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59 OK Stat § 59-493.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-493.2. Foreign applicants - Requirements for licensure.

|A. Foreign applicants shall meet all requirements for licensure as provided in Sections 492.1 and 493.1 of this title. |B. 1. A foreign applicant shall possess the degree of Doctor of Medicine or a Board-approved equivalent based on satisfactory completion of educational programs from a foreign medical school as evidenced by recognized national and international resources available to the Board.2. In the event the foreign medical school utilized clerkships in the United States, its territories or possessions, such clerkships shall have been performed in hospitals and schools that have programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).C. A foreign applicant shall have a command of the English language that is satisfactory to the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, demonstrated by the passage of an oral English competency examination.D. The Board may promulgate rules requiring all foreign applicants to satisfactorily complete at least twelve (12) months and up to twenty-four (24) months of Board-approved progressive graduate medical training as determined necessary by the Board for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.E. All credentials, diplomas and other required documentation in a foreign language submitted to the Board by such applicants shall be accompanied by notarized English translations.F. Foreign applicants shall provide satisfactory evidence of having met the requirements for permanent residence or temporary nonimmigrant status as set forth by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.G. Foreign applicants shall provide a certified copy of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate to the Board at such time and in such manner as required by the Board. The Board may waive the requirement for an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certificate by rule for good cause shown.Added by Laws 1994, c. 323, § 15, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 213, § 2, emerg. eff. May 8, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 523, § 4, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 261, § 4, eff. July 1, 2009.
59 OK Stat § 59-493.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-493.3. Licensure by endorsement - Temporary and special licensure.

|A. Endorsement of licensed applicants: The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant who: |1. Has complied with all current medical licensure requirements except those for examination; and2. Has passed a medical licensure examination given in English in another state, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or Canada, or has passed the National Boards Examination administered by the National Board of Medical Examiners, provided the Board determines that such examination was equivalent to the Board's examination used at the time of application.B. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act, the Board may require applicants for full and unrestricted medical licensure by endorsement, who have not been formally tested by another state or territory of the United States or any Canadian medical licensure jurisdiction, a Board-approved medical certification agency, or a Board-approved medical specialty board within a specific period of time before application to pass a written and/or oral medical examination approved by the Board.C. The Board may authorize the secretary to issue a temporary medical license for the intervals between Board meetings. A temporary license shall be granted only when the secretary is satisfied as to the qualifications of the applicant to be licensed under the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act but where such qualifications have not been verified to the Board. A temporary license shall:1. Be granted only to an applicant demonstrably qualified for a full and unrestricted medical license under the requirements set by the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act and the rules of the Board; and2. Automatically terminate on the date of the next Board meeting at which the applicant may be considered for a full and unrestricted medical license.D. The Board may establish rules authorizing the issuance of conditional, restricted, or otherwise circumscribed licenses, or issuance of licenses under terms of agreement, for all licenses under its legislative jurisdiction as are necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare.E. The Board may issue a temporary license to any of the professions under the jurisdiction of the Board based on defined qualifications set by each advisory committee of the profession.Added by Laws 1994, c. 323, § 16, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 211, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 324, § 6, emerg. eff. May 28, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 261, § 5, eff. July 1, 2009.
59 OK Stat § 59-493.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-493.4. Special licenses.

|A. No person who is granted a special license or a special training license shall practice outside the limitations of the license. |B. To be eligible for special or special training licensure, the applicant shall have completed all the requirements for full and unrestricted medical licensure except graduate education and/or licensing examination or other requirements relative to the basis for the special license or special training license.C. By rule, the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall establish restrictions for special and special training licensure to assure that the holder will practice only under appropriate circumstances as set by the Board.D. A special license or special training license shall be renewable annually upon the approval of the Board and upon the evaluation of performance in the special circumstances upon which the special license or special training license was granted.E. The issuance of a special license or a special training license shall not be construed to imply that a full and unrestricted medical license will be issued at a future date.F. All other provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act shall apply to holders of special licenses or special training licenses.G. This section shall not limit the authority of any state agency or educational institution in this state which employs a special or special training licensed physician to impose additional practice limitations upon such physician.Added by Laws 1994, c. 323, § 17, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 523, § 5, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004; Laws 2008, c. 149, § 2, emerg. eff. May 12, 2008.
59 OK Stat § 59-493.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-493.6. Enactment of Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

|The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact is hereby enacted into law and the Governor shall enter into a compact on behalf of the State of Oklahoma with any jurisdiction legally joined therein, in the form substantially as set forth in Section 2 of this act. |Added by Laws 2019, c. 85, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-495 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-495. Issuance of licenses.

|When an applicant shall have shown that he or she is qualified as herein required, a license, in form approved by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and attested by the seal of the Board, shall be issued to the applicant by the Board, authorizing the applicant to practice medicine and surgery within the meaning of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act. |Added by Laws 1923, c. 59, p. 106, § 15. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 323, § 19, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 211, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 324, § 8, emerg. eff. May 28, 1998.
59 OK Stat § 59-495b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-495b. Practice without renewal license prohibited - Punishment - Revocation or suspension of license.

|Any person practicing medicine and surgery in Oklahoma as defined by law without having the legal possession of a current renewal license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and such practice shall constitute grounds for the revocation or suspension of his or her license to practice medicine and surgery in this state. |Added by Laws 1941, p. 243, § 2, emerg. eff. May 15, 1941. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 118, § 16, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 323, § 21, eff. July 1, 1994.
59 OK Stat § 59-495c (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-495c. Reregistration fees - Depository funds - Disposition.

|A. Each application for reregistration, as set forth in Section 20 of this act, shall be accompanied by a reregistration fee in an amount fixed by the Board. |B. All reregistration fees paid to the secretary of the Board under the provisions of this act shall be deposited with the State Treasurer, who shall place the same in the regular depository fund of the Board. Said fund, less the ten percent (10%) gross fees paid into the General Fund of the state under the provisions of Sections 211 through 214 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be expended in the manner and for the purposes now provided by law.Added by Laws 1941, p. 243, § 3, emerg. eff. May 15, 1941. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 145, § 2, emerg. eff. April 7, 1970; Laws 1987, c. 118, § 17, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 323, § 22, eff. July 1, 1994.
59 OK Stat § 59-495d (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-495d. Suspension in absence of reregistration - Reinstatement.

|If a licensee fails to apply for reregistration within sixty (60) days from the end of the previous registration period, as provided in this act, his original license to practice medicine and surgery in this state shall be suspended and the Board shall report to the office of the district attorney of the county of practice any physician who failed to reregister if the physician's practice is still in Oklahoma. Said original license shall, upon due application by said person therefor, be reinstated by the Board or its agent designated for that purpose if and when the applicant furnishes satisfactory proof that: |(a) The licensee had not practiced medicine or surgery in any other state or territory of the United States in violation of the laws thereof during said period;(b) The licensee's license to practice medicine or surgery had not been revoked in any other such state or territory during said period;(c) The licensee has not been convicted of a felony or the violation of the narcotic laws of the United States during said period; and(d) The licensee has met the same standards for licensure as is required at the time for initial licensure and the latest reregistration period.A fee set by the Board shall accompany the application for reinstatement. The Board may in its discretion require the applicant to take and pass an examination prescribed by it to assess the applicant's clinical competency unless the applicant can show that fifty percent (50%) of his monthly activities during the time the applicant's Oklahoma license has been inactive include the practice of medicine.Added by Laws 1951, p. 165, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 26, 1951. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 118, § 18, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 323, § 23, eff. July 1, 1994.
59 OK Stat § 59-495e (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-495e. Appeal from rejection of reregistration.

|Any licensee whose reregistration application is rejected by the Board, shall have the right to appeal from such action to the district court of the county of residence. If the licensee does not reside or practice in Oklahoma, appeal shall be to the Oklahoma County District Court. |Added by Laws 1951, p. 165, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 26, 1951. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 323, § 24, eff. July 1, 1994.
59 OK Stat § 59-495h (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-495h. Reinstatement of license or certificate - Satisfactory evidence of professional competence.

|The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may require satisfactory evidence of professional competence and good moral character from applicants requesting reinstatement of any license or certificate issued by the Board. The Board may set criteria for measurement of professional competence by rule. |Added by Laws 1995, c. 211, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 523, § 6, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004.
59 OK Stat § 59-497 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-497. Duplicate licenses.

|The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision is hereby authorized to issue a duplicate license to any licensee of this state, who may have lost his license except through suspension, failure to renew, revocation or denial; provided, that the application, properly verified by oath, be made upon forms provided for that purpose; and provided, further, that a fee set by the Board shall be paid. |Amended by Laws 1987, c. 118, § 20, operative July 1, 1987.
59 OK Stat § 59-500 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-500. Notice of practice location and address - Proof of licensure.

|Each person holding a license authorizing the practice of medicine and surgery in this state shall notify the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, in writing, of such licensee’s current practice location and mailing address. Each licensee shall carry on his or her person at all times while engaged in such practice of medicine and surgery official verification of valid and effective licensure as may be issued by the Board. |Added by Laws 1923, c. 59, p. 107, § 20, emerg. eff. March 31, 1923. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 118, § 21, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 323, § 25, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2004, c. 523, § 7, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004.
59 OK Stat § 59-503.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-503.1. Emergency suspension of licensure.

|The Secretary of the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, upon concurrence of the President of the Board that an emergency exists for which the immediate suspension of a license is imperative for the public health, safety and welfare, may conduct a hearing as contemplated by Section 314 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes and may, upon probable cause, suspend temporarily the license of any person under the jurisdiction of the Board. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 323, § 27, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 492, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-503.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-503.2. Authority to prescribe administrative remedies for licensee violations.

|A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may promulgate rules to create administrative remedies for licensee violations of statutory or regulatory prescribed unprofessional conduct. |B. The Board is authorized to prescribe by rule administrative remedies, disciplinary actions and administrative procedures to provide remedies and disciplinary actions for licensee violations of statutory or regulatory prescribed unprofessional conduct, to include fines up to the limits otherwise prescribed by statute or rule.C. Any such administrative action rules promulgated by the Board shall provide procedure:1. For the licensee to contest or dispute any administrative action;2. For procedures for resolution of any such contest or dispute; and3. For appropriate protection of private information consistent with state and federal law.Added by Laws 2019, c. 492, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-504 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-504. Process - How served - Depositions - Subpoenas.

|All citations and subpoenas, under the contemplation of this act, shall be served in general accordance with the statutes of the State of Oklahoma then in force applying to the service of such documents, and all provisions of the statutes of the state then in force, relating to citations and subpoenas, are hereby made applicable to the citations and subpoenas herein provided for. The secretary of the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, or the secretary's designee, during the course of an investigation, shall have the power to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses, the inspection of premises and the production of documents or things, including, but not limited to, pharmacy, medical and hospital records. Such subpoenas shall carry the same force and effect as if issued as an order from a district court of competent jurisdiction. Patient confidentiality shall be maintained by the Board and subpoena compliance shall not be considered a violation of any state or federal confidentiality laws. All the provisions of the statutes of the state, then in force, governing the taking of testimony by depositions, are made applicable to the taking of depositions under this act. The attendance of witnesses shall be compelled in such hearings by subpoenas issued by the secretary of the Board over the seal thereof, and the secretary shall in no case refuse to issue such subpoenas upon praecipe filed therefor accompanied with the fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) for each subpoena issued. If any person refuse to obey such subpoena served upon him in such manner, the fact of such refusal shall be certified by the secretary of the Board, over the seal thereof, to the district court of the county in which such service was had, and the court shall proceed to hear said matter in accordance with the statutes of the state then in force governing contempt as for disobedience of its own process. |Added by Laws 1923, c. 59, p. 109, § 24, emerg. eff. March 31, 1923. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 118, § 24, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 2014, c. 176, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
59 OK Stat § 59-505 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-505. State as party to actions - Board as trial body - Rulings - Record.

|It is hereby provided that the State of Oklahoma is a proper and necessary party in the prosecution of all such actions and hearings before the Board in all matters pertaining to unprofessional conduct under the contemplation of this act, and the Attorney General of the state, in person, or by deputy, is authorized and directed to appear in behalf thereof and the defendant in such action shall have the right to be represented by counsel. The Board shall sit as a trial body and the rulings of the president thereof in all questions shall be the rulings of the Board, unless reversed by a majority vote of the Board upon appeal thereto from such rulings of the president. The secretary shall preserve a record of all proceedings in such hearings and shall furnish a transcript thereof to the defendant upon request therefor, provided the said defendant shall pay the actual cost of preparing such transcript. If the services of a court reporter are requested, the court reporter shall be reimbursed or paid by the party who made such request. |Added by Laws 1923, c. 59, p. 109, § 25, emerg. eff. March 31, 1923. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 118, § 25, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 323, § 28, eff. July 1, 1994.
59 OK Stat § 59-506 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-506. Decisions of Board - Suspension and reinstatement - Narcotics conviction.

|A. If it is the decision of the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, after considering all the testimony presented, that the defendant is guilty as charged, the Board shall revoke the license of the defendant, and the defendant's rights to practice medicine and surgery. The Board, however, may suspend a license, during which suspension the holder of such suspended license shall not be entitled to practice medicine and surgery thereunder. If during suspension, the defendant practiced medicine or surgery or has been guilty of any act of unprofessional conduct, as defined by the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act, the Board may revoke the license of such licensee or place the licensee upon probation for any period of time not less than one (1) year, nor more than five (5) years, or on second offense place the licensee on probation for an indefinite period of time, during which time the licensee's conduct will be kept under observation. The Board, furthermore, may impose on the defendant, as a condition of any suspension or probation, a requirement that the defendant attend and produce evidence of successful completion of a specific term of education, residency, or training in enumerated fields and/or institutions as ordered by the Board based on the facts of the case. The education, residency, or training shall be at the expense of the defendant. The Board may also impose other disciplinary actions as provided for in Section 509.1 of this title. At the end of any term of suspension imposed by the Board, the applicant for reinstatement shall show to the Board successful completion of all conditions and requirements imposed by the Board and demonstrate eligibility for reinstatement. |B. Immediately upon learning that a licensee has been convicted of a felonious violation of a state or federal narcotics law, the Executive Director of the Board shall summarily suspend the license and assign a hearing date for the matter to be presented to the Board. Immediately upon learning that a licensee is in violation of a Board-ordered probation, the Executive Director of the Board may summarily suspend the license based on imminent harm to the public and assign a hearing date for the matter to be presented at the next scheduled Board meeting.Added by Laws 1923, c. 59, p. 109, § 26, emerg. eff. March 31, 1923. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 200, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1963; Laws 1987, c. 118, § 26, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 323, § 29, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 211, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 324, § 9, emerg. eff. May 28, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 261, § 6, eff. July 1, 2009.