Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1912 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1912
Denial, revocation, suspension or probation of license –
Status: in_force

Administrative hearing for applicant with felony conviction –

Definitions.

A. The State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure may deny,

revoke, suspend or place on probation any license or specialty

designation issued pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed

Professional Counselors Act to a licensed professional counselor, if

the person has:

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1. Been convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates

to the practice of counseling and poses a reasonable threat to

public safety;

2. Engaged in fraud or deceit in connection with services

rendered or in establishing needed qualifications pursuant to the

provisions of this act;

3. Knowingly aided or abetted a person not licensed pursuant to

these provisions in representing himself as a licensed professional

counselor in this state;

4. Engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules

established by the Board;

5. Engaged in negligence or wrongful actions in the performance

of his or her duties; or

6. Misrepresented any information required in obtaining a

license.

B. If the Board determines that a felony conviction of an

applicant renders the convicted applicant unfit to practice

counseling, the Board shall provide notice and opportunity to the

applicant, by certified mail at the last-known address, for an

administrative hearing to contest such determination before the

Board may deny the application. The request shall be made by the

applicant within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the notice.

C. No license or specialty designation shall be suspended or

revoked, nor a licensed professional counselor placed on probation

until notice is served upon the licensed professional counselor and

a hearing is held in conformity with Article II of the

Administrative Procedures Act.

D. As used in this section:

1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct

for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the

fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or

responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and

2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal

conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat

of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability

to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1422 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1422
Renumbered as § 11-91 of Title 2 by Laws 2014, c. 18, §
Status: in_force

4, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1800.10 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1800.10
Alteration or assignment of license - Posting - Change
Status: in_force

of information - False representation as licensee violation -

Records.

A. A license shall not be altered or assigned.

B. A company license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in

each alarm, locksmith or fire sprinkler industry business location

of the licensee.

C. A company licensee shall notify the Commissioner of Labor

within fourteen (14) days of any change of information furnished on

the licensee's application for license or on the licensee's license

including, but not limited to, change of ownership, address,

business activities, or any developments related to the

qualifications of the licensee or the individual described in

Section 1800.7 of this title. If the licensee for any reason ceases

to engage in an alarm, locksmith or fire sprinkler industry business

in this state, the licensee shall notify the Committee within

fourteen (14) days of such cessation. If the required notice of

cessation is not given to the Committee within fourteen (14) days,

the license may be suspended or revoked by the Commissioner on

recommendation of the Committee.

D. No person shall represent falsely that the person is

licensed or employed by a licensee. Any such action shall

constitute a violation of the Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler

Industry Act.

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E. Each company licensee shall maintain, update and provide a

record containing such information relative to the licensee's

employees as may be required by the Commissioner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1151.22 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1151.22
Workers compensation insurance coverage
Status: in_force

A. Any contract entered into under the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act shall include a statement that all individuals

performing work under the contract are covered by workers'

compensation insurance.

B. If an affidavit of exemption for workers' compensation

insurance is used by a legitimately exempt person, it shall be

attached to the contract and it shall be used only for residential

construction projects. All commercial projects shall require all

individuals performing work on such project to be covered by

workers' compensation insurance as employees of the person

registered under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act. However,

any day laborer who can show proof of being covered by workers'

compensation insurance under the temporary labor agency for whom he

or she is hired-out may provide an affidavit from the temporary

labor agency to meet the requirement of this section for authority

to use an affidavit of exemption. No roofing contractor required to

be registered under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act shall

hire any out-of-state company or person or use any person or

independent contractor that is not registered under the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act with the required workers' compensation

insurance or who is not deemed his or her employee for purposes of

workers' compensation insurance.

C. In no event shall a homeowner be held liable in the workers'

compensation administrative system for injury or death to any person

who performs work under a contract with a person required by law to

be registered under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act and have

workers' compensation insurance on all persons performing work on

the roofing project.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1329 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1329
Arrest - Commitment
Status: in_force

For the purpose of surrendering the defendant:

1. The surety may arrest the defendant before the forfeiture of

the undertaking;

2. The surety, by written authority endorsed on a certified

copy of the undertaking, may empower any peace officer to make an

arrest of the defendant, first paying the lawful fees therefor; or

3. The bondsman or surety, by contract with a licensed bail

enforcer pursuant to the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act which

contract has attached a certified copy of the undertaking, may

authorize the bail enforcer to recover and surrender the person.

In addition, the bondsman may surrender the defendant by

following the commitment procedures as set forth in subsection C of

Section 1327 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1734 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1734
Provisional license
Status: in_force

A. A license to use the title of provisional licensed dietitian

may be issued by the Board on the filing of an application, payment

of an application fee, and the submission of evidence of the

successful completion of the educational requirement pursuant to the

provisions of Section 10 of the Licensed Dietitian Act. The initial

application shall be signed by the supervising licensed dietitian.

B. A provisional licensed dietitian shall be subject to the

personal and direct supervision of a licensed dietitian.

C. A person qualified for a provisional license is entitled to

receive a license certificate as a provisional licensed dietitian. A

provisional licensed dietitian shall comply with the provisions of

subsections B and C of Section 12 of the Licensed Dietitian Act.

D. A provisional license is valid for one (1) year from the

date it is issued and may be renewed annually not to exceed two (2)

additional years by the same procedures established for renewal

pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 of the Licensed Dietitian

Act if the application for renewal is signed by the supervising

licensed dietitian.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-719 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-719
Certificate signatures and numbers
Status: in_force

A. A certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act shall bear the

signatures or facsimile signatures of the members of the Board and a

certificate number assigned by the Board.

B. Each trainee, state licensed, state certified residential or

state certified general real estate appraiser shall place that

appraiser's certificate number adjacent to or immediately below the

title Trainee Appraiser, State Licensed Appraiser, State Certified

Residential Appraiser or State Certified General Appraiser when used

in an appraisal report or in a contract or other instrument used by

the certificate holder in conducting real property appraisal

activities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.11 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.11
Apprenticeship - Application - Certificate - Rules
Status: in_force

A. The term for an apprenticeship in embalming and the term for

an apprenticeship in funeral directing may be served concurrently.

Applications for an apprenticeship in funeral directing or embalming

shall be made to the Board in writing on a form and in a manner

prescribed by the Board. The Board shall issue a certificate of

apprenticeship to any person applying for said certificate who

submits to the Board satisfactory evidence that said person is

seventeen (17) years of age or older, of good moral character, and a

graduate of an accredited high school or has earned a G.E.D.

credential. The application shall be accompanied by a registration

fee as required by Section 396.4 of this title.

B. The Board shall prescribe and enforce such rules as

necessary to qualify apprentice applicants as embalmers or funeral

directors. A license to practice embalming or funeral directing

shall not be issued until said applicant has complied with the rules

of the Board, and said applicant has embalmed at least twenty-five

dead human bodies for burial or shipment during apprenticeship.

C. The certificate of apprenticeship shall expire one (1) year

from the date of issuance but may be renewed by the Board for four

additional one-year periods.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1691 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1691
Change of address - Notice
Status: in_force

Any holder of a license or registration issued in accordance

with the provisions of the Electrical License Act shall promptly

notify the Construction Industries Board of any change in address.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1505 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1505
Issuance or denial of license - Fees
Status: in_force

A. Upon the filing of an application and bond and payment of an

annual license fee and an investigation fee, the Administrator of

Consumer Credit shall conduct an investigation. If the

Administrator finds that the financial responsibility, experience,

character and general fitness of the applicant are such as to

warrant belief that the business will be operated lawfully and

fairly, within the purposes of the Oklahoma Pawnshop Act, and the

applicant meets the eligibility requirements of Section 1503A of

this title, the Administrator shall grant the application and issue

to the applicant a license which will evidence the applicant’s

authority to do business under the provisions of the Oklahoma

Pawnshop Act.

B. If the Administrator does not so find facts sufficient to

warrant issuance of a license, the Administrator shall notify the

applicant. If within thirty (30) days of such notification the

applicant requests a hearing on the application, a hearing shall be

held within sixty (60) days after the date of the request. In the

event of the denial of a license, the investigation fee shall be

retained by the Administrator, but the annual license fee shall be

returned to the applicant.

C. The Administrator shall grant or deny each application for

license within sixty (60) days from its filing with the required

fees, or from the hearing thereon, if any, unless the period is

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extended by written agreement between the applicant and the

Administrator.

D. No license to engage in the business of a pawnbroker shall

be issued for any location where a license has been issued and is in

effect under the provisions of Section 3-501 et seq. of Title 14A of

the Oklahoma Statutes. The word "location" as used in this

subsection means the entire space in which a Title 14A licensee

conducts business. No pawnshop may be connected with any location

in which a Title 14A licensee conducts business, except by a

passageway to which the public is not admitted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-353.1a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-353.1a
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 59-353.1av1 (HB 2584, Laws 2025, c. 343, § 2)

OS 59-353.1av2 (HB 2298, Laws 2025, c. 340, § 6)
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2052 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2052
Definitions
Status: in_force

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's heart, lungs or both;

3. "Licensed perfusionist" means a person licensed to practice

perfusion pursuant to the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act;

4. "Perfusion" means the functions necessary for the support,

treatment, measurement, or supplementation of the cardiovascular,

circulatory and respiratory systems to ensure the safe management of

physiologic functions by monitoring the parameters of the systems

under an order and under the supervision of a licensed physician,

including:

a. the use of extracorporeal circulation, cardiopulmonary

support techniques, and other therapeutic and

diagnostic technologies,

b. ventricular assistance, administration of

cardioplegia, and isolated limb perfusion,

c. the use of techniques involving blood management,

advanced life support, and other related functions,

and

d. in the performance of the acts described in this

paragraph:

(1) the administration of:

(a) pharmacological and therapeutic agents, or

(b) blood products or anesthetic agents through

the extracorporeal circuit or through an

intravenous line as ordered by a physician,

(2) the performance and use of:

(a) anticoagulation analysis,

(b) physiologic analysis,

(c) blood gas and chemistry analysis,

(d) hypothermia,

(e) hyperthermia,

(f) hemoconcentration, and

(g) hemodilution,

(3) the observation of signs and symptoms related to

perfusion services, and the determination of

whether the signs and symptoms exhibit abnormal

characteristics, and

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(4) the implementation of appropriate reporting and

perfusion protocols, and changes in, or the

initiation of, emergency procedures;

5. "Perfusion protocol" means perfusion-related policies and

protocols developed or approved by a licensed health facility or a

physician through collaboration with administrators, licensed

perfusionists, and other health professionals; and

6. "Provisional licensed perfusionist" means a person

provisionally licensed by this state pursuant to the Oklahoma

Licensed Perfusionists Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.4
Fees
Status: in_force

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 the licenses,

registrations, and examinations required by the Funeral Services

Licensing Act:

Funeral Director License or Renewal $75.00

Assistant Funeral Director License or Renewal $150.00

Embalmer License or Renewal $75.00

Registration for Funeral Director/Embalmer Apprentice $150.00

Extension of Funeral Director/Embalmer Apprentice $150.00

Embalmer Examination $100.00

Funeral Director Examination $100.00

State Law Examination $100.00

Funeral Establishment License or Renewal $250.00

Commercial Embalming Establishment License or Renewal $250.00

Reciprocal License for Funeral Director or Embalmer $150.00

Change of Funeral Director in Charge $150.00

Crematory License or Renewal $250.00

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B. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall assess Three Dollars

($3.00) for each disposition performed by the licensed funeral

establishment or commercial embalming establishment. The

disposition fee shall be payable upon renewal of the license as

provided in subsection E of this section and shall be calculated

from November 1 of the preceding calendar year to October 31 of the

current calendar year for each licensee. For purposes of this

subsection, “disposition” means each time the licensed establishment

files an original death certificate pursuant to Section 1-317 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Fees for funeral director, embalmer, and state law

examinations shall be paid prior to the scheduled examination. An

examination fee shall not be refundable.

D. The Oklahoma Funeral Board is authorized to determine and

fix special administrative service fees. Each such fee shall not be

in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).

E. If any renewal fee required by this section is not paid on

or before December 31 of each year, the amount of the fee shall be

doubled and if the fee is not paid on or before April 30 of the

subsequent year, the licensee shall be in default and the license

shall terminate automatically.

F. All examinations of the Oklahoma Funeral Board shall be

exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act in order to maintain the

integrity of the examination process. Copies of completed

examinations shall only be released upon receipt of a court order

from a court of competent jurisdiction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-888.13 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-888.13
Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Advisory Committee -
Status: in_force

Officers - Meetings - Rules - Records - Expenses.

A. The members of the Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Advisory

Committee shall elect from their number a chairman. Special

meetings of the Committee shall be called by the chairman on the

written request of any three members. The Committee shall recommend

to the Board for adoption rules as necessary to govern its

proceedings and implement the purposes of this act.

B. The Board shall keep a written record of each meeting of the

Committee and maintain a register containing names of all

occupational therapists licensed under this act, which shall be at

all times open to public inspection. On March 1, of each year, the

Board shall transmit an official copy of the list of licensees to

the Secretary of State for permanent record, a certified copy of

which shall be admissible as evidence in any court in the state.

C. Members of the Committee shall be reimbursed for all actual

and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties

required by this act in accordance with the provisions of the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-161.10a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-161.10a
Continuing education
Status: in_force

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A. Applications to provide chiropractic continuing education

seminars shall be submitted for review and approval by the Board of

Chiropractic Examiners. An applicant shall submit to the Board for

approval:

1. An application to provide continuing education in this

state;

2. The agenda for the continuing education seminar;

3. The professional background of the instructors; and

4. A summary of the courses to be taught at the continuing

education seminar.

B. Prior to approval of an application, the Board may authorize

the Executive Director to temporarily approve applications, or

amendments to an application, pursuant to the requirements specified

by this section and the rules approved by the Board for continuing

education programs. Continuing education credits may only be

counted for seminars receiving final Board approval.

C. A continuing education program shall offer seminars

providing continuing education on those subjects within the scope of

practice of chiropractic as well as those technical, professional,

and practical subjects that relate to the practice of chiropractic

as included in Section 161.8 of this title. Instructors at

continuing education seminars may sell products as long as the sale

of such products is ancillary to the purpose of the seminar.

D. Each year a chiropractic physician must attend sixteen (16)

hours of continuing education. Twelve (12) hours must be within the

scope of practice of chiropractic as well as those technical,

professional, and practical subjects that relate to the practice of

chiropractic as included in Section 161.8 of this title. A maximum

of four (4) hours may be non-clinical in nature.

E. A maximum of eight (8) hours of the annual Oklahoma

continuing education requirements may be obtained by a continuing

education program outside this state if the out-of-state continuing

education program is approved by the Board.

F. Chiropractic physicians who have not been in active practice

during the previous year shall be exempt from that calendar year's

continuing education requirements. However, prior to returning to

active practice, the chiropractor must have attended the required

continuing education during the previous calendar year.

G. All licensed chiropractic physicians must attend a minimum

of eight (8) hours of in-state continuing education programs

approved by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

H. The Board may waive the requirements for continuing

education, if the licensee was prevented from attending by illness

or extenuating circumstances, as determined by the Board. In

waiving the continuing education requirements for any given year,

the Board may require the licensee to make up the hours in the

succeeding year as a condition for license renewal.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1013 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1013
Plumbers apprentice - Certificates
Status: in_force

The Construction Industries Board shall, upon proper application

and payment of fee, register as a plumber's apprentice, and shall

issue a certificate of registration to, persons who furnish proof

satisfactory to the Board that they are sixteen (16) years of age or

older and are enrolled in a recognized school or training course for

plumber apprentices, or have arranged for employment as a plumber's

apprentice with a licensed plumbing contractor. The certificate of

an apprentice shall expire at the end of one (1) year from date of

issuance, at which time the Board may issue a renewal certificate

upon payment of the renewal fee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-161.5 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-161.5
Meetings of Board – Duties of officers - Bonding and
Status: in_force

liability.

A. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall organize annually

at the first meeting of the Board after the beginning of each fiscal

year, by electing from among its members a president, a vice-

president and a secretary-treasurer. The Board shall hold regularly

scheduled meetings at least once each quarter at a time and place

determined by the Board, and may hold such special meetings,

emergency meetings, or continued or reconvened meetings as found by

the Board to be expedient or necessary. A majority of the Board

shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

B. The president shall preside at meetings of the Board,

arrange the Board agenda, sign Board orders and other required

documents, coordinate Board activities and perform such other duties

as may be prescribed by the Board.

C. The vice-president shall perform the duties of the president

during the president's absence or disability and shall perform such

other duties as may be prescribed by the Board.

D. The secretary-treasurer shall be responsible for the

administrative functions of the Board and shall submit at the first

regular meeting of the Board after the end of each fiscal year, a

full itemized report of the receipts and disbursements for the prior

fiscal year, showing the amount of funds on hand.

E. The Board shall act in accordance with the provisions of the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and the

Administrative Procedures Act.

F. All members of the Board and such employees as determined by

the Board shall be bonded as required by Sections 85.26 through

85.31 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

G. The liability of any member or employee of the Board acting

within the scope of Board duties or employment shall be governed by

the Governmental Tort Claims Act.

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H. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but

shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred

in the performance of their duties in accordance with the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.

I. All fees, charges, reimbursement minimums and other revenue-

generating amounts shall be set by the Board by rule.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1820.20 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1820.20
Violation and penalties - Administrative fine
Status: in_force

A. Any individual or person who is found to be in violation of

the provisions of the Fire Extinguisher Licensing Act or any rules

adopted by the State Fire Marshal Commission in the administration

of the Fire Extinguisher Licensing Act shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county

jail for a period of not more than one (1) year, or by the

imposition of a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

B. 1. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, if

after a hearing in accordance with Article II of the Administrative

Procedures Act, the State Fire Marshal finds any person to be in

violation of any of the provisions of the Fire Extinguisher

Licensing Act or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, the person

may be subject to an administrative fine of not more than Two

Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each violation. Each day a person is

in violation may constitute a separate violation.

2. All administrative fines collected pursuant to the

provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the Fire

Extinguisher Industry Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1630 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1630
Standards of skills, practice and conduct of welding
Status: in_force

inspectors.

A. In order to safeguard the public health and well-being and

to maintain integrity and high standards of skills, practice and

conduct in the occupation of welding inspection, the certified

welding inspector shall be cognizant of the principles provided in

this section and the scope to which they apply with the

understanding that any unauthorized practice is subject to the

Committee's review and may result in suspension or revocation of

certification.

B. The welding inspector shall act with complete integrity in

professional matters and be forthright and candid to the

representatives on matters pertaining to this act.

C. The welding inspector shall preserve the health and well-

being of the public by performing the duties required of welding

inspectors in a conscientious and impartial manner to the full

extent of his moral and civic responsibilities and qualifications.

Accordingly, the welding inspector shall:

1. Undertake and perform assignments only when qualified by

training, experience and capability; and

2. Be completely objective, thorough and factual in any written

report, statement or testimony of the work and include all relevant

or pertinent information in such communiques or testimonials.

D. With regard to public statements, the welding inspector

shall:

1. Issue no statements, criticisms or arguments on weld

inspection matters connected with public policy which are inspired

or paid for by one or more interested parties without first

identifying the party and speaker, and disclosing any possible

pecuniary interest; and

2. Publicly express no opinion on a weld inspection subject

unless it is founded upon an adequate knowledge of the facts in

issue, upon a background of technical competence pertinent to the

subject, and upon honest conviction of the accuracy and propriety of

the statement.

E. With regard to conflicts of interest, the welding inspector

shall:

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1. Conscientiously avoid conflict of interest with his client

and shall disclose any business association, interests or

circumstances that might be so considered;

2. Not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more

than one party for services on the same project, or for services

pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully

disclosed and agreed to by all interested parties or their

authorized agents;

3. Not solicit or accept gratuities, directly or indirectly,

from one or more parties dealing with the client or employer in

connection with the welding inspector's work; and

4. Neither inspect, review nor approve any work on behalf of

one or more parties, while serving in the capacity of an elected,

retained or employed public official.

F. With regard to solicitation of employment, the welding

inspector shall:

1. Neither pay, solicit nor offer, directly or indirectly, any

bribe or commission for professional employment with the exception

of the usual commission or fees required; and

2. Neither falsify, exaggerate nor indulge in the

misrepresentation of personal academic and professional

qualifications, past assignments, accomplishments and

responsibilities, or those of his associates.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-567.26 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-567.26
Grant funding from the National Council of State Boards
Status: in_force

of Nursing, Inc.

The Oklahoma Board of Nursing may receive grant funding for

implementation of the Nurse Licensure Compact directly from the

National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-493.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-493.3
Licensure by endorsement - Temporary and special
Status: in_force

licensure.

A. Endorsement of licensed applicants: The State Board of

Medical Licensure and Supervision may issue a license by endorsement

to an applicant who:

1. Has complied with all current medical licensure requirements

except those for examination; and

2. Has passed a medical licensure examination given in English

in another state, the District of Columbia, a territory or

possession of the United States, or Canada, or has passed the

National Boards Examination administered by the National Board of

Medical Examiners, provided the Board determines that such

examination was equivalent to the Board's examination used at the

time of application.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Oklahoma

Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act, the

Board may require applicants for full and unrestricted medical

licensure by endorsement, who have not been formally tested by

another state or territory of the United States or any Canadian

medical licensure jurisdiction, a Board-approved medical

certification agency, or a Board-approved medical specialty board

within a specific period of time before application to pass a

written and/or oral medical examination approved by the Board.

C. The Board may authorize the secretary to issue a temporary

medical license for the intervals between Board meetings. A

temporary license shall be granted only when the secretary is

satisfied as to the qualifications of the applicant to be licensed

under the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and

Supervision Act but where such qualifications have not been verified

to the Board. A temporary license shall:

1. Be granted only to an applicant demonstrably qualified for a

full and unrestricted medical license under the requirements set by

the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and

Supervision Act and the rules of the Board; and

2. Automatically terminate on the date of the next Board

meeting at which the applicant may be considered for a full and

unrestricted medical license.

D. The Board authorizes the issuance of conditional,

restricted, or otherwise circumscribed licenses, or issuance of

licenses under terms of agreement, for all licenses under its

jurisdiction as are necessary for the public health, safety, and

welfare.

E. The Board may issue a temporary license to any of the

professions under the jurisdiction of the Board based on defined

qualifications set by each advisory committee of the profession.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.19 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.19
Act inapplicable when
Status: in_force

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 marriage, but not embalming or directing

funerals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2095.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2095.3
Exemptions
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from all provisions of the Oklahoma

Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act:

1. Registered mortgage loan originators, when acting for an

entity described in divisions (1), (2) and (3) of subparagraph a of

paragraph 19 of Section 2095.2 of this title;

2. An individual who offers or negotiates or modifies terms of

a residential mortgage loan with or on behalf of an immediate family

member of the individual;

3. An individual who offers or negotiates or modifies terms of

a residential mortgage loan secured by a dwelling that served as the

individual’s residence;

4. A licensed attorney who negotiates or modifies the terms of

a residential mortgage loan on behalf of a client as an ancillary

matter to the attorney’s representation of the client, unless the

attorney is compensated by a lender, a mortgage broker or other

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mortgage loan originator or by any agent of such lender, mortgage

broker, or other mortgage loan originator;

5. Entities described in divisions (1), (2) and (3) of

subparagraph a of paragraph 19 of Section 2095.2 of this title; or

6. Any entity that is an organization recognized by the

Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) charitable entity that meets

the conditions set forth in (B) through (F) of subparagraph (ii),

paragraph (7), subsection (e) of Section 1008.103 of Title 12 of the

Code of Federal Regulations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3040.13 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3040.13
State roster of licensed midwives
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Health shall maintain a roster of

each person licensed as a midwife in this state. The roster shall

contain for each licensed midwife the information required on the

informed choice and disclosure statement under Section 3040.10 of

this title and other information the Department determines necessary

to accurately identify each licensed midwife. The roster shall be a

public document available under the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

B. The Department shall provide each local registrar of births

in a county with the name of each midwife practicing in the county.

C. Any data required to be submitted to the Department pursuant

to Shepherd’s Law shall not contain any personally identifying

information of the client by the midwife and shall be considered

confidential records collected for statistical information purposes

only.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-637.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-637.3
Quasi-judicial powers — Willful violations
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners is hereby given

quasi-judicial powers while sitting as a Board for the purpose of

revoking, suspending, or imposing other disciplinary actions upon

the license of an osteopathic physician or surgeon of this state.

B. To the extent necessary to allow the Board the power to

enforce disciplinary actions imposed by the Board, in the exercise

of its authority, the Board may punish willful violations of its

orders and impose additional penalties as allowed by Section 638 of

Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1701 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1701
Minimum prices and fess - Establishing
Status: in_force

No profession or occupation, other than the cleaning, dyeing

and/or pressing business, regulated or licensed under the provisions

of the Oklahoma Statutes shall set, impose, suggest or in any other

manner provide for the charging of minimum prices or fees for any

services or products provided for by any such profession or

occupation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-353.18B — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-353.18B
Youth apprentice program participants – Training
Status: in_force

guidelines.

A. Pharmacy technician applicants who are seventeen (17) years

of age or older and enrolled in a youth apprenticeship program for

pharmacy technicians or a pharmacy technician training program

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through the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

shall complete Phase II pharmacy technician training in a pharmacy

without the requirement to be a pharmacy employee. All pharmacy

technician training programs shall be approved by the Oklahoma State

Board of Pharmacy initially and on an annual basis. This permit

will only be used for educational purposes for those enrolled in an

Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy-approved program.

B. The youth apprenticeship program for pharmacy technicians

and pharmacy technician training programs through the Oklahoma

Department of Career and Technology Education shall carry liability

insurance on the students in the respective program that covers the

student anywhere the student is training in a pharmacy.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1935 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1935
Application for license - Qualifications - Educational
Status: in_force

requirements.

A. Applications for a license to practice as a licensed

behavioral practitioner shall be made to the State Board of

Behavioral Health Licensure in writing. Such applications shall be

on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The application

shall be accompanied by the fee required by the Licensed Behavioral

Practitioner Act, which shall be retained by the Board and not

returned to the applicant.

B. Each applicant for a license to practice as a licensed

behavioral practitioner shall:

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1. Pass an examination based on standards promulgated by the

Board pursuant to the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act;

2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

3. Not have engaged in, nor be engaged in, any practice or

conduct which would be grounds for denying, revoking, or suspending

a license pursuant to the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act; and

4. Otherwise comply with the rules promulgated by the Board

pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner

Act.

C. In addition to the qualifications specified by the

provisions of subsection B of this section, an applicant for a

license to practice as a licensed behavioral practitioner shall

have:

1. Successfully completed at least forty-five (45) graduate

semester hours (sixty (60) graduate quarter hours) of behavioral-

science-related course work. These forty-five (45) hours shall

include at least a master's degree from a program in psychology.

All course work and degrees shall be earned from a regionally

accredited college or university. The Board shall define what

course work qualifies as "behavioral-science-related";

2. On or after January 1, 2008, successfully completed at least

sixty (60) graduate semester hours (ninety (90) graduate quarter

hours) of behavioral-science-related course work. These sixty (60)

hours shall include at least a master's degree from a program in

psychology. All courses shall be earned from a regionally

accredited college or university.

The Board shall define what course work qualifies as

"behavioral-science-related"; and

3. Three (3) years of supervised full-time experience in

professional behavioral health services subject to the supervision

of a licensed mental health professional pursuant to conditions

established by the Board. One (1) or two (2) years of experience

may be gained at the rate of one (1) year for each thirty (30)

graduate semester hours earned beyond the master's degree, provided

that such hours are clearly related to the field of psychology or

behavioral sciences and are acceptable to the Board. The applicant

shall have no less than one (1) year of supervised full-time

experience in behavioral science.

D. Applicants with degrees from schools outside the United

States may qualify with Board approval by providing the Board with

an acceptable comprehensive evaluation of the degree performed by a

foreign credential evaluation service that is acceptable to the

Board, and any other requirement the Board deems necessary.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3111 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3111
Advertising
Status: in_force

A. No lender shall engage in this state in false or misleading

advertising concerning the terms or conditions of credit with

respect to a deferred deposit loan.

B. Advertising which complies with Regulation Z does not

violate subsection A of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-820 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-820
Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

An AMC shall not perform or attempt to perform any one or more

of the following acts:

1. Require an appraiser to modify any aspect of an appraisal

unless the modification complies with Section 858-819 of this title;

2. Require an appraiser to prepare an appraisal if the

appraiser, in the appraiser's own independent professional judgment,

believes the appraiser does not have the necessary expertise for the

assignment or for the specific geographic area and has notified the

AMC and declined the assignment;

3. Require an appraiser to prepare an appraisal under a time

frame that the appraiser, in the appraiser's own professional

judgment, believes does not afford the appraiser the ability to meet

all the relevant legal and professional obligations and has notified

the AMC and declined the assignment;

4. Prohibit or inhibit legal or other allowable communication

between the appraiser and:

a. the lender,

b. a real estate licensee, or

c. any other person from whom the appraiser, in the

appraiser's own professional judgment, believes

information would be relevant;

5. Requires the appraiser to do anything that does not comply

with:

a. USPAP,

b. the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act or

the rules promulgated thereunder, or

c. any assignment conditions and certifications required

by the client; or

6. Makes any portion of the appraiser's fee or the AMC's fee

contingent on a predetermined or favorable outcome, including but

not limited to:

a. a loan closing, or

b. specific dollar amount being achieved by the appraiser

in the appraisal.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-375.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-375.4
Application for license – Fee – Out-of-state supplier –
Status: in_force

Safety standards – Revocation or suspension.

A. The State Board of Pharmacy may issue a license to an

applicant for licensure as a supplier of durable medical equipment

if the applicant pays the appropriate license fee established under

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Section 8 of this act and submits, in a form prescribed by the

Board, an application and proof that the applicant:

1. a. Maintains a physical office or place of business

within this state, or

b. For a Medicare or Medicaid enrolled out-of-state

supplier, maintains a physical office or place of

business within one hundred (100) miles of a resident

of this state being served by the supplier;

2. Has obtained a state sales tax permit and any other

necessary license or permit as determined by the Board including but

not limited to any permit from the State Department of Health; and

3. Meets all state and federal accreditation requirements.

Each individual physical office or place of business owned or

operated by the supplier must be licensed separately.

B. 1. The Board may issue a license to a Medicare or Medicaid

enrolled out-of-state supplier who has at least one accredited

facility within one hundred (100) miles of any resident of this

state being served by the supplier.

2. The Board may assess a fee on out-of-state suppliers

necessary to cover the cost of inspection of those suppliers. The

inspection fee shall be in addition to the licensure fee.

C. A supplier licensed by the Board shall meet all safety

standards established by the Board, which shall include, but not be

limited to:

1. Ensuring that all personnel engaged in delivery,

maintenance, and repair of durable medical equipment receive annual

continuing education;

2. Instructing the patient or patient's caregiver about how to

use the durable medical equipment provided;

3. Receiving and responding to complaints from patients;

4. Maintaining records of all patients receiving durable

medical equipment; and

5. Managing, maintaining, and servicing durable medical

equipment.

D. The Board may revoke or suspend a license for:

1. Violation of state or federal law;

2. Violation of rules promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma

Durable Medical Equipment Licensing Act;

3. Permitting, aiding, or abetting any illegal act;

4. Failing to meet the safety standards established by the

Board pursuant to the Oklahoma Durable Medical Equipment Licensing

Act;

5. Engaging in conduct or practices found by the Board to be

detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of patients; or

6. Failing to renew a license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-492 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-492
Designation of physicians - Employment by hospitals -
Status: in_force

Practice of medicine defined - Services rendered by trained

assistants - Persons practicing nonallopathic healing.

A. Every person shall be regarded as practicing allopathic

medicine within the meaning and provisions of this act, who shall

append to his or her name the letters "M.D.", "Physician" or any

other title, letters or designation which represent that such person

is a physician, or who shall for a fee or any form of compensation

diagnose and/or treat disease, injury or deformity of persons in

this state by any allopathic legend drugs, surgery, manual, or

mechanical treatment unless otherwise authorized by law.

B. A hospital or related institution as such terms are defined

in Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which has the

principal purpose or function of providing hospital or medical care,

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including but not limited to any corporation, association, trust, or

other organization organized and operated for such purpose, may

employ one or more persons who are duly licensed to practice

medicine in this state without being regarded as itself practicing

medicine within the meaning and provisions of this section. The

employment by the hospital or related institution of any person who

is duly licensed to practice medicine in this state shall not, in

and of itself, be considered as an act of unprofessional conduct by

the person so employed. Nothing provided herein shall eliminate,

limit, or restrict the liability for any act or failure to act of

any hospital, any hospital's employees, or persons duly licensed to

practice medicine.

C. The definition of the practice of medicine and surgery shall

include, but is not limited to:

1. Advertising, holding out to the public, or representing in

any manner that one is authorized to practice medicine and surgery

in this state;

2. Any offer or attempt to prescribe, order, give, or

administer any drug or medicine and surgery for the use of any other

person, except as otherwise authorized by law;

3. a. any offer or attempt, except as otherwise authorized

by law, to prevent, diagnose, correct, or treat in any

manner or by any means, methods, devises, or

instrumentalities except for manual manipulation any

disease, illness, pain, wound, fracture, infirmity,

defect, or abnormal physical or mental condition of

any person, including the management of pregnancy and

parturition, except as otherwise authorized by law,

b. except as provided in subsection D of this section,

performance by a person within or outside of this

state, through an ongoing regular arrangement, of

diagnostic or treatment services, including but not

limited to, stroke prevention and treatment, through

electronic communications for any patient whose

condition is being diagnosed or treated within this

state by a physician duly licensed and practicing in

this state. A person who performs any of the

functions covered by this subparagraph submits himself

or herself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this

state for the purposes of any cause of action

resulting from the functions performed, and

c. nothing in the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and

Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act shall be

construed to affect or give jurisdiction to the Board

over any person other than medical doctors or persons

holding themselves out as medical doctors;

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4. Any offer or attempt to perform any surgical operation upon

any person, except as otherwise authorized by law; and

5. The use of the title Doctor of Medicine, Physician, Surgeon,

Physician and Surgeon, Dr., M.D. or any combination thereof in the

conduct of any occupation or profession pertaining to the

prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease or condition

unless, where appropriate, such a designation additionally contains

the description of another branch of the healing arts for which one

holds a valid license in this state.

D. The practice of medicine and surgery, as defined in this

section, shall not include:

1. A student while engaged in training in a medical school

approved by the Board or while engaged in graduate medical training

under the supervision of the medical staff of a hospital or other

health care facility approved by the state medical board for such

training, except that a student engaged in graduate medical training

shall hold a license issued by the Board for such training;

2. Any person who provides medical treatment in cases of

emergency where no fee or other consideration is contemplated,

charged or received;

3. A commissioned medical officer of the armed forces of the

United States or medical officer of the United States Public Health

Service or the Department of Veterans Affairs of the United States

in the discharge of official duties and/or within federally

controlled facilities; and provided that such person shall be fully

licensed to practice medicine and surgery in one or more

jurisdictions of the United States; provided further that such

person who holds a medical license in this state shall be subject to

the provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical

Licensure and Supervision Act;

4. Any person licensed under any other act when properly

practicing in the healing art for which that person is duly

licensed;

5. The practice of those who endeavor to prevent or cure

disease or suffering by spiritual means or prayer;

6. Any person administering a domestic or family remedy to a

member of such person's own family;

7. Any person licensed to practice medicine and surgery in

another state or territory of the United States who renders

emergency medical treatment or briefly provides critical medical

service at the specific lawful direction of a medical institution or

federal agency that assumes full responsibility for that treatment

or service and is approved by the Board;

8. Any person who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery

in another state or territory of the United States whose sole

purpose and activity is limited to brief actual consultation with a

specific physician who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery

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by the Board, other than a person with a special or restricted

license; or

9. The practice of any other person as licensed by appropriate

agencies of this state, provided that such duties are consistent

with the accepted standards of the person's profession and the

person does not represent himself or herself as a Doctor of

Medicine, Physician, Surgeon, Physician and Surgeon, Dr., M.D., or

any combination thereof.

E. Nothing in the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical

Licensure and Supervision Act shall prohibit:

1. The service rendered by a physician's unlicensed trained

assistant, if such service is rendered under the supervision and

control of a licensed physician pursuant to Board rules, provided

such rules are not in conflict with the provisions of any other

healing arts licensure act or rules promulgated pursuant to such

act; or

2. The service of any other person duly licensed or certified

by the state to practice the healing arts.

F. Nothing in the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical

Licensure and Supervision Act shall prohibit services rendered by

any person not licensed by the Board and practicing any

nonallopathic healing practice.

G. Nothing in the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical

Licensure and Supervision Act shall be construed as to require a

physician to secure a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) as a

condition of licensure, reimbursement, employment or admitting

privileges at a hospital in this state. For the purposes of this

subsection, "Maintenance of Certification (MOC)" shall mean a

continuing education program measuring core competencies in the

practice of medicine and surgery and approved by a nationally-

recognized accrediting organization.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.56 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.56
Unauthorized or forged prescribing of controlled
Status: in_force

dangerous substances.

Every dentist shall have a duty to guard against the illegal

diversion and unauthorized or forged prescribing of controlled

dangerous substances while practicing dentistry and shall:

1. Notify the Board within twenty-four (24) hours of discovery

that an employee or other person, known or unknown, has forged or

authorized without the dentist’s permission, a prescription via a

telecommunications device, electronic prescribing device, written

prescription, or otherwise communicated or transferred information

with the intent of allowing a person to obtain a controlled

dangerous substance in the dentist’s name or by any identifiable

license number of the dentist;

2. Maintain all written prescription pads in a safe place while

practicing dentistry and shall ensure such prescription pads are not

directly accessible to patients;

3. Ensure that all prescriptions issued shall clearly identify

the name and current address of the issuing dentist; and

4. Not issue a prescription on a prescribing form in a

preprinted format that lists the name of another dentist not

presently licensed by the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-311 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-311
Action not maintainable without allegation and proof
Status: in_force

of license.

No person, partnership, association or corporation acting as a

real estate licensee shall bring or maintain an action in any court

in this state for the recovery of a money judgment as compensation

for services rendered in listing, buying, selling, renting, leasing

or exchanging of any real estate without alleging and proving that

such person, partnership, association or corporation was licensed

when the alleged cause of action arose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-538.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-538.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. “Health professional” means a physician, physician assistant

as defined in Section 519.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse as defined in Section 567.3a of

Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Registered Nurse as defined in

Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or Licensed

Practical Nurse as defined in Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

2. “Laser hair removal” means the use of a class three or class

four laser light-based device approved by the United States Food and

Drug Administration (FDA) to perform a nonablative hair removal

procedure that does not remove the epidermis. Laser hair removal

does not include electrolysis as defined in Section 536.2 of Title

59 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. “Laser hair removal facility” means a business location that

provides laser hair removal;

4. “Laser practitioner” means a person who practices laser hair

removal pursuant to this act; and

5. “Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine

pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and

Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act or the Oklahoma Osteopathic

Medicine Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1118 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1118
Hiring or contracting of licensed public water supply or
Status: in_force

wastewater operators.

A. A municipality, sewer improvement district, water or sewer

public trust, or rural water or sewer district may hire or contract

for the services of one or more operators, properly licensed and

certified by the Department of Environmental Quality, to operate the

entity’s publicly owned public water supply or wastewater systems.

The entity may contract with a small publicly owned water supply

system or small publicly owned wastewater system to provide the

services of the entity’s certified operator or operators to assist

in the operation of the small system.

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B. A consortium of small publicly owned water supply systems or

small publicly owned wastewater systems may hire or contract for the

services of one or more operators, properly licensed and certified

by the Department, to provide certified operator services for those

small publicly owned public water supply or wastewater systems.

C. A substate planning district may hire or contract for the

services of one or more operators, properly licensed and certified

by the Department, to provide certified operator services for small

publicly owned public water supply or wastewater systems within the

substate planning district.

D. The Oklahoma Rural Water Association may hire or contract

for the services of one or more operators, properly licensed and

certified by the Department, to provide certified operator services

for small publicly owned public water supply or waste water systems.

E. The Environmental Quality Board shall adopt rules defining a

small system for purposes of this section, and establishing such

requirements, restrictions and conditions relating to the hiring and

contracting of operators as it deems necessary to ensure proper

operation of publicly owned public water supply or wastewater

systems.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1680 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1680
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1680 through 1697 of this title shall be known and may

be cited as the "Electrical License Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.8 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.8
Reciprocity – Definitions
Status: in_force

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 examination to an out-of-state resident intending to become

a resident of this state, who submits to the Board satisfactory

evidence that said applicant has met all the requirements of the

Funeral Services Licensing Act and pays the fees required by Section

396.4 of this title.

C. The Board may issue an appropriate license without further

apprenticeship to a resident of a state which does not have the same

educational requirements necessary for reciprocity with this state,

if said applicant:

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1. Has a current license to practice as an embalmer or funeral

director in the state of residence of the person;

2. Has been an active embalmer or funeral director practicing

in the state of residence of the person for at least five (5) years;

3. Has never been convicted of a felony crime that

substantially relates to the occupation of an embalmer or funeral

director and poses a reasonable threat to public safety, and has

never been convicted of a misdemeanor related to funeral service;

4. Has never had said license revoked or suspended;

5. Is not currently facing disciplinary action;

6. Intends to practice in this state;

7. Has filed such documents as are required by the Board;

8. Has paid the fees as required by Section 396.4 of this

title;

9. Is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;

10. Is a graduate of an accredited program of mortuary science;

11. Has passed the National Board Examination or State Board

Examination administered by the International Conference of Funeral

Service Examining Board; and

12. Has passed the Oklahoma State Law Examination.

D. As used in this section:

1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct

for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the

fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or

responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and

2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal

conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat

of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability

to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1925.11 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1925.11
Confidentiality - Exceptions - Professional privilege
Status: in_force

- Court testimony.

A. No person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Marital

and Family Therapist Licensure Act as a marital and family

therapist, nor any of his employees or associates, shall be required

to disclose any information which he may have acquired in rendering

marital and family therapy services, except when:

1. Authorized by other state laws;

2. Failure to disclose such information presents a clear and

present danger to the health or safety of any person;

3. The marital and family therapist is a party defendant to a

civil, criminal or disciplinary action arising from such therapy in

which case any waiver of the privilege accorded by this section

shall be limited to that action;

4. The patient is a defendant in a criminal proceeding and the

use of the privilege would violate the defendant's right to a

compulsory process and/or right to present testimony and witnesses

in his own behalf; or

5. A patient agrees to waiver of the privilege accorded by this

section, in the case of death or disability of the patient, the

consent of his personal representative or other person authorized to

sue or the beneficiary of any insurance policy on his life, health

or physical condition. In circumstances where more than one person

in a family is receiving therapy, each such family member must agree

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to the waiver. Absent such a waiver from each family member, a

marital and family therapist shall not disclose information received

from any family member.

B. No information shall be treated as privileged and there

shall be no privileges created by the Marital and Family Therapist

Licensure Act as to any information acquired by the person licensed

pursuant to the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act when such

information pertains to criminal acts or violation of any law.

C. The Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act shall not be

construed to prohibit any licensed person from testifying in court

hearings concerning matters of adoption, child abuse, child neglect,

battery or matters pertaining to the welfare of children or from

seeking collaboration or consultation with professional colleagues

or administrative superiors on behalf of his client.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-887.16 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-887.16
Misrepresentations - Penalties and actions
Status: in_force

A. No person shall advertise, in any manner, or otherwise

represent himself as a physical therapist or physical therapist

assistant or as a provider of physical therapy services unless such

person is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Physical

Therapy Practice Act.

B. Any person who violates any provision of the Physical

Therapy Practice Act shall be found guilty of a misdemeanor and upon

conviction shall be subject to punishment pursuant to the provisions

of Section 491 of this title and to one or more of the following

actions which may be taken by the State Board of Medical Examiners

in consultation with the Physical Therapy Committee:

1. Revocation of license;

2. Suspension of license not to exceed six (6) months from the

date of hearing;

3. Invocation of restrictions in the form of probation as

defined by the Board; or

4. For emergency situations where the question of continued

right to practice is a threat to public welfare, utilization of

procedures as outlined in Section 481 et seq. of this title

regarding physicians.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.21v1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.21v1
Persons, firms, corporations, limited liability
Status: in_force

companies or limited liability partnerships excepted from act.

A. The State Architectural and Registered Commercial Interior

Designers Act shall not apply to any persons, firms, corporations,

limited liability companies or limited liability partnerships that

do not hold a license, registration or certification in any

jurisdiction for exempted Code Use Groups defined by the State

Architectural and Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act,

providing such persons and/or entities shall not represent such

person or entity to be an architect or other title of profession or

business using a form of the word, "Architect". This act shall not

prevent such persons and/or entities from advertising or selling

their services.

Any architect, landscape architect or registered commercial

interior designer from any jurisdiction that contracts, provides or

holds out to the public that they are able to provide professional

services in Oklahoma is required to hold a license, registration or

certificate of authority or certificate of title as needed from the

Board, even on exempt Code Use Groups, and an architect or landscape

architect is required to sign, seal and date all construction

documents and technical submissions.

B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the

preparation of technical submissions or the administration of

construction contracts by employees of a person or entity lawfully

engaged in the practice of architecture when such employees are

acting under the responsible control of a licensed architect.

C. The following shall govern design competitions in the state:

1. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a person or firm from

participating in an architectural design competition involving only

architectural programming, planning, schematic design or design

development information provided to a sponsor; and

2. The competition winner, prior to seeking the commission for

architectural services on the proposed project, shall apply for

licensing in this state within ten (10) days of notification of

winning the competition and complete the process within thirty (30)

days.

D. Nothing in this act shall prohibit an officer or employee of

the United States Armed Forces or an employee of the United States

government from practicing within the scope of their authority and

employment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1925.18 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1925.18
License fee and annual renewal fee - Fixing by Board
Status: in_force

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A. The licensing fee and the annual renewal fee shall be

amounts fixed by the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure.

B. 1. The Board shall fix the amount of the fees so that the

total fees collected will be sufficient to meet the expenses of

administering the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist

Licensure Act and so that there are no unnecessary surpluses in the

Licensed Marital and Family Therapist Revolving Fund.

2. The Board shall not fix a license fee at an amount in excess

of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) and a renewal fee at an amount in

excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).

3. The fee for the issuance of a license to replace a license

which was lost, destroyed or mutilated shall be Twenty-five Dollars

($25.00).

4. The fee shall accompany the application for a replacement

license.

5. The fee for an examination required pursuant to the Marital

and Family Therapist Licensure Act shall not exceed the actual costs

incurred by the Board for holding and grading the examinations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1390 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1390
Effective date – Withdrawal - Amendments
Status: in_force

A. The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the

Compact is enacted into law in the seventh compact state. The

provisions which become effective at that time shall be limited to

the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the

promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the Commission shall meet and

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exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and

administration of the Compact.

B. Any state which joins the Compact subsequent to the

Commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the

rules as they exist on the date on which the Compact becomes law in

that state. Any rule which has been previously adopted by the

Commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day

the Compact becomes law in that state.

C. Any compact state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting

a statute repealing the same:

1. A compact state's withdrawal shall not take effect until six

(6) months after enactment of the repealing statute; and

2. Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of

the withdrawing state's psychology regulatory authority to comply

with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of

this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

D. Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to

invalidate or prevent any psychology licensure agreement or other

cooperative arrangement between a compact state and a noncompact

state which does not conflict with the provisions of this Compact.

E. This Compact may be amended by the compact states. No

amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding upon

any compact state until it is enacted into the law of all compact

states.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-567.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-567.2
Declaration of public interest - Liberal construction of
Status: in_force

act.

A. 1. The education, certification and licensure of registered

and licensed practical nurses or advanced unlicensed assistive

persons, and the practice of registered or practical nursing or

advanced unlicensed assistance in this state is hereby declared to

affect the public health, safety and welfare and, in the public

interest, is therefore subject to regulation and control by the

Oklahoma Board of Nursing.

2. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and

concern that the education of nurses and advanced unlicensed

assistive persons, as such terms are defined in the Oklahoma Nursing

Practice Act, and the practice of nursing and advanced unlicensed

assistance merit and receive the confidence of the public and that

only qualified persons be authorized to practice in this state.

3. The Board shall promulgate rules to identify the essential

elements of education and practice necessary to protect the public.

B. The provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act shall be

liberally construed to best carry out these requirements and

purposes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1471 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1471
Appeal to district court
Status: in_force

Any person dissatisfied with the action of the Board in refusing

his application or suspending or revoking his license, or any other

action of the Board, may appeal the action of the Board by filing a

petition within thirty (30) days thereafter in the district court of

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, and the court is vested with jurisdiction

and it shall be the duty of the court to set the matter for hearing

upon ten (10) days' written notice to the Council and the attorney

representing the Board. The court in which the petition of appeal

is filed shall determine whether or not a cancellation or suspension

of a license shall be abated until the hearing shall have been

consummated with final judgment thereon or whether any other action

of the Board should be suspended pending hearing, and enter its

order accordingly, which shall be operative when served upon the

Board, and the court shall provide the attorney representing the

Board with a copy of the petition and order. The Board and Council

shall be represented in such appeals by the Attorney General or any

of his assistants. The Board shall initially determine all facts,

but the court upon appeal may set aside the determination of the

Board if the Board's determination:

1. is not based upon substantial evidence determinable upon the

entire record;

2. is arbitrary or capricious;

3. is in violation of statutory requirements; or

4. was made without affording to licensee or applicant due

process of law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1952 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1952
License required - Contents - Display - Transferability -
Status: in_force

Multiple licenses - Exemptions - Applications - Contents -

Modifications - Forms.

A. No person shall engage in business as a rental-purchase

lessor without first obtaining a license issued by the

Administrator. Each license shall state the address of the office

from which business is to be conducted and the name of the licensee.

The license shall be displayed at the place of business named in the

license. The license shall not be transferable or assignable except

upon approval by the Administrator. A separate license shall be

required for each office operated pursuant to the Oklahoma Rental-

Purchase Act. The Administrator may issue more than one license to

any one person upon compliance with this section as to each license.

This subsection shall not be construed to require a license for any

place of business devoted to accounting or other record keeping and

where rental-purchase agreements are not made.

B. Each person shall file a license application form with the

Administrator within thirty (30) days prior to commencing business

in this state for each place of business in which rental-purchase

agreements are transacted, and thereafter, by December 1st of each

year. The license application must state:

1. The name of the person;

2. The name in which business is transacted if different from

paragraph 1 or 3 of this subsection;

3. The address of the principal office;

4. An indication that the lessor engages in the business of

making rental-purchase agreements;

5. The address of the designated agent upon whom service of

process may be made in this state; and

6. Such other relevant information as the Administrator may

desire.

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C. If information in an application becomes inaccurate after

filing, modifications to the application shall be brought to the

attention of the Department of Consumer Credit within thirty (30)

days from such change.

D. The license application shall be on a form or forms provided

by the Administrator.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-636 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-636
Osteopathic physicians - Reports
Status: in_force

Osteopathic physicians shall observe and be subject to all state

and municipal regulations relative to reporting all births and

deaths, and all matters pertaining to the public health, with equal

rights and obligations as physicians of other schools of medicine,

and such reports shall be accepted by the officers of the department

to which such reports are made.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-620 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-620
Short title - Practice a privilege
Status: in_force

A. Sections 620 through 645 of this title shall be known and

may be cited as the "Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act".

B. The practice of osteopathic medicine is a privilege granted

through the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act by the State Board of

Osteopathic Examiners.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.72 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.72
Implied repeal by subsequent legislation - Election out from federal coverage and
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Pharmacy shall consist of six (6) persons, five who shall be licensed asfrom federal coverage and reporting requirements.

The Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act being a general act intended

as a unified coverage of the subject matter, no part of it shall be

deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such

construction can reasonably be avoided. This legislation

affirmatively elects out, to the extent permitted by law, from the

coverage and reporting requirements of the federal legislation, PL

99-660, with respect to all persons practicing dentistry in this

state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-519.9 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-519.9
Preexisting certificates
Status: in_force

Any person who holds a certificate as a physician assistant from

the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision prior to June

3, 1993, shall be granted licensure as a physician assistant under

the provisions of Section 519.1 et seq. of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-495c — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-495c
Reregistration fees - Depository funds - Disposition
Status: in_force

A. Each application for reregistration, as set forth in Section

20 of this act, shall be accompanied by a reregistration fee in an

amount fixed by the Board.

B. All reregistration fees paid to the secretary of the Board

under the provisions of this act shall be deposited with the State

Treasurer, who shall place the same in the regular depository fund

of the Board. Said fund, less the ten percent (10%) gross fees paid

into the General Fund of the state under the provisions of Sections

211 through 214 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be

expended in the manner and for the purposes now provided by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-728 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-728
Contingent fees
Status: in_force

A. An Oklahoma certified real estate appraiser may not accept a

fee for an appraisal assignment, as defined in the Oklahoma

Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act, that is contingent upon the

appraiser reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis or opinion or

is contingent upon the opinion, conclusion or valuation reached, or

upon the consequences resulting from the appraisal assignment.

B. An Oklahoma certified real estate appraiser who enters into

an agreement to perform specialized services, as defined in the

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Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act, may be paid a fixed

fee or a fee that is contingent on the results achieved by the

specialized services.

C. If an Oklahoma certified real estate appraiser enters into

an agreement to perform specialized services for a contingent fee,

this fact shall be clearly stated in each written and oral report.

In each written report, this fact shall be clearly stated in a

prominent location in such report and also in each letter of

transmittal and in the certification statement made by the appraiser

in such report.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3023.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3023.3
Liability insurance required
Status: in_force

Elevator inspectors, not employed by the authority having

jurisdiction, shall submit to the Department of Labor an insurance

policy, or certified copy thereof, issued by an insurance company

authorized to do business in the state to provide general liability

coverage of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for injury

or death of any number of persons in any one occurrence and with

coverage of at least Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for

property damage in any one occurrence and the statutory workers'

compensation insurance coverage.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1350.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1350.2
Bail enforcement license requirement
Status: in_force

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A. On and after February 1, 2015, no person shall act or engage

in, solicit or offer services, or represent himself or herself, as a

bail enforcer as defined by the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act

without first having been issued a valid license by the Council on

Law Enforcement Education and Training.

B. On or after February 1, 2015, any person who shall act or

engage in, solicit or offer services, or represent himself or

herself, as a bail enforcer without a valid license issued by the

Council shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense, upon

conviction, punishable by a fine in an amount not exceeding Ten

Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Any person violating the provisions of subsection B of this

section while having in his or her possession or under his or her

control any firearm or weapon, including a firearm under the

authority of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, shall be guilty of a

Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished, upon conviction, by

an additional fine in an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00), or by an additional term of imprisonment as provided

for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. In addition, the authority to carry the firearm

may be permanently revoked by the issuing authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-204 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-204
Officers - Employees - Duties and compensation -
Status: in_force

Meetings.

A. The members of the Commission, within thirty (30) days after

their appointment, shall organize and elect a chairman and vice-

chairman. Annually thereafter the offices of chairman and vice-

chairman shall be attained through election by Commission members.

B. The Commission, as soon after the election of the chairman

and vice-chairman as practicable, shall employ a secretary-treasurer

and such clerks and assistants as shall be deemed necessary to

discharge the duties imposed by the provisions of this Code, and

shall determine their duties and fix their compensation subject to

the general laws of this state.

C. The chairman of the Commission, and in his absence the vice-

chairman, shall preside at all meetings of the Commission and shall

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execute such duties as the Commission, by its rules, shall

prescribe.

D. The secretary-treasurer shall keep a complete and permanent

record of all proceedings of the Commission and perform such other

duties as the Commission shall prescribe.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1285 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1285
Multistate License application—Home State Licensing
Status: in_force

Authority.

A. Upon receipt of an application for Multistate License, the

Home State Licensing Authority shall determine the applicant’s

eligibility for a Multistate License in accordance with Section 4 of

this Compact.

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B. If such applicant is eligible pursuant to Section 4 of this

Compact, the Home State Licensing Authority shall issue a Multistate

License that authorizes the applicant or Regulated Social Worker to

practice in all Member States under a Multistate Authorization to

Practice.

C. Upon issuance of a Multistate License, the Home State

Licensing Authority shall designate whether the Regulated Social

Worker holds a Multistate License in the Bachelors, Masters, or

Clinical category of Social Work.

D. A Multistate License issued by a Home State to a resident in

that State shall be recognized by all Compact Member States as

authorizing Social Work Practice under a Multistate Authorization to

Practice corresponding to each category of licensure regulated in

each Member State.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1034 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1034
Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee - Members -
Status: in_force

Appointment - Qualifications - Travel Expenses.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Inspector Examiners

Committee which shall consist of seven (7) members. One member

shall be the designee of the Construction Industries Board. When

the terms of the other members serving on the Committee expire or

are vacated, members shall be appointed by the Board, which may also

remove any appointed member for cause. Appointed members shall hold

office for terms of four (4) years or until their successors are

appointed.

Four appointed members shall be residents of this state and each

shall have had at least five (5) years of practical experience as a

building and construction inspector in the respective field of the

inspector. Of these appointees, one member each shall be appointed

from the plumbing, electrical, mechanical and structural

professions. One appointed member shall be a municipal officer as

defined in Section 1-102 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

one appointed member shall be a lay person.

Each member shall serve without pay but shall be reimbursed for

his actual expenses in accordance with the State Travel

Reimbursement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-887.15 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-887.15
Obtaining license by misrepresentations - Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who obtains, or attempts to obtain, licensure as a

physical therapist or physical therapist assistant by any willful

misrepresentation, grossly negligent misrepresentation, or any

fraudulent misrepresentation, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall be punished as required by the provisions of

the Physical Therapy Practice Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2027 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2027
Definitions
Status: in_force

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 administration of medical gases,

pharmacological, diagnostic, and therapeutic agents and services

related to respiratory care procedures necessary to implement and

administer treatment, ventilatory support, maintenance of the airway

via natural or artificial means, specimen collection, disease

prevention, pulmonary rehabilitation, or diagnostic regimen

prescribed by orders of a physician; observing and monitoring signs

and symptoms, physiologic measurements of the cardiopulmonary

system, general behavior, general physical response to respiratory

care treatment and diagnostic testing, including determination of

whether such signs, symptoms, reactions, behavior or general

response exhibit abnormal characteristics; and implementation, based

on clinical observations, of appropriate reporting, referral,

respiratory care protocol, or changes in treatment, pursuant to a

prescription by a person authorized to practice medicine under the

laws of this state; or the initiation of emergency procedures under

the rules of the Board or as otherwise permitted in the Respiratory

Care Practice Act. The practice of respiratory care shall also

include the terms "inhalation therapy" and "respiratory therapy".

The practice of respiratory care shall not include the delivery,

set-up, installation, maintenance, monitoring and the providing of

instructions on the use of home oxygen and durable medical

equipment;

3. "Qualified medical director" means the licensed physician

responsible for respiratory care services or the licensed physician

designated as such by the clinic, hospital, or employing health care

facility. The physician must be a medical staff member or medical

director of a health care facility licensed by the State Department

of Health;

4. "Respiratory care practitioner" means a person licensed by

this state and employed in the practice of respiratory care; and

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5. "Respiratory therapist" means an individual who has

graduated from a respiratory therapist program that is accredited by

the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) or an

equivalent national respiratory care educational accreditation

agency as identified by the Respiratory Care Advisory Committee and

approved by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1018 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1018
Fees paid to State Treasury - Disposition
Status: in_force

All fees, administrative fines or payments of any type received

by the Construction Industries Board under The Plumbing License Law

of 1955 shall be deposited in a revolving fund to be designated as

the "Plumbing Licensing Revolving Fund" and are hereby appropriated

and may be expended by the Construction Industries Board for the

purpose of implementing The Plumbing License Law of 1955, and the

fully adjudicated fine revenue received into this fund may be

transferred to the Skilled Trade Education and Workforce Development

Fund created in subsection E of Section 1 of this act. The fund

shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations.

Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the

State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-531 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-531
Expiration of license - Renewal - License fees
Status: in_force

A. A license issued pursuant to this act expires one (1) year

from the date of issuance. Licenses shall be renewed according to

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procedures established by the Board and upon payment of the renewal

fee.

B. License fees shall be established by the Board:

1. An athletic trainer examination fee of Twenty Dollars

($20.00) for each examination taken;

2. An athletic trainer license fee of Twenty-five Dollars

($25.00);

3. An athletic trainer annual license renewal fee of Ten

Dollars ($10.00); and

4. An apprentice athletic trainer license fee of Five Dollars

($5.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1314 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1314
Written receipt for collateral - Description of
Status: in_force

collateral - Fiduciary duties - Monthly reports - Records - Reviewal

fee.

A. When a bail bondsman or managing general agent accepts

collateral, the bail bondsman or managing general agent shall give a

written receipt for same, and this receipt shall give in detail a

full description of the collateral received. A description of the

collateral shall be listed on the undertaking by affidavit. All

property taken as collateral, whether personal, intangible or real,

shall be receipted for and deemed, for all purposes, to be in the

name of, and for the use and benefit of, the insurer. Every

receipt, encumbrance, mortgage or other evidence of the custody,

possession or claim shall facially indicate that it has been taken

or made on behalf of the insurer through its authorized agent, the

individual licensed bondsman or managing general agent who has

transacted the undertaking with the bond principal. Any mortgage or

other encumbrance against real property taken under the provisions

of this section which does not indicate beneficial ownership of the

claim to be in favor of the insurer shall be deemed to constitute a

cloud on the title to real estate and shall subject the person

filing, or causing same to be filed, in the real estate records of

the county, to a penalty of treble damages or One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), whichever is greater, in an action brought by the

person, organization or corporation injured thereby. For collateral

taken, or liens or encumbrances taken or made pursuant to the

provisions of this section, the individual bondsman or managing

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general agent taking possession of the property or making the lien,

claim or encumbrance shall do so on behalf of the insurer, and the

individual licensed bondsman shall be deemed to act in the capacity

of fiduciary in relation to both:

1. The principal or other person from whom the property is

taken or claimed against; and

2. The insurer whose agent is the licensed bondsman.

As fiduciary and bailee for hire, the individual bondsman shall

be liable in criminal or civil actions at law for failure to

properly receipt or account for, maintain or safeguard, release or

deliver possession upon lawful demand, in addition to any other

penalties set forth in this subsection. No person who takes

possession of property as collateral pursuant to this section shall

use or otherwise dissipate the asset, or do otherwise with the

property than to safeguard and maintain its condition pending its

return to its lawful owner, or deliver to the insurer, upon lawful

demand pursuant to the terms of the bailment.

When collateral security is received in the form of cash or

check or other negotiable instrument, the bondsman shall deposit the

cash or instrument within two (2) business days after receipt in an

established, separate non-interest-bearing trust account in any bank

located in Oklahoma. The trust account funds required under this

section shall not be commingled with other operating funds.

B. Every licensed bondsman shall file monthly electronically

with the Insurance Commissioner and on forms approved by the

Commissioner as follows:

1. A monthly report showing every bond written, amount of bond,

whether released or revoked during each month, showing the court and

county, and the style and number of the case, premiums charged and

collateral received; and

2. Monthly reports showing total current liabilities, all bonds

written during the month by the professional bondsman or multicounty

agent bondsman and by any licensed bondsman who may countersign for

the professional bondsman or multicounty agent bondsman, all bonds

terminated during the month, and the total liability and a list of

all bondsmen currently employed by the professional bondsman or

multicounty agent bondsman.

Monthly reports shall be submitted electronically to the

Insurance Commissioner by the fifteenth day of each month. The

records shall be maintained by the Commissioner as public records.

C. Every licensee shall keep at the place of business of the

licensee the usual and customary records pertaining to transactions

authorized by the license. All of the records shall be available

and open to the inspection of the Commissioner at any time during

business hours during the three (3) years immediately following the

date the liability of the bondsman on the bond is discharged by the

court or the date collateral is returned by the bondsman to its

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lawful owner, whichever is later. If an appearance bond is never

executed and filed with the court, then all records shall be

maintained for three (3) years immediately following the date the

documents were prepared. The Commissioner may require a financial

examination or market conduct survey during any investigation of a

licensee.

D. Each bail bondsman shall submit each month with the monthly

report of the bondsman, a reviewal fee equal to two-tenths of one

percent (2/10 of 1%) of the new liability written for that month.

The fee shall be payable to the Insurance Commissioner who shall

deposit same with the State Treasurer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.67 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.67
Appeal to state mediation appeals committee
Status: in_force

The patient or dentist may appeal the recommendation of the

mediation committee to an appellate body to be known as the state

mediation appeals committee. A request for an appeal shall be

timely filed and conducted in accordance with the prescribed rules.

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A party must first request an appeal with the state mediation

appeals committee before proceeding with a final appeal to the Board

of Dentistry. If no intermediate appeal is provided by the

applicable mediation program rules, a party may proceed directly to

a final appeal before the Board of Dentistry, pursuant to Section

328.68 of this title. The state mediation appeals committee may

either affirm, modify or reverse the recommendation of the mediation

committee, and shall issue its written nonbinding recommendation to

the parties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2307 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2307
Circumstances under which care or services may be
Status: in_force

provided - Practice without license or registration - Fines.

A. A licensed pedorthist may only provide care or services

pursuant to an order from a licensed podiatrist, physician, or

chiropractor, when addressing a medical condition, or when

evaluating, planning treatment, measuring, designing, fabricating,

assembling, fitting, adjusting, managing of the patient, or

servicing necessary to accomplish the application of a pedorthic

device for the prevention or amelioration of painful or disabling

conditions of the foot and ankle.

B. Effective January 1, 2002, any person who holds himself or

herself out to be a pedorthist or uses the title pedorthist or

common variants of that title without holding an appropriate license

issued by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, or

who, without being registered by the Board, dispenses pedorthic

devices, or who is in violation of any provision of the Oklahoma

Licensed Pedorthists Act shall be subject to an administrative fine

for each day found to be in violation. The amount of any fine shall

be determined by the Board within limits set by the Board pursuant

to rules adopted and promulgated by the Board and may be in addition

to any other penalty provided by the Board or otherwise provided by

law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-540.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-540.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act:

1. "Therapeutic recreation specialist" means a person licensed

to practice therapeutic recreation in the State of Oklahoma;

2. a. "Therapeutic recreation" or "recreation therapy" means

the specialized application of recreation to assist

with the treatment and/or maintenance of the health

status, functional abilities, recreational and leisure

activities and ultimately quality of life for

individuals hospitalized and/or receiving treatment

for various diagnoses and individuals with

disabilities. For purposes of accomplishing

therapeutic recreation goals, therapeutic recreation

may include:

(1) remediating or restoring an individual’s

participation levels in recreational and leisure

activities that are limited due to impairment in

physical, cognitive, social or emotional

abilities,

(2) analyzing and evaluating recreational activities

to determine the physical, social, and

programmatic elements necessary for involvement

and modifying those elements to promote full

participation and maximization of functional

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independence in recreational and leisure

activities, and

(3) using recreational modalities in designed

intervention strategies to maximize physical,

cognitive, social, or emotional abilities to

promote participation in recreational and leisure

activities.

b. For purposes of accomplishing therapeutic recreation

goals, therapeutic recreation services include, but

are not limited to:

(1) conducting an individualized assessment for the

purpose of collecting systematic, comprehensive,

and accurate data necessary to determine the

course of action and subsequent individualized

treatment plan,

(2) planning and developing the individualized

therapeutic recreation treatment plan that

identifies an individual’s goals, objectives, and

potential treatment intervention strategies for

recreational and leisure activities,

(3) implementing the individualized therapeutic

recreation treatment plan that is consistent with

the overall treatment program,

(4) systematically evaluating and comparing the

individual’s response to the individualized

therapeutic recreation treatment plan and

suggesting modifications as appropriate,

(5) developing a discharge plan in collaboration with

the individual, the individual’s family,

treatment team, and other identified support

networks where appropriate,

(6) identifying and training in the use of adaptive

recreational equipment,

(7) identifying, providing, and educating individuals

to use recreational and leisure resources that

support a healthy, active and engaged life,

(8) minimizing the impact of environmental

constraints as a barrier to participation in

recreational and leisure activities,

(9) collaborating with and educating the individual,

family, caregiver, and others to foster an

environment that is responsive to the

recreational and leisure needs of the individual,

and

(10) consulting with groups, programs, organizations,

or communities to improve physical, social, and

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programmatic accessibility in recreational and

leisure activities;

3. "Board" means the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision; and

4. "Committee" means the Therapeutic Recreation Committee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1750.10A — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1750.10A
Firearm training
Status: in_force

The firearm training for armed security guards may include the

reduction targets for weapons fired at fifty (50) feet to simulate

weapons fired at seventy-five (75) feet in indoor ranges. All

indoor ranges for this training shall have a minimum of three firing

lanes and be approved by the Council on Law Enforcement Education

and Training.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4000 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-4000
Exemptions
Status: in_force

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 contendere to a felony or misdemeanor

where substance abuse or mental illness is the underlying cause of

the crime, may appeal to have an occupational license reinstated.

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B. All state entities described in this section may consider

the length of time since the plea or conviction. Other items that

may be considered are education since the plea or conviction,

recovery status since the plea or conviction if the underlying crime

was alcohol- or drug-related, and the public safety of allowing an

individual to return to the specific occupation.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to

professional licensure boards that currently recognize and comply

with the spirit and intent of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1686 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1686
Registration as electrical apprentice - Qualifications -
Status: in_force

Applications - Fee.

A. The Construction Industries Board shall, upon proper

application and payment of fee, register as an electrical apprentice

and issue a certificate of such registration to any person who

furnishes satisfactory proof to the Board that the applicant is:

1. Sixteen (16) years of age or older; or

2. Enrolled in a school or federal training program for

electrical apprentices recognized by the Board or employed as an

electrical apprentice with an active licensed electrical contractor.

B. The Construction Industries Board shall, upon proper

application and payment of fee, register as a student apprentice and

issue a certificate of such registration to any person who furnishes

satisfactory proof to the Board that the applicant is:

1. Sixteen (16) years of age or older;

2. Enrolled in high school and enrolled in a work-ready or

similar program; and

3. Employed with an active licensed electrical contractor.

A student apprentice may not apply more than five hundred (500)

hours per school year toward his or her journeyman requirements.

C. All applications for examination, license or renewal of

license shall be made in writing to the Board on forms provided, if

necessary, by the Board. All applications shall be accompanied by

the appropriate fee.

D. Apprentices and student apprentices, when required by the

Board, shall provide such documents, statements or other information

as may be necessary to submit to a national criminal history record

check as defined by Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1512 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1512
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 59-1512v1 (HB 3070, Laws 2018, c. 79, § 1)

OS 59-1512v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 540)
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-731.7 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-731.7
Spinal manipulation
Status: in_force

A. No person shall perform spinal manipulation in this state

until first being adequately trained in this procedure through

formal education at an accredited college or school.

B. As used in this section, "spinal manipulation" means a

manual procedure that involves a directed thrust to move a spinal

joint past the physiological range of motion, without exceeding the

anatomical limit.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-601 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-601
Appropriations from Optometry Board Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby appropriated to the Board of Examiners in

Optometry from the monies which will accrue to the Optometry Board

Fund of the State of Oklahoma, for each fiscal year hereafter, a sum

equal to ninety percent (90%) of such accruals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3040.9 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3040.9
Violations – Administrative fines
Status: in_force

A. Effective July 1, 2021, any person who holds himself or

herself out to be, represents himself or herself to be or uses the

title of Certified Professional Midwife or Certified Midwife,

without holding a license issued by the State Commissioner of

Health, or who is in violation of any provision of Shepherd's Law

shall be subject to an administrative fine for each day found to be

in violation. The amount of any fine shall be determined by the

Commissioner within limits set by the Commissioner pursuant to rules

adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner and may be in addition

to any other penalty provided by the Commissioner or otherwise

provided by law.

B. The Advisory Committee on Midwifery may cause to be

investigated all reported violations of Shepherd's Law. Information

obtained during investigations of possible violations of Shepherd's

Law shall be kept confidential but may be introduced by the State

Department of Health in proceedings before the Committee, whereupon

the information admitted shall become public record. Public records

maintained by the Department shall be administrative records, not

civil or criminal records.

C. Confidential investigative records shall not be subject to

discovery or subpoena in any civil or criminal proceeding; provided,

however, the Committee may give such information to law enforcement

and other state agencies as necessary and appropriate in the

discharge of the duties of that agency and only under circumstances

that ensure against unauthorized access to the confidential

investigative records.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-165 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-165
Renumbered as Section 161.15 of Title 59 by Laws 1991, c
Status: in_force

265, § 22, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.16a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.16a
Animal health records – Disclosure – Liability
Status: in_force

A. Animal health records shall be the property of the owner or

manager of a veterinary practice that has prepared such records, and

shall include, but not be limited to, written records and notes,

radiographs, sonographic images, video tapes, photographs,

laboratory reports, or other diagnostic or case management

information received as the result of consulting with other licensed

veterinarians or medical specialists.

B. Each licensed veterinarian shall keep and maintain a legible

patient record for a period of thirty-six (36) months from the date

of the last visit of the patient. Each licensed or certificate

holder veterinarian shall maintain records in a manner that will

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permit any authorized licensed veterinarian to proceed with the care

and treatment of the animal, if required, by reading the medical

record of that particular patient, and the record shall clearly

explain the initial examination. The State Board of Veterinary

Medical Examiners shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary to

ensure that patient records include certain necessary elements.

C. The owner or manager of any veterinary practice maintaining

animal health records shall provide the client or client’s agent

copies or a detailed written summary within ten (10) working days of

a request made in writing by the owner, unless the records are

required in an immediate life-threatening situation, at which time

the original records, copies of the written records or a detailed

written summary shall be forwarded to the attending or primary care-

licensed veterinarian within the same working day. The owner or

manager of any veterinary practice maintaining records shall furnish

the copies pertaining to the case upon tender of the expense of such

copy or copies. Cost of each copy shall not exceed the amount

specified in the Open Records Act per page, and no more than a

reasonable cost of duplicating diagnostic images, tapes, or

radiographs. There shall be no search fees assessed for the

production or retrieval of any medical records.

D. 1. No veterinarian licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma

Veterinary Practice Act shall be required to disclose any

information concerning the licensed veterinarian’s care of an animal

except on written authorization or by other waiver by the licensed

veterinarian’s client or on appropriate court order, by subpoena or

as otherwise provided by this section.

2. Copies of or information from veterinary records shall be

provided without the owner’s consent to public or animal health,

wildlife or agriculture authorities, employed by federal, state or

local governmental agencies who have a legitimate interest in the

contents of said records for the protection of animal and public

health.

E. 1. Any licensed veterinarian releasing information under

written authorization or other waiver by the client or under court

order, by subpoena or as otherwise provided by this section shall

not be liable to the client or any other person.

2. The privilege provided by this section shall be waived to

the extent that the licensed veterinarian’s client or the owner of

the animal places the licensed veterinarian’s care and treatment of

the animal or the nature and extent of injuries to the animal at

issue in any civil or criminal proceeding.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1953 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1953
Investigation, license, and annual renewal fee
Status: in_force

A. Lessors shall pay an initial investigation and license fee

and an annual license renewal fee per place of business, which fees

shall accompany the license renewal form. Lessors shall also pay a

fee for any returned check, address or license change, or duplicate

license request. There shall be a late fee for a late application

for renewal of a license received after December 1 of each year.

This late fee shall consist of a charge of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per

day, for up to thirty (30) days.

B. Lessors shall pay a rental-purchase agreement reviewal fee

as prescribed by rule of the Commission on Consumer Credit for any

rental-purchase agreement submitted to the Administrator of Consumer

Credit for review and approval. The Commission may prescribe by

rule a process for submitting rental-purchase agreements to the

Administrator for review and approval.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3206 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3206
Application requirements - Exam score - Certification -
Status: in_force

Notarized statements.

A. All applicants for licensure as an anesthesiologist

assistant must submit an application as set forth in Section 5 of

this act. The applicant must submit two personalized and

individualized letters of recommendation from anesthesiologists.

Letters of recommendation must be composed and signed by the

applicant’s supervising physician, or, for recent graduates, the

faculty physician, and give details of the applicant’s clinical

skills and ability. Each letter must be addressed to the State

Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and must have been

written no more than six (6) months prior to the filing of the

application for licensure.

B. The applicant must have obtained a passing score on the

examination administered through the NCCAA. The passing score shall

be established by the NCCAA.

C. The applicant must be certified in advanced cardiac life

support.

D. The applicant must submit notarized statements containing

the following information:

1. Completion of three (3) hours of all Category I, American

Medical Association Continuing Medical Education or American

Osteopathic Association approved Category I-A continuing education

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related to the practice of osteopathic medicine or under osteopathic

auspices which includes the topics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus

and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: the disease and its

spectrum of clinical manifestations; epidemiology of the disease;

related infections including TB; treatment, counseling, and

prevention; transmission from healthcare worker to patient and

patient to healthcare worker; universal precautions and isolation

techniques; and legal issues related to the disease. If the

applicant has not already completed the required continuing medical

education, upon submission of an affidavit of good cause, the

applicant shall be allowed six (6) months to complete this

requirement;

2. Completion of one (1) hour of continuing medical education

on domestic violence which includes information on the number of

patients in that professional's practice who are likely to be

victims of domestic violence and the number who are likely to be

perpetrators of domestic violence, screening procedures for

determining whether a patient has any history of being either a

victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, and instruction on how

to provide such patients with information on, or how to refer such

patients to, resources in the local community, such as domestic

violence centers and other advocacy groups, that provide legal aid,

shelter, victim counseling, batterer counseling, or child protection

services, and which is approved by any state or federal government

agency, or nationally affiliated professional association, or any

provider of Category I or II American Medical Association Continuing

Medical Education or American Osteopathic Association approved

Category I-A continuing education related to the practice of

osteopathic medicine or under osteopathic auspices. Home study

courses approved by the above agencies shall be acceptable. If the

applicant has not already completed the required continuing medical

education, upon submission of an affidavit of good cause, the

applicant shall be allowed six (6) months to complete this

requirement; and

3. Completion of two (2) hours of continuing medical education

relating to prevention of medical errors which includes a study of

root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient

safety, and which is approved by any state or federal government

agency, or nationally affiliated professional association, or any

provider of Category I or II American Medical Association Continuing

Medical Education or American Osteopathic Association approved

Category I-A continuing education related to the practice of

osteopathic medicine or under osteopathic auspices.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1850.7 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1850.7
License required - Contractor required for mechanical
Status: in_force

work.

No person shall engage or offer to engage in, by advertisement

or otherwise, any mechanical work as a journeyman or contractor who

does not possess a valid and appropriate license from the

Construction Industries Board. No business entity shall act as a

mechanical firm unless a contractor is associated with and

responsible for all mechanical work of such entity.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-136 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-136
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Podiatric Medicine Practice Act, these words,

phrases or terms, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have

the following meanings:

1. "Accredited college of podiatric medicine" means a podiatric

medicine educational institution which confers the degree of Doctor

of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.), or its equivalent, and meets all of

the requirements for accreditation by the Council on Podiatric

Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association,

Inc.;

2. "Board" means the Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners;

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3. "Oklahoma Podiatric Medical Association" means the Oklahoma

Podiatric Medical Association, Inc., a nonprofit corporation

organized and existing under the laws of this state for the

association of podiatric physicians and for the advancement of the

profession of podiatric medicine; and

4. "Podiatric physician", "doctor of podiatric medicine" and

"podiatrist" are synonymous and mean a person duly licensed pursuant

to the laws of this state to practice podiatric medicine.

5. "Code of Ethics" means the Code of Ethics of the American

Podiatric Medical Association, as currently adopted, or as

hereinafter amended by said Association.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.30 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.30
Nonveterinary equine dental care provider
Status: in_force

certification.

A. The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall

annually certify any practitioner of teeth floating, known as a

nonveterinary equine dental care provider and as defined by

paragraph 25 of Section 698.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Certification shall be issued within ninety (90) days of

application, and to be eligible for this certification,

nonveterinary equine dental care providers shall provide proof of

qualification to be a nonveterinary equine dental care provider

using one of the following methods:

1. Completion of at least eighty (80) hours of training in

equine dentistry at the Texas Institute of Equine Dentistry, the

Academy of Equine Dentistry or a similar program approved by the

State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; or

2. Certification as a nonveterinary equine dental care provider

by the International Association of Equine Dentistry or its

equivalent by a similar certifying organization approved by the

State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

B. Proof of four (4) hours of continuing education shall be

required for annual certification renewal for a nonveterinary equine

dental care provider. This continuing education shall be a course

approved by the Texas Institute of Equine Dentistry, the Academy of

Equine Dentistry, the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners,

the International Association of Equine Dentistry or a similar

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organization approved by the State Board of Veterinary Medical

Examiners and shall be obtained in the twelve-month period

immediately preceding the year for which the certification is to be

issued.

C. If prescription drugs, not to include any controlled

dangerous substances as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous

Substances Act, are to be used in nonveterinary equine dental care

procedures, the equine owner shall contact a veterinarian licensed

by the state. If the veterinarian deems that prescription drugs,

not to include any controlled dangerous substances as defined in the

Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, are necessary, the

veterinarian may assemble those drugs and may allow the owner or the

owner's agent, who can be a nonveterinary equine dental care

provider, to pick up those drugs and deliver them to the equine

owner. No prescription drugs shall be prescribed, dispensed or

administered without the establishment of a valid client-patient

relationship between the equine owner and the veterinarian.

Prescription drugs must be used in accordance with United States

Food and Drug Administration regulations.

D. Complaints related to any nonveterinary equine dental care

provider shall be filed with the State Veterinarian through the

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. The State

Veterinarian may investigate complaints, and may forward findings as

it deems appropriate to the appropriate law enforcement entity.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1312 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1312
Appeals
Status: in_force

Any applicant for license as a bail bondsman whose application

has been denied or whose license shall have been censured, suspended

or revoked, or renewal thereof denied or a fine levied, shall have

the right of appeal from such final order of the Commissioner

thereon by filing a petition in the district court of Oklahoma

County. Such judicial review shall be as prescribed by Sections 318

through 323 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-623 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-623
Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. On and after July 1, 2003, it shall be unlawful for an

individual to conduct, for compensation, a home inspection or to

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advertise or otherwise hold themselves out to be in the business of

home inspection in this state unless licensed pursuant to the Home

Inspection Licensing Act.

B. The Home Inspection Licensing Act shall not apply to:

1. Individuals inspecting new residential construction;

2. Licensed architects engaged in the practice of architecture

as defined and regulated by Section 46.1 et seq. of this title;

3. Individuals holding other occupational licenses who only do

home inspections within the occupational confines of that license;

4. Government employees who perform inspections when acting

within the scope of their employment; or

5. Persons regulated by the State Board of Agriculture who

issue wood infestation reports as defined in Section 3-81 of Title 2

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Any single-item inspection requested by a client, whether or

not the item to be inspected is specifically included or excluded in

the definition of home inspection pursuant to Section 858-622 of

this title, may be performed by a professional craftsman whose

expertise is in the specific area or by persons qualified by

education or training to conduct that specific inspection. If a

single-item that has been requested for inspection is an area of

expertise that is licensed by the state, then that person conducting

the inspection shall be licensed in respect to that particular area.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-485 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-485
Organization - Officers
Status: in_force

The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall elect

a president and a vice-president each year. If either office

becomes vacant during that year, an election to fill the vacancy

shall be held at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1350.17 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1350.17
Bail enforcement training schools
Status: in_force

A. On and after the effective date of this act, private schools

desiring to conduct any or all phases of bail enforcement training

shall submit an application for a certificate of approval to the

Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. The application

shall be accompanied by a fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).

The certificate shall be renewed annually by July 1. The renewal

fee shall be Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00). If the school does

not qualify for a certificate or renewal certificate, the Council

shall retain twenty percent (20%) of the fee as a processing fee and

refund the balance to the school. The processing fee shall be

credited and deposited in the CLEET Bail Enforcement Revolving Fund

created pursuant to Section 21 of this act.

B. A listing of qualified and certified bail enforcement

training schools shall be available from the Council. Any certified

school may conduct continuing education courses on subjects approved

by the Council.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.29a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.29a
Dental assistant – Revocation or suspension of permit,
Status: in_force

probation or censure – Reinstatement – Definitions.

A. The following acts or occurrences by a dental assistant

shall constitute grounds for which the penalties specified in

Section 328.44a of this title may be imposed by the Board of

Dentistry or be the basis for denying a new applicant any license or

permit issued by the Board:

1. Any of the causes now existing in the laws of this state;

2. A violation of the provisions of the State Dental Act; or

3. A violation of the rules of the Board promulgated pursuant

to the State Dental Act.

B. The Board shall also have the power to act upon a petition

by a dental assistant for reinstatement to good standing. The Board

shall keep a record of the evidence and proceedings in all matters

involving the revocation or suspension of a permit, censure or

probation of a dental assistant. The Board shall make findings of

fact and a decision thereon. Notification of the licensee or permit

holder shall occur pursuant to Section 328.21 of this title.

C. The decision shall be final unless the dental assistant

appeals the decision as provided by the State Dental Act.

D. The Board shall have power to revoke or suspend the permit,

censure, or place on probation a dental assistant for a violation of

one or more of the following:

1. Pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or being convicted

of, a felony crime that substantially relates to the occupation of a

dental assistant and poses a reasonable threat to public safety, or

a violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substances

laws;

2. Presenting to the Board a false application or documentation

for a permit;

3. Being, by reason of persistent inebriety or addiction to

drugs, incompetent to continue to function as a dental assistant;

4. Functioning outside the direct or direct visual supervision

of a dentist;

5. Performing any function prohibited by Chapter 15 of the

Oklahoma Administrative Code or any violation that would be a

violation for a dentist or hygienist under Section 328.32 or 328.33

of this title, or any other duty not assignable to a dental

assistant; or

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6. Failure to secure an annual registration as specified in

Section 328.41 of this title.

E. The Board’s review panel, as set forth in Section 328.43a of

this title, upon concurrence with the president of the Board, may

determine that an emergency exists to temporarily suspend the permit

of a dental assistant if the panel finds that public health, safety

or welfare imperatively requires emergency action. The panel may

conduct a hearing pursuant to Section 314 of Title 75 of the

Oklahoma Statutes for the temporary suspension.

F. As used in this section:

1. “Substantially relates” means the nature of criminal conduct

for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the

fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or

responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and

2. “Poses a reasonable threat” means the nature of criminal

conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat

of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability

to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3108 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3108
Finance charges - Dishonored instruments
Status: in_force

A. Regardless of any other law governing the imposition of

interest, fees, loan finance charges or the extension of credit, a

deferred deposit lender may charge a finance charge for each

deferred deposit loan that does not exceed Fifteen Dollars ($15.00)

for every One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) advanced up to the first

Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) of the amount advanced; for the

advance amounts in excess of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), the

lender may charge an additional finance charge of Ten Dollars

($10.00) for every One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) advanced in excess

of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00). The credit terms of the

deferred deposit loan shall be disclosed in accordance with

Regulation Z, including the terms “finance charge” and “annual

percentage rate”. The finance charge under this subsection shall be

deemed fully earned as of the date of the transaction. Except for a

fee for a dishonored instrument and the actual database verification

fee pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 2 of subsection B of

Section 3109 of this title, the lender may charge only those charges

expressly authorized in this subsection in connection with a

deferred deposit loan.

B. If an instrument held by a lender as a result of a deferred

deposit loan is returned to the lender from a payor financial

institution due to insufficient funds, a closed account or a stop

payment order, the lender shall have the right to exercise all civil

means authorized by law to collect the amount of the instrument. In

addition, the lender may contract for and collect a dishonored

instrument charge, not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00);

however, a dishonored instrument charge shall not be allowed if the

instrument is dishonored by a financial institution, or the debtor

places a stop payment order, due to forgery or theft of the

instrument.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.23 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.23
Issuance of certificate
Status: in_force

Upon receiving from the State Board of Veterinary Medical

Examiners a report that an applicant has successfully passed the

examination and is recommended for certification, the Board shall

issue a certificate in a form approved by the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1726 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1726
Committee - Chairman - Meetings
Status: in_force

A. Within thirty (30) days after the members of the Committee

are appointed by the Board, the Committee shall meet to elect a

chairman who shall hold office according to rules adopted by the

Board.

B. The Committee shall hold at least two regular meetings each

year. The rules may not be inconsistent with present rules of the

Board relating to meetings of the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-524 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-524
Abortion - Infant prematurely born alive - Right to
Status: in_force

medical treatment.

The rights to medical treatment of an infant prematurely born

alive in the course of an abortion shall be the same as the rights

of an infant of similar medical status prematurely born.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1306A — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1306A
Renumbered as § 1306.1 of this title by Laws 2015, c
Status: in_force

110, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-353.30 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-353.30
Use of agreements - Training requirements and
Status: in_force

administration of immunizations and therapeutic injections.

A. The use of agreements in the practice of pharmacy shall be

acceptable within the rules promulgated by the State Board of

Pharmacy and in consultation with the State Board of Medical

Licensure and Supervision and the State Board of Osteopathic

Examiners.

B. The Board shall develop and prepare permanent rules relating

to training requirements and administration of immunizations and

therapeutic injections in consultation within the State Board of

Medical Licensure and Supervision and the State Board of Osteopathic

Examiners.

C. A pharmacist who has completed a requisite course of

training as approved by the Board in consultation with the State

Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and the State Board of

Osteopathic Examiners may administer therapeutic injections on

orders from a licensed prescriber, and may administer immunizations

that have been approved or authorized by the Food and Drug

Administration without a patient-specific prescription, standing

order or similar arrangement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-729 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-729
Retention of records - Inspection by Board
Status: in_force

A. An Oklahoma certified real estate appraiser shall retain for

five (5) years, originals or true copies of all written contracts

engaging that appraiser's services for real property appraisal work,

and all reports and supporting data assembled and formulated by the

appraiser in preparing the reports.

B. This five-year period for retention of records is applicable

to each engagement of the services of the appraiser and shall

commence upon the date of the submittal of the appraisal to the

client unless, within such five-year period, the appraiser is

notified that the appraisal or report is involved in litigation, in

which event the five-year period for the retention of records shall

commence upon the date of the final disposition of such litigation.

C. All records required to be maintained pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act

shall be made available by the Oklahoma certified real estate

appraiser for inspection and copying by the Board on reasonable

notice to the appraiser.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-731.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-731.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 731.1 through 731.7 of this title:

1. "Person" means any individual, or association of individuals

or group of individuals;

2. "Human ill" or "human illness" means any human disease,

ailment, deformity, injury or unhealthy or abnormal physical and/or

mental condition of any nature;

3. "Diagnosis" means the use professionally of any means for

the discovery or determination of any human ill as herein defined,

or the cause of any such human ill; and

4. "Treatment" means the use of drugs, surgery, including

appliances, manual or mechanical means, or any other means of any

nature whatsoever, for the cure, relief, palliation, adjustment or

correction of any human ill as defined herein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-159.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-159.4
Inapplicability to manufacture or sale to persons
Status: in_force

generally.

Nothing in this act shall apply to the manufacture or sale of

shoes, pads, or supports, whether patented or not, which are made

for, and offered to, persons generally.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-475.22 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-475.22
Exceptions
Status: in_force

This act shall not be construed to prevent:

1. Other professions. The practice of any other legally

recognized profession;

2. Temporary license:

a. Professional engineer. The practice or offer to

practice engineering by a person not a resident of or

having no established place of business in this state

is allowed; provided, such person is legally qualified

by licensure to practice engineering, as defined in

Section 475.2 of this title, in the applicant's

resident state or jurisdiction and who has made

application for licensure to the Board. Such person

shall make application for temporary licensure to the

Board, in a manner prescribed by the Board. After

payment of a temporary license fee, a temporary

license may be granted to perform a particular job for

a definite period of time, to expire at the earliest

issuance of a professional engineering license by the

Board. Further, such person shall submit a complete

permanent professional engineer application to the

Board within thirty (30) days of the date of issuance

of the temporary license, with all required properly

completed forms and fees. Failure to submit a

permanent professional engineer application for Board

consideration within the designated thirty-day time

period may be considered a violation of this act and

Board rules. No right to practice engineering shall

accrue to such applicant by reason of a temporary

license for any works not set forth in the license,

and

b. Professional surveyor. The practice of surveying

under a temporary permit by a person licensed as a

professional surveyor in another state is not

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 427

considered to be in the best interest of the public

and therefore shall not be granted unless the person

is applying pursuant to the Military Service

Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act;

3. Employees and subordinates. The work of an employee or a

subordinate of a person holding a license under this act, or an

employee of a person practicing lawfully under paragraph 2 of this

section is allowed; provided, such work does not include final

engineering or surveying designs or decisions and is done under the

direct supervision of and verified by a person holding a license

under this act or a person practicing lawfully under paragraph 2 of

this section;

4. Material takeoff. Providing a list of material derived from

measuring and interpreting a set of blueprints or plans, otherwise

known as a "material takeoff" or advising a person on such a

"material takeoff" shall not constitute the practice of engineering;

and

5. A person shall not be construed to practice or offer to

practice surveying, within the meaning and intent of this act, who

merely acts as an agent of a purchaser of surveying services.

Agents of a purchaser of surveying services include, but are not

limited to, real estate agents and brokers, title companies,

attorneys providing title examination services, and persons who or

firms that coordinate the acquisition and use of surveying services.

The coordination of surveying services includes, but is not limited

to, sales and marketing of services, discussion of requirements of

surveys, contracting to furnish surveys, review of surveys, the

requesting of revisions of surveys, and making any and all

modifications to surveys with the written consent of the

professional surveyor, and furnishing final revised copies to the

professional surveyor showing all revisions, the distribution of

surveys and receiving payment for such services. These actions do

not constitute the practice of surveying, and do not violate any

part of this act or the bylaws and rules of the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1916.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1916.1
Statement of Professional Disclosure - Copy to be
Status: in_force

furnished to client.

All licensed professional counselors, except those employed by

federal, state, or local governmental agencies, shall, prior to the

performance of service, furnish the client with a copy of the

Statement of Professional Disclosure as promulgated by rule of the

State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure. A current copy shall be

on file with the Board at all times.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3150.7 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3150.7
Application denial - Hearing
Status: in_force

A. If the Administrator of the Department of Consumer Credit

determines that an applicant is not qualified to receive a license,

the Administrator shall notify the applicant in writing that the

application has been denied, stating the basis for denial.

B. If the Administrator denies an application, or if the

Administrator fails to act on an application within ninety (90) days

after the filing of a properly completed application, the applicant

may make a written demand to the Administrator for a hearing before

the Administrator on the question of whether the license should be

granted.

C. Any hearing on the denial of a license shall be conducted

pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act; provided, that the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1525

burden of proof that the applicant is entitled to a license shall be

on the applicant. A decision of the Administrator following any

hearing on the denial of a license is subject to review pursuant to

the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-602 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-602
Use of appropriations
Status: in_force

Said appropriations herein made shall be used by the Board of

Examiners in Optometry for the necessary expenses of operation of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 616

said Board during the fiscal years set out in Section 1 of this act,

including expenses for personnel services, salary of secretary-

treasurer of the Board, per diem of members of the Board of

Examiners, and all the expenses of the maintenance and operation

deemed reasonably necessary or desirable in the operation of the

business of said Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1850.5 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1850.5
Construction Industries Board - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The Construction Industries Board shall have the power and duty

to:

1. Issue, renew, suspend, revoke, modify or deny licenses to

engage in mechanical work pursuant to the Mechanical Licensing Act;

2. Register apprentices;

3. Enter upon public and private property for the purpose of

inspecting workers' licenses and mechanical work for compliance with

the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act and of the rules of

the Board promulgated pursuant thereto;

4. Employ personnel to conduct investigations and inspections;

5. Enforce the standards and rules promulgated pursuant to the

Mechanical Licensing Act;

6. Reprimand or place on probation, or both, any holder of a

license or registration pursuant to the Mechanical Licensing Act;

7. Investigate complaints and hold hearings;

8. Initiate disciplinary proceedings, request prosecution of

and initiate injunctive proceedings against any person who violates

any of the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act or any rule

promulgated pursuant thereto;

9. Establish and levy administrative fines against any person

who violates any of the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act

or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto;

10. Conduct investigations into the qualifications of

applicants for licensure and registration on the request of the

Board;

11. Develop and administer the examinations approved by the

Committee of Mechanical Examiners for applicants for licenses as a

mechanical contractor or journeyman; and

12. Exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper to

implement and enforce the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act

and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1368.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1368.1
Continuing education
Status: in_force

The Board is hereby authorized to establish requirements of

continuing education as a condition for the renewal of licensure of

psychologists; however, rules and regulations concerning

accreditation of continuing education programs and other educational

experience, and the assignment of credit for participation therein

must be promulgated by the board at least one (1) year prior to

implementation of continuing education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2095.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2095.1
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1438

The activities of mortgage brokers, mortgage lenders, and

mortgage loan originators and the origination, offering,

servicing or modification of financing for residential real

property have a direct, valuable, and immediate impact

upon Oklahoma's consumers, the Oklahoma economy, the

neighborhoods and communities of Oklahoma, and the

housing and real estate industry. Therefore, the

Legislature finds that accessibility to mortgage credit is

vital to the state's citizens. The Legislature also finds that

it is essential for the protection of the citizens of

Oklahoma and the stability of the Oklahoma economy that

reasonable standards for licensing and regulation of the

business practices of mortgage brokers, mortgage

lenders, and mortgage loan originators be imposed. The

Legislature further finds that the obligations of mortgage

brokers, mortgage lenders, and mortgage loan originators

to consumers in connection with originating or making,

modifying or servicing residential mortgage loans are

such as to warrant the regulation of the mortgage lending

and servicing process. The purpose of the Oklahoma

Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act

is to protect consumers seeking mortgage loans and to

ensure that the mortgage lending and servicing industry

is operating without unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent

practices on the part of mortgage brokers, mortgage

lenders, and mortgage loan originators. Therefore, the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1439

Legislature establishes within the Oklahoma Secure and

Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act:

1. An effective system of supervision and enforcement of the

mortgage lending and servicing industry, including:

a. the authority to issue licenses to conduct business

under this act, including the authority to write rules

or regulations or adopt procedures necessary to the

licensing of entities or individuals covered pursuant

to the Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for

Mortgage Licensing Act,

b. the authority to censure, deny, place on probation,

suspend or revoke licenses issued pursuant to the

Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage

Licensing Act, and

c. the authority to examine, investigate, and conduct

enforcement actions as necessary to carry out the

intended purposes of the Oklahoma Secure and Fair

Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, including the

authority to subpoena witnesses and documents, enter

orders, including cease and desist orders, order

restitution and monetary penalties, and order the

removal and ban of individuals from office or

employment; and

2. Broad administrative authority for the Administrator of

Consumer Credit to administer, interpret, and enforce the Oklahoma

Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act and

promulgate rules, subject to approval of the Commission on Consumer

Credit, in order to carry out the intentions of the Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1325 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1325
Substitution of bail
Status: in_force

Bail may be substituted, without additional premium being

charged, by the defendant or bondsman, at any time before a breach

of the undertaking, by substituting any other proper and sufficient

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1037

bond of like value as provided herein. The official taking the new

bail shall make an order as follows:

1. Where money had been deposited, that the money be refunded

to the person depositing the same; and

2. Where property had been pledged, that a certificate of

discharge be issued and the lien previously filed be released .

The original undertakings of whatever nature shall be canceled

and the new undertaking shall be substituted therefor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1041 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1041
Employment of inspectors by municipality or other
Status: in_force

governmental entity - Notification of Commissioner - Exemption of

municipalities under 10,000.

Any municipality or other governmental entity which employs any

person as a building and construction inspector for functions

normally performed by a building and construction inspector shall

notify the Construction Industries Board of the employment.

Any municipality or other political subdivision of the state

with a population of ten thousand (10,000) or less according to the

most current census published by the United States Census Bureau

shall be exempt from the provisions of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act,

unless such municipality or other political subdivision of the state

employs the services of a circuit rider inspector or relies on the

use of an authorized provider.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.3b — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.3b
Assistant funeral directors — Licensure
Status: in_force

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 employee of the funeral director in charge under whom

the employee is registered, and shall be a person to whom the

funeral director in charge delegates the responsibility of

conducting funeral services, making funeral arrangements, and making

interments.

B. The Oklahoma Funeral Board may license assistant funeral

directors to each Oklahoma-licensed funeral director in charge. The

funeral director in charge shall have only one assistant funeral

director. Licensure as an assistant funeral director shall be

separate and distinct from registration as an apprentice funeral

director or embalmer. The Board may issue an assistant funeral

director license upon successful completion of the Oklahoma State

Law Examination for Funeral Directors, the manner and form of which

shall be determined by the Board, and upon payment of the

application fee which shall include the license fee for the current

year or portion thereof. Such application and registration and

renewal fee shall be in the amount fixed by the Board in accordance

with the provisions of Section 396.4 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. Before issuing a license to an applicant for an assistant

funeral director’s license, the Board shall require satisfactory

proof that the applicant is capable and trustworthy to act as such

and that the applicant is a person of good moral character, has a

good standing in the community, and is qualified to engage in the

business. In determining the moral character of any such applicant,

the Board shall take into consideration any felony conviction of

such person; provided, however, any such conviction shall not

automatically operate as a bar to licensure. Each person applying

for an assistant funeral director’s license shall make application

and be recommended in writing on forms provided by the Board. The

application shall show that the applicant is at least eighteen (18)

years of age and shall have at least sixty (60) semester hours of

study earned, measured in quarter or clock hours, from a regionally

accredited college or university before such license can be issued

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to the applicant. Upon issuing a license to an assistant funeral

director, the Board shall cause the licensee to be registered under

the supervision of the Oklahoma-licensed funeral director by whom

such licensee is employed and under whom such licensee is

registered. The funeral director under whom the assistant funeral

director has been registered shall immediately notify the Board when

the licensee has left the employment of the director. Upon

reemployment of the licensee by any other funeral director in

charge, such licensee shall be reinstated by the Board. The work of

an assistant funeral director shall at all times be under the

supervision and control of the Oklahoma-licensed funeral director

under whom the licensee is registered. Licenses of assistant

funeral directors may be suspended or revoked, or the Board may

refuse to issue or renew a license, for any of the reasons and in

the manner stated in this section for funeral directors’ licenses.

C. The expiration date of each license shall be December 31.

Subject to the provisions of this section, each license shall be

renewable on an annual basis upon the filing of a renewal

application prior to the expiration date of the license and upon

payment of the renewal fee.

D. The assistant funeral director shall complete continuing

education in accordance with the provisions of Section 396.5b of

Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.40 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.40
Waiver of educational and examination requirements for
Status: in_force

licensed interior designer registration.

A. The Board of Governors of the Architects, Landscape

Architects and Licensed Interior Designers of Oklahoma may waive the

educational and examination requirements of the State Architectural

and Licensed Interior Designers Act for persons with diversified and

appropriate experience in the practice of interior design for a

period of fifteen (15) years prior to July 1, 2007, if the person is

not licensed under the State Architectural and Licensed Interior

Designers Act and not exempt from the requirement for licensure in

order to use the title "Licensed Interior Designer".

B. The State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act

shall not be construed to prohibit or interfere with the ability of

an architect to perform those activities that are associated with

his or her practice as provided under the provisions of the State

Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-705 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-705
Real Estate Appraiser Board - Members - Appointment -
Status: in_force

Qualifications - Terms - Removal - Meetings - Chairperson - Quorum.

A. There is hereby established as an adjunct to the Department

an independent Real Estate Appraiser Board which shall consist of

seven (7) regular members and one ex officio member. The ex officio

member shall be the Insurance Commissioner. The seven regular

members shall be as follows: one from the commercial banking

industry; one of whom shall be a layperson; one of whom shall be in

the real estate sales industry; and four of whom shall be real

estate appraisers with no nationally recognized real estate

appraisal organization having more than two members on the Board.

B. The Governor shall appoint the members of the Real Estate

Appraiser Board.

C. Each real estate appraiser member of the Board appointed

after July 1, 1991, or within twenty-four (24) months of the

effective date of this act, whichever occurs first, must be a state

licensed, state certified residential or state certified general

real estate appraiser.

D. The term of each member shall be five (5) years; except that

of the members first appointed, two shall serve for one (1) year,

two shall serve for two (2) years, one shall serve for three (3)

years, one shall serve for four (4) years, and one shall serve for

five (5) years.

E. Members of the Board shall hold office until the appointment

and qualification of their successors. No person shall serve as a

member of the Board for more than two consecutive terms. The

Governor may remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or

malfeasance in office. The member shall be given notice and an

opportunity to be heard prior to removal.

F. The Board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter to

conduct its business. Written notice shall be given to each member

of the time and place of each meeting of the Board at least ten (10)

days before the scheduled date of the meetings.

G. The members of the Board shall elect a vice-chairperson from

among the members to preside at Board meetings when the chairperson

is absent.

H. A quorum of the Board shall be five members.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-161.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-161.1
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 161.1 through 161.20 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma

Statutes shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

Chiropractic Practice Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1426 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1426
Renumbered as § 11-95 of Title 2 by Laws 2014, c. 18, §
Status: in_force

8, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1628 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1628
Applicants for certification - Qualifications
Status: in_force

Each applicant for certification as a welding inspector shall

have the following qualifications:

1. Maintenance experience involving the detection and

measurement of weld inadequacies or discontinuities in accordance

with specified procedures;

2. Repair experience involving the repair or replacement of

welds that were determined inadequate or defective by reference to a

code, standard, specification or drawing;

3. Familiarity with and understanding of the fundamentals of

the following processes:

a. shielded metal arc welding,

b. stud arc welding,

c. submerged arc welding,

d. flux cored arc welding,

e. gas metal arc welding,

f. gas tungsten arc welding,

g. electroslag welding,

h. oxyfuel gas welding,

i. brazing,

j. thermal cutting, and

k. mechanical cutting.

Cutting processes refer only to those processes that are applied to

the fabrication and repair of weldments;

4. Capability in writing clear and concise reports and

maintaining records; and

5. Competency in the use of tools, gauges and instruments

pertaining to weld inspection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2031 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2031
Powers of State Board of Medical Licensure and
Status: in_force

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 of the Administrative Procedures Act;

2. Employ such personnel as necessary to assist the Board in

performing its function;

3. Establish license renewal requirements and procedures as

deemed appropriate;

4. Secure the services of resource consultants as deemed

necessary by the Board. Resource consultants shall be reimbursed

for all actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in

consultative service to the Board, pursuant to the State Travel

Reimbursement Act;

5. Enter into agreements or contracts, consistent with state

law, with outside organizations for the purpose of developing,

administering, grading or reporting the results of licensing

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examinations. Such groups shall be capable of providing an

examination which:

a. meets the standards of the National Commission for

Health Certifying Agencies, or their equivalent,

b. is able to be validated, and

c. is nationally recognized as testing respiratory care

competencies; and

6. Establish by rule license examination fees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3113 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3113
License qualifications - Application - Investigation of
Status: in_force

qualifications - Issuance or denial - Appeal - Fees.

A. To qualify for a license issued pursuant to the Deferred

Deposit Lending Act, an applicant shall have:

1. A minimum net worth, determined in accordance with generally

accepted accounting principles, of at least Twenty-five Thousand

Dollars ($25,000.00) available for operation of each licensed

location, with a maximum aggregate net worth requirement of Two

Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) for an owner of

multiple locations; and

2. The financial responsibility, experience and general fitness

so as to command the confidence of the public and to warrant the

belief that the business will be operated lawfully, honestly, fairly

and efficiently.

B. An application for a license pursuant to the Deferred

Deposit Lending Act must be in writing, under oath, and on a form

prescribed by the Administrator of Consumer Credit. The application

must set forth all of the following:

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1. The legal name and residence and business addresses of the

applicant and, if the applicant is a partnership, association or

corporation, of every member, officer, managing employee and

director of it;

2. The location of the registered office of the applicant;

3. The registered agent of the applicant if the applicant is

required by other law to have a registered agent;

4. The addresses of the locations to be licensed; and

5. Other information concerning the financial responsibility,

background, experience and activities, such as other partnerships,

associations and corporations located at or adjacent to the licensed

location of the applicant and its members, officers, managing

employees and directors as the Administrator may require.

C. On receipt of an application in the form prescribed by the

Administrator and accompanied by the required license fee, the

Administrator shall investigate whether the qualifications for

license are satisfied. If the Administrator finds that the

qualifications are satisfied, the Administrator shall issue to the

applicant a license to engage in the business of making deferred

deposit loans. If the Administrator fails to issue a license, the

Administrator shall notify the applicant of the denial and the

reasons for the denial. The provisions of the Administrative

Procedures Act shall apply to the appeal of the denial of a license.

D. Each application, regardless of the number of locations to

be operated by a single licensee, must be accompanied by payment of

an application fee as prescribed by rule of the Commission on

Consumer Credit and an investigation fee as prescribed by rule of

the Commission on Consumer Credit. These fees shall not be

refundable or abatable. If the license is granted, however, payment

of the application fee shall satisfy the fee requirement for the

first license year or its remainder.

E. Each license shall remain in full force and effect until

relinquished, suspended, revoked or expired. A license expires

annually and may be renewed on payment of a license fee as

prescribed by rule of the Commission on Consumer Credit. The annual

license renewal fee for an application with more than one location

shall be as prescribed by rule of the Commission on Consumer Credit

for each location.

F. The Commission on Consumer Credit shall prescribe by rule a

fee for each license change, duplicate license or returned check.

G. The Commission on Consumer Credit shall prescribe by rule a

late fee if a license is not renewed on or before the expiration of

the license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-15.4
Officers - Meetings - Duties
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 55

A. The Oklahoma Accountancy Board shall elect from its

membership a chair, a vice-chair and a secretary. The officers of

the Board shall be elected each May, to take office on July 1

following the election, and shall hold office for a term of one (1)

year.

B. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board, call

special meetings of the Board as are necessary, sign all

certificates and licenses and perform such other duties as the Board

shall direct.

C. The vice-chair shall exercise the powers of and perform the

duties of the chair in the absence or disability of the chair, and

perform such other duties as the Board shall direct.

D. The secretary shall preside at any meeting in the absence of

the chair and vice-chair, validate minutes of all of the meetings of

the Board, in the manner prescribed in the rules of the Board,

supervise the maintenance of the records of the Board, including the

register of individuals and firms authorized to practice public

accounting in this state, and a record of all examination grades.

The secretary shall perform such other duties as the Board shall

direct.

E. At any regular or special meeting at which none of the

officers are in attendance, the members of the Board in attendance

shall elect a member to preside at that meeting.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1463 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1463
Internship license
Status: in_force

A. Upon approval by the Board, the Council shall issue an

internship license to a trainee provided he applies for such license

and pays the required fee prior to the commencement of his

internship. The application shall contain such information as may

be required by the Board.

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B. An internship license shall be valid for the term of twelve

(12) months from the date of issue. Such license may be extended or

renewed for any term not to exceed six (6) months upon good cause

shown to the Board.

C. A trainee shall not be entitled to hold an internship

license after the expiration of the original twelve-month period and

six-month extension, if such extension is granted by the Board,

until twelve (12) months after the date of expiration of the last

internship license held by the said trainee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.4
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 94

OS 59-46.4v1 (HB 3253, Laws 2024, c. 147, § 2).

OS 59-46.4v2 (HB 1793, Laws 2024, c. 138, § 4).
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-306 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-306
Licensing of nonresidents
Status: in_force

A. Any person who desires to perform licensed activities in

Oklahoma but maintains a place of business outside of Oklahoma may

obtain an Oklahoma nonresident license by complying with all

applicable provisions of this Code including the successful

completion of the applicable Oklahoma state portion of the real

estate examination.

B. The nonresident shall give written consent that actions and

suits at law may be commenced against the nonresident licensee in

any county in this state wherein any cause of action may arise or be

claimed to have arisen out of any transaction occurring in the

county because of any transactions commenced or conducted by the

nonresident or the nonresident's associates or employees in such

county. The nonresident shall further, in writing, appoint the

secretary-treasurer of said Commission as service agent to receive

service of summons for the nonresident in all of such actions and

service upon the secretary-treasurer of such Commission shall be

held to be sufficient to give the court jurisdiction over the

nonresident in all such actions.

C. A broker who is duly licensed in another state and who has

not obtained an Oklahoma nonresident license may enter a cooperative

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brokerage agreement with a licensed real estate broker in this

state. If, however, the broker desires to perform licensed

activities in this state, the broker must obtain an Oklahoma

nonresident license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-515.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-515.1
Size of property for sale
Status: in_force

A. In connection with any real estate transaction, the size or

area, in square footage or otherwise, of the subject property shall

not be required to be provided by any real estate licensee, and if

provided, shall not be considered any warranty or guarantee of the

size or area information, in square footage or otherwise, of the

subject property.

B. 1. If a real estate licensee provides any party to a real

estate transaction with third-party information concerning the size

or area, in square footage or otherwise, of the subject property

involved in the transaction, the licensee shall identify the source

of the information.

2. For the purposes of this subsection, “third-party

information” means:

a. an appraisal or any measurement information prepared

by a licensed appraiser,

b. a survey or developer’s plan prepared by a licensed

surveyor,

c. a tax assessor's public record,

d. a builder’s plan used to construct or market the

property, or

e. a plan, drawing or stated square footage provided by

the owner or agent of the owner, as it relates to

commercial buildings or structures for sale or for

lease only. Commercial land shall be verified by one

of the methods provided for in subparagraphs a through

d of this paragraph.

C. A real estate licensee has no duty to the seller or

purchaser of real property to conduct an independent investigation

of the size or area, in square footage or otherwise, of a subject

property, or to independently verify the accuracy of any third-party

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information as such term is defined in paragraph 2 of subsection B

of this section.

D. A real estate licensee who has complied with the

requirements of this section, as applicable, shall have no further

duties to the seller or purchaser of real property regarding

disclosed or undisclosed property size or area information, and

shall not be subject to liability to any party for any damages

sustained with regard to any conflicting measurements or opinions of

size or area, including exemplary or punitive damages.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.23 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.23
Schools - Privileges
Status: in_force

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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1350.15 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1350.15
Identification requirement - Discharge of firearm
Status: in_force

A. Each bail enforcer licensed pursuant to the Bail Enforcer

and Licensing Act shall carry a valid driver license or state-issued

photo identification card and the bail enforcer badge authorized or

issued by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training at

all times while performing the functions and services of a bail

enforcer in this state.

B. 1. Each discharge of a firearm by any person during the

recovery or surrender of a defendant pursuant to the Bail

Enforcement and Licensing Act shall be immediately reported to the

law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where such firearm was

discharged.

2. Each discharge of or use of a firearm or weapon or any

noxious substance as defined in the Bail Enforcement and Licensing

Act shall be reported to the Council who shall keep records of all

such occurrences.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1000.20 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1000.20
Short title - Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
Status: in_force

Commission Act.

Sections 1000.20 through 1000.30 of this title shall be known

and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission

Act".

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-199.9 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-199.9
Inspection of facilities – Licensure required
Status: in_force

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 sworn affidavit by the license applicant that all

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requirements have been met. No license shall be issued for a

cosmetology or barber establishment to be operated in a private home

or residence unless the salon is located in a room or rooms not used

or occupied for residential purposes.

B. 1. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Cosmetology

and Barbering Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to practice

cosmetology or barbering in any place other than a licensed

establishment or school licensed by the Board. A person may provide

services outside of a licensed establishment if his or her services

do not require licensing under this act and shall not be required to

receive an establishment license for the facility where his or her

services are being provided and may work in a licensed

establishment.

2. In an emergency such as illness, invalidism, or death, a

licensed operator may perform cosmetology or barbering services for

a person by appointment in a place other than a licensed cosmetology

or barber establishment or cosmetology or barber school.

C. A person licensed as a cosmetologist may perform cosmetology

services in a barber establishment. A person licensed as a barber

may perform barbering services in a cosmetology establishment. Any

salon which provides both cosmetology and barbering services must

obtain a license from the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1000.2v1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1000.2v1
Construction Industries Board
Status: in_force

A. The Construction Industries Board is hereby re-created to

continue until July 1, 2017, in accordance with the provisions of

the Oklahoma Sunset Law. Beginning January 1, 2002, the Board shall

regulate the plumbing, electrical and mechanical trades, and

building and construction inspectors through the powers and duties

set forth in the Construction Industries Board Act and in the

respective licensing acts for such trades.

B. 1. Beginning July 1, 2008, the Board shall be composed of

seven (7) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and

consent of the Senate, as follows:

a. two members shall have at least ten (10) years'

experience in the plumbing trade, of which one shall

be a plumbing contractor and one shall be a journeyman

plumber,

b. two members shall have at least ten (10) years'

experience in the electrical trade, of which one shall

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be an electrical contractor and one shall be a

journeyman electrician,

c. two members shall have at least ten (10) years'

experience in the mechanical trade, of which one shall

be a mechanical contractor and one shall be a

mechanical journeyman, and

d. one member shall have at least ten (10) years'

experience as a building and construction inspector

and shall be from a list recommended by a statewide

organization of municipal governments.

2. Members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years;

provided, of those members initially appointed to the Board, five

members shall be appointed for two-year terms, beginning September

1, 2001, and four members shall be appointed for four-year terms,

beginning September 1, 2001, as designated by the Governor. Members

shall continue in office until a successor is appointed by the

Governor. The Governor shall fill all vacancies and unexpired terms

in the same manner as the original appointment of the member whose

position is to be filled. Such members may be removed by the

Governor for cause.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3105 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3105
Right of rescission
Status: in_force

Without penalty or cost of any kind, a debtor in a deferred

deposit loan transaction shall have the right to rescind in writing

the deferred deposit loan until 5 p.m. on the next business day

following the day the debtor signs the deferred deposit loan

agreement; provided, any attempted rescission will not be effective

unless the notice is timely and is accompanied by a return of the

full principal advanced by the lender to the debtor. Exercising

rescission entitles the debtor to a full refund of all fees paid by

the debtor as part of the deferred deposit loan transaction.

Rescission occurs when the debtor gives written notice of rescission

to the lender at the address of the office of the licensee as stated

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in the deferred deposit agreement or at the location where the

transaction occurred.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-199.13 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-199.13
Reciprocity licenses - Criteria for issuing licenses
Status: in_force

without examination.

A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering may issue a

reciprocity license to an applicant if:

1. The applicant has complied with the requirements of another

state, territory or province and applicant holds a current license

as verified by certification; and

2. The applicant successfully passes Oklahoma's state rules,

regulations and law test administered by the Board.

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B. The Board may issue a license without examination to an

applicant from a foreign country or territory if:

1. The applicant is otherwise qualified and possesses a current

license issued in that foreign country or territory; or

2. The applicant is otherwise qualified and does not possess a

current license issued in that foreign country or territory, but can

show he or she has continuously engaged in the practices or

occupation for which a reciprocity license is applied for at least

(3) years immediately prior to such application.

The applicant from a foreign country or territory applying for a

cosmetology, manicurist, facialist or barber license shall

successfully pass Oklahoma's state rules, regulations and law test

administered by the Board and shall possess the equivalent of at

least an eighth-grade education.

The applicant from a foreign country or territory applying for a

master instructor's license shall successfully pass Oklahoma's state

rules, regulations and law test administered by the Board and shall

possess the equivalent of a high school education.

The applicant from a foreign country may be required to provide

evidence that documents have been verified as valid by a creditable

agency as recognized by the Board.

C. The applicant from a foreign country or territory who is

otherwise qualified, but who possesses a current license issued in

that foreign country or territory must take examinations, both

practical and written, to be issued a license if the applicant

cannot show that he or she has been continuously engaged in the

practices or occupation for which a reciprocity license is applied

for at least three (3) years immediately prior to such application

and shall successfully pass Oklahoma's state rules, regulations and

law test administered by the Board.

D. Payment of the reciprocity fee shall also constitute payment

of the first annual license fee.

E. The Board may establish by rule any administrative or other

fees associated with processing reciprocity applications for

licensure without examination.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1373 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1373
Injunction
Status: in_force

The Board, the Attorney General, or the local district attorney

may apply to the district court in the county in which a violation

of this act is alleged to have occurred for an order enjoining or

restraining the commission or continuance of the acts complained of.

Thereupon, the court has jurisdiction of the proceedings and may

grant such temporary or permanent injunction or restraining order,

without bond, as it deems just and proper. The remedy provided by

this section is in addition to, and independent of, any other

remedies available for the enforcement of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4003 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-4003
Waiver of fees for low-income individuals
Status: in_force

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 that an applicant for licensure or

certification is a low-income individual, shall grant a one-time

one-year waiver of any fees associated with such licensure or

certification. For purposes of the section, "low-income individual"

means an individual who is enrolled in a state or federal public

assistance program, including, but not limited to, the Temporary

Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid or the Supplemental

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Nutrition Assistance Program, or whose household adjusted gross

income is below one hundred forty percent (140%) of the federal

poverty line or a higher threshold to be set by the executive branch

department that oversees business regulation.

B. Each 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 promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-353.11a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-353.11a
Continuing education requirements - Inactive renewal
Status: in_force

certificates

A. No annual renewal certificate shall be issued to a

pharmacist until such pharmacist has submitted proof to the State

Board of Pharmacy that the pharmacist has satisfactorily completed

no less than fifteen (15) clock hours of an accredited or Board-

approved program of continuing professional education during the

previous calendar year.

B. The Board may grant alternate methods of obtaining

continuing education hours to a pharmacist who meets all necessary

requirements for licensure except the continuing education

requirements.

C. 1. Any pharmacist who does not meet the requirements for

continuing education may obtain an inactive renewal certificate of

licensure.

2. The holder of an inactive renewal certificate of licensure

shall not engage in the practice of pharmacy in this state.

3. The holder of an inactive renewal certificate of licensure

may apply to the Board to be removed from inactive status.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-541 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-541
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Radiologist

Assistant Licensure Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1374 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1374
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who, after the first day of January, 1966, represents

himself to be a psychologist or engages in the practice of

psychology within this state without being licensed or exempted in

accordance with the provisions of this act is guilty of a

misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or be confined in jail for not more than

six (6) months, or both. Each day of violation is a separate

offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-583 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-583
Rules and regulations - Administering oaths and taking
Status: in_force

testimony - Officers - Meetings - Quorum - Code of ethics - Branch

offices.

Said Board of Examiners shall make such rules and regulations,

not inconsistent with the laws, as may be necessary to the

performance of its duties, and each member thereof may administer

oaths, or take testimony concerning any matter within the

jurisdiction of the Board. It shall organize by selecting one of its

members as president, one as vice-president, and one as secretary

and treasurer (the latter to give bond, approved by the Governor),

and shall meet at least twice a year, and at such place or places as

it may select. A majority of the Board present shall constitute a

quorum, and its meetings shall at all times be open to the public.

The Board may adopt a code of ethics for the practice of Optometry.

A licensed optometrist may establish a practice in not more than two

office locations in accordance with rules and regulations

established by the Board of Examiners in Optometry. Practice in a

governmental institution shall not be counted as one of these

locations. Each office shall be registered by the Board and shall

maintain such equipment and personnel as required by the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1870 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1870
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 16 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the “Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.18 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.18
Civil penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person or entity who has been determined by the Board to

have violated any provision of the State Architectural and Licensed

Interior Designers Act or any rule or order issued pursuant to the

provisions of the State Architectural and Licensed Interior

Designers Act may be liable for a civil penalty of not more than One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day that said violation continues

plus the legal costs incurred by the Board to prosecute the case.

The maximum civil penalty shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00) for any violation plus the legal costs incurred by the

Board to prosecute the case.

B. The amount of the penalty shall be assessed by the Board

pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section, after

notice and hearing. In determining the amount of the penalty, the

Board shall include but not be limited to consideration of the

nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation and, with

respect to the person or entity found to have committed the

violation, the degree of culpability, the effect on ability of the

person or entity to continue to do business, and any show of good

faith in attempting to achieve compliance with the provisions of the

State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act. All monies

collected from such civil penalties shall be deposited with the

State Treasurer of Oklahoma and placed in the Board of Architects'

Fund.

C. Any license or certificate of authority holder may elect to

surrender the license or certificate of authority in lieu of said

fine but shall be forever barred from obtaining a reissuance of said

license or certificate of authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2095.13 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2095.13
Participation in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing
Status: in_force

System and Registry.

In addition to any other duties imposed upon the Administrator

of Consumer Credit by law, the Administrator shall require mortgage

brokers, mortgage lenders and mortgage loan originators to be

licensed and registered through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing

System and Registry. In order to carry out this requirement, the

Administrator is authorized to participate in the Nationwide

Multistate Licensing System and Registry. For this purpose, the

Administrator, upon approval of the Commission on Consumer Credit,

may establish requirements by rule as necessary and consistent with

the Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act,

including but not limited to:

1. Background checks for:

a. criminal history through fingerprint or other

databases,

b. civil or administrative records,

c. credit history, or

d. any other information as deemed necessary by the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry;

2. The payment of fees to apply for or renew licenses through

the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry;

3. The setting or resetting as necessary of renewal or

reporting dates; and

4. Requirements for amending or surrendering a license or any

other such activities as the Administrator deems necessary for

participation in the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and

Registry.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-139 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-139
Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners - Organization -
Status: in_force

Meetings - Compliance with other acts - Bonding -

Tort claims.

A. The Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners shall organize

annually at the last regularly scheduled meeting of the Board before

the beginning of the next fiscal year by electing from among its

members a president, a vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer.

The term of office of each officer shall be for the following fiscal

year and until a successor is elected and qualified. The duties of

each officer shall be prescribed in the rules of the Board.

B. The Board may hold such regularly scheduled meetings,

special meetings, emergency meetings, or continued or reconvened

meetings as found by the Board to be expedient or necessary. A

majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction

of business.

C. The Board shall act in accordance with the provisions of the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and the

Administrative Procedures Act.

D. All members of the Board and such employees as determined by

the Board shall be bonded as required by Sections 85.26 through

85.31 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. The responsibilities and rights of any member or employee of

the Board who acts within the scope of Board duties or employment

shall be governed by the Governmental Tort Claims Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.36a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.36a
Laboratory prescriptions
Status: in_force

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A. A dentist may utilize a dental laboratory technician and a

dental laboratory to perform or provide dental laboratory

technology. Except as provided in subsection C of Section 328.36 of

this title, a dentist who utilizes the services of a dental

laboratory technician or dental laboratory shall furnish a

laboratory prescription for each patient for whom a work product is

prescribed.

B. Laboratory prescriptions issued by a dentist shall be on

forms containing the minimum information required by subsection D of

this section and shall be produced or printed by each dentist. Such

forms shall be provided by the Board of Dentistry or downloaded from

the Board's website. All forms shall be completed in full and

signed by the prescribing dentist. The owner of a dental laboratory

shall retain each original laboratory prescription received from a

prescribing dentist and produce the document for inspection and

copying by a member of the Board or by an agent or employee of the

Board, for a period of seven (7) years from the date of the

laboratory prescription. The prescribing dentist shall retain the

duplicate copy of each laboratory prescription and produce the

document for inspection and copying by a member of the Board or by

an agent or employee of the Board, for a period of seven (7) years

from the date of the laboratory prescription.

C. The patient's name or the identification number of the

laboratory prescription shall appear on all dental models and

correspond to all dental restorations, appliances or other devices

being constructed, reproduced or repaired. Any dental model,

restoration, appliance or other device in the possession of a dental

laboratory technician or dental laboratory without a laboratory

prescription and corresponding number on the model, restoration,

appliance or device shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of

the State Dental Act. After completion, the prescribed work product

shall be returned by the dental laboratory technician or dental

laboratory to the prescribing dentist or the dental office of the

dentist with the name or number of the laboratory prescription

accompanying the invoice.

D. At a minimum, prescriptions shall contain the following

information:

1. The name and address of the dental laboratory;

2. The patient's name and/or identifying number. In the event

such identifying number is used, the name of the patient shall be

written on a copy of the prescription retained by the dentist;

3. A description of the work to be completed with diagrams, if

applicable;

4. A description of the type of materials to be used;

5. The actual date on which the authorization or prescription

was written or completed;

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6. The signature in ink or by electronic method of the dentist

issuing the prescription and the state license number and address of

such dentist; and

7. A section to be completed by the dental laboratory and

returned to the issuing dentist that shall disclose all information

and certify that the information is accurate by including the

signature of a reasonable part of the primary contractor.

E. The Board shall make readily available a sample form on the

Board's website for use by any licensee at no cost.

F. A dentist may produce, transfer and retain copies of the

form electronically.

G. A dentist may refer a patient to a dental laboratory for the

purpose of selecting the shading or matching shades of a prosthetic

device being prepared for the dentist to deliver to the patient.

The dentist must maintain a copy of the prescription written for the

laboratory.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.21 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.21
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 59-46.21v1 (HB 3253, Laws 2024, c. 147, § 6).

OS 59-46.21v2 (HB 1793, Laws 2024, c. 138, § 15).
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-536.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-536.3
Transfer of funds, records, etc
Status: in_force

On or before August 1, 1985, all monies, funds, records,

equipment, furniture and fixtures, files and supplies now subject to

the jurisdiction and control of the State Board of Electrology are

hereby transferred to the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision. Any other outstanding obligation or function remaining

to be performed by the State Board of Electrology shall be performed

by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1350.19 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1350.19
Jail access
Status: in_force

Every bail enforcer who holds a valid license in this state

shall have access to the jails of this state for the purpose of

surrendering persons recovered pursuant to the Bail Enforcement and

Licensing Act, and the rules adopted by the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training. Each surrender of a person to

jail by a licensed bail enforcer shall require presentation of a

copy of the bail undertaking, contract for recovery of the defendant

by the bail enforcer, or a copy of the warrant for arrest and

surrender to custody for failure to appear.