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INTRODUCED
February 7, 2002
H. 4692
Introduced by Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
S. Printed 2/7/02--H. [SEC 2/8/02 2:27 PM]
Read the first time February 7, 2002.
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR LIMITED LICENSE, LIMITED LICENSING FOR COMPLETION OF FIFTH PATHWAY PROGRAM, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2664, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Board of Medical Examiners, relating to Requirements for Limited License, Limited Licensing for Completion of Fifth Pathway Program, designated as Regulation Document Number 2664, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
This Regulation provides for the issuance of a limited license for training to physicians who have completed a Fifth Pathway program. Fifth Pathway programs allow foreign trained physicians, who have completed four years of medical school in another country, to be eligible for a limited license for training (residency) in South Carolina. Applicants must have successfully completed a "fifth" year of clinical training in selected, pre-determined teaching hospitals in the United States. Applicants can elect to pursue a Fifth Pathway Program, in lieu of completing a two-year post-graduate training program in this country. The amendment deletes reference to a FMGEMS certificate, which no longer is available.
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