What can a med spa advertise in South Carolina?
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South Carolina reaches deceptive med-spa marketing through the Board of Medical Examiners’ misconduct grounds: dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public is misconduct, and so is using a false or fraudulent statement in a document connected with the licensee’s practice.
Drawn from 4 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(9) · Sep 3, 2026
- S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(9) · Sep 3, 2026
- S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(10) · Sep 3, 2026
- S.C. Code §39-5-50(a) · Sep 8, 2026
The rest of what South Carolina says on this
Every other rule we have verified under advertising rules, each linked to its primary source.
Misconduct that constitutes grounds for disciplinary action is a showing to the board by the preponderance of evidence that a licensee has engaged in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct that is likely either to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(9) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Misconduct that constitutes grounds for disciplinary action is a showing to the board by the preponderance of evidence that a licensee has used a false or fraudulent statement in a document connected with the licensee’s practice.
S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(10) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person is using, has used or is about to use any method, act or practice declared unlawful by Section 39-5-20 of the Unfair Trade Practices Act, and that proceedings would be in the public interest, he may bring an action in the name of the State to restrain the practice by temporary restraining order, temporary injunction or permanent injunction.
S.C. Code §39-5-50(a) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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