South Carolina Code 40-30-180. Renewal of license
(1) pay a renewal fee in the amount, at the time, and in the manner provided by the board;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-30-180
- Board: means the South Carolina Massage Therapy Board under the administration of the department. See South Carolina Code 40-30-30
- Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. See South Carolina Code 40-30-30
- Entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity or association as approved by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-30-30
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Licensure: means the procedure by which an individual applies to the department and is granted approval to practice massage therapy, or the procedure by which an establishment applies to the department and is granted approval to operate as a massage therapy establishment or a sole practitioner establishment. See South Carolina Code 40-30-30
- Massage therapist: means an individual licensed as required by this chapter, who administers massage therapy for compensation. See South Carolina Code 40-30-30
- Massage therapy: means the application of a system of structured touch to the soft tissues of the human body with the hand, foot, knee, arm, or elbow, whether or not the structured touch is aided by hydrotherapy, thermal therapy, a massage therapy device, or application to the human body of an herbal preparation. See South Carolina Code 40-30-30
- Massage therapy establishment: means an entity with a physical site or premise, licensed as required by this chapter, in which licensed massage therapists are employees or contractors practicing massage therapy on clients. See South Carolina Code 40-30-30
- Sole practitioner establishment: means a licensed massage therapist who is licensed pursuant to this chapter, who is not an employee or contractor of the sole practitioner establishment, and who provides massage therapy to clients at a specific location including, but not limited to, a rental space, home office space, or outcall or onsite space. See South Carolina Code 40-30-30
(2) complete continuing education requirements prescribed by the board in accordance with this chapter, if applicable, and submit evidence of compliance on a form prescribed by the board. The submitted continuing education compliance reports may be subject to random audits by the board. A licensee that does not comply with a continuing education audit request or that provides an incomplete compliance report may be subject to disciplinary action.
(B)(1) A license automatically reverts to lapsed status if the licensee fails to timely comply with the renewal requirements of this chapter. The license may be reinstated only upon application and payment of any fees and after having met any additional requirements which the board may establish including, but not limited to, an updated background check and continuing education requirements.
(2) If a massage therapy establishment license or a sole practitioner establishment license lapses, then the establishment must pass an inspection by the department prior to licensure reinstatement. The establishment licensee may also be subject to additional requirements, as determined by the board.
(3) A lapsed license status does not stay any disciplinary actions for violations that occurred during the course of an active license.
(4) An individual or establishment may not provide massage therapy services while a license is in lapsed status.
(C)(1) A license that has lapsed for more than one year shall be automatically canceled if the licensee has not submitted an application for reinstatement.
(2) If a license is canceled pursuant to this section, then an individual or entity may apply for a new license in accordance with this chapter and related regulations.