Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.3
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Purpose -
Status: in_force

Conflicts of interest - Liability.

A. The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is hereby

re-created, to continue until July 1, 2030, in accordance with the

provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, to regulate and enforce the

practice of veterinary medicine in this state in accordance with the

Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act.

B. 1. The duty of determining a person's initial and

continuing qualification and fitness for the practice of veterinary

medicine, of proceeding against the unlawful and unlicensed practice

of veterinary medicine and of enforcing the Oklahoma Veterinary

Practice Act is hereby delegated to the Board. That duty shall be

discharged in accordance with the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act

and other applicable statutes.

2. a. It is necessary that the powers conferred on the Board

by the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act be construed

to protect the health, safety and welfare of the

people of this state.

b. No member of the Board, acting in that capacity or as

a member of any Board committee, shall participate in

the making of any decision or the taking of any action

affecting such member's own personal, professional or

pecuniary interest, or that of a person related to the

member within the third degree by consanguinity,

marriage or adoption or of a business or professional

associate.

c. With advice of legal counsel, the Board shall adopt

and annually review a conflict of interest policy to

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enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Veterinary

Practice Act.

C. The practice of veterinary medicine is a privilege granted

by the people of this state acting through their elected

representatives. It is not a natural right of individuals. In the

interest of the public, and to protect the public, it is necessary

to provide laws and rules to govern the granting and subsequent use

of the privilege to practice veterinary medicine. The primary

responsibility and obligation of the Board is to protect the public

from the unprofessional, improper, incompetent and unlawful practice

of veterinary medicine.

D. 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.65 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.65
Review of course of treatment rendered by a dentist -
Status: in_force

Election by patient - Submission of statement by dentist.

A patient may voluntarily seek review of a course of treatment

rendered by a dentist. Such review is not mandatory or required

prior to the initiation of litigation and the Oklahoma Dental

Mediation Act shall in no way limit the patient's access to the

courts nor in any way require the patient to participate in

mediation proceedings as a prerequisite to initiating suit. If the

patient elects to participate in the mediation procedure, the

patient must file a written request for the review with a mediation

committee in accordance with such rules that the organizations

appointing the mediation committee may prescribe. In the request

for review, the patient must provide the mediation committee with a

true and correct statement of all material facts relating to the

course of treatment complained of, the nature of the complaint, and

the requested relief sought, in addition to any other requirements

that may be prescribed by rule.

The dentist shall thereafter submit a true and correct statement

of all material facts relating to the course of treatment complained

of, the nature of the complaint, and the dentist's recommended

action, if any, in addition to any other requirements that may be

prescribed by rule.

The material submitted by the patient and dentist shall be

provided by the committee to the opposing party.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.31a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.31a
Use of trade names – Rules regulating advertisements
Status: in_force

A. One dentist or multiple dentists may use a trade name in

connection with the practice of dentistry provided that:

1. The use of the trade name shall not be false, fraudulent or

misleading; and

2. When one dentist or multiple dentists make an advertisement

in the trade name or the trade name is included in an advertisement,

a copy of the advertisement, including but not limited to any

electronic form of the advertising, shall be kept by the dentist or

dentists for three (3) years from the first publication date of the

advertisement.

B. All advertisements for dentistry shall include the name of

the dentist or dentists that shall be providing treatment and shall

list the type of dental or specialty license on the advertisement.

C. The Board of Dentistry shall promulgate rules regulating

advertisements in which one dentist or multiple dentists use a trade

name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4100.7 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-4100.7
Interpretation of act
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Military Service Occupation, Education and

Credentialing Act shall be construed to require the issuance of any

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license or certificate to an applicant who does not otherwise meet

the stated eligibility standards, criteria, qualifications or

requirements for licensure or certification, nor shall the

provisions be construed to automatically allow issuance of any

license or certificate without testing or examination, without

proper consideration by the licensing and examination board, or

without proper verification that the applicant is not subject to

pending criminal charges or disciplinary actions, has not been

convicted of any offense prohibiting licensure or certification, and

has no other impairment which would prohibit licensure or

certification in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4001 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-4001
Participation in execution of death sentence barred as
Status: in_force

basis for revoking, suspending, or denying professional license.

No licensing entity, board, commission, association, or agency

shall file, attempt to file, initiate a proceeding, or take any

action to revoke, suspend, or deny a license to any person

authorized to operate as a professional in the State of Oklahoma,

for the reason that the person participated in any manner in the

execution of a judgment of death pursuant to Sections 1014 and 1015

of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes as required or authorized by

law or the Director of the Department of Corrections.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1525 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1525
Fees - Investigations - Grant or denial of license -
Status: in_force

Exemptions.

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

an annual license fee and a one-time investigation fee by a dealer,

the Administrator of Consumer Credit shall conduct an investigation

of the applicant prior to issuance of a dealer license.

B. Upon the filing of an application, and payment of the fee as

provided for in subsection A of Section 1526 of this title, and

payment of a fee by an employee of a licensed dealer, the

Administrator shall conduct an investigation of the applicant prior

to issuance of an employee license.

C. Upon renewal of a license for either a dealer or an

employee, the Administrator may conduct an investigation at the

Administrator’s discretion or at the request of a district attorney

for any county in which the applicant has a permanent place of

business.

D. If the Administrator finds that the financial

responsibility, experience and character of the dealer are such as

to warrant belief that the business will be operated lawfully and

fairly, within the purposes of the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer

Licensing Act, the dealer shall be issued a license.

E. A separate license shall be required for each location,

place or premises used by a dealer for the conducting of business

pursuant to the provisions of the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer

Licensing Act and each license shall designate the location, place,

or premises to which it applies. The business of the dealer shall

not be conducted in any place other than that designated by the

license. The license shall not be transferable.

F. If the Administrator does not 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 day 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.

G. The Administrator shall grant or deny an application for

license within sixty (60) days from the day of filing or from the

last day of a hearing as provided in subsection F of this section,

unless the period is extended by written agreement between the

applicant and the Administrator.

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H. The Administrator may issue more than one license to any one

person upon compliance with the provisions of the Precious Metal and

Gem Dealer Licensing Act as to each license. When a dealer wishes

to move the dealer’s business to another location, the dealer shall

give thirty (30) days' written notice to the Administrator, who

shall amend the license accordingly.

I. Licensed pawnbrokers shall not be subject to any of the fees

provided for in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1455 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1455
Polygraph Examiners Board
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2026,

in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the

Polygraph Examiners Board.

B. 1. The persons serving on the Board on June 30, 1988, shall

continue to serve the full terms for which they were originally

appointed until their successors have been duly appointed and

approved with the advice and consent of the Senate. All future

Boards shall continue the staggered terms of office established for

the Polygraph Examiners Board prior to July 1, 1988.

2. Any actions taken by any state agency on behalf of the

Polygraph Examiners Board or in an attempt to enforce the provisions

of the Polygraph Examiners Act shall be subject to review by the

Board. Any such acts may be rescinded or modified as deemed

appropriate by the Board, provided that such action shall not affect

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any accrued right, or penalty incurred, or proceeding begun between

July 1, 1988, and October 12, 1988.

3. All funds collected after June 30, 1988, equipment, files,

fixtures, furniture, and supplies of the Board which were

transferred to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or

State Treasury pursuant to Section 3909 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes shall be returned to the care and custody of the Board.

4. All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits,

certificates, licenses, contracts, rates, and privileges which have

been issued, made, granted, or allowed by the Board and are in

effect on June 30, 1988, shall continue in effect according to their

terms until further action is taken by the Board or as modified by

law.

C. The Board shall consist of five (5) members who shall be

citizens of the United States and residents of the state for at

least two (2) years prior to appointment, all of whom shall have

been engaged for a period of two (2) consecutive years as polygraph

examiners prior to appointment to the Board, and at the time of

appointment active polygraph examiners. No two Board members may be

employed by the same person or agency. No more than two members may

be appointed from one congressional district. However, when

congressional districts are redrawn, each member appointed prior to

July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective

shall complete the current term of office and appointments made

after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes

effective shall be based on the redrawn districts. No appointments

may be made after July 1 of the year in which such modification

becomes effective if such appointment would result in more than two

members serving from the same modified district. At least two

members must be qualified examiners of a governmental law

enforcement agency and at least two members must be qualified

polygraph examiners in the commercial field. The members shall be

appointed by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, with the advice

and consent of the Senate, for terms of six (6) years. Any vacancy

in an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment of the Governor,

with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the unexpired term.

Except as authorized by the Polygraph Examiners Act, members of the

Board shall be paid no fee, expense reimbursement, wage or other

compensation for their services.

D. The vote of a majority of the Board members is sufficient

for passage of any business or proposal which comes before the

Board. The Board shall elect a chair, vice-chair, and secretary

from among its members.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1151.20 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1151.20
Roofing Contractor Registration Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Construction Industries Board to be designated the "Roofing

Contractor Registration Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of application and renewal fees, late fees, administrative

fees, reinstatement fees, and any other monies collected pursuant to

the Roofing Contractor Registration Act. All monies accruing to the

credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and

expended by the Construction Industries Board for implementation and

administration of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, 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. 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.

This fund shall be subject to and comply with the provisions of

Section 211 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2007 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2007
Bond or letter of credit required
Status: in_force

A. 1. Every health spa, before it enters into a health spa

contract or membership agreement or accepts an initiation or

prepayment fee in excess of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), shall file and

maintain with the Administrator, in form and substance satisfactory

to him, a bond with a corporate surety, from a company authorized to

transact business in this state or a letter of credit from a bank

insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the amounts

indicated below:

Number of unexpired Amount of bond

contracts or membership agreements or letter of

exceeding six (6) months credit

500 or less $30,000.00

501 to 1000 $40,000.00

1001 to 1500 $50,000.00

1501 to 2000 $60,000.00

2001 or more $70,000.00

2. The number of unexpired contracts or membership agreements

exceeding six (6) months shall be separately calculated for each

location where health spa services are offered.

3. Each separate location where health spa services are offered

shall be considered a separate health spa and shall file a separate

bond or letter of credit with respect thereto, even though the

separate locations are owned or operated by the same owner.

4. No owner shall be required to file with the Administrator

bonds or letters of credit in excess of Seventy Thousand Dollars

($70,000.00). If the seventy-thousand-dollar limit is applicable,

then the bonds or letters of credit filed by such owner shall apply

to all health spas owned or operated by the same owner.

B. The bond or letter of credit required by this section shall

be in favor of the state for the benefit of:

1. any buyer injured by having paid money to the health spa

posting the bond or letter of credit for health spa services in a

facility which fails to open within sixty (60) days after the date

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upon which the buyer and the health spa entered into a contract or

membership agreement or goes out of business prior to the expiration

of the buyer's health spa contract or membership agreement; or

2. any buyer injured as a result of a violation of the Oklahoma

Health Spa Act by the health spa posting the bond or letter of

credit.

C. The aggregate liability of the bond or letter of credit to

all persons for all breaches of the conditions of the bond or letter

of credit shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond or letter

of credit. The bond or letter of credit shall not be canceled or

terminated except with the consent of the Administrator.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-634 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-634
Reciprocal license
Status: in_force

The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may issue a license to

a practitioner who is currently licensed in any country, state,

territory or province, upon the following conditions:

1. That the requirements of registration in the country, state,

territory or province in which the applicant is licensed are deemed

by the Board to have been equivalent to the requirements of

registration in force in this state at the date of such license;

2. That the applicant has no disciplinary matters pending

against him or her in any country, state, territory or province; and

3. That the license being reciprocated must have been obtained

by an examination in that country, state, territory or province

deemed by the Board to be equivalent to that used by the Board, or

obtained by examination of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical

Examiners.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.14 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.14
Grounds for suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of
Status: in_force

license or certificate – Hearing – Definitions.

A. The Board of Governors of the Architects, Landscape

Architects and Licensed Interior Designers of Oklahoma shall have

power to suspend, to revoke or refuse to renew a license or

certificate of authority issued by it, pursuant to the provisions of

the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act, when

the holder thereof:

1. Has been convicted of a felony crime that substantially

relates to the practice of architecture, landscape architecture or

licensed interior design and poses a reasonable threat to public

safety;

2. Has been guilty of fraud or misrepresentation;

3. Has been guilty of gross incompetence or recklessness in the

practice of architecture relating to the construction of buildings

or structures, or of dishonest practices;

4. Has been guilty of gross incompetence or recklessness in the

practice of landscape architecture, or of dishonest practices;

5. Has been guilty of gross incompetence or recklessness in the

practice of licensed interior design, or of dishonest practices;

6. Presents the license or certification of another as his or

her own;

7. Gives false or forged evidence to the Board;

8. Conceals information relative to any inquiry, investigation

or violation of this act or rules promulgated under this act; or

9. Has been found to be guilty of a violation of a provision of

the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act, or the

rules of the Board; provided, that a person or entity complained of

shall be afforded the opportunity for a formal hearing carried out

as described under the current Administrative Procedures Act or

settled by the Board with a consent order or final order approved by

the Board.

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The Board shall keep a record of the evidence in, and a record

of each proceeding for the suspension, revocation of or refusal to

renew a license or certificate of authority and shall make findings

of fact and render a decision therein. If, after a hearing, the

charges shall have been found to have been sustained by the vote of

a majority of the members of the Board it shall immediately enter

its order of suspension, revocation, penalties, probation,

educational coursework and objectives or refusal to renew, as the

case may be.

B. 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, § 59-1350.6 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1350.6
Prohibition of breaking and entering
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be

unlawful for a bail enforcer to break into and enter the dwelling

house of any defendant or third party for purposes of recovery or

attempted recovery of a defendant either:

1. By forcibly bursting or breaking the wall, or an outer door,

window, or shutter of a window of such house or the lock or bolts of

such door, or the fastening of such window or shutter;

2. By breaking in any other manner, being armed with a weapon

or being assisted or aided by one or more persons then actually

present; or

3. By unlocking an outer door by means of false keys or by

picking the lock thereof, or by lifting a latch or opening a window.

B. A person violating the provisions of this section shall be

guilty of burglary in the first degree, a Class B2 felony offense,

and, upon conviction, punished as provided in Section 1436 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Provided, however, the offense and

penalty stated in this section shall not apply to a licensed bail

enforcer during an active attempt at recovery of a felony defendant

under the following conditions:

a. the bail enforcer has first-hand or eyes-on knowledge

that the defendant entered the dwelling house during

an attempt to recover the defendant and the defendant

after reasonable request is refusing to surrender,

b. the bail enforcer has first-hand or eyes-on knowledge

that the defendant is actually within the dwelling

house and after reasonable request is refusing to

surrender, or

c. the bail enforcer has obtained knowledge confirming

beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is

actually within the dwelling house and after

reasonable request refuses to surrender.

For purposes of this subsection, "first-hand knowledge" means

information received from direct eye-witness testimony, actual

visual contact with and confirmed identification of the defendant by

a person who knows the defendant or resides at the dwelling house,

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or other factual evidence provided directly to the licensed bail

enforcer that confirms the identity and presence of the defendant

within the dwelling house.

The exceptions to the offense and penalty in this section shall

not limit or restrict another person within or without the dwelling

house, or owning the dwelling house, from taking any action in

response to or to defend a forced entry into such dwelling house,

including use of a firearm as may be authorized by law. The use of

an exception provided in this subsection by a licensed bail enforcer

shall be a fact to be determined by the district attorney in

considering whether to prosecute an offense under this section. Any

person exercising his or her right to respond or protect the

dwelling house or its occupants shall not be liable for injury to

another who was forcing entry into such dwelling house. An owner or

occupant of a dwelling house may seek damages to his or her property

in a civil action if such damage resulted from a forced entry by a

licensed bail enforcer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-624 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-624
Committee of Home Inspector Examiners
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Committee of Home Inspector

Examiners under the authority of the Construction Industries Board,

which shall consist of seven (7) members who have been residents of

this state for at least three (3) years prior to their appointment.

Each member shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and

consent of the Senate. Appointments shall be made so that not more

than two members shall, at the time an appointment is made, be

residents of the same congressional district; provided, no member

shall be removed from office due solely to a reduction in the number

of congressional districts.

B. Of the seven members:

1. Four of the initial appointees shall hold memberships in a

state or national housing inspection association or foundation.

After expiration of the terms of the initial appointees, four

members shall be licensed home inspectors who are active full time

in the practice of making home inspections, two or more of whom

shall hold membership in an association that certifies home

inspectors in this state;

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2. One shall be a licensed real estate broker who is active

full time in the real estate brokerage business;

3. One shall be a licensed real estate appraiser who is active

full time in the real estate appraisal business; and

4. One shall be a lay person who is not involved in the

property business, including, but not limited to, the leasing of

commercial or residential property, and is not in the real estate

business or home inspection business.

C. Initially, three members shall be appointed for a term to

expire June 30, 2003; two members shall be appointed for a term to

expire June 30, 2004; and two members shall be appointed for a term

to expire June 30, 2005. Thereafter, all terms shall be three-year

terms ending June 30.

D. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and

qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the balance of an

unexpired term by appointment of the Governor. Members may be

removed by the Governor for good cause.

E. Members shall elect officers annually. The chair, or in the

absence of the chair, the vice-chair, shall preside at all meetings

of the Committee and shall perform such duties as the Committee

shall prescribe. The Committee shall meet at least semiannually,

and special meetings may be called by the chair or the designee of

the chair. Four members shall constitute a quorum.

F. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be

reimbursed in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

G. Personnel and administrative support necessary for the

Committee to exercise its powers and accomplish its duties shall be

provided by the Construction Industries Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-709A — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-709A
Criminal history records check
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers

Act, the required criminal history records check shall include a

state and national criminal history records search conducted by the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation that is not more than ninety

(90) days old. Each criminal background check shall require:

1. The applicant shall submit a full set of usable fingerprints

that is not more than ninety (90) days old to the Real Estate

Appraiser Board for the purpose of permitting a state and federal

criminal history records search pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title

74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The OSBI may exchange these

fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI);

2. The applicant shall furnish the Board fingerprints as

established by Board rules and any applicable fees as required by a

state or federal law enforcement agency to process the background

check;

3. The Board shall forward the fingerprints along with the

applicable fee for a national criminal records history search to the

OSBI. The Bureau shall retain one set of fingerprints in the

Automated Fingerprint Identification System and submit the other set

to the FBI for a national criminal history records search;

4. Any and all state and federal criminal history record

information obtained by the Board from the OSBI or the FBI that is

not already a matter of public record shall be deemed confidential.

The confidential information shall be restricted to the exclusive

use of the Board, its members, officers, investigators, agents and

attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or

disqualification for licensure; and

5. Fingerprint images may be rejected by the OSBI or the FBI

for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, fingerprint

quality or an inability by the OSBI or the FBI to classify the

fingerprints. These rejections require the applicant to be

fingerprinted again. Applicants with fingerprints rejected will be

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required to repay and be re-fingerprinted. Applicants are

responsible for insuring and verifying that all data is correct in

the fingerprinting process.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1820.10 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1820.10
Service work tag required
Status: in_force

Any person who services, installs, inspects, certifies, charges

or tests any portable fire extinguisher or fire suppression system

shall affix a tag to the service unit. The tag shall indicate the

date upon which the service work was performed, and it shall bear

the legible signature and state license number of the person and

other information specified by the State Fire Marshal Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1261.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1261.4
Reciprocity - Qualifications
Status: in_force

A. Any person who becomes a resident of this state and who is

or has been, immediately preceding the person's residency in this

state, licensed to practice social work by another state which

grants a like privilege of reciprocity and who meets the educational

and work experience qualifications for licensure in this state may,

upon payment of the necessary fee and submission of documentation as

required by the Board, be licensed under the provisions of the

Social Worker's Licensing Act.

B. In cases where reciprocity does not exist the Oklahoma State

Board of Licensed Social Workers may endorse the actions of another

state licensing board upon receipt of information by that board

documenting that the applicant has met the educational and

supervisory requirements of the Oklahoma State Board in another

state, and has passed the same examination or a more stringent

examination than that used by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed

Social Workers.

C. 1. For a social worker currently licensed in another

jurisdiction to obtain a license as a social worker by reciprocity

in this state, an applicant shall:

a. submit a written application in the form prescribed by

the Board,

b. have attained the age of majority,

c. have a social work degree at the designation for which

the applicant is seeking licensure,

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d. possess, at the time of initial licensure as a social

worker, the qualifications necessary to have been

eligible for licensure in this state,

e. present to the Board a passing score on the designated

licensure examination,

f. present to the Board proof that the transferring

social work license is current and in good standing,

g. present to the Board proof that any social work or any

other professional license or other credential granted

to the applicant by any other state has not been

suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted for any

reason except nonrenewal or for the failure to obtain

the required continuing education credits in any

jurisdiction where the applicant is or has been

licensed, and

h. pay the fees specified by the Board.

2. Applicants for license transfer under this section shall

only be eligible for licensure at the equivalent designation

recognized in the currently licensed jurisdiction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2051 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2051
Short title
Status: in_force

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Sections 1 through 21 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the "Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.35 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-15.35
Continuing professional education
Status: in_force

A. In order to assure continuing professional competence of

individuals in accountancy, and as a condition for issuance of a

certificate or license and/or renewal of a permit to practice,

certificate and license holders shall furnish evidence of

participation in continuing professional education.

B. Continuing professional education compliance periods shall

be established by rule.

C. All certificate and license holders shall complete at least

one hundred twenty (120) hours of continuing professional education

within a three-year period with completion of not less than twenty

(20) hours of continuing professional education in any year.

D. The Oklahoma Accountancy Board shall adopt rules and

regulations regarding such continuing professional education. Such

rules shall include but not be limited to:

1. Requiring reporting of continuing professional education to

coincide with the annual permit renewal date;

2. Provisions for exempting retired, inactive and disabled

individuals as defined by the Board in the rules from the

requirement of continuing professional education; and

3. Adopt standards for determining approved continuing

professional education courses.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2006 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2006
Notes for payments to third parties upon breach
Status: in_force

prohibited - Rights of actions and defenses not cut off by

assignment.

A. A contract or membership agreement for health spa services

shall not require the execution of any note or series of notes by

the buyer which, if separately negotiated, will require the buyer to

make payments to third parties on a note or notes if the contract or

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membership agreement for the health spa services is breached by the

health spa.

B. Whether or not the health spa has complied with the notice

requirements of Section 7 of this act, any right of action or

defense arising out of a health spa contract or membership agreement

which the buyer has against the health spa, and which would be cut

off by assignment, shall not be cut off by assignment of the

contract or membership agreement to any third party holder, whether

or not the holder acquires the contract in good faith and for value.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3150.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3150.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise:

1. "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Department of

Consumer Credit or the Administrator's designee;

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2. "Affiliate" means a person or organization directly or

indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with

the licensee;

3. "Control" means possession, directly or indirectly, of the

power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies of

a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by

contract or otherwise. No individual shall be deemed to control a

person solely on account of being a director, officer or employee of

the person. For purposes of this paragraph, a person who directly

or indirectly owns, controls, holds the power to vote or holds

proxies representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the

current outstanding voting securities issued by another person is

presumed to control the other person, and the Administrator may

determine whether a person, in fact, controls another person;

4. "Controlling person" means any person in control of a

licensee;

5. "Department" means the Department of Consumer Credit;

6. "Small loan" means a loan made pursuant to a written

agreement subject to this act between a licensee and customer

establishing a credit plan under which the licensee contemplates

credit transactions from time to time that:

a. shall be unsecured,

b. shall not have a term longer than twelve (12) months

or less than sixty (60) days,

c. shall be fully amortized and payable in substantially

equal periodic payments, and

d. are subject to prepayment in whole or in part at any

time without penalty;

7. "Licensee" means a person licensed to offer small loans

pursuant to this act;

8. "Person" means an individual, group of individuals,

partnership, association, corporation or any other business, unit or

legal entity; and

9. "Default" means:

a. the failure of a customer to make a required payment

within a certain number of days of the due date as

agreed upon by the licensee and the customer per the

small loan agreement; provided, that such agreed-upon

number of days not exceed sixty-one (61) days after a

failure to make a required payment on the due date, or

b. the customer's failure to otherwise perform the

obligations under the small loan agreement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-519.10 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-519.10
Violations - Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person not licensed under the Physician Assistant Act

is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to penalties

applicable to the unlicensed practice of medicine if he or

she:

1. Holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant;

2. Uses any combination or abbreviation of the term "physician

assistant" to indicate or imply that he or she is a physician

assistant; or

3. Acts as a physician assistant without being licensed by the

State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.

An unlicensed physician shall not be permitted to use the title

of "physician assistant" or to practice as a physician assistant

unless he or she fulfills the requirements of Section 519.1 et seq.

of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-538.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-538.3
Practitioner requirements — Oversight
Status: in_force

A. A laser practitioner shall only perform laser hair removal

using lasers or pulsed light devices approved by the United States

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for noninvasive procedures.

B. A person shall not perform or attempt to perform laser hair

removal unless the person holds the appropriate health professional

license or certificate as defined in Section 538.2 of this title, or

the person is a laser practitioner performing laser hair removal

under the supervision of a physician as defined in paragraphs 1

through 6 of subsection A of Section 725.2 of this title, a

certified physician assistant, or a certified Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse. A laser practitioner who is not a physician shall

complete a laser practitioner training and education program. A

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laser training and education program may be completed internally at

the laser hair removal facility or via a third party, provided such

third-party program is overseen by a physician. A laser

practitioner training and education program shall include forty (40)

total hours of training, which may be a combination of didactic

training, in-person hands-on training, and performance of laser hair

removal procedures.

C. A laser hair removal facility shall be overseen by a

physician, as defined in paragraphs 1 through 6 of subsection A of

Section 725.2 of this title, a certified physician assistant, or a

certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

D. The overseeing physician shall:

1. Establish proper protocols for laser hair removal provided

at a facility including, but not limited to, complication

management. A laser practitioner shall follow all written procedure

protocols established and revised by the overseeing physician. Such

protocols shall require utilizing a physician, physician assistant,

or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse for complication management;

2. Determine the number of laser practitioners under such

physician's supervision; and

3. Review not less than ten percent (10%) of laser hair removal

patient records.

Every physician or physician assistant or Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse shall establish a relationship with patients which

shall include an initial evaluation, prior to treatment, that is

either face-to-face or via telemedicine that is performed by the

physician or physician assistant or Advanced Practice Registered

Nurse.

As part of the patient relationship, each physician or certified

physician assistant or certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

shall create a patient chart. The chart shall contain an informed

consent, a treatment plan that includes risks, benefits,

alternatives, follow-up, and care for potential complications.

E. A physician shall not be required to be physically present

or to supervise laser hair removal, but shall be available for

communication during the procedure, either in person or by two-way,

real time interactive communication.

F. The conduct of allopathic physicians and physician

assistants pursuant to this act shall be regulated by the State

Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. The conduct of

osteopathic physicians pursuant to this act shall be regulated by

the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners. The conduct of Registered

Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Advanced Practice Registered

Nurses pursuant to this act shall be regulated by the Oklahoma Board

of Nursing.

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G. Nothing in this act shall prohibit any person in the healing

arts, in this state, under any other act, from engaging in the

practice for which he or she is duly licensed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-161.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-161.2
Scope of practice of chiropractic
Status: in_force

A. Chiropractic is the science and art that teaches health in

anatomic relation and disease or abnormality in anatomic

disrelation, and includes hygienic, sanitary and therapeutic

measures incident thereto in humans. The scope of practice of

chiropractic shall include those diagnostic and treatment services

and procedures which have been taught by an accredited chiropractic

college and have been approved by the Board of Chiropractic

Examiners.

B. A chiropractic physician may engage in the practice of

animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if certified to do so by

the Board. A licensed chiropractic physician may provide

chiropractic treatment to an animal without being certified in

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animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment by the Board if an

animal has been referred to the chiropractic physician by a licensed

veterinarian in writing.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-356 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-356
Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act
Status: in_force

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This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Pharmacy Audit

Integrity Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.46 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.46
Application for reissuance of license
Status: in_force

The Board of Governors of the Architects, Landscape Architects

and Licensed Interior Designers of Oklahoma may restore a license to

any person whose license has lapsed or has been revoked or

suspended. Application for the reissuance of a license shall be

made in the manner as the Board may direct. The fees prescribed by

the rules shall accompany the application for reissuance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-159.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-159.1
Rules and regulations concerning casts for individual
Status: in_force

shoes.

The Board may adopt rules and regulations which are necessary or

helpful to promote the public health and safety which define and

establish minimum standards and requirements for methods and

practices to be used in taking or making casts or equivalents

thereof of the human foot for the purpose of prescribing, offering,

making, furnishing,correcting, changing, or fitting shoes for the

foot. It shall be unlawful to take or make said casts or

equivalents for any purpose except in accordance with such rules and

regulations as the Board may prescribe.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-830 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-830
Report to Real Estate Appraiser Board required for
Status: in_force

federally regulated AMC.

A. A federally-regulated appraisal management company (AMC)

operating in Oklahoma must report to the Real Estate Appraiser Board

the information required to be submitted by the Real Estate

Appraiser Board to the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal

Financial Examinations Council (ASC), pursuant to the ASC's policies

regarding the determination of the AMC National Registry fee,

including, but not limited to, the collection of the information

related to ownership limitations.

B. As a state electing to register AMCs for purposes of

permitting AMCs to provide appraisal management services relating to

covered transactions in Oklahoma, the Real Estate Appraiser Board

shall submit to the ASC the information required to be submitted by

ASC regulations or guidance concerning AMCs that operate in

Oklahoma.

C. If the National Registry fee is received by the Real Estate

Appraiser Board from a self-identifying AMC, such funds will be

transmitted by the Real Estate Appraiser Board to the ASC National

Registry.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-207 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-207
Annual report of fees
Status: in_force

The Commission shall at the close of each fiscal year file with

the Governor and State Auditor and Inspector a true and correct

report of all fees charged, collected and received during the

previous fiscal year, and shall pay into the General Revenue Fund of

the State Treasury ten percent (10%) of the license fees collected

and received during the fiscal year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1211 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1211
Roster of registered foresters
Status: in_force

A roster showing the names and places of business of all

registered foresters qualified according to the provisions of

Section 1201 et seq. of this title shall be prepared by the Oklahoma

Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry during the month of

March of each year. Copies of the roster shall be mailed to each

person registered, placed on file with the Secretary of State and

made available to the public upon request.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2095.22 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2095.22
Supervisory information sharing
Status: in_force

In order to promote more effective regulation and reduce

regulatory burden through supervisory information sharing:

1. Except as otherwise provided in 12 U.S.C., Section 5111, the

requirements under federal or Oklahoma law regarding the privacy or

confidentiality of any information or material provided to the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry and any

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privilege arising under federal or state law, including the rules of

any federal or state court, with respect to such information or

material, shall continue to apply to such information or material

after the information or material has been disclosed to the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry. Such

information and material may be shared with all state and federal

regulatory officials with mortgage industry oversight authority

without the loss of privilege or the loss of confidentiality

protections provided by federal or Oklahoma law.

2. For these purposes, the Administrator of Consumer Credit is

authorized to enter into agreements or sharing arrangements with

other governmental agencies, the Conference of State Bank

Supervisors, the American Association of Residential Mortgage

Regulators or other associations representing governmental agencies.

3. Information or material that is subject to a privilege or

confidentiality under paragraph 1 of this section shall not be

subject to:

a. disclosure under any federal or state law governing

the disclosure to the public of information held by an

officer or an agency of the federal government or the

respective state, or

b. subpoena or discovery, or admission into evidence, in

any private civil action or administrative process,

unless with respect to any privilege held by the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry

with respect to such information or material, the

entity or individual to whom such information or

material pertains waives, in whole or in part, in the

discretion of such entity or individual, that

privilege.

4. Any provision of Oklahoma law relating to the disclosure of

confidential supervisory information or any information or material

described in paragraph 1 of this section that is inconsistent with

paragraph 1 of this section shall be superseded by the requirements

of this section.

5. This section shall not apply with respect to the information

or material relating to the employment history of and publicly

adjudicated disciplinary and enforcement actions against mortgage

brokers and mortgage loan originators that is included in the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry for access by

the public.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1604 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1604
License required - Exceptions and exemptions
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no person

shall practice speech-language pathology or audiology unless such

person is licensed pursuant to the Speech-Language Pathology and

Audiology Licensing Act.

B. The Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act

shall not be construed to prevent:

1. A person licensed under any other law of this state from

engaging in the profession or occupation for which such person is

licensed, provided such person does not represent himself or herself

to be a speech-language pathologist or audiologist;

2. An employee of the federal government, state, county or

municipal government, or an agency or political subdivision thereof,

from engaging in such employee's duties of employment;

3. The hearing testing or any other act conducted by licensed

physicians within the scope of their licensed profession or by

persons conducting hearing tests or other acts under the direct

supervision of the physician;

4. The activities and services of a hearing-aid dealer or

fitter so long as the activities and services of such dealer or

fitter are limited to the selection, adaptation, distribution or

sale of hearing aids, and the testing, instruction, and counseling

pertaining thereto, as long as such hearing-aid dealer or fitter

does not represent himself or herself to be an audiologist;

5. A teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing, certified by the

Oklahoma State Department of Education, or certified nationally by

the Council on Education of the Deaf, from engaging in the

profession for which such teacher is trained. The services of a

teacher of the deaf and hard-of-hearing shall be directed solely to

those persons having or suspected of having a hearing disorder;

6. Any person not a resident of this state and who has not

established offices in this state, from engaging in the practice of

speech-language pathology or audiology in this state for a period

that, in the aggregate, does not exceed seven (7) days in any

calendar year, if such a person's education and experience is the

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substantial equivalent to that of a licensed speech-language

pathologist or audiologist as described in Section 1605 of this

title; and

7. The activities of hearing screening programs which are

conducted by employees or trained volunteers who are providing these

services under the auspices of public or private charitable

agencies.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a

person licensed in this state to perform speech-language pathology

or audiology services is hereby designated to be a practitioner of

the healing art for purposes of making a referral for speech-

language pathology or audiology services pursuant to the provisions

of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Public Law 105-

17, as amended, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1732 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1732
Issuance of license - Duties of licensee - Surrender of
Status: in_force

license.

A. A person who meets the licensing qualifications is entitled

to receive a license certificate as a licensed dietitian.

B. The licensee shall:

1. display the license certificate in an appropriate and public

manner; and

2. keep the Board informed of his or her current address.

C. A license certificate issued by the Board is the property of

the Board and must be surrendered on demand.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1939 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1939
Disclosure of information - Exceptions
Status: in_force

A. No person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the

Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act shall disclose any information

the licensee may have acquired from persons consulting the licensee

in the licensee’s professional capacity as a behavioral practitioner

or be compelled to disclose such information except:

1. With the written consent of the client, or in the case of

death or disability of the client, the consent of the client’s

personal representative or other person authorized to sue or the

beneficiary of any insurance policy on the client’s life, health, or

physical condition;

2. If the client is a child under the age of eighteen (18)

years and the information acquired by the licensed person indicated

that the child was the victim or subject of a crime, the licensed

person may be required to testify fully in relation thereto upon an

examination, trial, or other proceeding in which the commission of

such a crime is a subject of the inquiry;

3. If the client waives the privilege by bringing charges

against the licensed person;

4. When failure to disclose such information presents a danger

to the health of any person; or

5. If the licensed behavioral practitioner is a party 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.

B. No information shall be treated as privileged and there

shall be no privileges created by the Licensed Behavioral

Practitioner Act as to any information acquired by the person

licensed pursuant to the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act when

such information pertains to criminal acts or violation of any law.

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C. The Licensed Behavioral Practitioner 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 this client.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.4
Appointment - Qualifications - Terms - Removal for
Status: in_force

cause.

A. 1. The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall

consist of six (6) members, appointed by the Governor with the

advice and consent of the Senate. The Board shall consist of five

licensed veterinarian members, and one lay person representing the

general public.

2. Each veterinary member shall be a graduate of an approved

school of veterinary medicine, shall be a currently licensed

veterinarian and shall have held an active license for the three (3)

years preceding appointment to the Board. One member shall be

appointed from each congressional district and any remaining members

shall be appointed from the state at large. However, when

congressional districts are redrawn each member appointed prior to

July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective

shall complete the current term of office and appointments made

after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes

effective shall be based on the redrawn districts. Appointments

made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes

effective shall be from any redrawn districts which are not

represented by a board member until such time as each of the

modified congressional districts are represented by a board member.

No appointments may be made after July 1 of the year in which such

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modification becomes effective if such appointment would result in

more than two members serving from the same modified district.

3. Of the five licensed veterinarian members, one must be an

equine practitioner and one must be a large animal practitioner.

4. The lay member shall have no financial interest in the

profession other than as a consumer or potential consumer of its

services.

5. Members must be residents of this state and be persons of

integrity and good reputation. No member shall be a registered

lobbyist. No member shall be an officer, board member or employee

of a statewide or national organization established for the purpose

of advocating the interests of or conducting peer review of

veterinarians licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice

Act.

B. Members of the Board shall be appointed for a term of five

(5) years. No member shall serve consecutively for more than two

(2) terms. Not more than two (2) terms shall expire in each year,

and vacancies for the remainder of an unexpired term shall be filled

by appointment by the Governor. Members shall serve beyond the

expiration of their term until a successor is appointed by the

Governor. The Governor shall appoint to a vacancy within ninety

(90) days of the beginning of the vacancy. Nominees considered by

the Governor for appointment to the Board must be free of pending

disciplinary action or active investigation by the Board.

C. A member may be removed from the Board by the Governor for

cause which shall include, but not be limited to, if a member:

1. Ceases to be qualified;

2. Is found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of a

felony or unlawful act which involves moral turpitude;

3. Is found guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance

in relation to Board duties;

4. Is found mentally incompetent by a court of competent

jurisdiction;

5. Is found in violation of the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice

Act; or

6. Fails to attend three successive Board meetings without just

cause as determined by the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1150.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1150.3
Promulgation of rules
Status: in_force

The State Board of Health in conjunction with the Sanitarian and

Environmental Specialist Registration Advisory Council is hereby

authorized to promulgate rules governing the examination and

registration of sanitarians and environmental specialists, and the

defining of categories and limitations for such registration and

providing continuing education requirements for the renewal of

registration.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-353.5 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-353.5
State Board of Pharmacy – Elections and terms -
Status: in_force

Executive Director.

A. The State Board of Pharmacy shall annually elect a president

and vice-president of the Board. The president and vice-president

shall serve for a term of one (1) year and shall perform the duties

prescribed by the Board.

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B. Each member of the Board shall receive necessary travel

expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties pursuant to

the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

C. The Board shall employ an Executive Director who is a

licensed pharmacist in this state. The Executive Director shall

serve as the Chief Administrative Officer for the agency, the Chief

Executive Officer of the Board, and may serve as the Chief Inspector

if certified as a peace officer. The Executive Director shall

perform such duties as required by the Board. The Executive

Director of the Board shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by

the Board.

D. The Executive Director shall:

1. Deposit funds with the State Treasurer to be expended in the

manner and for the purposes provided by law; and

2. Report to the Board at each meeting, presenting an accurate

monthly account as to the funds of the Board and make available

written and acknowledged claims for all disbursements made.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1640 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1640
Violations - Misdemeanor - Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be

punished by payment of a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1250 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1250
Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the "Social Worker's Licensing Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1037 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1037
Application forms - Fee - Renewal
Status: in_force

Application for examination, certification, or license or

renewal of license shall be made to the Construction Industries

Board in writing on forms furnished by the Board and each

application shall be accompanied by a fee to be established by rule

by the Board pursuant to Section 1000.5 of this title. Applicants

for renewal may also be required to submit proof of compliance with

continuing education requirements established by the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-567.5c — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-567.5c
Promulgation of rules governing advertising
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Board of Nursing shall promulgate rules

governing the advertising of health care services by Advanced

Practice Registered Nurses to include, but not be limited to, the

specialty areas or types of health care services Advanced Practice

Registered Nurses may advertise based on their training or

experience.

B. Any such advertisement shall clearly state that the person

providing such services is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and

shall not imply that the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse is a

physician or that he or she may perform any medical service or

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prescribe any medication beyond those authorized under state law or

in a manner otherwise inconsistent with state law.

C. An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who violates the

provisions of this section shall be subject to disciplinary action

by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing which may include, but not be

limited to, revocation of licensure.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-603 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-603
Eligibility to recover from fund - Ineligibility
Status: in_force

A. Any claimant shall be eligible to seek recovery from the

Oklahoma Real Estate Education and Recovery Fund if the following

conditions have been met:

1. An action has been filed in district court based upon a

violation specified in the Oklahoma Real Estate License Code;

2. The cause of action accrued not more than two (2) years

prior to the filing of the action;

3. At the commencement of an action, the party filing the

action shall immediately notify the Commission to this effect in

writing and provide the Commission with a file-stamped copy of the

petition or affidavit. Said Commission shall have the right to

enter an appearance, intervene in, defend, or take any action it may

deem appropriate to protect the integrity of the Fund. The

Commission may waive the notification requirement if it determines

that the public interest is best served by the waiver, that is to

best meet the ends of justice and that the claimant making

application made a good faith effort to comply with the notification

requirements;

4. Final judgment is received by the claimant upon such action;

5. The final judgment is enforced as provided by statute for

enforcement of judgments in other civil actions and that the amount

realized was insufficient to satisfy the judgment; and

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6. Any compensation recovered by the claimant from the judgment

debtor, or from any other source for any monetary loss arising out

of the cause of action, has been applied to the judgment awarded by

the court.

B. A claimant shall not be qualified to make a claim for

recovery from the Oklahoma Real Estate Education and Recovery Fund,

if:

1. The claimant is the spouse of the judgment debtor or a

personal representative of such spouse;

2. The claimant is a licensee who acted in their own behalf in

the transaction which is the subject of the claim; or

3. The claimant’s claim is based upon a real estate transaction

in which the claimant is, through their own action, jointly

responsible for any resulting monetary loss with respect to the

property owned or controlled by the claimant.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2095.15 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2095.15
Written agreement with a lender - Disclosures - Copies
Status: in_force

and forwarding of appraisals and reports - Rules.

A. A mortgage broker or mortgage loan originator shall have a

written correspondent or loan brokerage agreement with a lender

before any solicitation of, or contracting with, the public.

B. Upon receipt of a loan application and before the receipt of

any monies from a borrower, a mortgage broker or mortgage loan

originator shall provide to a borrower the disclosures required by

the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, 12 U.S.C., Section 2601

et seq. (RESPA) and Regulation X, 24 C.F.R., Section 3500.1 et seq.,

as promulgated by HUD. Compliance with the disclosure requirements

mandated by RESPA and HUD’s Regulation X constitutes compliance with

this act.

C. If a borrower is unable to obtain or modify a loan for any

reason and the borrower has paid for an appraisal, title report, or

credit report, the mortgage broker or mortgage loan originator shall

give a copy of the appraisal, title report, or credit report to the

borrower and transmit the originals to any other mortgage broker or

lender to whom the borrower directs that the documents be

transmitted. The mortgage broker or mortgage loan originator must

provide the copies or transmit the documents within five (5)

business days after the borrower has made the request in writing.

D. 1. Except as otherwise permitted by this subsection, no

mortgage broker or mortgage loan originator shall receive a fee,

commission, or compensation of any kind in connection with the

preparation, negotiation, and brokering or modification of a

residential mortgage loan unless a borrower actually obtains a loan

or has a loan modified from or by a lender on the terms and

conditions agreed upon by the borrower and mortgage broker or

mortgage loan originator.

2. If a mortgage broker, banker or mortgage loan originator has

assisted a borrower in obtaining a residential mortgage loan and the

borrower decides to refinance or sell the property in question, the

lender shall be prohibited from charging back any fee income paid by

the lender to the mortgage broker, banker or loan originator unless

the mortgage broker, banker or loan originator is involved in such

refinance.

3. A mortgage broker or mortgage loan originator may solicit or

receive fees for third-party provider goods or services in advance

and may solicit and receive a reasonable administrative fee to

recoup administrative costs, provided such a fee shall be disclosed

in advance and shall be consistent across all borrowers. The

mortgage broker or mortgage loan originator may not charge more for

the goods and services than the actual costs of the goods or

services charged by the third-party provider.

E. The Commission on Consumer Credit, in accordance with the

Administrative Procedures Act shall have the authority to adopt

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rules not inconsistent with disclosures mandated by RESPA and HUD’s

Regulation X and which are within, but not beyond, the statutory

scope and other provisions of this act to facilitate compliance with

the disclosure and other requirements of this act.

F. The provisions of subsections B and C of this section shall

not apply to a depository institution as defined in Section 5 of

this act, its subsidiaries and affiliates or any employee or

exclusive agent thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3103.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3103.1
Confidential information - Disclosure exemption
Status: in_force

All information contained in the database for deferred deposit

lenders, which is authorized under the Deferred Deposit Lending Act,

shall be confidential. The information contained in the database

for deferred deposit lenders shall be exempt from disclosure under

the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act and the provisions

of the Deferred Deposit Lending Act, including, but not limited to,

Section 3104 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, except that the

information in the database may be accessed by deferred deposit

lenders to verify whether any deferred deposit transaction is

outstanding for a particular person and by the Oklahoma Department

of Consumer Credit for regulatory purposes consistent with the

provisions of the Deferred Deposit Lending Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.12d — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.12d
Violations - Penalties - Liabilities
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Funeral

Services Licensing Act or rule or regulation promulgated or order

issued pursuant thereto, after notice and hearing pursuant to

Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, shall be subject to

any of the following penalties and liabilities authorized by the

Funeral Services Licensing Act:

1. License or certificate of apprenticeship revocation, denial,

suspension or nonrenewal;

2. Administrative fines;

3. Injunctive proceedings; and

4. Other disciplinary action.

Further, such person shall be subject to criminal penalties

pursuant to the provisions of Section 396.24 of Title 59 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1355 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1355
Qualifications of examiners
Status: in_force

Each member of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this

state. The members of the Board who are psychologists shall be

licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Psychologists Licensing

Act. Members of the Board may be reappointed for one four-year

term. However, following the termination of a term of service on

the Board a former member may be reappointed only after a period of

years equal to or greater than the number of years of his or her

previous service.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-478.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-478.1
Establishment of physician-patient relationship through
Status: in_force

telemedicine.

A. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a valid physician-

patient relationship may be established by an allopathic or

osteopathic physician with a patient located in this state through

telemedicine, provided that the physician:

1. Holds a license to practice medicine in this state;

2. Confirms with the patient the patient's identity and

physical location; and

3. Provides the patient with the treating physician's identity

and professional credentials.

B. Telemedicine encounters shall comply with the Health

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and ensure that

all patient communications and records are secure and confidential.

C. Telemedicine encounters in this state shall not be used to

establish a valid physician-patient relationship for the purpose of

prescribing opiates, synthetic opiates, semisynthetic opiates,

benzodiazepine or carisprodol, unless the encounter is used to

prescribe:

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1. Opioid antagonists or partial agonists pursuant to Sections

1-2506.1 and 1-2506.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or

2. A Schedule III, IV, or V controlled dangerous substance

approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for

medication assisted treatment or detoxification treatment for

substance use disorder.

D. A physician-patient relationship shall not be created solely

based on the receipt of patient health information by a physician.

The duties and obligations created by a physician-patient

relationship shall not apply until the physician affirmatively:

1. Undertakes to diagnose and treat the patient; or

2. Participates in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1002.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1002.1
Voluntary review of project plans and specifications
Status: in_force

The Construction Industries Board shall establish by rule a

process for the formal review of the plans and specifications for a

project prior to bid dates for the project to ensure that the

project plans and specifications are in conformance with applicable

plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and fire sprinkler installation

codes. The rule shall provide that the review shall be completed in

a timely manner, not to exceed fourteen (14) calendar days from the

date of the submission of a completed application for review which

is accompanied by the review fee not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars

($200.00) to be established by the rule. Upon completion of the

review, the plans and specifications shall be returned to the

applicant with documentation indicating either approval of plans and

specifications which are in compliance with the applicable codes, or

modifications which must be made to bring the plans and

specifications into conformance. Submission of such plans and

specifications for review by the Board shall be voluntary.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-889.11 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-889.11
Refusal to issue or renew, or suspension or revocation
Status: in_force

of, license – Definitions.

A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may

refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke a license to any

person, after notice and hearing in accordance with rules

promulgated pursuant to the Music Therapy Practice Act and the

provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act who has:

1. Treated or attempted to treat ailments or other health

conditions of human beings other than by music therapy as authorized

by the Music Therapy Practice Act;

2. Failed to refer patients to other health care providers if

symptoms are known to be present for which music therapy treatment

is inadvisable or if symptoms indicate conditions for which

treatment is outside the scope of music therapy practice as

specified by the American Music Therapy Association and the

Certification Board for Music Therapists;

3. Used drugs, narcotics, medication or intoxicating liquors to

an extent which affects the professional competency of the applicant

or licensee;

4. Been convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates

to the occupation of music therapy and poses a reasonable threat to

public safety;

5. Obtained or attempted to obtain a license as a music

therapist by fraud or deception;

6. Been grossly negligent in the practice of music therapy;

7. Been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent

jurisdiction and has not subsequently been lawfully declared sane;

8. Been guilty of conduct unbecoming a person licensed as a

music therapist or guilty of conduct detrimental to the best

interests of the public or the profession;

9. Been guilty of any act in conflict with the ethics of the

profession of music therapy; or

10. Had a license suspended or revoked in another state.

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B. 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, § 59-889.8 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-889.8
When referral is required
Status: in_force

A. Consultation and evaluation by a licensed music therapist

may be performed without a referral. Initiation of music therapy

services to individuals with medically related conditions shall be

based on a referral from any qualified health care professional who,

within the scope of his or her professional license, is authorized

to refer for health care services.

B. Prevention, wellness, education, adaptive, related and

specialized instructional support and services shall not require a

referral.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1605 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1605
Qualifications for licensure
Status: in_force

A. To be eligible for licensure by the Board of Examiners for

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology as a speech-language

pathologist, the applicant must:

1. Hold not less than a master's degree, or the equivalent,

with a major emphasis in speech-language pathology or audiology from

a regionally accredited academic institution offering a graduate

program in speech-language pathology or audiology that meets or

exceeds prevailing national standards;

2. Submit evidence of completion of supervised clinical

practicum experience that meets or exceeds prevailing national

standards from a regionally accredited educational institution or

its cooperating programs, the content of which shall be approved by

the Board and delineated in the rules;

3. Submit evidence of completion of supervised postgraduate

professional experience as approved by the Board and described in

the rules;

4. Obtain a passing score on examinations approved by the

Board. The Board shall determine the score required to pass an

examination. An applicant who fails the examination may retake the

examination in accordance with the timeline and procedures of the

approved testing organization, and the rules promulgated by the

Board;

5. Attest to their status as either a United States citizen, a

United States noncitizen national or a qualified alien;

6. Have not committed any acts described in Section 1619 of

this title for which disciplinary action may be justified; and

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7. Make application to the Board upon a form prescribed by the

Board and pay to the Board the application fee.

B. To be eligible for initial licensure by the Board as an

audiologist, the applicant must:

1. Hold not less than a post-baccalaureate residential or post-

masters' distance education professional Doctor of Audiology (AuD)

degree, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree with an emphasis in

audiology or its equivalent as determined by the Board;

2. If applying with a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) professional

degree, demonstrate preparation that includes three (3) years of

didactic coursework and clinical education equivalent to a twelve-

month full-time rotation or externship;

3. Submit to the Board a copy of the Doctor of Audiology (AuD)

diploma and a transcript demonstrating clinical experience

equivalent to a twelve-month full-time clinical rotation or

externship; a copy of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) diploma with an

emphasis in audiology and a transcript reflecting a twelve-month

full-time clinical rotation or externship, or their equivalents as

determined by the Board; provided, such equivalents shall be from an

accredited academic institution in order to demonstrate completion

of the clinical rotation or externship requirements;

4. Obtain a passing score on examinations approved by the

Board. The Board shall determine the score required to pass an

examination. An applicant who fails the examination may retake the

examination in accordance with the timeline and procedures of the

approved testing organization, and the rules promulgated by the

Board;

5. Attest to their status as either a United States citizen, a

United States noncitizen national or a qualified alien;

6. Have not committed any acts described in Section 1619 of

this title for which disciplinary action may be justified; and

7. Make application to the Board upon a form prescribed by the

Board and pay to the Board the application fee.

C. To be eligible for licensure by the Board as a speech-

language pathology clinical fellow, the applicant must currently be

in the process of fulfilling the supervised clinical fellowship

required by this section and possess a designation of the title

"Clinical Fellow" indicating the status appropriate to the

applicant's level of training. To be eligible for licensure as a

clinical fellow, the applicant shall meet all requirements specified

by paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 of subsection A of this section.

Speech-language pathologist applicants completing the supervised

postgraduate professional experience in this state shall possess a

license issued by the Board.

D. To be eligible for licensure by the Board as a speech-

language pathology or audiology assistant, the applicant must be

assisting in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology

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while under the supervision of a licensed speech-language

pathologist or audiologist, subject to the rules of the Board. The

licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist is legally and

ethically responsible for the professional activities of such

licensees.

E. To be eligible for licensure by the Board as a speech-

language pathologist, audiologist, speech-language clinical fellow

or speech-language pathology assistant, the applicant must meet all

the requirements specified in this section. The Board may authorize

the executive secretary to issue a temporary license upon

verification that the applicant meets all applicable requirements of

licensure. A temporary license shall authorize the applicant to

practice speech-language pathology or audiology for the time period

between the submission of the application and the applicant's

approval for licensure by the Board. A temporary license shall

expire upon the Board's approval of a permanent license, or ten (10)

calendar days following the Board's denial of an application for a

permanent license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.42 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.42
Licensed Interior Designer seal
Status: in_force

Each licensed interior designer shall have a seal, the image of

which must contain the name of the licensed interior designer, the

person's license number and the words, "Licensed Interior Designer,

State of Oklahoma". All technical submissions prepared by such

licensed interior designer, or under the responsible control of the

licensed interior designer, shall be sealed, signed and dated, which

shall mean that the licensed interior designer was in responsible

control over the content of such technical submissions during their

preparation and has applied the required professional standard of

care, unless prepared under the responsible control of an architect

licensed in this state and signed and sealed by that licensed

architect. No licensed interior designer may sign or seal interior

technical submissions unless they were prepared by or under the

responsible control of the licensed interior designer, except that:

1. The person may sign or seal those portions of the technical

submissions that were prepared by or under the responsible control

of persons who are licensed under the State Architectural and

Licensed Interior Designers Act if the licensed interior designer

has reviewed and adapted in whole or in part such portions and has

either coordinated their preparation or integrated them into the

work. The seal may be a rubber stamp or may be generated

electronically, pursuant to rules adopted by the Board; and

2. Licensed interior designers may submit technical

submissions, excluding fire and life safety systems, for

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nonstructural interior construction for the Code Use Groups as

defined and listed in Section 46.21b of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-591 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-591
Certificates previously issued valid
Status: in_force

The certificates of registration heretofore issued and not

revoked by the Board of Examiners in Optometry prior to the passage

and approval of this act, are hereby expressly declared valid and

shall entitle the holder thereof to the legal right to practice

optometry in the State of Oklahoma as defined herein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2042 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2042
Practice of respiratory care without license prohibited -
Status: in_force

Exceptions - Practices of other health care personnel not to be

limited - Performance of specific functions qualified by examination

not prohibited.

A. No person shall practice respiratory care or represent

themselves to be a respiratory care practitioner unless licensed

under the Respiratory Care Practice Act, except as otherwise

provided by the Respiratory Care Practice Act.

B. The Respiratory Care Practice Act does not prohibit:

1. The practice of respiratory care which is an integral part

of the program of study by students enrolled in a respiratory care

education program recognized by the State Board of Medical Licensure

and Supervision. Students enrolled in respiratory therapy education

programs shall be identified as "student - RCP" and shall only

provide respiratory care under clinical supervision;

2. Self-care by a patient, or gratuitous care by a friend or

family member who does not represent or hold out to be a respiratory

care practitioner;

3. Monitoring, installation or delivery of medical devices,

gases and equipment and the maintenance thereof by a nonlicensed

person for the express purpose of self-care by a patient or

gratuitous care by a friend or family member;

4. Respiratory care services rendered in the course of an

emergency;

5. Persons in the military services or working in federal

facilities from rendering respiratory care services when functioning

in the course of their assigned duties;

6. The respiratory care practitioner from performing advances

in the art and techniques of respiratory care learned through

formalized or specialized training; and

7. For purposes of continuing education, consulting, or

training, any person performing respiratory care in the state, if

these services are performed for no more than thirty (30) days in a

calendar year in association with a respiratory care practitioner

licensed pursuant to the Respiratory Care Practice Act or in

association with a licensed physician or surgeon, if:

a. the person is licensed as a respiratory care

practitioner or the equivalent, as determined by the

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State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, in

good standing in another state or the District of

Columbia, or

b. the person holds a professional respiratory care

credential as conferred by the National Board for

Respiratory Care or its successor or equivalent

accrediting agency as identified by the Respiratory

Care Advisory Committee and approved by the State

Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.

C. Nothing in the Respiratory Care Practice Act shall limit,

preclude, or otherwise interfere with the lawful practices of

persons working under the supervision of the responsible physician.

In addition, nothing in the Respiratory Care Practice Act shall

interfere with the practices of health care personnel who are

formally trained and licensed by appropriate agencies of this state.

D. An individual who, by passing an examination which includes

content in one or more of the functions included in the Respiratory

Care Practice Act, and who has passed an examination that meets the

standards of the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies

(NCHCA) or an equivalent organization, shall not be prohibited from

performing the procedures for which they were tested. An individual

who has demonstrated competency in one or more areas covered by the

Respiratory Care Practice Act may perform only those functions for

which the individual is qualified by examination to perform. The

standards of the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies

shall serve to evaluate those examinations and examining

organizations.

E. Practitioners regulated under the Respiratory Care Practice

Act shall be covered under the "Good Samaritan Act", Section 5 et

seq. of Title 76 of the Oklahoma Statutes.health care personnel not to be limited - Performance of specific functions qualified by
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-635.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-635.2
Temporary license for out-of-state residents for
Status: in_force

training rotations - Requirements.

A. There is established a temporary resident license for out-

of-state residents to perform one- or two-month training rotations

in this state. The temporary resident license shall be:

1. Issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to

eligible physicians;

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2. Issued without any continuing education requirements;

3. Issued for no more than six (6) months; and

4. Renewable only once upon payment of the fee.

B. The temporary resident license shall not permit:

1. The physician to apply for prescribing privileges from any

state or federal authority;

2. The physician to practice medicine outside the scope allowed

by the Oklahoma training program;

3. The licensee to practice independent of the residency

program; or

4. Guaranteed subsequent full licensure in Oklahoma as an

osteopathic physician.

C. Any application for full licensure shall be adjudged by the

Board on its own merits including training, education, and personal

background.

D. A physician shall meet the following requirements to be

eligible for a temporary resident license:

1. Completion of a temporary resident license application;

2. Payment of the application fee; and

3. Documentation from the applicant's primary training program

recommending the physician and stating the applicant meets all the

requirements for such licensure.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-808 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-808
Registration fees
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board shall establish the fee

to be paid by each AMC seeking registration or renewal of a

registration under the Oklahoma Appraisal Management Company

Regulation Act. The amount of the registration and renewal fees

must be the lesser of:

1. The Board’s determination of the sum of the fees paid by all

appraisal management companies seeking registration or renewal of a

registration under the Oklahoma Appraisal Management Company

Regulation Act sufficient for the administration of the Oklahoma

Appraisal Management Company Regulation Act; or

2. Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).

Fees shall be received by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and

shall be deposited to the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers

Revolving Fund as set forth in the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate

Appraisers Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-567.20 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-567.20
Nursing education programs for veterans
Status: in_force

On or before December 31, 2015, the Oklahoma Board of Nursing

shall develop program guidelines for Board-approved nursing

education programs to utilize in transitioning veterans with prior

military medical training and experience into nursing education

programs. The process of transition shall include the provisions of

Section 4100.3 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-15.1
Short title - Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

Section 15.1 et seq. of this title shall be known and may be

cited as the “Oklahoma Accountancy Act”.

In order to protect the citizens of this state, the Legislature

hereby declares that it is the policy of this state, and the purpose

of this act, to promote the reliability of information that is used

for guidance in financial transactions or for accounting for or

assessing the financial status or performance of commercial,

noncommercial and governmental enterprises. The public interest

requires that persons professing special competence in accountancy

or offering assurance as to the reliability or fairness of

presentation of such information shall have demonstrated their

qualifications to do so, that persons who have not demonstrated and

maintained such qualifications, not be permitted to represent

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themselves as having such special competence or to offer such

assurance, that the conduct of registrants as having special

competence in accountancy be regulated in all aspects of their

professional work, that a public authority competent to prescribe

and assess the qualifications and to regulate the conduct of

registrants be established, and that the use of titles that have a

capacity or tendency to deceive the public as to the status or

competence of the persons using such titles be prohibited.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-161.20 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-161.20
Board of Chiropractic Examiners' Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, to be designated as the

"Board of Chiropractic Examiners' Revolving Fund". The fund shall

be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and

shall consist of all monies received by the Board pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act. All monies

accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may

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be budgeted and expended by the Board for the purpose of

implementing and enforcing the provisions of the Oklahoma

Chiropractic Practice Act. Expenditures from said fund shall be

made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims

signed by the secretary-treasurer of the Board or by an authorized

employee or employees of the Board and filed as prescribed by law

with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-888.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-888.1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and cited as the "Occupational Therapy

Practice Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.9a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.9a
Reinstatement of suspended, revoked or nonrenewed
Status: in_force

licenses or certificates.

A. 1. Licenses or certificates suspended, revoked or not

renewed for any purpose may be reinstated upon the motion of the

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State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners upon proper application

of the licensee or certificate holder.

2. A license or certificate suspended for failure to renew may

be reinstated by the president or secretary-treasurer of the Board.

Provided, such action shall be approved or ratified, or may be

rescinded by the Board at the Board meeting following such action.

B. Requirements for reinstatement of a license or certificate

which has been suspended, revoked or not renewed shall be by rule

and shall include, but not be limited to, evidence that:

1. All requirements for full licensure or certification have

been met; and

2. The applicant has not been convicted or the applicant’s

license or certificate suspended, revoked or not renewed or placed

on probation in another state for violations of an act that would

constitute the same or similar penalty in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2305 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2305
Advisory Committee on Pedorthics – Members - Duties
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established an Advisory Committee on

Pedorthics, which shall consist of five (5) voting members to be

appointed by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision to

three-year terms ending December 31; provided, initial appointments

shall be staggered such that two members are appointed for one (1)

year, two members are appointed for two (2) years, and one member is

appointed for three (3) years.

B. One member shall be a licensed physician who is a member of

the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. One member

shall be a physician licensed to practice podiatric medicine by the

Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners. One member shall be a member

of the public who is a consumer of pedorthic services. Two members

shall be pedorthists certified by the American Board for

Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics or

pedorthists licensed by the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision.

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C. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and

qualified; provided, no member shall serve more than eight (8)

consecutive years or two full terms, whichever is greater.

D. The Committee shall annually elect a chair and vice chair

from among the members. The chair or vice chair and two other

members shall constitute a quorum. Members shall be reimbursed from

funds available to the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

E. 1. The Committee shall advise the Board on matters

pertaining to pedorthics, including but not limited to:

a. scope and standards of practice,

b. licensure and registration requirements, examination

requirements, exceptions thereto, renewal

requirements, temporary licensure or registration, and

endorsement or reciprocity requirements,

c. methods and requirements for ensuring the continued

competence of licensed and registered persons,

d. grounds for probation, revocation or suspension of

license or registration, reinstatement provisions,

e. fees, and

f. all other matters which may pertain to the practice of

pedorthics.

2. The Committee shall review and make recommendations to the

Board on all applications for licensure and registration.

3. The Committee shall assist and advise the Board in all

hearings related to the enforcement of the Oklahoma Licensed

Pedorthists Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3118 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3118
Consumer Credit Counseling Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Commission on Consumer Credit to be designated the "Consumer

Credit Counseling Revolving Fund". The fund shall consist of fees

received by the Administrator of Consumer Credit from deferred

deposit lenders for consumer credit counseling services pursuant to

the provisions of Section 3119 of this title. The revolving fund

shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations

and shall be under the administrative direction of the

Administrator. Monies accruing to the credit of this fund are

hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the

Administrator 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, § 59-353.1b — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-353.1b
Certified registered nurse anesthetist - Prescribing
Status: in_force

authority.

A certified registered nurse anesthetist has authority to order,

select, obtain and administer drugs pursuant to rules adopted by the

Oklahoma Board of Nursing, only when engaged in the preanesthetic

preparation or evaluation; anesthesia induction, maintenance or

emergence; or postanesthesia care practice of nurse anesthesia. A

certified registered nurse anesthetist may order, select, obtain and

administer drugs only during the perioperative or periobstetrical

period.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2000 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2000
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 2000 through 2009 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes

and Sections 9 through 11 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the Oklahoma Health Spa Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1323 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1323
Cash bond
Status: in_force

When the defendant has been admitted to bail, he, or another in

his behalf, may make a cash bond by depositing with an official

authorized to take bail, a sum of money, or nonregistered bonds of

the United States, or of the state, or of any county, city or town

within the state, equal in market value to the amount of such bail,

together with his personal undertaking and an undertaking of such

other person, if the money or bonds are deposited by another. Upon

delivery to the official, in whose custody the defendant is, of a

certificate of such deposit, he shall be discharged from custody in

the cause.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3150.8 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3150.8
License expiration - Renewal
Status: in_force

A. Any license issued between January 1, 2020, and December 31,

2020, shall expire on December 31, 2021. All licenses issued on and

after January 1, 2021, shall expire on December 31 in the year such

license is issued, unless earlier surrendered, suspended or revoked

pursuant to this act. On and after January 1, 2021, an initial

license fee may be prorated to correspond to the number of months

between the issuing date and the expiration date of December 31 of

the same year.

B. Each license may be renewed for the ensuing twelve-month

period upon application by the license holder showing continued

compliance with the requirements of this act and the payment to the

Administrator of the Department of Consumer Credit annually by

December 1 of a license renewal fee of Five Hundred Fifty Dollars

($550.00).

C. A licensee making timely and complete application for

renewal of its license shall be permitted to continue to operate

under its existing license until its application is approved or

denied.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-481.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-481.1
Statutory references
Status: in_force

Whenever in the Statutes reference is made to the State Board of

Medical Examiners, it shall mean hereafter the State Board of

Medical Licensure and Supervision.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1251 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1251
License required - Exemptions
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 961

A. In order to safeguard the welfare of the people of the

State of Oklahoma, no person shall engage in the practice

of social work for compensation or hold himself or herself

forth as performing the services of a social worker unless

he or she is licensed under the Social Worker's Licensing

Act, nor may any person participate in the delivery of

social work service unless under the supervision of a

person licensed under these provisions, and no person

may use any title, abbreviation, sign, card or device

incorporating the words "social worker" or a derivative

thereof unless such person has been duly licensed under

the provisions of this law.

B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent

qualified persons from doing work within the standards and ethics of

their respective professions. Provided, that such persons shall not

hold themselves out to the public by any title or description of

services as being engaged in the practice of social work.

C. Employees of agencies of the state shall be exempt from the

requirements of the Social Worker's Licensing Act as to the

performance of their duties as state employees or health care

facilities or employees of health care facilities licensed by the

state. This exemption shall not apply to persons licensed by the

Board of Licensed Social Workers, regardless of their employment.

D. 1. As a requirement for licensure, a license obtained

pursuant to the Social Worker's Licensing Act shall be posted in a

conspicuous place where the services of the social worker obtaining

such license are rendered.

2. Information regarding the procedure for reporting any

unethical or illegal practices pursuant to the Social Worker's

Licensing Act shall be made available to the public by the social

worker or employer of such social worker, as applicable, in the

location where services of the social worker are rendered.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.4v1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.4v1
Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects,
Status: in_force

Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of

Oklahoma.

There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2026, in

accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, a board

to be known as the "Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects,

Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of

Oklahoma", hereinafter referred to as the Board. The Board shall be

composed of eleven (11) members including six persons who are duly

licensed to practice architecture and are in good standing in this

state, two persons who are duly licensed to practice landscape

architecture and are in good standing in this state, two persons who

are registered commercial interior designers and who are active and

in good standing and one lay member. Each member of the Board shall

be a qualified elector of this state, and the architect, landscape

architect and registered commercial interior designer members shall

have had five (5) years' licensing or registration experience as the

professional position requires in this state. Re-creation of the

Board shall not alter existing staggered terms. Board members,

other than the lay member, shall be appointed for a period of five

(5) years. A member may be reappointed to succeed themselves. The

licensed architect, landscape architect or the registered commercial

interior designer members may be appointed by the Governor from a

list of nominees submitted by respective professional societies of

this state. Membership in a professional society shall not be a

prerequisite to appointment to the Board. The lay member of the

Board shall be appointed by the Governor to a term coterminous with

that of the Governor. The lay member shall serve at the pleasure of

the Governor. All board members, including the lay member, may

continue to serve after the expiration of their term until such time

as a successor is appointed. Vacancies which may occur in the

membership of the Board shall be filled by appointment by the

Governor. Each person who has been appointed to fill a vacancy

shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the member the

person shall succeed was appointed and until a successor, in turn,

has been appointed and shall have qualified. Each member of the

Board, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the

member, shall make and file with the Secretary of State a written

oath or affirmation for the faithful discharge of official duties.

Each member of the Board shall be reimbursed for travel expenses

pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1930 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1930
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be identified as Chapter 44B of Title 59 of the

Oklahoma Statutes and shall be known and may be cited as the

"Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1388 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1388
Commission rulemaking powers
Status: in_force

A. The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant

to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted

thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the

date specified in each rule or amendment.

B. If a majority of the legislatures of the compact states

rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same

manner used to adopt the Compact, then such rule shall have no

further force and effect in any compact state.

C. Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a

regular or special meeting of the Commission.

D. Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule or rules

by the Commission, and at least sixty (60) days in advance of the

meeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the

Commission shall file a notice of proposed rulemaking:

1. On the website of the Commission; and

2. On the website of the compact states' psychology regulatory

authority or the publication in which each state would otherwise

publish proposed rules.

E. The notice of proposed rulemaking shall include:

1. The proposed time, date and location of the meeting in which

the rule will be considered and voted upon;

2. The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the reason

for the proposed rule;

3. A request for comments on the proposed rule from any

interested person; and

4. The manner in which interested persons may submit notice to

the Commission of their intention to attend the public hearing and

any written comments.

F. Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the Commission shall

allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions and arguments,

which shall be made available to the public.

G. The Commission shall grant an opportunity for a public

hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is

requested by:

1. At least twenty-five persons who submit comments

independently of each other;

2. A government subdivision or agency; or

3. A duly appointed person in an association that has at least

twenty-five members.

H. If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or amendment, the

Commission shall publish the place, time and date of the scheduled

public hearing and:

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1. All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing shall notify

the Executive Director of the Commission or other designated member

in writing of their desire to appear and testify at the hearing not

less than five (5) business days before the scheduled date of the

hearing;

2. Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each

person who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to

comment orally or in writing;

3. No transcript of the hearing is required, unless a written

request for a transcript is made, in which case the person

requesting the transcript shall bear the cost of producing the

transcript. A recording may be made in lieu of a transcript under

the same terms and conditions as a transcript. This subsection

shall not preclude the Commission from making a transcript or

recording of the hearing if it so chooses; and

4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a

separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be grouped for the

convenience of the Commission at hearings required by this section.

I. Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close of

business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing was not held,

the Commission shall consider all written and oral comments

received.

J. The Commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take

final action on the proposed rule and shall determine the effective

date of the rule, if any, based on the rulemaking record and the

full text of the rule.

K. If no written notice of intent to attend the public hearing

by interested parties is received, the Commission may proceed with

promulgation of the proposed rule without a public hearing.

L. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Commission

may consider and adopt an emergency rule without prior notice,

opportunity for comment, or hearing, provided that the usual

rulemaking procedures provided in the Compact and in this section

shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as reasonably

possible, and in no event later than ninety (90) days after the

effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this provision, an

emergency rule is one that must be adopted immediately in order to:

1. Meet an imminent threat to the public health, safety, or

welfare;

2. Prevent a loss of Commission or compact state funds;

3. Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an administrative

rule that is established by federal law or rule; or

4. Protect the public health and safety.

M. The Commission or an authorized committee of the Commission

may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for

purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format,

errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any

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revisions shall be posted on the Internet website of the Commission.

The revision shall be subject to challenge by any person for a

period of thirty (30) days after posting. The revision may be

challenged only on grounds that the revision results in a material

change to a rule. A challenge shall be made in writing and

delivered to the Chair of the Commission before the end of the

notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision will take

effect without further action. If the revision is challenged, the

revision may not take effect without the approval of the Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-61.5 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-61.5
Practice of barbering defined
Status: in_force

Any one or any combination of the following practices, when done

upon the upper part of the human body for cosmetic purposes and when

done for payment either directly or indirectly for the general

public, constitutes the practice of barbering, to wit: Shaving or

trimming the beard or cutting the hair; giving facial or scalp

massages or treatment with oils, creams, lotions or other

preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing,

shampooing or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonics; applying

cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions

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to scalp, face, neck or upper part of the body; and removing

superfluous hair from the face, neck or upper part of the body.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1391 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1391
Injunction
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (OSBEP)

through the Attorney General may maintain in any court of competent

jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person practicing

psychology without a license or authorization to practice psychology

in this state.

Such an injunction:

1. May be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by

any person, this provision being a preventive as well as a punitive

measure; and

2. Does not relieve any person from criminal prosecution for

practicing without a license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-944 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-944
Rebates, kickbacks, etc. - Permitting solicitation - Acts
Status: in_force

as employee or associate - Renting space or subleasing departments.

A. It shall be unlawful for any optometrist, physician or other

person doing, or purporting or pretending to do eye examination or

visual correction to receive or accept any rebate, kickback, reward

or premium from any optical company or any other person, firm or

corporation dealing in optical goods, appliances or materials, or

knowingly allow or permit any person engaged in or interested in the

sale of such optical goods, appliances, or materials, to solicit

business for any person licensed under the provisions of Chapters 11

or 13 of this title. It shall be unlawful for any optometrist,

physician, or other person to make an eye examination, or do visual

correction in any manner, either directly or indirectly as an

employee or associate of a person, firm, corporation, lay body,

organization, group or lay person and it shall be likewise unlawful

for any corporation, lay body, organization, group or lay person in

any manner to make an eye examination or perform any visual

correction through the means of engaging the services on a salary,

commission or any other compensatory basis of a person licensed

under the provisions of Chapters 11 or 13 of this title, provided

that this sentence shall not apply to the University of Oklahoma

School of Medicine and Hospitals, OSU College of Osteopathic

Medicine or to a bona fide resident physician of a licensed

hospital, and provided further that renting a separate area or room

and practicing optometry within or adjacent to a retail store shall

not be considered a violation of this section.

B. A person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of

retailing merchandise to the general public may rent a separate area

or room within a retail store to an optometrist or optometric

professional corporation for the practice of optometry in the

following counties:

1. For the period beginning November 1, 2019, through October

31, 2024, in counties having a population of three hundred thousand

(300,000) or more persons according to the latest Federal Decennial

Census or most recent population estimate;

2. For the period beginning November 1, 2024, through October

31, 2029, in counties having a population of one hundred thirty

thousand (130,000) persons or more according to the latest Federal

Decennial Census or most recent population estimate;

3. For the period beginning November 1, 2029, through October

31, 2036, in counties having a population of one hundred thousand

(100,000) persons or more according to the latest Federal Decennial

Census or most recent population estimate;

4. For the period beginning November 1, 2036, through October

31, 2042, in counties having a population of fifty thousand (50,000)

persons or more according to the latest Federal Decennial Census or

most recent population estimate; and

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5. For the period beginning November 1, 2042, and for all

periods thereafter, all counties of the state.

C. For separate areas or rooms rented for the practice of

optometry pursuant to subsection B of this section, the area or room

rented for the practice of optometry must be definite and apart from

space used by other occupants of the premises. Solid, opaque

partitions or walls from floor to ceiling, which may contain doors

and windows, must separate the area or room rented for the practice

of optometry from space used by other occupants. The area or room

rented for the practice of optometry must have a patient's entrance

opening on a public thoroughfare, such as a public street, hall,

lobby or corridor; provided that the space rented for the practice

of optometry can also be accessible for a patient from the retail

store if the access is through a second room with a door such that

the patient does not have access to the space rented for the

practice of optometry directly from the general retail area of the

retail store. Renting a separate area or room and practicing

optometry within or adjacent to a retail store shall not be

considered a rebate, kickback, reward or premium.

D. No lessor shall include a requirement in any lease of real

property pursuant to which an optometrist or the professional

business entity owned by the optometrist is required to maintain

specific hours of operation or which provides for payment of rent or

reduction of rent based on the gross revenues of the optometrist or

the professional business entity, whether characterized as

production goals, patient visits or similar economic metrics or that

requires or provides any type of incentive through the lease terms

based on referrals by the optometrist or the professional business

entity owned by the optometrist for purposes of the sale of any form

of tangible personal property sold by the lessor, including, but not

limited to, eyeglasses, frames, eye care products, eyeglass

accessories or similar tangible personal property related to care of

the human eye.

E. A person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of

retailing merchandise to the general public may sell optical goods,

appliances or materials and function as an optical supplier in a

retail store, regardless of whether a majority of the retail store's

income is derived from the sale of prescription optical goods,

appliances and materials or whether an optometrist is practicing

optometry in such retail store.

F. Optical goods, appliances or materials shall be subject to

all provisions regarding below cost sales set forth in the Unfair

Sales Act created in Section 598.1 et seq. of Title 15 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

G. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person licensed

under Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 of this title from organizing or

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maintaining a professional association with other persons so

licensed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1115 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1115
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

Any public officer who shall knowingly violate any provision of

the Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act shall

upon conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor. If any county,

district, municipality, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or

any state board, institution, agency, instrumentality, or commission

shall violate any provision of the Waterworks and Wastewater Works

Operator Certification Act, each of the members of the governing

board thereof who shall vote for or otherwise approve of such

violation shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Every other person who shall violate any provision of the Waterworks

and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act shall upon

conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person guilty of

a misdemeanor hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished

by a fine of not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed thirty (30) days,

or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3003 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3003
Persons to whom act does not apply
Status: in_force

The Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice Act shall not apply to:

1. Persons licensed by this state as practitioners of the

healing arts when engaging in the practice or practices for which

licensed;

2. A person who is employed by the government of the United

States or any entity thereof while in the discharge of the

employee’s assigned duties;

3. A student enrolled in a school of orthotics or prosthetics

recognized by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision

or a resident as defined by Section 3002 of this title who is

continuing clinical education;

4. A person licensed by this state as a physical therapist,

occupational therapist, or physician assistant when engaging in the

practice for which licensed;

5. A person certified by the Board for Certification in

Pedorthics when practicing pedorthics at the ankle or below; or

6. A person engaged in the practice of orthotics as an employee

or authorized representative of an orthotics manufacturer with

employment responsibilities that include, but are not limited to,

evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting,

adjusting, servicing, training, repairing, replacing or delivering

an orthotic device under order, direction or prescription of a

physician or health-care provider operating within the licensed

scope of practice of such physician or health-care provider.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1503 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1503
License required
Status: in_force

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No person shall engage in business as a pawnbroker without first

obtaining a license from the Administrator specifically authorizing

engagement in such business.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1000.21 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1000.21
Commission members
Status: in_force

A. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Uniform Building

Code Commission which shall consist of thirteen (13) members, eleven

of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and

consent of the Senate as follows:

a. one member who is a general contractor from a

statewide organization that represents residential

construction,

b. one member who is a general contractor from a

statewide organization that represents commercial

construction,

c. one member who is a contractor from a statewide

organization that represents electrical contractors,

d. one member who is a contractor from a statewide

organization that represents plumbing contractors,

e. one member who is a contractor from a statewide

organization that represents heating and cooling

contractors,

f. one member who is a licensed electrical engineer from

a state-recognized professional engineering firm,

g. one member who is a local-level regulator/inspector

who is a member of a statewide organization that is

exempt from taxation under federal law and designated

pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 170(a),

who has represented municipalities and had statutory

functions for municipalities for at least ten (10)

years,

h. one member who is a certified building official

employed by a political subdivision,

i. one member who is a licensed architect from a

statewide organization that represents architects,

j. one member who is from the insurance industry with

knowledge of building codes and experience in property

loss mitigation, and

k. one member who is a licensed mechanical engineer from

a state-recognized professional engineering firm.

2. The members shall be appointed for staggered terms of four

(4) years. A full term of office for purposes of determining term

limits provided in subsection C of this section shall be the

completion of a full four-year term of appointment.

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B. The remaining two members of the Commission shall be the

State Fire Marshal, or a designee, and an appointee of the

Construction Industries Board.

C. Appointed members shall continue in office until a successor

is appointed by the Governor, notwithstanding the term limitations.

No appointed member shall serve more than two consecutive full four-

year terms; provided, such a member shall be eligible to serve until

a successor is appointed, and such member may be reappointed after a

two-year absence from the Commission. 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. No

initial appointment to a term of less than four (4) years or any

partial-term appointment to fill a vacancy or unexpired term of

another member shall be counted for purposes of determining term

limits. An appointed member may be removed by the Governor for

cause.

D. Whenever a member of the Commission is absent from more than

one-half (1/2) of all meetings of the governing body, regular and

special, held within any period of twelve (12) consecutive months,

the member shall thereupon cease to hold office by operation of law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-567.12 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-567.12
Approved programs for registered and practical nurses
Status: in_force

A. To qualify in this state as an approved program for

registered nurses, the program shall be conducted in the State of

Oklahoma in an accredited college or university leading to an

associate, baccalaureate, or higher degree in nursing. Such

programs shall meet the standards fixed by the Oklahoma Board of

Nursing and prescribed in its rules.

B. To qualify in this state as an approved program for

practical nurses, the program shall be conducted in this state in a

school or skill center approved by the Oklahoma Department of Career

and Technology Education or licensed by the Oklahoma Board of

Private Vocational Schools. Such programs shall meet the standards

fixed by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as prescribed in its rules,

which shall conform to the provisions of this subsection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-395.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-395.1
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 395.1 through 396.28 of this title, and Sections 24

through 26 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the

"Funeral Services Licensing Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1632 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1632
Reinstatement
Status: in_force

Reinstatement of a revoked certification shall be allowed with

no penalty or prejudice to the individual, provided the reason for

such revocation has been rectified to the Commissioner of Labor's

satisfaction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-629 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-629
Home inspector examination - Application and
Status: in_force

qualifications - Issuance of license.

A. Any individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who has

successfully completed ninety (90) clock hours of home inspection

training or its equivalent as determined by the Committee of Home

Inspector Examiners may apply to take a home inspector examination.

Application shall be made on forms prescribed by the Construction

Industries Board, shall contain information as required by the

Construction Industries Board upon advisement of the Committee, and

shall be accompanied by evidence of successful completion of the

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required training. Examinations may be held in vocational and

technical schools or in other locations as determined by rule.

B. If, from the application filed, answers to inquiries,

complaints, or information received, or investigation, it appears to

the Board that the applicant is not qualified, the Committee shall

deny approval of the application and shall give notice of that fact

to the applicant.

C. Upon approval of the application and the payment of the

applicant of an examination fee, the applicant shall be scheduled to

appear in person for an examination on the subjects prescribed by

the Committee.

D. If the Board determines that the applicant has successfully

passed the examination or an equivalent examination as determined by

the Committee, the Board shall, upon the payment of the license fee

and submission of other documents as required by the Home Inspection

Licensing Act or rules promulgated pursuant to the Home Inspection

Licensing Act, issue to the applicant a license which shall

authorize the applicant to perform home inspections.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1000.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1000.1
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1000.1 through 1000.9 of this title shall be known and

may be cited as the "Construction Industries Board Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-138 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-138
Application of act
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall apply to any medical doctor,

osteopath, or chiropractor licensed as such under the laws of this

state, now or hereafter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-161.16 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-161.16
Chiropractic Education Scholarship Program
Status: in_force

A. A Chiropractic Education Scholarship Program, to be

administered by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, is hereby

created. Chiropractic education scholarships may be awarded each

fiscal year to persons approved by the Board for the study of

chiropractic leading to the attainment of the degree of doctor of

chiropractic. To be eligible to receive a scholarship a person

must:

1. Be a legal resident of this state for not less than five (5)

years prior to the date of submitting an application to the Board;

2. Meet all requirements and academic standards established by

the Board;

3. Attend an accredited chiropractic college; and

4. Demonstrate satisfactory progress in the study of

chiropractic.

B. Preference in the granting of such scholarships shall be

given to those individuals with the highest weighted scholastic

averages, provided they are persons of high integrity and character

and are found by the Board to have those qualities and attributes

which give a reasonable assurance of their pursuing to completion

the course of study required for a degree of doctor of chiropractic.

The scholarships shall be awarded in an amount not to exceed Six

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Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) each year per student. No student

shall be given more than four (4) annual scholarships. The Board is

authorized to accept any federal, state, county or private funds,

grants or appropriations to be used to award such scholarships to

qualified persons.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-148 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-148
Violations – Definitions
Status: in_force

A. The following acts or occurrences by a podiatric physician

shall constitute grounds for which the penalties specified in

Section 147 of this title may be imposed by order of the Board of

Podiatric Medical Examiners:

1. Willfully making a false and material statement to the

Board, either before or after the issuance of a license;

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

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

podiatric medicine and poses a reasonable threat to public safety;

3. Using alcohol, any drug, or any other substance which

impairs the licensee to a degree that the licensee is unable to

practice podiatric medicine with safety and benefit to the public;

4. Being mentally or physically incapacitated to a degree that

the licensee is unable to practice podiatric medicine with safety

and benefit to the public;

5. Making any advertisement, statement, or representation which

is untrue or improbable and calculated by the licensee to deceive,

defraud or mislead the public or patients;

6. Practicing fraud by omission or commission in the

examination given by the Board, or in obtaining a license, or in

obtaining renewal or reinstatement of a license;

7. Failing to pay or cause to be paid promptly when due any fee

required by the Podiatric Medicine Practice Act or the rules of the

Board;

8. Practicing podiatric medicine in an unsafe or unsanitary

manner or place;

9. Performing, or attempting to perform, any surgery for which

the licensee has not had reasonable training;

10. Gross and willful neglect of duty as a member or officer of

the Board;

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11. Dividing with any person, firm, corporation, or other legal

entity any fee or other compensation for services as a podiatric

physician, except with:

a. another podiatric physician,

b. an applicant for a license who is observing or

assisting the licensee as an intern, preceptee or

resident, as authorized by the rules of the Board, or

c. a practitioner of another branch of the healing arts

who is duly licensed under the laws of this state or

another state, district or territory of the United

States,

who has actually provided services, directly or indirectly, to the

patient from or for whom the fee or other compensation is received,

or at the time of the services is an active associate of the

licensee in the lawful practice of podiatric medicine in this state;

12. Violating or attempting to violate the provisions of the

Podiatric Medicine Practice Act, the Code of Ethics, or the rules of

the Board; and

13. Prescribing, dispensing or administering opioid drugs in

excess of the maximum limits authorized in Section 2-309I of Title

63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Commitment of a licensee to an institution for the mentally

ill shall constitute prima facie evidence that the licensee is

mentally incapacitated to a degree that the licensee is unable to

practice podiatric medicine with safety and benefit to the public.

C. 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, § 59-161.12a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-161.12a
Certificate – Chiropractic claims consultant
Status: in_force

A chiropractic physician who desires to act as a chiropractic

claims consultant shall register with the Board of Chiropractic

Examiners on a form prescribed by the Board. The Board shall issue

a certificate to the chiropractic physician entitling them to act as

a chiropractic claims consultant in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.28 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.28
Veterinary Medical Examiners Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

to be designated the "Veterinary Medical Examiners Fund" which shall

consist of all monies received by the State Board of Veterinary

Medical Examiners as provided by statute. The fund shall be a

continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. Monies

accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may

be expended by the Board for carrying out the provisions of the

Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act. Expenditures from the fund shall

be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims

submitted by the Board to the Director of the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.26 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.26
Acceptance of compensation from other than client -
Status: in_force

Unlawful.

It shall be unlawful for an architect to accept or receive

compensation, directly or indirectly, from another than his or her

client in connection with the reparation, alteration or construction

of a building or structure in relation to which he shall have

accepted employment in any manner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.6 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.6
License required - Employment of licensed embalmer –
Status: in_force

Display of license or certificate.

A. No person shall operate a funeral establishment, commercial

embalming establishment, or crematory, engage in the sale of any

funeral service merchandise to the public, provide funeral services,

carry on the business or profession of embalming or funeral

directing or perform any of the functions, duties, or powers

prescribed for funeral directors or embalmers pursuant to the

provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act unless the person

has obtained the license specified by rules promulgated pursuant to

the Funeral Services Licensing Act and has otherwise complied with

the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act. The license

shall be nontransferable and nonnegotiable.

B. A license shall not be issued to any person for the

operation of a funeral or embalming establishment which does not

employ an embalmer licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section

396.3 of this title. An individual who supervises a funeral or

embalming establishment shall be licensed pursuant to the provisions

of Section 396.3 of this title.

C. The holder of any license or certificate issued pursuant to

the Funeral Services Licensing Act, or any rules promulgated

pursuant thereto, shall have the license or certificate displayed

conspicuously in the place of business of the holder.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3150.21 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3150.21
Annual report by licensees
Status: in_force

A. Each licensee shall file an annual report with the

Administrator of the Department of Consumer Credit on the date of

the renewal application required in Section 10 of this act,

containing the following information:

1. The names and addresses of persons owning a controlling

interest in each licensee;

2. The location of all places of business operated by the

licensee and the nature of the business conducted at each location;

3. The names and addresses of all affiliated entities regulated

under Title 14A of the Oklahoma Statutes doing business in this

state;

4. An audited financial statement, including, but not limited

to, a balance sheet, statement of income or loss and statement of

changes in financial position, for the immediately preceding fiscal

year end, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting

principles by a certified public accountant or public accounting

firm, neither of which is affiliated with the licensee; and

5. If the licensee is a corporation, the names and addresses of

its officers and directors; if the licensee is a partnership, the

names and addresses of the partners; or if the licensee is a limited

liability company, the names and addresses of the board of governors

or managers of the limited liability company.

B. If the licensee holds two or more licenses or is affiliated

with other licensees, a composite report may be filed but shall not

be required.

C. The reports shall be filed in a form that may reasonably be

required by the Administrator and shall be sworn to by a responsible

officer of the licensee.

D. The information submitted by licensees shall be

confidential.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-478 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-478
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Section 478.1 of this title, "telemedicine" means

technology-enabled health and care management and delivery systems

that extend capacity and access, which includes:

a. synchronous mechanisms, which may include live

audiovisual interaction between a patient and a health

care professional or real-time provider to provider

consultation through live interactive audiovisual

means,

b. asynchronous mechanisms, which include store and

forward transfers, online exchange of health

information between a patient and a health care

professional and online exchange of health information

between health care professionals, but shall not

include the use of automated text messages or

automated mobile applications that serve as the sole

interaction between a patient and a health care

professional,

c. remote patient monitoring, and

d. other electronic means that support clinical health

care, professional consultation, patient and

professional health-related education, public health

and health administration.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-889.5 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-889.5
License requirements
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the State Board of

Medical Licensure and Supervision shall issue a license to an

applicant for a music therapy license when such applicant has

completed and submitted an application upon a form and in such

manner as the Board prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and

evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:

1. Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

2. Holds a bachelor's degree or higher in music therapy, or its

equivalent, from a program approved by the American Music Therapy

Association or any successor organization within an accredited

college or university;

3. Successfully completed a minimum of one thousand two hundred

(1,200) hours of clinical training, with at least fifteen percent

(15%) or one hundred eighty (180) hours in preinternship

experiences, and at least seventy-five percent (75%) or nine hundred

(900) hours in internship experiences. Internship programs may be

approved by an academic institution, the American Music Therapy

Association, or both;

4. Is in good standing based on a review of the applicant's

music therapy licensure history in other jurisdictions, including a

review of any alleged misconduct or neglect in the practice of music

therapy on the part of the applicant; and

5. Passed the examination for board certification offered by

the Certification Board for Music Therapists or any successor

organization or provides proof of being transitioned into board

certification, and the applicant is currently a board-certified

music therapist.

B. The Board shall issue a music therapy license to an

applicant when such applicant has completed and submitted an

application upon a form and in such manner as the Board prescribes,

accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the

Board that the applicant is licensed and in good standing as a music

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therapist in another jurisdiction where the qualifications required

are equal to or greater than those required in this act at the date

of application.

C. The Board shall waive the examination requirement until

January 1, 2020, for an applicant who is designated as a registered

music therapist, certified music therapist or advanced certified

music therapist and in good standing with the National Music Therapy

Registry.

D. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may,

upon notice and opportunity for a hearing, deny an application for

reinstatement of a license or reinstate the license with conditions.

Conditions imposed may include a requirement for continuing

education, practice under the supervision of a licensed music

therapy specialist, or any other conditions deemed appropriate by

the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.33 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.33
Cremation without license and permit a felony
Status: in_force

Disposing of the body of a deceased person by cremation or other

similar means, within the State of Oklahoma, except in a crematory

duly licensed as provided for in Section 25 of this act and under a

special permit for cremation issued in accordance with the

provisions of Section 1-329.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

is hereby declared to be a Class D1 felony offense. Any person who

violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-536.7 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-536.7
Qualifications for licensure - Evidence - Examination -
Status: in_force

Nonresidents - Continuing education - Renewal of license.

A. A licensed electrologist shall consist of all persons who

are currently licensed by the State Board of Electrology and all

persons over twenty-one (21) years of age who have satisfactorily

passed all examinations before the State Board of Medical Licensure

and Supervision. All applicants for licensure as electrologists

shall be required to furnish to the Board the following evidence:

1. Have successfully completed a curriculum of study

established by the Board; and

2. Have completed an internship or preplanned professional

experience program approved by the Board.

B. To qualify for a license, an applicant shall pass an

examination prepared by the Board. The examination, as authorized

by the Registered Electrologist Act, shall be in the English

language. The examination shall include the subjects required in

subsection A of this section as well as dermatology, hygiene,

sterilization, electricity and electrolysis (theory and practice).

C. If based on rules and criteria established by the Board, the

examinee successfully passes the examination, the examinee shall be

entitled to receive from the Board a license to practice

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electrolysis for the remainder of that calendar year. Each license

shall be signed by the chairperson of the Committee or designee and

the secretary-treasurer of the Board and shall bear the seal of the

Board.

D. The Board may issue a license to an applicant from another

state who has met the requirements established by the Registered

Electrologist Act. The applicant to be licensed in this state shall

provide proof of licensure in good standing in another state at the

time of making application for licensure in this state.

E. The Board may establish continuing education requirements to

facilitate the maintenance of current practice skills of all persons

licensed pursuant to the Registered Electrologist Act.

F. The Board shall meet at least three times per calendar year

for the purpose of examining applicants for licensure and training,

and transacting other business as may be necessary. The meetings

shall be held at the office of the Board.

G. Every person licensed pursuant to the Registered

Electrologist Act who desires to continue the practice of

electrolysis shall annually, on or before the 31st day of December

of each year, make application for renewal of the license and shall

pay fees established by the Board.

H. If any person fails to renew his or her license within

thirty (30) days from the date same becomes due, the license of such

person shall become inactive and, in order to have such license

reinstated, it shall be necessary for such person to apply to the

Board as provided in the Registered Electrologist Act and to meet

the requirements established by the Board for reinstatement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1151.25 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1151.25
Commercial roofing endorsement examination
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act, on and after July 1, 2015, every roofing

contractor offering to engage in or engaging in performing

commercial roofing contractor work in this state shall be required

to take and successfully pass a commercial roofing examination

approved under the provisions of this act, and be in compliance with

all other provisions of the act and rules thereof before acting or

being endorsed as a commercial roofing contractor.

B. Examinations for a commercial roofer endorsement shall be

uniform and practical in nature and sufficiently strict to test the

qualifications and fitness of the applicants for endorsement.

Examinations shall be in whole or in part in writing. Examinations

shall be offered at least monthly; dates, times and locations are to

be determined by the registrar or third-party vendor with approval

of the registrar.

C. Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination

shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of

thirty (30) days. Any applicant subsequently failing to pass the

examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a

period of ninety (90) days. However, in a declared state of

emergency, the examination shall be available as often as possible

as determined by the registrar.

D. No commercial roofer endorsement shall be renewed unless the

qualifying party has completed the required hours of continuing

education, as determined and approved by the Committee of Roofing

Examiners and the Construction Industries Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1919 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1919
License fee and annual renewal fee - Fixing amount
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 upon

recommendations of the Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselors

Advisory Board.

B. 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 Licensed Professional Counselors

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

Professional Counselors Revolving Fund.

C. 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).

D. 1. 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).

2. The fee shall accompany the application for a replacement

license.

3. The fee for specialty designation shall not exceed One

Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00).

4. The fee for an examination required pursuant to the Licensed

Professional Counselors Act shall not exceed the Board's actual

costs for holding and grading the examination.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1800.18 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1800.18
Residential alarm industry monitoring or services –
Status: in_force

Contract requirements.

A. On and after November 1, 2018, no contract for residential

alarm industry monitoring or services shall provide that after the

initial term of the contract the services will automatically

continue for any fixed term, except a month-to-month term.

B. On and after November 1, 2018, every contract for

residential alarm industry monitoring or services shall

conspicuously state that the person receiving the services has the

right, without additional cost or penalty, to terminate such

contract at the end of the initial term, at any time, by giving a

thirty-day notice to the provider of the intent to terminate the

services.

C. Any contract for residential alarm industry monitoring or

services entered into before November 1, 2018, which is renewed on

or after November 1, 2018, in violation of the provisions of

subsection A or B of this section may be either terminated or

changed to a month-to-month term at any time as set forth in

subsection A and B of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1294 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1294
Effective date of Compact — Withdrawal — Amendment
Status: in_force

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

Compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh Member State.

1. On or after the effective date of the Compact, the

Commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the

first seven Member States (“Charter Member States”) to determine if

the statute enacted by each such Charter Member State is materially

different than the model Compact statute.

a. A Charter Member State whose enactment is found to be

materially different from the model Compact statute

shall be entitled to the default process set forth in

Section 13 of this act.

b. If any Member State is later found to be in default,

or is terminated or withdraws from the Compact, the

Commission shall remain in existence and the Compact

shall remain in effect even if the number of Member

States should be less than seven.

2. Member States enacting the Compact subsequent to the seven

initial Charter Member States shall be subject to the process set

forth in paragraph 21 of subsection C of Section 10 of this act to

determine if their enactments are materially different from the

model Compact statute and whether they qualify for participation in

the Compact.

3. All actions taken for the benefit of the Commission or in

furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the Compact

prior to the effective date of the Compact or the Commission coming

into existence shall be considered to be actions of the Commission

unless specifically repudiated by the Commission.

4. Any State that joins the Compact subsequent to the

Commission’s initial adoption of the Rules and bylaws shall be

subject to the Rules and bylaws as they exist on the date on which

the Compact becomes law in that State. Any Rule that 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.

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B. Any Member State may withdraw from this Compact by enacting

a statute repealing the same.

1. A Member State’s withdrawal shall not take effect until one

hundred eighty (180) days after enactment of the repealing statute.

2. Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of

the withdrawing State’s Licensing Authority to comply with the

investigative and Adverse Action reporting requirements of this

Compact prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

3. Upon the enactment of a statute withdrawing from this

Compact, a State shall immediately provide notice of such withdrawal

to all Licensees within that State. Notwithstanding any subsequent

statutory enactment to the contrary, such withdrawing State shall

continue to recognize all licenses granted pursuant to this Compact

for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of

such notice of withdrawal.

C. Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to

invalidate or prevent any licensure agreement or other cooperative

arrangement between a Member State and a non-Member State that does

not conflict with the provisions of this Compact.

D. This Compact may be amended by the Member States. No

amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding upon

any Member State until it is enacted into the laws of all Member

States.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-528 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-528
Board - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The Board, acting upon the advice of the Committee, shall issue

all licenses required by this act, and shall exercise the following

powers and duties:

1. To make rules and regulations deemed necessary to implement

the provisions of this act;

2. To prescribe application forms for license applicants,

license certificate forms and such other forms as necessary to

implement the provisions of this act;

3. To establish guidelines for athletic trainers in this state;

4. To prepare and conduct an examination for applicants for

licensure under this act;

5. To keep a complete record of all licensed athletic trainers

and to prepare an official listing of the names and addresses of all

licensed athletic trainers which shall be kept current. A copy of

such listing shall be available to any person requesting it upon

payment of a copying fee established by the Board;

6. To keep a permanent record of all proceedings under this

act;

7. To employ and establish the duties of clerical personnel

necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and

8. To conduct hearings to deny, revoke, suspend or refuse

renewal of licenses under this act, and to issue subpoenas to compel

witnesses to testify or produce evidence at such hearings in

accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2095.19 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2095.19
Fines - Injunctions and restraining orders
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, any

entity or individual without a license as required by the Oklahoma

Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act who engages

in the business of a mortgage broker, mortgage lender or mortgage

loan originator or who willingly and knowingly violates any

provision of the Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage

Licensing Act, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor

which shall be punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation. Each violation shall be a

separate offense under this section.

B. In addition to any civil or criminal actions authorized by

law, the Administrator of Consumer Credit, the Attorney General, or

the district attorney may apply to the district court in the county

in which a violation of the Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for

Mortgage Licensing Act has allegedly occurred for an order enjoining

or restraining the entity or individual from continuing the acts

specified in the complaint. The court may grant any temporary or

permanent injunction or restraining order, without bond, as it deems

just and proper.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-518 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-518
Emergency care or treatment - Immunity from civil damages
Status: in_force

or criminal prosecution.

No person who is a licensed practitioner of a healing art in the

State of Oklahoma, who in good faith renders emergency care or

treatment at the scene of the emergency, shall be liable for any

civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions by such person in

rendering the emergency care or treatment, and no person who is a

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licensed practitioner of a healing art in the State of Oklahoma

shall be prosecuted under the criminal statutes of this state for

treatment of a minor without the consent of a minor's parent or

guardian when such treatment was performed under emergency

conditions and in good faith.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-479.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-479.1
Supervising physician for Advanced Practice Registered
Status: in_force

Nurse — Requirements.

A. As used in this section:

1. “Advanced Practice Registered Nurse” has the same meaning as

defined in Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

except that such term does not include a Certified Registered Nurse

Anesthetist;

2. “Board” means the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision or the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, or both, as

the context indicates; and

3. The terms “supervising physician” and “supervision” have the

same meaning as defined in Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

B. To be eligible to serve as a supervising physician for an

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who has not obtained independent

prescriptive authority under Section 1 of this act, the physician

shall meet the following criteria:

1. Have possession of a full and unrestricted license to

practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine issued by the State

Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or the State Board of

Osteopathic Examiners;

2. Have possession of a valid registration to prescribe

controlled substances issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration

and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs

Control; and

3. Be trained and fully qualified in the field of the Advanced

Practice Registered Nurse’s specialty as determined by the

physician’s respective Board; provided, however, a supervising

physician for a Certified Nurse-Midwife may be a family practice

physician, obstetrician, or gynecologist.

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C. A supervising physician shall enter into a written

supervision agreement with each Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

he or she supervises. The supervising physician shall file the

supervision agreement with his or her respective Board in the manner

prescribed by such Board. The supervision agreement shall specify:

1. Any fees charged to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

for supervision services in accordance with subsection D of this

section;

2. The scope of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse’s

prescriptive authority, subject to any limits on scope of

prescriptive authority provided by the rules of the Oklahoma Board

of Nursing;

3. A description of the extent of the supervision required;

4. The duties and responsibilities of the supervising

physician;

5. Procedures for notice to be provided by the supervising

physician to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses for periods of

absence in accordance with subsection E of this section; and

6. One or more alternate physicians designated to supervise the

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in such periods of absence in

accordance with the rules promulgated under subsection H of this

section.

D. 1. A supervising physician may charge a reasonable fee to

the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse for his or her supervision

services. Any such fees shall be:

a. disclosed in the supervision agreement required under

subsection C of this section,

b. appropriate based on the actual duties and

responsibilities of the supervising physician as

outlined in the supervision agreement, and

c. a fair market value hourly rate in accordance with the

rules promulgated under subsection H of this section,

or by mutual agreement between the Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse and supervising physician.

2. The provisions of this subsection shall apply only to

compensation received by the supervising physician directly from the

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. This subsection shall not be

construed to:

a. preclude a supervising physician from entering into a

payment arrangement for supervision fees to be paid by

his or her employer or health care entity in lieu of

the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse,

b. preclude an employer or health care entity of a

supervising physician from prohibiting, limiting, or

otherwise addressing such supervision fees through

policies, contracts, or bylaws, or

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c. apply to or impact any compensation a supervising

physician receives from his or her employer or health

care entity for supervision services.

E. A supervising physician shall notify all Advanced Practice

Registered Nurses under his or her supervision of reasonably

anticipated periods of unavailability or incapacity on the part of

the supervising physician. Notice shall be given by the method

agreed to by the supervising physician and the Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse within the written supervision agreement.

F. The supervising physician shall report to his or her

respective Board, and shall notify all Advanced Practice Registered

Nurses under his or her supervision of, any changes to the

supervising relationship within thirty (30) calendar days including,

but not limited to, the addition or removal of an Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse under the physician’s supervision or a change to

the physician’s practice address or contact information. The

physician’s supervision agreements shall be amended as necessary to

reflect any such changes.

G. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and the

State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall not charge any fees to

supervising physicians or Advanced Practice Registered Nurses for

the maintenance or oversight of supervision agreements or other

administrative functions related to the implementation or

enforcement of this section.

H. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and the

State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall promulgate a uniform set

of rules establishing standards for proper supervision of Advanced

Practice Registered Nurses who have not obtained independent

prescriptive authority under Section 1 of this act, including:

1. The charging of reasonable fees to provide supervision

services. The rules shall establish a fair market value hourly rate

for such fees, which shall be redetermined biennially;

2. Continuous availability of direct communications either in

person or by electronic communications between the Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse and supervising physician;

3. Oversight and acceptance of responsibility for the ordering

and transmission of written, telephonic, electronic, or oral

prescriptions for drugs and other medical supplies, subject to the

formulary established by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing;

4. Review of prescribing patterns of the Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse;

5. The delineation of a plan for emergencies; and

6. The designation of one or more alternate physicians in the

absence of the supervising physician.

I. A supervising physician may be subject to disciplinary

action by his or her respective Board for failure to comply with the

provisions of, or the rules promulgated under, this section

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including, but not limited to, failure to provide proper

supervision.

J. If either Board imposes limits through rule on the number of

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses that a supervising physician may

supervise, such limits shall not apply when an Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse is practicing in a hospital licensed by the State

Department of Health.

K. The Executive Director of each Board shall report annually

to the respective Board the number of complaints received in

relation to this section.

L. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and the

State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall each create and maintain

on the respective Board’s website a list of physicians who are

available to supervise Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1925.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1925.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act:

1. "Advertise" means, but is not limited to, the issuing or

causing to be distributed any card, sign, or device to any person;

or the causing, permitting or allowing any sign or marking on or in

any building or structure, or in any newspaper or magazine or in any

directory, or on radio or television, or by advertising by any other

means designed to secure public attention;

2. "Board" means the State Board of Behavioral Health

Licensure;

3. "Licensed marital and family therapist" means a person

holding a current license issued pursuant to the provisions of the

Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;

4. "Marital and family therapy" means the assessment, diagnosis

and treatment of disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or

behavioral, within the context of marital and family systems.

Marital and family therapy involves the professional application of

family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services

to individuals, marital pairs, and families for the purpose of

treating such disorders;

5. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation,

partnership, organization or body politic;

6. "Practice of marital and family therapy" means the rendering

of professional marital and family therapy services to individuals,

family groups and marital pairs, singly or in groups, whether such

services are offered directly to the general public or through

organizations either public or private, for a fee, monetary or

otherwise;

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7. "Recognized educational institution" means a regionally

accredited college or university recognized by the United States

Department of Education;

8. "Use a title or description of" means to hold oneself out to

the public as having a particular status by means of stating on

signs, mailboxes, address plates, stationery, announcements, calling

cards or other instruments of professional identification;

9. "Licensed marital and family therapist candidate" means a

person whose application for licensure has been accepted and who is

under supervision for licensure as set forth in Section 1925.6 of

this title; and

10. "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the

State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-15.2
Oklahoma Accountancy Board - Membership - Qualifications
Status: in_force

- Terms.

A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2028,

in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the

Oklahoma Accountancy Board. The Oklahoma Accountancy Board shall

have the responsibility for administering and enforcing the Oklahoma

Accountancy Act. The Oklahoma Accountancy Board shall be composed

of seven (7) members, who shall have professional or practical

experience in the use of accounting services and financial matters,

so as to be qualified to make judgments about the qualifications and

conduct of persons and firms subject to regulation under the

Oklahoma Accountancy Act to be appointed by the Governor and

confirmed by the Senate. The number of registrant members shall not

be more than five, not including a firm, who shall serve terms of

five (5) years. No member who has served two successive complete

terms shall be eligible for reappointment, but an appointment to

fill an unexpired term shall not be considered a complete term for

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this purpose. One public member shall serve coterminously with the

Governor appointing the public member. The other public member

shall serve a term of five (5) years.

B. Five members shall be certified public accountants holding

certificates and four shall hold permits issued pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Accountancy Act, at least four of whom

shall have been engaged in the practice of public accounting as a

certified public accountant continuously for not less than five (5)

out of the last fifteen (15) years immediately preceding their

appointments. A list of qualified persons shall be compiled and

submitted to the Governor by the Oklahoma Society of Certified

Public Accountants from time to time as appointments of the

certified public accountant Board members are required. A list of

three names shall be submitted for each single appointment from

which the Governor may make the appointment.

C. Two members shall be public members who are not certified

public accountants. One public member shall be appointed by the

Governor to a term coterminous with the Governor, to serve at his or

her pleasure. The other public member shall serve a term of five

(5) years and have professional or practical experience in the use

of accounting services and financial matters. A list of qualified

persons shall be compiled and submitted to the Governor by the

Oklahoma Society of Public Accountants, Oklahoma Society of

Certified Public Accountants, or successor organizations from time

to time as appointment of the Board member is required. A list of

three (3) names shall be submitted for each single appointment from

which the Governor may make the appointment.

D. Upon the expiration of the term of office, a member shall

continue to serve until a qualified successor has been appointed.

Confirmation by the Senate is required during the next regular

session of the Senate for the member to continue to serve.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-567.5b — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-567.5b
Malpractice insurance requirement
Status: in_force

A. An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, or the employer of

the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse on his or her behalf, shall

carry malpractice insurance or demonstrate proof of financial

responsibility in a minimum amount of One Million Dollars

($1,000,000.00) per occurrence and Three Million Dollars

($3,000,000.00) in the aggregate per year. This requirement shall

apply only to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and shall not

be construed as to require the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to

provide malpractice insurance coverage to any supervising physician.

B. An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who is employed by or

under contract with a federal agency that carries malpractice

insurance in any amount on behalf of the Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse shall be deemed in compliance with subsection A of

this section when practicing under such federal employment or

contract. However, to the extent the Advanced Practice Registered

Nurse practices outside of such federal employment or contract, the

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, or his or her employer, shall

comply with subsection A of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-545.9 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-545.9
Commission rulemaking
Status: in_force

A. The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant

to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted

thereunder. Commission rules shall become binding as of the date

specified by the Commission for each rule.

B. The Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to

effectively and efficiently implement and administer the Compact and

achieve its purposes. A Commission rule shall be invalid and have

no force or effect only if a court of competent jurisdiction holds

that the rule is invalid because the Commission exercised its

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rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the

purposes of the Compact, or the powers granted hereunder, or based

upon another applicable standard of review.

C. The rules of the Commission shall have the force of law in

each participating state; provided, however, that where the rules of

the Commission conflict with the laws of the participating state

that establish the medical services a PA may perform in the

participating state, as held by a court of competent jurisdiction,

the rules of the Commission shall be ineffective in that state to

the extent of the conflict.

D. If a majority of the legislatures of the participating

states rejects a Commission rule, by enactment of a statute or

resolution in the same manner used to adopt the Compact within four

(4) years of the date of adoption of the rule, then such rule shall

have no further force and effect in any participating state or to

any state applying to participate in the Compact.

E. Commission rules shall be adopted at a regular or special

meeting of the Commission.

F. Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule or rules

by the Commission, and at least thirty (30) days in advance of the

meeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the

Commission shall file a notice of proposed rulemaking:

1. On the website of the Commission or other publicly

accessible platform;

2. To persons who have requested notice of the Commission's

notices of proposed rulemaking; and

3. In such other way(s) as the Commission may by rule specify.

G. The notice of proposed rulemaking shall include:

1. The time, date, and location of the public hearing on the

proposed rule and the proposed time, date, and location of the

meeting in which the proposed rule will be considered and voted

upon;

2. The text of the proposed rule and the reason for the

proposed rule;

3. A request for comments on the proposed rule from any

interested person and the date by which written comments must be

received; and

4. The manner in which interested persons may submit notice to

the Commission of their intention to attend the public hearing or

provide any written comments.

H. Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the Commission shall

allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and

arguments, which shall be made available to the public.

I. If the hearing is to be held via electronic means, the

Commission shall publish the mechanism for access to the electronic

hearing.

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1. All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing shall, as

directed in the notice of proposed rulemaking, not less than five

(5) business days before the scheduled date of the hearing, notify

the Commission of their desire to appear and testify at the hearing.

2. Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each

person who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to

comment orally or in writing.

3. All hearings shall be recorded. A copy of the recording and

the written comments, data, facts, opinions, and arguments received

in response to the proposed rulemaking shall be made available to a

person upon request.

4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a

separate hearing on each proposed rule. Proposed rules may be

grouped for the convenience of the Commission at hearings required

by this section.

J. Following the public hearing, the Commission shall consider

all written and oral comments timely received.

K. The Commission shall, by majority vote of all delegates,

take final action on the proposed rule and shall determine the

effective date of the rule, if adopted, based on the rulemaking

record and the full text of the rule.

1. If adopted, the rule shall be posted on the Commission's

website.

2. The Commission may adopt changes to the proposed rule

provided the changes do not enlarge the original purpose of the

proposed rule.

3. The Commission shall provide on its website an explanation

of the reasons for substantive changes made to the proposed rule, as

well as reasons for substantive changes not made that were

recommended by commenters.

4. The Commission shall determine a reasonable effective date

for the rule. Except for an emergency as provided in subsection L

of this section, the effective date of the rule shall be no sooner

than thirty (30) days after the Commission issued the notice that it

adopted the rule.

L. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Commission

may consider and adopt an emergency rule with twenty-four (24) hours

prior notice, without the opportunity for comment or hearing,

provided that the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the

Compact and in this section shall be retroactively applied to the

rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety

(90) days after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of

this subsection, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted

immediately by the Commission in order to:

1. Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or

welfare;

2. Prevent a loss of Commission or participating state funds;

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3. Meet a deadline for the promulgation of a Commission rule

that is established by federal law or rule; or

4. Protect public health and safety.

M. The Commission or an authorized committee of the Commission

may direct revisions to a previously adopted Commission rule for

purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format,

errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any

revisions shall be posted on the website of the Commission. The

revision shall be subject to challenge by any person for a period of

thirty (30) days after posting. The revision may be challenged only

on grounds that the revision results in a material change to a rule.

A challenge shall be made as set forth in the notice of revisions

and delivered to the Commission prior to the end of the notice

period. If no challenge is made, the revision will take effect

without further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision

may not take effect without the approval of the Commission.

N. No participating state's rulemaking requirements shall apply

under the Compact.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.22 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.22
Specialty license
Status: in_force

A. 1. The Board of Dentistry may issue a dental specialty

license authorizing a dentist to represent himself or herself to the

public as a specialist, and to practice as a specialist, in a dental

specialty.

2. No dentist shall represent himself or herself to the public

as a specialist or practice as a specialist as listed in this

paragraph, unless the individual:

a. has successfully completed an advanced dental

specialty educational program accredited by the

Commission on Dental Accreditation, or has met the

board certification requirements and is recognized as

a current board certified member of a dental specialty

organization or association recognized by the National

Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and

Certifying Boards,

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b. has passed the jurisprudence examination covering the

State Dental Act, rules and state laws, and

c. has completed any additional requirements set forth in

state law or rules and has been issued a dental

specialty license by the Board.

3. Specialty licenses recognized by the Board shall include:

a. dental public health,

b. endodontics,

c. oral and maxillofacial surgery,

d. oral and maxillofacial radiology,

e. orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics,

f. pediatric dentistry,

g. periodontics,

h. prosthodontics,

i. oral and maxillofacial pathology,

j. dental anesthesiology,

k. oral medicine, and

l. orofacial pain.

B. 1. At the time of application, if the dentist has ever been

licensed in any other state, he or she shall provide a letter of

good standing from such state before the Board may issue a specialty

license.

2. In conducting an investigation of an applicant who has

applied for a dental specialty license pursuant to this subsection,

the Board shall require of the applicant disclosure of the same

background information as is required of an applicant for a license

to practice dentistry in this state.

C. Any person holding an Oklahoma specialty license that does

not have an Oklahoma general dentistry license shall be limited to

practicing that specialty for which they hold a license.

D. The Board may use the American Dental Association National

Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying

Boards guidelines or the guidelines of another nationally recognized

dental association or board for the purpose of defining a specialty

practice area not otherwise defined herein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.12 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-15.12
Employees and assistants without certification or
Status: in_force

permit.

An individual who is not a certified public accountant or public

accountant in any jurisdiction may serve as an employee of a firm

composed of certified public accountants or public accountants

holding a valid permit. Such employee or assistant shall not issue

any accounting or financial statements over the employee’s or

assistant’s name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.21 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.21
Certified veterinary technician – Use of terms and
Status: in_force

titles - Person not considered to be veterinary technician.

A. Individuals certified as veterinary technicians pursuant to

the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act may use the terms registered

veterinary technician, veterinary technician, or abbreviations such

as CVT, RVT, and VT.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any recognized

title, abbreviation, or sign to indicate that such person is a

registered veterinary technician, unless that person has been

certified as having met the qualifications provided for in the

Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act. Such use shall be prima facie

evidence of the intention to represent oneself as a registered

veterinary technician.

C. A person shall not act as a veterinary technician in this

state unless that person is certified by the Board and is under

direct supervision of a veterinarian licensed pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act.

D. A person shall not be considered to be a registered

veterinary technician in this state who:

1. Administers to animals for which such person holds title,

unless such person has received title for the purpose of

circumventing the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act; or

2. Is a regular student in a legally chartered and recognized

curriculum for veterinary technician training, while in the

performance of studies and acts assigned by that person's

instructors.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-541.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-541.1
Services of assistant – Scope of practice –
Status: in_force

Certification and registration – Acts prohibited.

A. A radiologist may use the services of a radiologist

assistant, licensed by the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision, to practice radiology assistance under the direct

supervision of a physician licensed by the State Board of Medical

Licensure and Supervision or the State Board of Osteopathic

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Examiners and certified by the American Board of Radiology or the

American Osteopathic Board of Radiology.

B. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall

promulgate rules defining the scope of practice of a radiologist

assistant and the educational qualifications necessary to practice

as a radiologist assistant. The Board may use guidelines adopted by

the American College of Radiology, the American Society of

Radiologic Technologists, and the American Registry of Radiologic

Technologists in promulgating rules. The Board shall be the final

authority in all matters pertaining to licensure, continuing

education requirements and scope of practice of radiologist

assistants and shall not exceed the guidelines in this subsection.

C. A radiologist assistant shall be certified and registered

with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and

credentialed to provide radiology services and have completed a

radiologist assistant program accredited by the American Registry of

Radiologic Technologists and passed the American Registry of

Radiologic Technologists certification examinations.

D. A radiologist assistant shall not interpret images, make

diagnoses, or prescribe medications or therapies or obtain informed

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1264.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1264.2
Licensed Master’s Social Worker - Use of Title
Status: in_force

Any person who has received a license as a licensed master’s

social worker shall have the right to use the title, Licensed

Master’s Social Worker, and the abbreviation, LMSW. No other person

shall assume such title, use such abbreviation, or any word or

letters, signs, figures or devices to indicate that the person using

the same is a licensed social worker.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-828 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-828
Violation of act or rules
Status: in_force

A. The conduct of administrative proceedings shall be in

accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and the Oklahoma

Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act and the rules promulgated

thereunder for violations of the Oklahoma Appraisal Management

Company Regulation Act shall be vested in the Oklahoma Real Estate

Appraiser Board, such that the Board, after notice and opportunity

for a hearing pursuant to Article II of the Administrative

Procedures Act, may issue an order imposing one or more of the

following penalties whenever the Board finds, by clear and

convincing evidence, that a registrant has violated any provision of

the Oklahoma Appraisal Management Company Regulation Act or rules

promulgated thereunder:

1. Revocation of the registration with or without the right to

reapply;

2. Suspension of the registrant for a period not to exceed five

(5) years;

3. Stipulations, limitations, restrictions and conditions

relating to conduct of the registrant's appraisal management

services practice;

4. Censure, including specific redress, if appropriate;

5. Reprimand;

6. Administrative fines not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00) per violation; and

7. Payment of costs expended by the Board for any legal fees

and costs and monitoring fees, including but not limited to

administrative costs, witness fees and attorney fees.

B. Payment of fines and costs shall be in accordance with the

following:

1. All administrative fines and costs shall be paid within

thirty (30) days of notifying the registrant's controlling person or

the registrant's agent for service of process in this state of the

order of the Board imposing the administrative fine, unless the

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registrant has entered into an agreement with the Board extending

the period for payment;

2. The registration may be suspended until any fine imposed

upon the registrant by the Board is paid;

3. Unless the registrant has entered into an agreement with the

Board extending the period for payment, if fines and costs are not

paid in full by the registrant within thirty (30) days of the

notification of the order, the fines and costs shall double and the

registrant shall have an additional thirty-day period. If the

double fine and costs are not paid within the additional thirty-day

period, the registration shall automatically be revoked; and

4. All monies received by the Board as a result of the

imposition of the administrative fines and costs provided for in

this section shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Certified Real

Estate Appraisers Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 858-730

of this title.

C. Complaint filing procedures shall be in accordance with the

following:

1. Any complaint filed under the Oklahoma Appraisal Management

Company Regulation Act or the rules promulgated thereunder shall be

in writing and signed by the person filing same and shall be on a

form prescribed by the Board. A complaint may be filed against a

registrant directly by the Board, if reasonable cause exists to

believe there has been a violation of the Oklahoma Appraisal

Management Company Regulation Act or rules; and

2. The registrant shall be entitled to any hearings or subject

to any disciplinary proceedings provided for in the Oklahoma

Appraisal Management Company Regulation Act or the rules promulgated

thereunder based upon any complaint filed pursuant to this section.

D. Written notice of charges shall be provided as follows:

1. Before taking any administrative action against any

registration, the Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board shall notify

the registrant in writing of any charges made at least thirty (30)

days prior to the date set for hearing and shall afford the

registrant an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel; and

2. The written notice may be served personally or sent by

registered or certified mail to the last-known address of either the

registrant's controlling person or the registrant's service agent in

this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2003 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2003
Presale contracts or membership agreements - Notification
Status: in_force

of location - Deposit of funds - Withdrawal of funds - Refunds -

Exemptions.

A. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each

health spa which offers or sells contracts or membership agreements

or health spa services on a presale basis shall notify the

Administrator of the proposed location of the spa for which presale

monies will be solicited and shall deposit all funds received from

such presale contracts or membership agreements in an account

established in a financial institution authorized to transact

business in this state until the health spa has commenced operations

and has remained open for a period of sixty (60) days. The account

shall be established and maintained only in a financial institution

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which agrees in writing with the Administrator to hold all funds

deposited and not to release such funds until receipt of written

authorization from the Administrator. The presale funds deposited

will be eligible for withdrawal by the health spa after the health

spa has been open and providing services pursuant to its health spa

contracts or membership agreements for sixty (60) days and the

Administrator gives written authorization for withdrawal.

2. Any buyer who has paid money which is on deposit in a

presale account may, upon written authorization from the

Administrator, obtain a refund from the financial institution

holding such account if the health spa has not been substantially

completed and opened within six (6) months of the date of the

buyer's health spa contract or membership agreement.

B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply to:

1. a. any health spa duly registered under the provisions of

Section 2002 of this title which has filed with the

Administrator a current financial statement, certified

by an accounting firm or individual holding a permit

to practice public accounting in this state

indicating:

(1) a net worth in excess of One Million Dollars

($1,000,000.00), or

(2) total assets in excess of Five Million Dollars

($5,000,000.00).

b. For purposes of this paragraph:

(1) "current" means that the ending period of the

financial statement is not over eighteen (18)

months prior to the date of the filing of such

statement, and

(2) the financial statement filed by the health spa

may include the financial results of any

corporation controlled by, or that is under

common control with, the health spa; or

2. any health spa duly registered under the provisions of

Section 2002 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes which has posted a

bond or letter of credit in the amount of Seventy Thousand Dollars

($70,000.00) as provided for in Section 2007 of this title and has

been in continuous operation in Oklahoma for at least eighteen (18)

months prior to the sale of prepayment contracts or membership

agreements.