Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4200.13
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Violations
Official statutory text
A. A person who does any of the following shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor upon conviction:
1. Violates a provision of the Massage Therapy Practice Act or
rules adopted pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act;
2. Renders or attempts to render massage therapy services or
massage therapy instruction without the required current valid
license issued by the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering;
3. Advertises or uses a designation, diploma or certificate
implying that the person offers massage therapy instruction or is a
massage therapy school unless the person holds a current valid
license issued by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools
or is a technology center school accredited by the Oklahoma State
Board of Career and Technology Education; or
4. Advertises or uses a designation, diploma, or certificate
implying that the person is a massage therapist unless the person
holds a current valid license issued by the State Board of
Cosmetology and Barbering.
B. 1. Therapists regulated by the Massage Therapy Practice Act
shall be designated as "massage therapists" and entitled to utilize
the term "massage" when advertising or printing promotional
material.
2. Any person who uses a professional title regulated by the
Massage Therapy Practice Act who is not authorized to use the
professional title shall be subject to disciplinary action by the
Board.
3. Any person who knowingly aids and abets one or more persons
not authorized to use a professional title regulated by the Massage
Therapy Practice Act or knowingly employs or contracts with a person
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1565
or persons not authorized to use a regulated professional title in
the course of the employment, shall also be subject to disciplinary
action by the Board. It shall be a violation of the Massage Therapy
Practice Act for any person to advertise massage therapy services in
any combination with any escort or dating service.
misdemeanor upon conviction:
1. Violates a provision of the Massage Therapy Practice Act or
rules adopted pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act;
2. Renders or attempts to render massage therapy services or
massage therapy instruction without the required current valid
license issued by the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering;
3. Advertises or uses a designation, diploma or certificate
implying that the person offers massage therapy instruction or is a
massage therapy school unless the person holds a current valid
license issued by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools
or is a technology center school accredited by the Oklahoma State
Board of Career and Technology Education; or
4. Advertises or uses a designation, diploma, or certificate
implying that the person is a massage therapist unless the person
holds a current valid license issued by the State Board of
Cosmetology and Barbering.
B. 1. Therapists regulated by the Massage Therapy Practice Act
shall be designated as "massage therapists" and entitled to utilize
the term "massage" when advertising or printing promotional
material.
2. Any person who uses a professional title regulated by the
Massage Therapy Practice Act who is not authorized to use the
professional title shall be subject to disciplinary action by the
Board.
3. Any person who knowingly aids and abets one or more persons
not authorized to use a professional title regulated by the Massage
Therapy Practice Act or knowingly employs or contracts with a person
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1565
or persons not authorized to use a regulated professional title in
the course of the employment, shall also be subject to disciplinary
action by the Board. It shall be a violation of the Massage Therapy
Practice Act for any person to advertise massage therapy services in
any combination with any escort or dating service.
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