South Carolina Code 40-30-50. Duties of board
(B) The board shall administer and enforce this chapter and related regulations. In addition to the powers and duties enumerated in § 40-1-70, the board’s powers and duties include, but are not limited to:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-30-50
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
(1) advising and recommending action to the department in the development of statutory revisions, legislation, and any other matter related to the provisions of this chapter;
(2) recommending to the department regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter including, but not limited to, establishing a code of ethics to govern the conduct and practices of individuals and establishments licensed pursuant to this chapter;
(3) determining the standards and qualifications for licensure pursuant to this chapter;
(4) conducting hearings:
(a) on alleged violations of this chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter and to recommend discipline for individuals and establishments in any manner provided for in this chapter; or
(b) on licensure determinations; and
(5) providing recommendations to the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education concerning minimum qualifications for approved massage therapy schools and approved massage therapy education programs.
(C) The board has jurisdiction over the actions committed or omitted by current and former licensed massage therapists as provided in § 40-1-115.