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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (6) has obtained fees or assisted in obtaining fees under intentionally fraudulent circumstances;
7. (7) has engaged in unlicensed practice;
8. (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. (9) has presented as its own license the license of another establishment;
10. (10) has allowed the use of a license by an unlicensed establishment;
11. (11) has falsely impersonated another license holder; or
12. (12) has used or has attempted to use a license that has been revoked, suspended, or otherwise restricted from active licensure.

HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 151 (S.227), Section 2, eff May 13, 2023.