ORDERS:
CONSENT ORDER
The parties, through counsel, advise that they have agreed that the Order of Temporary
Injunction, dated March 8, 1994, should be extended and the relief requested by the Plaintiff
Board should be granted, until such time as the pending proceedings under the S.C. Medical
Practice Act may be conducted and a final agency decision is issued concerning the merits of this
matter.
The parties further advise that their agreement is based in part upon their mutual understanding
that the physician may perform acts which are not defined as "the practice of medicine" under
S.C. Code Ann., §40-47-40 (Supp. 1993). It is expected that the physician will continue to
render reports, offer opinions, have such conferences with counsel as might be appropriate in
anticipation for testimony, and offer sworn testimony in judicial proceedings regarding his expert
opinions or medical care rendered prior to the effective time of the Order of the Temporary
Injunction. It is further anticipated that the physician will continue to process account receivables
both for medical services rendered prior to the effective time of the Order of Temporary
Injunction as well as for the time expended in rendering reports and preparing for and giving
expert testimony.
THEREFORE, WITH THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Stephen P. Bates, Administrative
Law Judge
March 16, 1994
Columbia, SC
STEPHEN P. BATES
Administrative Law Judge
March 8, 1994
Columbia, South Carolina |
