- (A) The department shall provide all administrative, fiscal, investigative, inspectional, clerical, secretarial, and license renewal operations and activities of the board, pursuant to Section 40-1-50.
(B) The board shall administer and enforce this chapter and related regulations. In addition to the powers and duties enumerated in Section 40-1-70, the board's powers and duties include, but are not limited to:
- (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 Section 40-1-115.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 467, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1; 2013 Act No. 41, Section 2, eff June 7, 2013; 2022 Act No. 151 (S.227), Section 2, eff May 13, 2023.
Effect of Amendment
The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.
2022 Act No. 151, Section 2, rewrote the section.