Title 59 — Title 59 — Professions and Occupations

The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall employ an executive director who shall be in charge of the office of the Board. The executive director shall have such qualifications as shall be established by rules of the Board; provided, the executive director shall not be ac…

A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall create positions and fix the salaries of officials and employees necessary to carry out the purposes of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act and the administration thereof. B. The employees shall include not less than fi…

A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering is hereby authorized to promulgate rules for governing the examination and licensure of cosmetologists, master cosmetologists, manicurists, nail technicians, estheticians, master cosmetology instructors, manicurist instructors, esth…

A. Each cosmetology and barber school shall be licensed annually by the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. Application for the first year’s license for a cosmetology and barber school shall be accompanied by a fee of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00), which shall be retained …

A. Each person training as an apprentice shall be required to have the same qualifications as a student for admission into a cosmetology or barber school, and shall be registered with the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering before commencing the training. B. No apprentice sh…

A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall not issue a license for a cosmetology or barber establishment until an inspection has been made of the salon and equipment, including the sanitary facilities thereof. Temporary approval pending inspection may be made upon swor…

Sections 2000 through 2009 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Sections 9 through 11 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Oklahoma Health Spa Act. Added by Laws 1987, c. 217, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 215, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1988. Renumber…

As used in the Oklahoma Health Spa Act: 1. "Administrator" means the Administrator of Consumer Credit as defined in Section 6-501 of Title 14A of the Oklahoma Statutes; 2. "Business day" means any day except a Sunday or a legal holiday; 3. "Buyer/Member" means a natural person wh…

A. No health spa shall offer or advertise health spa services unless first being registered with the Administrator of Consumer Credit. The registration shall: 1. Disclose the address, ownership, date of first sales and date of first opening of the health spa; 2. State the name an…

of location - Deposit of funds - Withdrawal of funds - Refunds - Exemptions. A. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each health spa which offers or sells contracts or membership agreements or health spa services on a presale basis shall notify the Administrator of th…

agreement. Every health spa contract or membership agreement for the sale of future health spa services which are paid for in advance or which the buyer agrees to pay for in future installments shall be in writing and shall contain the following provisions: 1. A provision for the…

Form and contents of contracts or membership or agreement - Term - Other laws - Void or voidable contract or membership agreement - Waiver - Notice of liability. A. A copy of every health spa contract or membership agreement shall be delivered to the buyer at the time the contrac…

prohibited - Rights of actions and defenses not cut off by assignment. A. A contract or membership agreement for health spa services shall not require the execution of any note or series of notes by the buyer which, if separately negotiated, will require the buyer to make payment…

A. 1. Every health spa, before it enters into a health spa contract or membership agreement or accepts an initiation or prepayment fee in excess of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), shall file and maintain with the Administrator, in form and substance satisfactory to him, a bond with a cor…

For purposes of the Oklahoma Health Spa Act, a health spa shall be considered a new health spa and subject to the requirements of a bond or letter of credit at the time the health spa changes ownership. A change in ownership shall not release, cancel or terminate liability under …

Acts covered - Administrative hearings. A. Any person who engages in business as a health spa without first being properly registered with the Administrator of Consumer Credit as prescribed in the Oklahoma Health Spa Act or who otherwise violates any provision of the Oklahoma Hea…

The Administrator may adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules as are necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Health Spa Act. Added by Laws 1988, c. 215, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.

59 O.S. § 2011 Repealed by Laws 2010, c. 415, § 39, eff. July 1, 2010

59 O.S. § 2012 Repealed by Laws 1991, c. 96, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Respiratory Care Practice Act". Added by Laws 1995, c. 171, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.

As used in the Respiratory Care Practice Act: 1. "Board" means the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; 2. "Practice of respiratory care" shall include, but not be limited to, the direct and indirect respiratory care services including but not limited to the administ…

Qualifications - Terms - Vacancies - Removal. A. 1. There is hereby created a Respiratory Care Advisory Committee within the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, hereinafter referred to as the Committee, to assist in administering the provisions of the Respiratory Ca…

- Quorum - Duties. A. The Respiratory Care Advisory Committee shall meet at least twice each year and shall elect biennially during odd-numbered years a chair and vice-chair from among its members. The Committee may convene at the request of the chair, or a majority of the Commit…

Supervision. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall: 1. Examine, license and renew the licenses of duly qualified applicants; 2. Maintain an up-to-date list of every person licensed to practice respiratory care pursuant to the Respiratory Care Practice Act. Th…

Supervision - Rules. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may: 1. Promulgate rules, consistent with the laws of this state, as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of the Respiratory Care Practice Act. Rules shall be promulgated in accordance with Article I …

A. Members of the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and members of the Respiratory Care Advisory Committee shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in the discharge of official duties pursuant to this act in accordance with t…

A. The applicant, except where otherwise defined in the Respiratory Care Practice Act, shall be required to pass an examination, whereupon the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may issue to the applicant a license to practice respiratory care. The Board is authoriz…

A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may issue, upon payment of a fee established by the Board, a provisional license to practice respiratory care for a period of six (6) months under supervision of a consenting licensed respiratory care practitioner or consent…

The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may issue temporary critical need licenses for respiratory care practitioners under Section 1 of this act. Added by Laws 2022, c. 262, § 6, eff. July 1, 2022.

examination. A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may issue a license to practice respiratory care, upon payment of a fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00), to persons who have qualified pursuant to Section 8 of this act. B. 1. Other applicants who have not pass…

A. A person holding a license to practice respiratory care in this state may use the title "respiratory care practitioner" and the abbreviation "R.C.P." B. A licensee shall present this license when requested. Added by Laws 1995, c. 171, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.

status - Continuing education requirements. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Respiratory Care Practice Act, a license shall be renewed biennially. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall mail notices at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to expiration …

Fees received by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and any other monies collected pursuant to the Respiratory Care Practice Act shall be deposited with the State Treasurer who shall place the same in the regular depository fund of the Board. Said deposit, less …

The practice of respiratory care may be performed in any clinic, physician's office, hospital, nursing facility, private dwelling or other place in accordance with the prescription or verbal order of a physician, and shall be performed under the supervision of a qualified medical…

Probation, reprimand or denial of license. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew any license or place on probation, or otherwise reprimand a licensee or deny a license to an applicant if it finds that the person: 1. Is guilty …

Subpoenas - Publication of names and addresses of suspended, etc. practitioners. A. Upon filing of a written complaint with the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, charging a person with any of the acts described in Section 15 of this act, the authorized employee of…

Exceptions - Practices of other health care personnel not to be limited - Performance of specific functions qualified by examination not prohibited. A. No person shall practice respiratory care or represent themselves to be a respiratory care practitioner unless licensed under th…

Nothing in the Respiratory Care Practice Act shall be construed to permit the practice of medicine. Added by Laws 1995, c. 171, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.

A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to: 1. Sell, fraudulently obtain or furnish any respiratory care license or record, or aid or abet therein; 2. Practice respiratory care under cover of any respiratory care diploma, license or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or issu…

credentials. A. Nothing contained in the Respiratory Care Practice Act shall preclude a respiratory care practitioner, a respiratory therapist, or a respiratory therapy technician exempt from being licensed under the Respiratory Care Practice Act or a provisional license holder f…

Sections 1 through 21 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act". Added by Laws 1996, c. 226, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.

As used in the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act: 1. "Board" means the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists; 2. "Extracorporeal circulation" means the diversion of a patient's blood through a heart-lung machine or a similar device that assumes the functions of the patient'…

A. There is hereby re-created until July 1, 2027, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists. The Board shall administer the provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act. The Board shall consist of nine (9)…

Meetings. A. Within thirty (30) days after the members of the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists are appointed, the Board shall meet to elect a chair and vice-chair who shall hold office according to the rules adopted by the Board. B. The Board shall hold at least two regu…

duties. A. The State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists shall promulgate rules not inconsistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act as are necessary for the governing of the proceedings of the Board, the performance of the duties of the Board, the regu…

property - Executive Secretary. A. The State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists may employ such personnel and acquire such facilities, equipment, and supplies as are necessary to assist the Board in the administration and implementation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed…

- Liability. A. Members of the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in the discharge of official duties pursuant to the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act i…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists to be designated the "Perfusionists Licensure Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of fees received by…

- Notice of qualification or nonqualification. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act, no person shall practice perfusion in this state unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act. B. No person shall be…

A. The applicant, except where otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act, shall be required to pass an examination, whereupon the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists may issue to the applicant a license to practice perfusion. Examinations shall be prepar…