South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 81 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER
Section 81-203 - Competency Requirements for the Provision of Respiratory Care by Non-RCPs

(1) Non-RCP's providing respiratory care, regardless of care setting or demographics, shall successfully complete formal training and demonstrate initial competency prior to assuming those duties. Formal training is defined as a supervised, deliberate and systematic continuing educational activity intended to develop new proficiencies with an application in mind. Formal training shall be approved by the board and include supervised didactic, laboratory and clinical activities as well as documentation of competence through a post- testing mechanism. Qualifications of the faculty and educational program must be approved by the medical director. The board must be notified of the intent to medically delegate the practice of respiratory care to non-RCP's prior to implementation of the program or practice.

(2) Certified Nurse Anesthetists and Certified Paramedical and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's) are exempt from this regulation so long as they are certified or licensed by the State and do not hold themselves out as respiratory care practitioners or practice respiratory care.

(3) Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT's) practicing in an accredited sleep medicine facility are exempt from this regulation so long as they are practicing under physician direction and do not hold themselves out as respiratory care practitioners or practice respiratory care.