SECTION 175:20-3-1. Composition, powers and duties of Advisory Board


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  • (a)   Title 59 O.S. § 4200.4(C) creates the Advisory Board on Massage Therapy. The Advisory Board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. The composition of the Advisory Board shall be as follows:
    (1)   three members shall be licensed massage therapists and have practiced in Oklahoma for not less than three (3) years prior to their appointment;
    (2)   one member shall be an administrator or faculty member of a nationally accredited school of massage therapy; and
    (3)   one member shall be a citizen member.
    (b)   The Advisory Board shall assist the Board in carrying out the provisions of the Massage Therapy Practice Act regarding the qualifications, examination, registration, regulation, and standards of professional conduct of massage therapists.
    (c)   The Advisory Board shall elect from its members a Chair and Vice Chair at its first meeting of each fiscal year. Meetings may be called by the Chair as needed for the Board to fulfill its duties.
[Source: Added at 34 Ok Reg 437, eff 1-23-17 (emergency); Added at 34 Ok Reg 1050, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1446, eff 8-25-19]