# South Carolina Healthcare Marketing Compliance Rules - LLR and AG

South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) Board of Medical Examiners advertising rules and SC Unfair Trade Practices Act enforcement on healthcare marketing.

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## Overview

South Carolina healthcare marketing compliance operates under the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners (within LLR) and the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act (SCUTPA). SCUTPA permits private action with attorney fees and treble damages in appropriate cases.


## South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners (under LLR)

SC Board of Medical Examiners enforces SC Code Regs. 81 advertising provisions covering deceptive advertising, specialty claims, supervision representations, and testimonial standards.


## State attorney general focus

SC AG uses SCUTPA authority. Healthcare marketing enforcement has focused on weight-loss and compounded-medication marketing. SCUTPA private action exposure exists.


## Focus areas

- **Aesthetic practice supervision**: Board of Medical Examiners enforces supervision rules for non-physician injectors.
- **Telehealth advertising**: South Carolina telehealth rules apply to providers marketing to SC residents.
- **Compounded medication marketing**: SC AG has SCUTPA authority for compounded medication marketing.


## Patterns that draw enforcement attention

- **Nurse-injector independence representations**: Board of Medical Examiners supervision enforcement.
- **Compounded GLP-1 brand-equivalence claims**: SCUTPA authority.
- **Outcome guarantees on medical services**: Board rules and SCUTPA both apply.
- **Specialty misrepresentation**: Board specialty-claim enforcement.
- **Telehealth advertising without SC-licensure clarity**: South Carolina telehealth rules apply to marketing to SC residents.


## Specialty notes

- Med spas - Board of Medical Examiners supervision rules.
- Weight loss / telehealth - SCUTPA authority.
- Aesthetic practice - specialty and guarantee rules.
- Dental - South Carolina Board of Dentistry rules separate.
- Regen medicine - federal patterns mirrored.


## Disclaimer

This summary reflects general patterns in South Carolina healthcare marketing enforcement; it is not legal advice. For state-specific guidance on your practice, consult a South Carolina-licensed healthcare marketing attorney.

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