Patient/ Physician
Code 1976 搂 40-47-25聽 --- 搂 40-47-25. Rights and聽privileges聽of licensees.
Osteopathic physicians and surgeons licensed hereunder shall have the same rights and聽privileges聽as physicians and surgeons of other schools of medicine with respect to the treatment of cases, hospital聽privileges, and the holding of health offices or offices of public institutions.聽Physicians and surgeons licensed pursuant to this chapter must be licensed to practice medicine in all its branches regardless of whether the physician holds an M.D. or D.O. degree and has passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX--USA) examination sequence, or graduated from a college accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), or successfully completed post-graduate training from the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved or AOA-approved programs, or obtained American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or AOA board certification, or on the basis of his or her race, color, creed, religion, sex, or national origin.
Updated 03/2018
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Rape Crisis/Sexual Assault Counselor
See State v. Trotter, 473 S.E.2d 452, 454-55 (S.C. 1996) (holding that the prosecutor is not required to disclose sexual assault counseling records)