S453 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): Teledentistry.

What is the status of S453?

Signed into law as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 05/19/26 (June 5, 2026).

Where is the official record for S453?

On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/453.htm

South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly

South Carolina S453: Teledentistry

Q: What does S453 do?

In its own words: TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO TITLE 40, CHAPTER 15, SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEDENTISTRY IN THIS STATE, TO OUTLINE UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATED TO TELEDENTISTRY. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. C hapter 15, Title 40 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: A rticle 5 T eledentistry S ection 40-15-500. A s used in this chapter: ( 1) "Asynchronous transmission" means store and forward technology that allows a licensee to transmit a patient's health info.

Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026

What the bill says

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO TITLE 40, CHAPTER 15, SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEDENTISTRY IN THIS STATE, TO OUTLINE UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATED TO TELEDENTISTRY. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. C hapter 15, Title 40 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: A rticle 5 T eledentistry S ection 40-15-500. A s used in this chapter: ( 1) "Asynchronous transmission" means store and forward technology that allows a licensee to transmit a patient's health info.

From the amended text, May 6, 2026:

A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO TITLE 40, CHAPTER 15, SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEDENTISTRY IN THIS STATE, TO OUTLINE UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATED TO TELEDENTISTRY. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. C hapter 15, Title 40 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: A rticle 5 T eledentistry S ection 40-15-500. A s used in this chapter: ( 1) "Asynchronous transmission" means store and forward technology that allows a licensee to transmit a patient's health information to another licensee for viewing at a later time. ( 2) "Current radiographic records" means radiographs or images taken contemporaneously with an in-person examination. ( 3) "Distant site" means the location of the site where a licensee is providing teledentistry services to a patient located at an originating site. ( 4) "Emergent care" means treatment of pain, infection, or any other intraoral or perioral condition that presents immediate harm to the well-being of the patient and for which treatment cannot be postponed. ( 5) "Originating site" means the location of the site where a patient is receiving teledentistry services from a licensee at a distant site. ( 6) "Public health program" means a program …

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South Carolina S453: Teledentistry

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