Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 38 > Chapter 25 > Article 1 - Declarations

• Board: means the South Carolina Massage Therapy Board under the administration of the department. See South Carolina Code 40-30-30
• Director: means the person who is appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate and who is responsible for the operation and management of the department. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
• insurance: includes annuities. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
• 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
• Person: means a corporation, agency, partnership, association, voluntary organization, individual, or another entity, organization, or aggregation of individuals. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• 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