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59 OK Stat § 59-4100.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4100.4. Satisfactory evidence of equivalent education.

|A. Every administrative body, state agency director or official with authority over any occupational or professional license or certification, and each of the respective examining and licensing boards, shall, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of equivalent education, training and experience by an applicant for certification or licensure, accept the education, training, and experience completed by the individual as a member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the United States, National Guard of any state, the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval Militias of any state, and apply it in the manner most favorable toward satisfying the qualifications for issuance of the requested license or certification or approval for license examination in this state. |B. Each agency director or official, and each examining and licensing board, shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.C. Any state licensing or certification authority that fails to implement rules or laws for recognizing appropriate military training and experience for its occupational or professional licensing or certification process shall be deemed in violation of this act.Added by Laws 2012, c. 226, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 91, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
59 OK Stat § 59-4100.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4100.5. Expediting endorsement of licenses or certifications for military spouses.

|A. Every agency, board or commission shall establish a procedure to expedite endorsement of licenses or certifications for military spouse applicants; provided, the military service member is on active duty within this state or claims permanent residency in this state for the six (6) months prior to assignment to active duty or during the period of active duty. |B. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each agency, board or commission shall establish a procedure to expedite the issuance of a license, certification or permit to perform occupational or professional services regulated by each such board to a person:1. Who is certified or licensed in another state to perform occupational or professional services in a state other than the State of Oklahoma;2. Whose spouse is an active-duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States;3. Whose spouse is subject to a military transfer to this state; and4. Who left employment in another state to accompany the person's spouse to this state.C. The procedures to expedite licensure or certification shall include:1. Issuing the person a license, certificate or permit, if, in the opinion of the agency, board or commission the requirements for certification or licensure of the other state are substantially equivalent to those required by this state; or2. Developing a method to authorize the person to perform occupational or professional services regulated by the agency, board or commission in this state by issuing the person a temporary permit, certificate or license for a limited period of time to allow the person to perform occupational or professional services while completing any specific requirements in this state that were not required in the state in which the person was licensed or certified.D. Any state licensing or certification authority that fails to implement rules or laws for recognizing appropriate military training and experience for its occupational or professional licensing or certification process shall be deemed in violation of this act.Added by Laws 2012, c. 226, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 91, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
59 OK Stat § 59-4100.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4100.6. Automatic extension of licensure or certification.

|A. Every agency, board or commission in this state with authority to issue and regulate professional licenses or certifications is authorized to provide for the automatic extension of such professional license or certification for active-duty military service members and to provide a reasonable period of time after military service to activate the license or certification for employment purposes. |B. Notwithstanding any other statutes to the contrary, any member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who at the time of activation was:1. A member in good standing with any administrative body of the state; and2. Duly licensed or certified to engage in his or her profession or vocation in this state,may be kept in good standing by the administrative body with which he or she is licensed or certified.C. While a licensee or certificate holder is deployed on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the license or certificate referenced in subsection B of this section may be renewed without:1. The payment of dues or fees; and2. Obtaining continuing education credits when:a.circumstances associated with military duty prevent obtaining training and a waiver request has been submitted to the appropriate administrative body,b.the active-duty military member performs the licensed or certified occupation as part of his or her military duties as annotated in Defense Department Form 214 (DD 214), orc.performing any other act typically required for the renewal of the license or certificate.D. The license or certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this section may be continued as long as the licensee or certificate holder is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty and for a period of at least one (1) year after discharge from active duty.Added by Laws 2012, c. 226, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
59 OK Stat § 59-4100.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4100.7. Interpretation of act.

|Nothing in the Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act shall be construed to require the issuance of any license or certificate to an applicant who does not otherwise meet the stated eligibility standards, criteria, qualifications or requirements for licensure or certification, nor shall the provisions be construed to automatically allow issuance of any license or certificate without testing or examination, without proper consideration by the licensing and examination board, or without proper verification that the applicant is not subject to pending criminal charges or disciplinary actions, has not been convicted of any offense prohibiting licensure or certification, and has no other impairment which would prohibit licensure or certification in this state. |Added by Laws 2012, c. 226, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 257, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-4150 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4150. Short title - Universal Licensing Recognition Act.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Universal Licensing Recognition Act". |Added by Laws 2021, c. 342, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.1. Short title - Massage Therapy Practice Act

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Massage Therapy Practice Act". |Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 1, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.2. Definitions

|As used in the Massage Therapy Practice Act: |1. "Board" means the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering;2. "Direct access" means the ability that the public has to seek out treatment by a massage therapist without the direct referral from a medical or health care professional;3. "Massage therapist" means an individual who practices massage or massage therapy and is licensed under the Massage Therapy Practice Act. A massage therapist uses visual, kinesthetic, and palpatory skills to assess the body and may evaluate a condition to the extent of determining whether massage is indicated or contraindicated;4. "Massage therapy" means the skillful treatment of the soft tissues of the human body. Massage is designed to promote general relaxation, improve movement, relieve somatic and muscular pain or dysfunction, stress and muscle tension, provide for general health enhancement, personal growth, education and the organization, balance and integration of the human body and includes, but is not limited to:a.the use of touch, pressure, friction, stroking, gliding, percussion, kneading, movement, positioning, holding, range of motion and nonspecific stretching within the normal anatomical range of movement, and vibration by manual or mechanical means with or without the use of massage devices that mimic or enhance manual measures, andb.the external application of ice, heat and cold packs for thermal therapy, water, lubricants, abrasives and external application of herbal or topical preparations not classified as prescription drugs; and5. "Massage therapy school" means a facility providing instruction in massage therapy.Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 2, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.4. Authority of State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering - Advisory Board on Massage Therapy - License fees

|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; and3. 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.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.6. License posting required - License not assignable or transferable

|A. A massage therapy license issued by the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the principal place of business of the holder. |B. A license issued pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act is not assignable or transferable.Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 6, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.7. Massage therapy schools - License required - Instruction as massage therapist

|A. A person shall not advertise, maintain, manage or operate a massage therapy school unless the school is licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools. |B. A person shall not instruct as a massage therapist unless the instruction is within the scope of curriculum at a licensed massage therapy school.Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 7, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.8. Examination for licensure - Standardized national examination

|The required examination approved by the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering for licensure under the Massage Therapy Practice Act shall be a standardized national massage therapy examination that meets the following criteria: |1. Is statistically validated through a job analysis under current standards for educational and professional testing;2. Complies with pertinent state and federal equal employment opportunity guidelines;3. Is available to all potential licensing candidates; and4. Is delivered through a professional testing company with high-security test centers located nationwide.Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 8, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.9. Out-of-state license holders - License renewal - Inactive status - Fees

|A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering may license an applicant, provided that the applicant possesses a valid license or registration to practice massage therapy issued by the appropriate examining board under the laws of any other state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or any foreign nation and has met educational and examination requirements equal to or exceeding those established pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act. |B. 1. Massage therapy licenses shall expire biennially. Expiration dates shall be established by the Board through adoption of a rule.2. A license shall be renewed by submitting a renewal application on a form provided by the Board.3. A thirty-day grace period shall be allowed each license holder after the end of the renewal period, during which time a license may be renewed upon payment of the renewal fee and a late fee as prescribed by the Board.C. 1. If a massage therapy license is not renewed by the end of the thirty-day grace period, the license shall be placed on inactive status for a period not to exceed one (1) year. At the end of one (1) year, if the license has not been reactivated, it shall automatically expire.2. If within a period of one (1) year from the date the license was placed on inactive status the massage therapist wishes to resume practice, the massage therapist shall notify the Board in writing and, upon receipt of proof of completion of all continuing education requirements and payment of an amount set by the Board in lieu of all lapsed renewal fees, the license shall be restored in full.D. The Board shall establish a schedule of reasonable and necessary administrative fees.E. The Board shall fix the amount of fees so that the total fees collected shall be sufficient to meet the expenses of administering the provisions of the Massage Therapy Practice Act without unnecessary surpluses.Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 9, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.10. Preemption

|A. The Massage Therapy Practice Act shall supersede all ordinances or regulations regulating massage therapists in any city, county, or political subdivision. |B. This section shall not affect the regulations of a city, county or a political subdivision relating to zoning requirements or occupational license fees pertaining to health care professions.Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 10, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.11. Disciplinary actions and proceedings

|A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering may take disciplinary action against a person licensed pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act as follows: |1. Deny or refuse to renew a license;2. Suspend or revoke a license;3. Issue an administrative reprimand; or4. Impose probationary conditions when the licensee or applicant has engaged in unprofessional conduct that has endangered or is likely to endanger the health, welfare or safety of the public.B. The Board shall take disciplinary action upon a finding that the licensee or person has committed an act of unprofessional conduct or committed a violation of rule or law.C. Disciplinary proceedings may be instituted by sworn complaint of any person, including members of the Board, and shall conform to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.D. The Board shall establish the guidelines for the disposition of disciplinary cases. Guidelines may include, but shall not be limited to, periods of probation, conditions of probation, suspension, revocation or reissuance of a license.E. A license holder who has been found culpable and sanctioned by the Board shall be responsible for the payment of all costs of the disciplinary proceedings and any administrative fees imposed.F. The surrender of a license shall not deprive the Board of jurisdiction to proceed with disciplinary action.Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 11, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.12. Immunity

|A. No member of the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall bear liability or be subject to civil damages or criminal prosecution for any action undertaken or performed within the scope of duty imposed pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act. |B. No person or legal entity providing truthful and accurate information to the Board, whether as a report, a complaint or testimony, shall be subject to civil damages or criminal prosecutions.Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 12, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-4200.13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-4200.13. Violations

|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; or4. 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 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.Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 13, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-6002 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-6002. Prescriptions for epinephrine auto-injectors at Emergency Public Access Stations - Use of auto-injectors--Immunity from liability.

|A. As used in this section: |1. "Emergency public access station" (EPAS) means a locked, secure container for the storage of epinephrine auto-injectors under the general oversight of a physician, which allows a lay rescuer to consult with a physician in real time by audio, televideo or other similar means of electronic communication and, upon authorization of the consulting physician, may be unlocked to make available the epinephrine auto-injector.2. "Epinephrine auto-injector" means a single-use device used for the automatic injection of a premeasured dose of epinephrine into the human body;3. "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act or the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act.B. 1. Notwithstanding any applicable provision of law to the contrary, a physician may prescribe a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors to any entity or organization for storage in an Emergency Public Access Station (EPAS) or may place a stock of supply of epinephrine auto-injectors at any entity or organization in an EPAS in accordance with protocols established by the physician.2. A physician may provide consultation to the user of an EPAS and may make the epinephrine auto-injectors stored within available to the user in accordance with protocols established by the physician.3. Any person may use an EPAS and may administer or provide epinephrine auto-injectors made available through the EPAS to a specific individual believed in good faith to be experiencing anaphylaxis or the parent, guardian or caregiver of such individual.C. Any person, including any entity or organization at which an EPAS is located, a physician, and any user of an EPAS who undertakes in good faith any act or mission pursuant to this act shall not be liable for any injuries or related damages that result from any such act or omission; provided, such immunity shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, willful or wanton negligence. This act shall not eliminate, limit or reduce any other immunity or defense that may be available under state law. Use of an EPAS in accordance with this act shall not constitute the practice of medicine or any other profession otherwise requiring licensure.Added by Laws 2015, c. 277, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
59 OK Stat § 59-6005 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-6005. Franchises - Employer/employee relationships

|A. For purposes of this act: |1. "Franchisor" means any person who grants a franchise and participates in the franchise relationship. Unless otherwise stated, it includes subfranchisors. For purposes of this definition, a "subfranchisor" means a person who functions as a franchisor by engaging in both pre-sale activities and post-sale performance;2. "Franchisee" means any person who is granted a franchise; and3. "Franchise" means any continuing commercial relationship or arrangement, whatever it may be called, in which the terms of the offer or contract specify, or the franchise seller promises or represents, orally or in writing, that:a.the franchisee will obtain the right to operate a business that is identified or associated with the franchisor's trademark, or to offer, sell or distribute goods, services or commodities that are identified or associated with the franchisor's trademark,b.the franchisor will exert or has authority to exert a significant degree of control over the franchisee's method of operation, or provide significant assistance in the franchisee's method of operation, andc.as a condition of obtaining or commencing operation of the franchise, the franchisee makes a required payment or commits to make a required payment to the franchisor or its affiliate.B. A franchisor shall not be considered the employer of a franchisee or a franchisee's employees.C. The employees of a franchisee shall not be considered employees of the franchisor neither shall the employees of a franchisor be considered employees of a franchisee.Added by Laws 2016, c. 327, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.