The following classes of persons and establishments are exempted from this chapter:
A. Physicians, surgeons, osteopaths, physical therapists, chiropodists, podiatrists, or chiropractors licensed in the state of Oklahoma; provided, that employees or contractors of licensed physicians, surgeons, and osteopaths may, by written contract, provide an outcall service in the private residences of their patients, and such massages at the patient's home are also exempt.
B. Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, who are licensed in the state of Oklahoma, performing such services in their usual nursing duties.
C. Beauticians and barbers duly licensed under the laws of this state in the course of practice of their usual and ordinary vocation and profession, as defined by the laws of this state; except that this exemption shall apply solely to the massaging of the neck, face, scalp, hands or feet of a patron for cosmetic purposes.
D. Massage practices at the athletic department of any state accredited school, college, university, seminary, or in connection with the conduct of athletics.
E. Hospitals, clinics, nursing and convalescent homes and other similar institutions dedicated to medical or nursing practices, licensed under the laws of this state, where massage and baths may be given to their patients. Employees and contractors of the respective institutions shall be exempt from this article while in the normal course of their employment within the institution.
F. Massage practiced by students in a state certified institution of learning established for such instruction.
G. Massage of the hands, wrists, ankles, or feet only of an otherwise clothed person; provided, that furniture such as a couch or chair that contains vibratory equipment may also be used by the massage recipient contemporaneously with the massage of the named extremities. (Ord. 1035 §1, 2007)