Dental practice ownership

2025-2026 Bill 4815: Dental practice ownership - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4815
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. White
Document Path: LC-0472WAB26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Dental practice ownership
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 99
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 99
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
40-15-120
, RELATING TO ACTIONS DEEMED UNLAWFUL CONCERNING THE PRACTICE
OF DENTISTRY, PRACTICE OF DENTAL HYGIENE, OR PERFORMANCE OF DENTAL
TECHNOLOGICAL WORK, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT DENTAL INSURANCE POLICY WRITERS,
AMONG OTHERS, MAY NOT OWN OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS
OF CERTAIN ENTITiES THAT ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY, PRACTICE OF
DENTAL HYGIENE, OR PERFORMANCE OF DENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL WORK, AND TO PROVIDE
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
40-15-120
of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

S
ection
40-15-120
.
(
A) It is unlawful for a
person to:

(
1)
practice or attempt or offer to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the
State without having been licensed by the board; or

(
2)
practice or attempt or offer to practice dentistry or dental hygiene, or
perform dental technological work in the State during any period of suspension
or revocation of his license or registration certificate; or

(
3)
perform dental technological work without being registered by the board or if
unregistered, without performing the work under the direction and control of a
registered dental technician present on the premises or under the direction and
control of a licensed dentist and on the dentist's premises; or

(
4)
perform orthodontic technological work without being a registered dental or
orthodontic technician or if unregistered, without performing the work under
the direction or control of a registered dental or orthodontic technician and
on the technician's premises, or under the direction and control of a licensed
dentist and on the dentist's premises.

(
B) It is unlawful for a corporation
or other business entity that is a dental insurance policy writer, underwriter,
reinsurer, or other related entity that provides third-party payment or
reimbursement of dental services, as determined by the board, to own or
otherwise participate in the business operations of any office, clinic,
practice, professional corporation, professional association, partnership, or
any other entity that engages in the practice of dentistry, the practice of
dental hygiene, or the performance of dental technological work as defined in
this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

(B)
(
C)
A person
or other entity that violates
violating

subsection (A)
or subsection (B)
is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand
dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both. Each day a violation
occurs constitutes a separate offense.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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