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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
3 HOUSE BILL 2234 By: Munson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to professions and occupations;
amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 4200.4, which relates
8 to the practice of massage therapy; establishing a
massage therapist oversight committee; violation
9 enforcement; and providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 4200.4, is
14 amended to read as follows:
15 Section 4200.4. A. The State Board of Cosmetology and
16 Barbering is hereby authorized to adopt and promulgate rules
17 pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act that are necessary for
18 the implementation and enforcement of the Massage Therapy Practice
19 Act, including, but not limited to, qualifications for licensure,
20 renewals, reinstatements, and continuing education requirements.
21 B. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering is hereby
22 empowered to perform investigations, to require the production of
23 records and other documents relating to practices regulated by the
24 Massage Therapy Practice Act, and to seek injunctive relief.
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1 C. There is hereby created an Advisory Board on Massage
2 Therapy. The Advisory Board on Massage Therapy shall assist the
3 Board in carrying out the provisions of this section regarding the
4 qualifications, examination, registration, regulation, and standards
5 of professional conduct of massage therapists. The Advisory Board
6 on Massage Therapy shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed
7 by the Governor for four-year terms as follows:
8 1. Three members who shall be licensed massage therapists and
9 have practiced in Oklahoma for not less than three (3) years prior
10 to their appointment;
11 2. One member who shall be an administrator or faculty member
12 of a nationally accredited school of massage therapy; and
13 3. One who shall be a citizen member.
14 D. There is hereby created an Oversight Committee on Massage
15 Therapy. The Oversight Committee on Massage Therapy shall assist
16 the Board in reviewing formal complaints and professional standard
17 violations. The Oversight Committee shall consist of three (3) to
18 five (5) members to be selected by the Advisory Board on Massage
19 Therapy and serve four (4) year terms. The Oversight Committee
20 shall have the following duties:
21 1. Establish and oversee a formal complaint, investigation, and
22 hearing process for violations under Section 4200.11 of this title,
23 2. Make recommendations to the Board for disciplinary actions
24 under Section 4200.11 of this title,
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1 3. Provide required annual training for sexual harassment and
2 assault and professional conduct standards,
3 4. Any other duties the Advisory Board finds necessary to
4 adhere to professional standards of conduct under the Massage
5 Therapy Act.
6 D. E. The fee for any license issued between the effective date
7 of this act and May 1, 2017, shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
8 The fee or renewal fee for any massage therapy license issued after
9 May 1, 2017, shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year. A duplicate
10 license fee shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00).
11 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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