South Carolina Code 40-30-80. Fees
(1) massage therapist initial license application fee, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-30-80
- Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. 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 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) massage therapist endorsement application fee, not to exceed two hundred dollars;
(3) biennial massage therapist licensure renewal fee, not to exceed seventy-five dollars;
(4) reinstatement application fee from lapsed status of a massage therapist license, not to exceed two hundred ten dollars;
(5) renewal fee for inactive status of a massage therapist license, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars;
(6) continuing education course provider fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars and continuing education course provider renewal fee, not to exceed fifty dollars;
(7) massage therapy establishment initial license application fee for each location, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars;
(8) biennial massage therapy establishment license renewal fee for each location, not to exceed one hundred dollars;
(9) massage therapy establishment license reinstatement fee from lapsed status for each location, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars;
(10) sole practitioner establishment initial license application fee, not to exceed seventy-five dollars;
(11) biennial sole practitioner establishment license renewal fee, not to exceed fifty dollars; and
(12) sole practitioner establishment license reinstatement fee from lapsed status, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars.