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59 OK Stat § 59-567.23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.23. Licenses issued by other states that are a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact – Oklahoma Board of Nursing responsible for taking action.

|The Oklahoma Board of Nursing is the state agency responsible for taking action against registered and practical/vocational nurses practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact as authorized by the Nurse Licensure Compact. The action shall be taken in accordance with the same procedures for taking action against registered and practical nurses licensed by this state. |Added by Laws 2016, c. 190, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.24. Copy of nurse information available in the coordinated licensure information system.

|A. On request and payment of a certified verification fee, the Oklahoma Board of Nursing shall provide a registered or practical nurse licensed by this state with a copy of information regarding the nurse maintained by the coordinated licensure information system under Article 6 of the Nurse Licensure Compact. |B. A board is not obligated to provide information that is not available to the board or information that is not available to the nurse under the laws of the state contributing the information to the coordinated licensure information system.Added by Laws 2016, c. 190, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.25 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.25. Personal identification information in the coordinated licensure information system – Sharing with nonparty states.

|A. In reporting information to the coordinated licensure information system under Article 6 of the Nurse Licensure Compact, the Oklahoma Board of Nursing may disclose information that identifies a person, including Social Security number and date of birth. |B. The coordinated licensure information system may not share Social Security numbers and dates of birth with a state not a party to the Compact.Added by Laws 2016, c. 190, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 281, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.26 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.26. Grant funding from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.

|The Oklahoma Board of Nursing may receive grant funding for implementation of the Nurse Licensure Compact directly from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. |Added by Laws 2016, c. 190, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-581 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-581. Practice of optometry - Definition.

|A. The practice of optometry is defined to be the science and art of examining the human eye and measurement of the powers of vision by the employment of any means, including the use or furnishing of any self-testing device, the use of any computerized or automatic refracting device, including applications designed to be used on a computer or video conferencing via an Internet device either in person or in remote locations, the use of pharmaceutical agents, the diagnosis of conditions of the human eye, and the correcting and relief of ocular abnormalities by means including but not limited to prescribing and adaptation of lenses, contact lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, prisms and the employment of vision therapy or orthoptics for the aid thereof, low vision rehabilitation, laser surgery procedures, excluding retina, laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK), and cosmetic lid surgery. The practice of optometry is further defined to be nonlaser surgery procedures as authorized by the Oklahoma Board of Examiners in Optometry, pursuant to rules promulgated under the Administrative Procedures Act. |B. The practice of optometry shall also include the prescribing of dangerous drugs and controlled dangerous substances for all schedules specified in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act except Schedules I and II but allowing for the prescribing of hydrocodone or hydrocodone-containing drugs regardless of schedule for a period not exceeding five (5) days of supply, and the issuance of refills for such prescriptions following sufficient physical examination of the patient for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment of ocular abnormalities. The practice of optometry shall include the dispensing of medications to treat ocular abnormalities and may include the dispensing of professional samples of medications to treat ocular abnormalities to patients.C. The scope of the delivery of care as defined in subsections A and B of this section to an individual who is physically located in this state at the time care is delivered shall constitute the practice of optometry.D. Optometrists shall be certified by the Board of Examiners in Optometry prior to administering drugs, prescribing drugs, or performing laser or nonlaser surgery procedures.E. Nothing in this title shall be construed as allowing any agency, board, or other entity of this state other than the Board of Examiners in Optometry to determine what constitutes the practice of optometry.Added by Laws 1927, c. 80, p. 119, § 1, emerg. eff. March 22, 1927. Amended by Laws 1937, p. 95, § 1, emerg. eff. April 2, 1937; Laws 1981, c. 10, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1981; Laws 1994, c. 52, § 1; Laws 1998, c. 8, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 171, § 2, emerg. eff. April 28, 2004; Laws 2014, c. 140, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2016, c. 21, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2020, c. 54, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 223, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
59 OK Stat § 59-582 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-582. Board of Examiners in Optometry - Re-creation - Vacancies - Qualifications - Term of members.

|There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2023, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Board of Examiners in Optometry. This Board shall consist of five (5) persons, four of whom shall possess sufficient knowledge of theoretical and practical optics to practice optometry, be duly licensed as optometrists, and who shall have been residents of this state actually engaged in the practice of optometry for at least five (5) years. The term of each licensed optometrist member of the Board, one being appointed each year, shall be five (5) years, or until a qualified successor is appointed. The lay member of the Board shall serve a term coterminous with that of the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint a member of the Board of Examiners in Optometry at the expiration of any term or whenever, for any reason, a vacancy may occur on said Board. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. |Added by Laws 1927, c. 80, p. 119, § 2, emerg. eff. March 22, 1927. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 225, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1988, c. 225, § 10; Laws 1994, c. 113, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2000, c. 98, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 53, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 65, § 1; Laws 2016, c. 158, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 116, § 11, eff. July 1, 2020.
59 OK Stat § 59-583 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-583. Rules and regulations - Administering oaths and taking testimony - Officers - Meetings - Quorum - Code of ethics - Branch offices.

|Said Board of Examiners shall make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws, as may be necessary to the performance of its duties, and each member thereof may administer oaths, or take testimony concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board. It shall organize by selecting one of its members as president, one as vice-president, and one as secretary and treasurer (the latter to give bond, approved by the Governor), and shall meet at least twice a year, and at such place or places as it may select. A majority of the Board present shall constitute a quorum, and its meetings shall at all times be open to the public. The Board may adopt a code of ethics for the practice of Optometry. A licensed optometrist may establish a practice in not more than two office locations in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Board of Examiners in Optometry. Practice in a governmental institution shall not be counted as one of these locations. Each office shall be registered by the Board and shall maintain such equipment and personnel as required by the Board. |Amended by Laws 1985, c. 72, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1985.
59 OK Stat § 59-586 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-586. Display of certificates - Exhibition upon demand.

|Every person practicing optometry shall display his certificate of registration or exemption in a conspicuous place, and whenever required exhibit such certificate to said Board of Examiners or its authorized representatives. |Laws 1927, c. 80, p. 120, § 6. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 163, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
59 OK Stat § 59-587 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-587. Examinations - Fees - Compensation and expenses - Optometry Board Revolving Fund.

|The fee for such examinations shall be set by rules promulgated by the Board of Examiners in Optometry, not to be less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and a yearly license fee set by rules promulgated by the Board of Examiners in Optometry, not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), shall be paid each fiscal year by all persons holding a license to practice optometry in this state, and shall be paid not later than the 30th day of June of each year. In the event of default of payment of such license fee by any person, his or her certificate shall be revoked by the Board of Examiners who shall take such action only after notifying the person in default by registered mail and allowing that person fifteen (15) days in which to comply with this requirement. The Board shall be paid travel expenses as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The secretary-treasurer shall receive compensation fixed by the Board, not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per month. All fees and charges collected by the secretary-treasurer of the Board shall be paid on the first day of each month into a revolving fund in the State Treasury to be designated as the "Optometry Board Revolving Fund". This fund shall consist of all monies received by the Board of Optometry other than appropriated funds. The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall be under the control and management of the Board of Optometry. Expenditures from this fund shall be made pursuant to the purposes of Sections 581 through 606 of this title and without legislative approval. Warrants for expenditures shall be drawn by the State Treasurer based on claims signed by an authorized employee or employees of the Board of Optometry and approved for payment by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. |Added by Laws 1927, c. 80, p. 120, § 7, emerg. eff. March 22, 1927. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 89, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1965; Laws 1980, c. 8, § 1, emerg. eff. March 3, 1980; Laws 1982, c. 225, § 2, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 35, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1994, c. 113, § 2, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2009, c. 321, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 413, § 18, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 265.
59 OK Stat § 59-589 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-589. Persons excepted from statute.

|Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to duly-licensed physicians authorized to practice medicine and/or surgery under the laws of the State of Oklahoma. |Laws 1927, c. 80, p. 121, § 9; Laws 1937, p. 96, § 4.
59 OK Stat § 59-591 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-591. Certificates previously issued valid.

|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. |Laws 1927, c. 80, p. 121, § 11.
59 OK Stat § 59-592 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-592. Partial invalidity.

|Should any section or portion of a section of this act, be, for any cause, adjudged invalid, only such section or portion of section shall be thereby affected. |Laws 1927, c. 80, p. 122, § 12.
59 OK Stat § 59-593 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-593. Public policy.

|It is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma that optometrists rendering visual care to its citizens shall practice in an ethical, professional manner; that their practices be free from any appearance of commercialism; that the visual welfare of the patient be the prime consideration at all times; and that optometrists shall not be associated with any nonprofessional person or persons in any manner which might degrade or reduce the quality of visual care received by the citizens of this state; provided that renting a separate area or room and practicing optometry within or adjacent to a retail store pursuant to Section 944 of this title shall not be considered a violation of this section. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 92, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 1971. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 427, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-595 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-595. Certain agreements, contracts, understandings, etc. prohibited.

|No optometrist, licensed under Chapter 13 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall enter into any agreement, contract, arrangement, practice, or understanding, written or otherwise, with any optical supplier engaged in the sale of optical goods and materials to the public, whereby persons are referred by the optical supplier to said licensed person, and/or whereby persons are referred back to the optical supplier for the purchase of optical goods and materials. |Laws 1971, c. 92, § 3, emerg. eff. April 17, 1971.
59 OK Stat § 59-597 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-597. Penalties.

|Violation of the provisions of this act shall be a misdemeanor. If violation hereof is by a licensed optometrist the same shall constitute grounds for revocation of such license whether or not he may be also charged with a misdemeanor. The Board of Examiners in Optometry shall determine the existence of a violation of this act by an optometrist and shall proceed with revocation under powers granted to said Board and in accordance with procedure prescribed in Section 585 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Said Board may make rules necessary for the enforcement of this act so long as such rules are not inconsistent with the provisions of this or any other law of this state. |Laws 1971, c. 92, § 5, emerg. eff. April 17, 1971.
59 OK Stat § 59-598 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-598. Provisions cumulative.

|The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to other laws. |Laws 1971, c. 92, § 7, emerg. eff. April 17, 1971.
59 OK Stat § 59-601 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-601. Appropriations from Optometry Board Fund.

|There is hereby appropriated to the Board of Examiners in Optometry from the monies which will accrue to the Optometry Board Fund of the State of Oklahoma, for each fiscal year hereafter, a sum equal to ninety percent (90%) of such accruals. |Laws 1949, p. 659, § 1; Laws 1951, p. 271.
59 OK Stat § 59-602 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-602. Use of appropriations.

|Said appropriations herein made shall be used by the Board of Examiners in Optometry for the necessary expenses of operation of said Board during the fiscal years set out in Section 1 of this act, including expenses for personnel services, salary of secretary-treasurer of the Board, per diem of members of the Board of Examiners, and all the expenses of the maintenance and operation deemed reasonably necessary or desirable in the operation of the business of said Board. |Laws 1949, p. 659, § 2; Laws 1951, p. 271.
59 OK Stat § 59-603 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-603. Positions and salaries.

|The Board of Examiners in Optometry shall create positions, make the appointment, and unless otherwise provided by act of the Legislature, shall fix the salary of officials, attorneys and other employees necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Board of Examiners in Optometry by law, payable from the appropriations made by this act for such services provided in Section 2. |Laws 1949, p. 659, § 3; Laws 1951, p. 271.
59 OK Stat § 59-604 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-604. Attendance on educational or postgraduate program.

|Every person holding a license to practice optometry in this state shall be required to present to the Board of Examiners in Optometry, not later than the thirtieth day of June of each year, satisfactory evidence that during the preceding twelve (12) months the person attended not less than two (2) days of a total of at least twelve (12) hours of educational or postgraduate programs approved by the Board, or that the person was prevented, because of sickness or any other reason acceptable to the Board, from attending the educational or postgraduate program. Such education shall include not less than one (1) hour of education in pain management or one (1) hour of education in opioid use or addiction, unless the person has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the person does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number. |The filing of proof of attendance at educational programs or clinics shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of a renewal license. The Board may reinstate the license of the licensee to practice optometry upon presentation of satisfactory proof of postgraduate study of a standard approved by the examiners and payment of all fees due including a late reinstatement fee not to exceed three times the annual renewal fee.Added by Laws 1951, p. 271, § 4, emerg. eff. May 1, 1951. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 89, § 2, emerg. eff. May 5, 1965; Laws 1983, c. 14, § 3, emerg. eff. March 25, 1983; Laws 2019, c. 428, § 11, emerg. eff. May 21, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-605 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-605. Cumulative character of act.

|The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to other laws. |Laws 1949, p. 660, § 5 (formerly § 4); Laws 1951, p. 271. 8
59 OK Stat § 59-606 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-606. Partial invalidity.

|If any of the provisions hereof are adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, such adjudication shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any of the other provisions hereof. |Laws 1949, p. 660, § 6 (formerly § 5); Laws 1951, p. 271.
59 OK Stat § 59-620 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-620. Short title - Practice a privilege.

|A. Sections 620 through 645 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act". |B. The practice of osteopathic medicine is a privilege granted through the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.Laws 1921, c. 30. p. 47, § 21; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 19, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983. Renumbered from § 640 of this title by Laws 1983, c. 152, § 25, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 230, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993.
59 OK Stat § 59-621 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-621. Osteopathic medicine defined.

|As used in the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act: |"Osteopathic medicine" means a system of health care founded by Andrew Taylor Still and based on the theory that the body is capable of making its own remedies against disease and other toxic conditions when it is in normal structural relationship and has favorable environmental conditions and adequate nutrition. Osteopathic medicine utilizes generally accepted physical, pharmacological and surgical methods of diagnosis and therapy while placing strong emphasis on the importance of body mechanics and manipulative methods to detect and correct faulty structure and function.Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 41, § 1; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993.
59 OK Stat § 59-623 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-623. Medicine and surgery - Not affected by this act.

|The practice of medicine and surgery by persons authorized under other licensing laws of this state shall in no way be affected by the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act. |Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 41, § 3; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 3, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993.
59 OK Stat § 59-624 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-624. State Board of Osteopathic Examiners - Members - Seal - Rules – Per diem and travel expenses.

|A. There is hereby re-created the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to continue until July 1, 2024, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. |B. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall consist of eight (8) examiners appointed by the Governor, two of whom shall be lay persons. The remaining examiners shall be regularly licensed osteopathic physicians in good standing in this state who have been so engaged for a period of at least five (5) years immediately prior to their appointment. The osteopathic physician examiners shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of not less than six names submitted to the Governor by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association annually, and any present member of the Board of Examiners shall be appointed to fill out the unexpired term. All appointments made to the Board shall be for terms of seven (7) years. In the event of a vacancy brought about for any reason, the post so vacated shall be filled from a list of not less than six names submitted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association.C. The Board shall have and use a common seal, and make and adopt all necessary rules relating to the enforcement of the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act. Each Board member shall receive the daily per diem rate for state employees. Travel expenses allowed under the State Travel Reimbursement Act shall also be provided to Board members traveling more than fifty (50) miles to the location of all regular and special Board meetings.Added by Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 41, § 4. Amended by Laws 1955, p. 328, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1955; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 4, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1988, c. 225, § 11; Laws 1990, c. 66, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 5, § 1; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 5, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 152, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1999, c. 12, § 1; Laws 2005, c. 22, § 1; Laws 2011, c. 44, § 1; Laws 2014, c. 83, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 234, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 468, § 1.
59 OK Stat § 59-625 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-625. Oath of members - Qualifications.

|Each member of said Board shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution before someone qualified to administer oaths, and shall, except for the lay person, make oath that the member is a legally qualified practitioner of osteopathic medicine in this state; and that the member has been engaged in the active practice of osteopathic medicine in this state at least five (5) years preceding the appointment of such member. |Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 42, § 5; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 5, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993.