Section effective May 13, 2023.
(A) To apply for licensure as a massage therapy establishment or a sole practitioner establishment, an applicant must submit:
(1) a completed application on a form prescribed by the board, accompanied by all applicable fees for each massage therapy establishment or sole practitioner establishment location;
(2) the name, address, and telephone number of each owner of the massage therapy establishment or sole practitioner establishment; and
(3) the physical address, mailing address, and telephone number of the premises of the massage therapy establishment or sole practitioner establishment.
(B) A massage therapy establishment or sole practitioner establishment must be organized or registered under applicable South Carolina law as an entity, as defined in this chapter.
(C) Upon the board's receipt and approval of the information required by this section, the department shall conduct a pre-licensing inspection of the proposed establishment to determine whether the establishment may be licensed as a massage therapy establishment or a sole practitioner establishment. The department shall provide its determination on a form approved by the board.
HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 151 (S.227), Section 2, eff May 13, 2023.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 30 - Massage/bodywork Practice Act
Section 40-30-20. Application of chapter; conflict of laws.
Section 40-30-30. Definitions.
Section 40-30-40. Board of Massage Therapy.
Section 40-30-50. Duties of board.
Section 40-30-60. Preparation and publication of roster.
Section 40-30-100. Practice without license.
Section 40-30-110. Qualifications for license.
Section 40-30-130. Examination.
Section 40-30-140. Issuance of license.
Section 40-30-150. Inspection of massage therapy and sole practitioner establishments.
Section 40-30-180. Renewal of license.
Section 40-30-185. Inactive status.
Section 40-30-190. Promulgation of regulations.
Section 40-30-200. Investigation of complaints.
Section 40-30-220. Cease and desist orders; temporary restraining orders.
Section 40-30-230. Grounds for denial of licensure to massage therapist applicant.
Section 40-30-240. Mental or physical examination; records; drug testing.
Section 40-30-250. Discipline.
Section 40-30-260. Voluntary surrender of license.
Section 40-30-280. Service of notice upon nonresident.
Section 40-30-290. Costs and fines.