(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;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-30-113

  • 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
  • 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 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) 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.

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