Oklahoma § 59-4200.9 - Out-of-state license holders - License renewal Inactive status - Fees

§ 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

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

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.