Mark Irwin, "and he went in, and they actually made him an offer for more than a massage. 9, Broken Arrow police sent an undercover officer inside a massage parlor. It was never intended to stop prostitution but it might've made it harder for prostitutes to pose as massage professionals.įor Geiser and company, that would've been a good first step. Senate Bill 1851, which would have created a state Board of Massage Therapy, established licensing and required practitioners to complete at least 500 hours of training at an approved massage therapy school, did not get out of committee before the Senate deadline. This legislative session, a similar bill was introduced by state Sen. Walker, D-Elk City, introduced a bill seeking state regulation but pulled it due to squabbling within the massage community. "The city attorney's office has informed me there are constitutional questions on our ability to enforce that particular section of the law, said Oklahoma City police vice Lt.
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Some, such as an Oklahoma City code that bans therapists from working on members of the opposite sex, may even be illegal. Oklahoma municipalities are responsible for regulation which means the rules vary between cities. Texas officials have considered revamping that state's law to require a specific level of training. Kansas and Colorado also lack certification Arkansas has regulated the massage industry since 1951. Oklahoma is one of 14 states that does not regulate the growing massage industry. "Anybody can be a massage therapist here. "Oklahoma is the laughingstock, said Geiser, the government relations chairman for the Oklahoma chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association.
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Like other legitimate massage therapists, Geiser says she's tired of being mistaken for a prostitute or associated with amateurs who claim to be professional therapists.Īnd she says Oklahoma law or lack thereof is largely to blame. The man declined, but it wasn't the last time Geiser faced lewd requests from her customers. There were certain accupressure points that I could press that would render him impotent for a while, said Geiser, of Tulsa.
"I suggested there was something else I could do. When asked if she'd be willing to do something else for him, Geiser, shocked, gave a surprisingly quick response. Xerlan Geiser still remembers her first time.Ī massage therapist, she found herself working on a male client who wanted much more than a muscle rub.