Title 59, Title 59 — Professions and Occupations

The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall have the power to select from its own members a president and a vice-president and to make, adopt, promulgate and enforce reasonable rules for the: 1. Transaction of its business; 2. Sanitary management of funeral homes; 3. Work of embalmers and a…

Nothing in this act shall apply to or in any manner interfere with the duties of any officer of local or state institutions, nor shall this act apply to any person simply furnishing a burial receptacle for the dead and burying the dead who were related to such person by blood or …

The Governor shall remove from membership of the Oklahoma Funeral Board, at any time, any member of the Board for continued neglect of duty required by the Funeral Services Licensing Act, conduct involving moral turpitude or any violation of the provisions of Section 396.12c of t…

personnel. All of the members of the Oklahoma Funeral Board shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incident to attendance upon the business of the Board as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Board is hereby authorized to employ an executive director at an annual…

Collection and disposition of funds. The executive director of the Board shall keep and preserve all records of the Board, issue all necessary notices to the embalmers, funeral directors and apprentices of the state, and perform such other duties as may be imposed upon the execut…

As used in the Funeral Services Licensing Act: 1. "Embalmer" means a person who disinfects or preserves dead human remains, entire or in part, by the use of chemical substances, fluids or gases in the remains, or by the introduction of same into the remains by vascular or hypoder…

unlawful. It shall be unlawful to embalm a dead human body when any fact within the knowledge or brought to the attention of the embalmer is sufficient to arouse suspicion of crime in connection with the cause of death of the deceased, until permission of the Chief Medical Examin…

Meetings of the Board shall be held at least twice a year at such places as may be designated by the Board. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. Added by Laws 1941, p. 242, § 23, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941.

Schools for teaching embalming shall have extended to them the same privileges as to the use of bodies for dissection while teaching as those granted in this state to medical colleges; provided, that such bodies must be obtained through the State Board of Health. Added by Laws 19…

Any person, firm, association or corporation who violates any of the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment…

If any section of this act shall be declared unconstitutional for any reason, the remainder of this act shall not be affected thereby. Added by Laws 1941, p. 243, § 27, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941.

Precautions. A. In handling and preparing dead human remains for final disposition, any person who comes in direct contact with an unembalmed dead human body or who enters a room where dead human bodies are being embalmed shall exercise all reasonable precautions to minimize the …

Temporary permit. In case of a catastrophe as declared by the executive director of the Board, funeral directors and embalmers from other states may be allowed to practice in this state. A temporary permit may be issued to those persons, and the permit shall allow the persons to …

disposition or cremation – Identification system – Disposition of unclaimed remains – Military veteran. A. The person charged by law with the duty of burying the body of a deceased person may discharge such duty by causing the body to be cremated as authorized and provided for in…

In addition to any other powers and duties imposed by law, the Oklahoma Funeral Board shall have the power and duty to: 1. Prescribe and promulgate rules necessary to effectuate the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act, and to make orders as it may deem necessary or e…

embalmers - Approved schools – Licenses. A. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall determine the qualifications necessary to enable any person to practice as a funeral director or embalmer, and prescribe the requirements for a funeral establishment or commercial embalming establishment…

Compliance with state and federal health and environmental laws – Inspections. A. No person shall dispose of the body of any deceased person by cremation or other similar means, within this state, without first having obtained from the Oklahoma Funeral Board an annual license to …

crematories. The Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors is authorized, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, to adopt and promulgate rules necessary for the licensing, inspection, and regulation of crematories. Added by Laws 2001, c. 75, § 3, eff. Nov. 1…

The residue resulting from the cremation of the body of a deceased person may be transported in this state in any manner, without any permit therefor, and may be disposed of in any manner desired or directed by the person or persons charged by law with the duty of burying the bod…

Disposing of the body of a deceased person by cremation or other similar means, within the State of Oklahoma, except in a crematory duly licensed as provided for in Section 25 of this act and under a special permit for cremation issued in accordance with the provisions of Section…

The following persons, professions and businesses shall be required to be licensed pursuant to the Funeral Services Licensing Act: 1. Any person engaged or who may engage in: a. the practice or profession of funeral directing or embalming, b. maintaining the business of a funeral…

A. As used in this section, “assistant funeral director” means a person who assists a funeral director duly licensed in this state in one or more of the principal functions of funeral directing and is actively engaged in such work. An assistant funeral director shall be an employ…

A. 1. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall set fees pursuant to rule for all licenses, registrations, examinations, and renewals required by the Funeral Services Licensing Act. 2. Until the Oklahoma Funeral Board sets fees pursuant to rule, the following shall be the fees charged for…

All licenses issued by the Board shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year. The Board shall issue a renewal for such license without further examination upon the payment of a renewal fee as required by Section 396.4 of this title. A funeral director or embalmer who fa…

fees - Reinstatement on discharge. All funeral directors and/or embalmers regularly licensed in this state, who are or become members of the armed forces of the United States, shall upon proper notification to the executive director of the Oklahoma Funeral Board be placed upon th…

A. Beginning July 1, 2006, as a condition of renewal or reactivation of a license, each licensee shall submit to the Oklahoma Funeral Board evidence of the completion of clock hours of continuing education courses approved by the Board within the twelve (12) months immediately pr…

Display of license or certificate. A. No person shall operate a funeral establishment, commercial embalming establishment, or crematory, engage in the sale of any funeral service merchandise to the public, provide funeral services, carry on the business or profession of embalming…

A. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall have the power to issue reciprocal licenses to applicants licensed in other states which have equal or like educational requirements as required by this state or the Board. B. A license as an embalmer or funeral director shall be issued without…

A. All state entities that are charged with oversight of occupational licenses shall establish procedures by which individuals who are convicted of a felony or misdemeanor where substance abuse or mental illness is the underlying cause of the crime, or plead guilty or nolo conten…

practice an occupation - Request for determination on criminal history record – State oversight entities to list disqualifying offenses. A. As used in this section: 1. “Substantially relate” means the nature of the criminal conduct for which the person was convicted has a direct …

basis for revoking, suspending, or denying professional license. No licensing entity, board, commission, association, or agency shall file, attempt to file, initiate a proceeding, or take any action to revoke, suspend, or deny a license to any person authorized to operate as a pr…

The owner of property, or an owner’s agent, or a lumber yard or building material center, or its agents or employees, who attempts to determine cost estimates, determine various material options, secure a detailed list of materials, or prepare a material takeoff based upon a draw…

A. Except for health care professions, every administrative body, state agency director or official with authority over any occupational or professional license or certification, and each of the respective examining and licensing boards, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence…

Credentialing Act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act". Added by Laws 2012, c. 226, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 257, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

The Legislature finds that military service members after separating from military service are frequently delayed in getting post-military employment even though the service member may have applicable military education, training, and experience which could qualify for an occupat…

the Armed Services. The Legislature hereby authorizes the public and private institutions of higher education and the career and technology centers in this state to utilize the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services, published by the American Cou…

A. In addition to any other power, duty or function authorized for institutions of higher education or career and technology centers, each governing board shall adopt, not later than January 1, 2013, a policy authorizing the institution or career and technology center under the b…

A. Every administrative body, state agency director or official with authority over any occupational or professional license or certification, and each of the respective examining and licensing boards, shall, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of equivalent education, tra…

for military spouses. A. Every agency, board or commission shall establish a procedure to expedite endorsement of licenses or certifications for military spouse applicants; provided, the military service member is on active duty within this state or claims permanent residency in …

A. Every agency, board or commission in this state with authority to issue and regulate professional licenses or certifications is authorized to provide for the automatic extension of such professional license or certification for active-duty military service members and to provi…

Nothing in the Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act shall be construed to require the issuance of any license or certificate to an applicant who does not otherwise meet the stated eligibility standards, criteria, qualifications or requirements for licensur…

reciprocal or comity license or certification. A. Every active duty military personnel and their spouse who is licensed or certified in any occupation or profession in another state, upon receiving notice or orders for military transfer or honorable discharge to this state, may i…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Universal Licensing Recognition Act". Added by Laws 2021, c. 342, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

applicants moving to and residing in Oklahoma. A. There is hereby created professional and occupational licensing recognition for the issuance of licenses for applicants moving to and residing in Oklahoma. Unless otherwise provided by law, this act shall not apply to any laws aut…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Massage Therapy Practice Act". Added by Laws 2016, c. 292, § 1, eff. Aug. 26, 2016.

A. The Massage Therapy Practice Act shall supersede all ordinances or regulations regulating massage therapists in any city, county, or political subdivision of this state. B. This section shall not affect the regulations of a city, county, or a political subdivision of this stat…

A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering may take disciplinary action against a person licensed pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act as follows: 1. Deny or refuse to renew a license; 2. Suspend or revoke a license; 3. Issue an administrative reprimand; or 4. Impose…

A. No member of the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall bear liability or be subject to civil damages or criminal prosecution for any action undertaken or performed within the scope of duty imposed pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act. B. No person or legal ent…

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 mass…

As used in the Massage Therapy Practice Act: 1. "Board" means the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; 2. "Direct access" means the ability that the public has to seek out treatment by a massage therapist without the direct referral from a medical or health care professional…