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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4200.13: Violations

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  2. Title 59

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

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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