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.
Laws 2016, SB 687, c. 292, § 13.