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2025-2026 Bill 4342 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 03, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4342

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Committee Amendment Adopted

February 26, 2026

H. 4342

Introduced 
by Rep. M. M. Smith 

S. Printed 2/26/26--S. [SEC 
3/3/2026 12:50 PM]

Read the first time May 7, 2025

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 40-15-175, RELATING TO requirements for RESTRICTED INSTRUCTORs' 
LICENSES ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF DENTISTRY, SO AS TO remove limitations on 
certain credentialing requirements.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 40-15-175 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
40-15-175. (A) The State Board of 
Dentistry may issue a restricted instructor's license to a dentist who:

 (1) 
holds a valid license to practice dentistry in another state, country, or 
territory;

 (2) 
has met or been approved under the credentialing standards of the Medical 
University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine or at a 
board-recognized, hospital-based residency program which must be situated in 
this State and with which the person is to be affiliated;

 (3) 
has successfully completed:

 (a) 
the final two years of a program leading to the doctor of dental surgery degree 
(D.D.S.) or doctor of dental medicine degree (D.M.D.) at an accredited dental 
school approved by the board;

 (b) 
at least a two-year Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) approved advanced 
education program in a dental specialty recognized by the American Dental 
Association; or

 (c) 
has successfully completed at least a two-year CODA-approved advanced education 
program in general dentistry;

 (4) 
has not been refused a license or had a license revoked in this State or 
another state, country, or territory;

 (5) 
passes an examination on jurisprudence as prescribed by the board; and

 (6) 
is teaching dental medicine in South Carolina full-time at the Medical 
University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine or at a 
board-recognized, hospital-based residency program situated in this State.

 (B) The board may waive the requirements 
found in subsection (A)(3) if the applicant has a full-time academic faculty 
appointment at the rank of assistant professor or greater in a dental school in 
this State accredited by CODA.

 (B)(C) A dentist with a restricted instructor's license is 
authorized to practice at or on behalf of the Medical University of South 
Carolina College of Dental Medicine or at a board-recognized, hospital-based 
residency program situated in this State. The holder of a restricted 
instructor's license may practice general dentistry or in his area of 
specialty, but only in a clinic or office affiliated with the dental school or 
with a hospital-based residency program. A restricted instructor's license 
issued to a faculty member under this section terminates immediately and 
automatically, without any further action by the board, if the holder ceases to 
be a faculty member at the dental school or at a board-recognized, 
hospital-based residency program in this State.

 (C)(D) A restricted instructor's license must be renewed 
biennially in accordance with procedures and fees as established by the board 
in regulation.

 (D)(E) A dentist holding a restricted instructor's license 
issued pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of this chapter 
and regulations promulgated under this chapter unless otherwise provided for in 
this section. The board may revoke a restricted instructor's license for a 
violation of this chapter or regulations promulgated under this chapter or if 
the holder fails to supply the board, within ten days of its request, with 
information as to his or her current status and activities in the teaching 
program.

SECTION 2. Chapter 69, Title 40 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
40-69-245. (A) The South Carolina 
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may issue a restricted faculty 
license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who is a member of the 
faculty at a school of veterinary medicine in this State accredited by the 
American Veterinary Medical Association if the applicant has satisfied one of 
the following:

 (1) 
is licensed as a veterinarian in another state or territory of the United 
States; or

 (2) 
is a graduate of a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited by the 
American Veterinary Medical Association or holds a certificate issued by the 
Education Commission of Foreign Veterinary Graduates or credentials issued by a 
credentialing entity approved by the board or a related doctoral degree has 
been granted a Doctor of Veterinary