Okla. Admin. Code § 175:20-5-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 175:20-5-3 - License renewal

(a) Massage therapy licenses shall be renewed biennially on the last day of the birth month of the licensee.

(b) In order to renew a license, a licensee shall:

(1) submit a renewal application on a form prepared by the Board;

(2) demonstrate completion of all continuing education requirements in a manner prescribed by the Board;

(3) provide documentation that the applicant currently maintains liability insurance for practice as a massage therapist;

(4) remit all required fees for renewal; and

(5) states under penalty of perjury in a manner prescribed on the application as to:

(A) whether the applicant has pleaded guilty, nolo contendere or been convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic violation in any jurisdiction; and

(B) whether the applicant has had a massage therapy license revoked in another jurisdiction or been the subject of disciplinary action in another jurisdiction.

(d) A thirty-day grace period shall be allowed after the end of the renewal period. During the grace period, a license may be renewed upon payment of the renewal fee and a late fee as prescribed by the Board.

(e) If a massage therapist 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. No person shall practice massage therapy while the license is in inactive status.

(f) 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 and, upon receipt of proof of completion of all continuing education requirements and payment of a reactivation fee, the license shall be restored in full.

(g) If a license is not reactivated within one (1) year from the date that it was placed in inactive status, the license shall automatically expire. If the person who held the expired license wishes to practice as a massage therapist, the person shall apply for an original license and shall meet all requirements for original licensure as prescribed in this chapter.

Okla. Admin. Code § 175:20-5-3

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/11/2020