The mission of Board of the Osteopathic Examiners is to protect the public by regulating the practice of osteopathic medicine in the State of Oklahoma through education and licensing requirements and to ensure that each licensee practices osteopathic medicine within the provisions of the Osteopathic Medicine Act. The Board is composed of eight members appointed by the Governor, two of whom are lay persons. The remaining six examiners are licensed osteopathic physicians in good standing in this state who have been so engaged for a period of at least five years immediately prior to their appointment.
All appointments are for terms of seven years.
The Board conducts examinations at least twice each year for applicants who, under existing state statutes, qualify to be licensed as Osteopathic Physicians. The Board is responsible for maintaining a register of each license issued and monitoring the professional practice of each licensee to ensure standards established by the Board and State Statutes are maintained. The Board has the responsibility of revoking or suspending a license when unprofessional conduct is proven. Title 59, Section 620 through 645, of the Oklahoma Statutes. Doctors of Osteopathy utilize generally accepted physical, pharmacological and surgical methods of diagnosis and treatment while placing strong emphasis on the importance of body mechanics and manipulative methods to detect and correct faulty structure and function.