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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-30-235

Grounds for denial of licensure to massage therapy or sole practitioner establishment applicants

2022 Act No. 151 (S.227), SECTION 2, eff May 13, 2023.

In addition to the grounds provided in Section 40-1-110, the board may deny licensure to an applicant for a massage therapy establishment or sole practitioner establishment license or may take disciplinary action against an entity licensed as a massage therapy establishment or sole practitioner establishment that:

(1) used a false, fraudulent, or forged statement or document or committed a fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest act in applying for a license pursuant to this chapter;

(2) has had a license, permit, certificate, or registration from South Carolina or another state or jurisdiction denied, canceled, revoked, suspended, or otherwise restricted;

(3) has violated a provision of this chapter, a regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or an order of the department or the board;

(4) has intentionally or knowingly, directly or indirectly, aided or abetted in the violation of or a conspiracy to violate this chapter or a regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter;

(5) has intentionally used a fraudulent statement in a document connected to the conduct of its establishment, or has made false, deceptive, or misleading statements in the conduct of its establishment or in related advertising;

(6) has obtained fees or assisted in obtaining fees under intentionally fraudulent circumstances;

(7) has engaged in unlicensed practice;

(8) has allowed an individual, employee, or independent contractor to practice massage therapy on the premises of the establishment without an active license to practice massage therapy pursuant to this chapter;

(9) has presented as its own license the license of another establishment;

(10) has allowed the use of a license by an unlicensed establishment;

(11) has falsely impersonated another license holder; or

(12) has used or has attempted to use a license that has been revoked, suspended, or otherwise restricted from active licensure.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.