CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REGISTRATION FEES WHICH MAY BE CHARGED PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO INCREASE SUCH FEES.

Registration as physical therapist

SECTION 1. Section 40-45-110 of the 1976 Code is amended by striking "seventy-five" on the third from the last line and inserting "one hundred ten". The section when amended shall read:

"Section 40-45-110. Unless entitled to registration under Section 40-45-120, a person who desires to be registered as a physical therapist or as a physical therapy assistant shall apply to the Board, in writing, on a blank furnished by the Board. He shall embody in that application evidence under oath, satisfactory to the Board, of his possessing the qualifications preliminary to the examination required by Section 40-45-100 as a physical therapist or a physical therapy assistant. He shall pay to the Board such fee as may be set by the Board not to exceed one hundred ten dollars at the time of filing his application for registration as a physical therapist or as a physical therapy assistant."

Fee

SECTION 2. Section 40-45-180 of the 1976 Code is amended by striking "fifteen" on line three of subsection (a) and inserting "eighteen" and by striking "ten" on line three of subsection (b) and inserting "twelve". The section when amended shall read:

"Section 40-45-180. (a) Every registered physical therapist shall, on or before January first, in each year, apply to the Board for an extension of his registration and pay a fee of not more than eighteen dollars. Registration that is not so extended shall automatically lapse. The Board may, in its discretion, revive and extend a lapsed registration on the payment of all past unpaid extension fees.

(b) Every registered physical therapy assistant shall, on or before January first, in each year, apply to the Board for an extension of his registration and pay a fee of not more than twelve dollars. Registration that is not so extended shall automatically lapse. The Board may, in its discretion, revive and extend a lapsed registration on the payment of all unpaid extension fees."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.