South Carolina § 40-30-50 - Duties of board.

§ 40-30-50. Duties of board.

(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.