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Three Things to Consider when Applying for, or Renewing, a Nursing License in SC

Do I need a South Carolina Nursing License? If you are licensed as a nurse in South Carolina, you are already familiar with the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act, your corresponding scope of practice, and what the South Carolina Board of Nursing expects from you. If you are applying for

Advance Practice Nurses Receive Green Light to Prescribe Schedule II Medications

Counseling and Defending Licensed South Carolina Nurses            South Carolina has placed an increased focus over the past couple of years related to pain management and prescribing controlled medication.  In late 2017, The Board of Medical Examiners, Board of Nursing, and Board of Dentistry issued revised pain management guidelines delineating...

LLR: Regulating South Carolina Licensed Professionals

South Carolina Professional License Defense Attorneys Defending LLR Investigations The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation is tasked with regulating over forty professions in the State of South Carolina.  Professions regulated by LLR include: Accountancy Architectural Examiners Athletic Commission Auctioneers Commission Barber Examiners Boiler Safety Program Building Codes Council...

Governor McMaster Issues Directive to Limit Opioid Prescriptions

McMaster Declares Opioid Crisis Statewide Public Health Emergency On Monday, December 18, 2017, Governor Henry McMaster declared the opioid crisis a statewide public health emergency, and issued two Executive Orders, 2017-42 and 2017-43, aimed at combating the Opioid epidemic in South Carolina. Prescription pain medication specifically noted to be associated...