Introduced

March 16, 2023

S. 646

Introduced by Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

S. Printed 03/16/23--S.   [SEC 3/20/2023 3:45 PM]

Read the first time March 16, 2023

________

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation-Panel for Massage/Bodywork, RELATING TO Updating Regulations to Conform with the Enactment of S. 227, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 5132, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1.   The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation-Panel for Massage/Bodywork, relating to Updating Regulations to Conform with the Enactment of S. 227, designated as Regulation Document Number 5132, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the S.C. Code, are approved.

SECTION 2.   This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

----XXX----

SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The South Carolina Panel for Massage/Bodywork proposes to amend its regulations in conformance with the enactment of S. 227 to include but not be limited to updating the name of the Panel to Massage Therapy Board, establish regulations for massage establishments, and update regulations generally following a regulatory review in accordance with S.C. Code Section 1-23-120(J).

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on May 27, 2022.

----XX----