A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering is hereby authorized to adopt and promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act that are necessary for the implementation and enforcement of the Massage Therapy Practice Act, including, but not limited to, qualifications for licensure, renewals, reinstatements, and continuing education requirements.
B. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering is hereby empowered to perform investigations, to require the production of records and other documents relating to practices regulated by the Massage Therapy Practice Act, and to seek injunctive relief.
C. There is hereby created an Advisory Board on Massage Therapy. The Advisory Board on Massage Therapy shall assist the Board in carrying out the provisions of this section regarding the qualifications, examination, registration, regulation, and standards of professional conduct of massage therapists. The Advisory Board on Massage Therapy shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms as follows:
1. Three members who shall be licensed massage therapists and have practiced in Oklahoma for not less than three (3) years prior to their appointment;
2. One member who shall be an administrator or faculty member of a nationally accredited school of massage therapy; and
3. One who shall be a citizen member.
D. The fee for any license issued between the effective date of this act and May 1, 2017, shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). The fee or renewal fee for any massage therapy license issued after May 1, 2017, shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year. A duplicate license fee shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00).
Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 4, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.