(A) A licensee may provide a written request to the board to place a license in inactive status. If a license is placed in inactive status, then a licensee is not authorized to practice massage therapy in this State until the license is reinstated to active status.

(B) A licensee holding a license in inactive status must biennially renew the license to retain inactive status. A license may remain in inactive status for an indefinite time.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-30-185

  • Board: means the South Carolina Massage Therapy Board under the administration of the department. 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

(C) A license may be reactivated from inactive status in a manner provided by the board.

(D) Inactive status does not stay any disciplinary actions for violations that occurred during the course of an active license.