Inside LLR
Welcome to LLR's Website

The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) mission is to promote the health, safety and economic well-being of the public through regulation, licensing, enforcement, training and education.

Director Emily Farr

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Professional Licensing Boards

Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing (POL)

Accountancy
Architectural Examiners
Athletic Commission
Auctioneers' Commission
Barber Examiners
Boiler Safety Program
Building Codes Council
Chiropractic Examiners
Cemetery Board
Contractor's Licensing Board
Cosmetology

Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational Specialists
Dentistry
Dietetics
Engineers/Surveyors
Environmental Certification
Foresters
Funeral Service
Registration for Geologists
Landscape Architectural Examiners

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board
Long Term Health Care Administrators
Manufactured Housing Board
Massage/Bodywork Therapy
Medical Examiners
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Opticianry
Optometry
Pharmacy
Physical Therapy Examiners

Pilotage
Podiatry Examiners
Psychology
Pyrotechnic Safety
Real Estate Commission
Real Estate Appraisers Board
Residential Builders Commission
Social Work Examiners
Soil Classifier Advisory Council
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Veterinary Medical Examiners

Learn More About POL

Welcome to the Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards (POL). POL has two offices that handle specific responsibilities for the Boards:
Office of Board Services (OBS), which oversees the needs of all POL boards.
Office of Investigations and Enforcement, which is responsible for investigating complaints involving alleged misconduct by licensees.
Labor Programs/OSHA
South Carolina Labor Programs

South Carolina and federal laws are the source of various rights employers and employees have in their employer/employee relationships. LLR is one of several state and federal agencies, which administers the laws assuring these rights. Occupational safety, payment of wages, child labor, migrant labor and mediation of disputes between unions and businesses all fall under LLR. Elevators and amusement rides also are regulated to assure the public's safety. Learn more about Labor Programs
Labor Program Links
Fire and Life Safety

Fire and Life

The Division of Fire and Life Safety, which includes the Office of State Fire Marshal and the S.C. Fire Academy.
Online Services
LLR's Online Services

LLR is proud to bring E-Government services to the licensees of South Carolina. Our goal is to make your experience easier and more convenient while preserving the privacy of personal information.
Media/FOIA/Governmental Affairs
Media/FOIA Center

Here you'll find key information about our agency, news events, FOIA, and Communications staff to assist you with your daily gathering of news. Visit LLR's Media Center
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**The Office of Advice Counsel is responsible for providing legal advice to all Boards, Commissions and Panels. These attorneys do not provide legal advice to parties outside LLR.
Board Email:	Contact.Opticianry@llr.sc.gov
Board Phone:	(803) 896-4681
Administrator:	Meredith Buttler
Board Staff:	Patricia Lutz
Advice Counsel:	Mary League **
Directions:	110 Centerview Dr, Columbia SC