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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-627. Record of proceedings - Contents - Copy submitted to Secretary of State - Certified copy as evidence.

A. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall preserve a record of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times, showing:
1. The name, age, and place of residence of each applicant;
2. The time spent in the study of osteopathic medicine;
3. The year and school from which degrees were granted;
4. Its proceeding relative to the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension, or revocation of licenses applied for, and issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act; and
5. The name, known place of business and residence, and the date and number of license of each registered osteopathic physician and surgeon.
The register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters contained therein.
B. The secretary of said Board shall on the first of March of each year submit an official copy of said register to the Secretary of State for permanent record. A certified copy of said register, or any part thereof, with the hand and seal of the secretary of said State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, or the Secretary of State, shall be admitted in evidence in all courts of the state.
C. It shall be the responsibility of each osteopathic physician licensed under this act to provide the Board with a notice of change of address within fourteen (14) business days after any relocation of practice activity.
Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 42, § 7; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 7, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 8, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 16, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-629. Standards of preliminary education required.

The standards of preliminary education deemed requisite for admission to an accredited osteopathic school, college or institution in good standing are that an applicant shall have completed the admission requirements of an osteopathic college accredited by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association.
Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 43, § 9; Laws 1975, c. 167, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 1975; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 9, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 10, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-630. Education and training required.

To practice as an osteopathic physician, the applicant shall be a graduate of a school or college of osteopathic medicine which is accredited by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association and shall have completed at least one (1) year of rotating internship or the equivalent thereof, in an accredited internship or residency program acceptable to the Board.
Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 43, § 10; Laws 1975, c. 167, § 2, emerg. eff. May 20, 1975; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 10, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 11, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-631. School or college of osteopathic medicine defined.

The term school or college of osteopathic medicine shall mean a legally chartered and accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine requiring:
1. For admission to its courses of study, a preliminary education equal to the requirements established by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association; and
2. For granting the D.O. degree, Doctor of Osteopathy or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, actual attendance at such osteopathic school or college and demonstration of successful completion of the curriculum and recommendation for graduation.
Added by Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 44, § 11. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 167, § 3, emerg. eff. May 20, 1975; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 11, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 12, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 152, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-632. Examination - National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.

A. The examination of those who desire to practice as osteopathic physicians shall embrace those general subjects and topics, a knowledge of which is commonly and generally required of candidates for a D.O. degree, Doctor of Osteopathy or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, by accredited osteopathic colleges in the United States. An examination furnished by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners shall be deemed to fulfill this requirement.
B. The applicant may be accepted who has successfully completed the examination sequence of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and meets all other requirements.
C. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall have exclusive power and authority to determine the qualifications and fitness of all applicants for admission to practice osteopathic medicine in this state. The Board shall require that each applicant submit to a national criminal history record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Board shall not disseminate criminal history record information resulting from the background check outside of this state.
Added by Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 45, § 12. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 136, § 1; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 12, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 13, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 152, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 16, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2020, c. 145, § 2, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-633. Licensure.

Each applicant who has met all requirements for licensure shall be issued a license to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon. Upon application, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may also issue special licenses including a:
1. Temporary License;
2. Resident Training License;
3. Telemedicine License;
4. Military Spouse License; or
5. Temporary critical need license under Section 1 of this act.
Added by Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 45, § 13. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 152, § 13, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 14, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 16, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2013, c. 226, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2022, c. 262, § 5, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-634. Reciprocal license.

The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may issue a license without examination 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 State 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 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.
Added by Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 45, § 14; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 14, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 15, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-635.1. Special volunteer medical license.

A. There is established a special volunteer medical license for physicians who are retired from active practice and wish to donate their expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy persons of the state. The special volunteer medical license shall be:
1. Issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to eligible physicians;
2. Issued without a payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee;
3. Issued or renewed without any continuing education requirements;
4. Issued for a fiscal year or part thereof; and
5. Renewable annually upon approval of the Board.
B. A physician must meet the following requirements to be eligible for a special volunteer medical license:
1. Completion of a special volunteer medical license application, including documentation of the physician’s osteopathic school graduation and practice history;
2. Documentation that the physician has been previously issued a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in Oklahoma or in another state of the United States and that he or she has never been the subject of any medical disciplinary action in any jurisdiction;
3. Acknowledgement and documentation that the physician’s practice under the special volunteer medical license will be exclusively and totally devoted to providing medical care to needy and indigent persons in Oklahoma or to providing care under the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps; and
4. Acknowledgement and documentation that the physician will not receive or have the expectation to receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, for any medical services rendered under the special volunteer medical license.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 138, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 523, § 25, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-635.2. Temporary license for out-of-state residents for 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;
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.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 83, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-635.3. Resident training license – Prescribing privileges - Requirements.

A. There is established in this state a resident training license for medical school graduates during their internship or first postgraduate year (PGY-1). The resident training license shall be:
1. Issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to eligible physicians;
2. Issued without any continuing education requirements;
3. Issued for no more than one (1) year; and
4. Nonrenewable unless renewal is specifically approved by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.
B. If the physician's resident training program specifically approves the resident to have prescribing authority, the resident training license shall permit the physician to apply for prescribing privileges from state or federal authorities.
C. The resident training license shall not permit:
1. The physician to practice medicine beyond the scope allowed by the physician's training program;
2. The licensee to practice independent of the residency program;
D. The resident training license is not a prerequisite to participation in any internship or PGY-1 training program.
E. Any person holding a resident training license is not guaranteed subsequent full licensure in Oklahoma as an osteopathic physician.
F. Any application for full licensure shall be adjudged by the Board on its own merits including training, education and personal background.
G. A physician shall meet the following requirements to be eligible for a resident training license:
1. Completion of a resident training license application;
2. Payment of the application fee; and
3. Documentation from the applicant's Oklahoma training program recommending the physician and stating the applicant meets all the requirements for such licensure.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 83, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-636. Osteopathic physicians - Reports.

Osteopathic physicians shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relative to reporting all births and deaths, and all matters pertaining to the public health, with equal rights and obligations as physicians of other schools of medicine, and such reports shall be accepted by the officers of the department to which such reports are made.
Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 46, § 16; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 16, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-637.1. Alternatives to revoking, conditioning, suspending, reinstating or refusing to renew license.

A. In addition or as an alternative, as the case may be, to revoking, conditioning, suspending, reinstating or refusing to renew any license, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may, after affording opportunity to be heard:
1. Temporarily order suspension or limitation of license;
2. Issue an order of warning, reprimand or censure with regard to any act, conduct or practice which, in the judgment of the Board upon consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances, does not warrant the initiation of formal action;
3. Order that any person violating any provision of an act or regulation administered by the Board to cease and desist from future violations thereof or to take such affirmative corrective action as may be necessary with regard to any act or practice found unlawful by the Board;
4. Order any person as a condition for continued, reinstated or renewed licensure or as a condition for probation or suspension to secure medical or such other professional treatment as may be necessary to properly discharge licensee functions; or
5. Order any person as a condition of any suspension or probation or any disciplinary action, to 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. Said education, residency or training shall be at the expense of the person so ordered.
B. If after considering all the testimony presented, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners finds that the respondent has violated any provision of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act or any rule promulgated thereto, the Board may impose on the respondent as a condition of any suspension, revocation, or probation, or any other disciplinary action, the payment of costs expended by the Board in investigating and prosecuting said cause, such costs to include but not be limited to staff time, salary and travel expense, witness fees and attorney fees. In addition, the Board may impose an administrative fine in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each count or separate violation.
C. The Secretary of the Board may issue a letter of concern to a licensee, without a hearing, when evidence does not warrant formal proceedings, but indications exist of possible errant conduct that could lead to serious consequences and formal action. The letter of concern may contain, at the Secretary's discretion, clarifying information from the licensee. Such letters of concern are considered remedial.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 152, § 17, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 233, § 3, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 18, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 222, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-638. Acts punishable by fine or imprisonment – Separate criminal offense - False oath or affirmation as perjury.

A. Each of the following acts shall constitute a felony, punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year or imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than four (4) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment:
1. The practice of osteopathic medicine or attempt to practice osteopathic medicine without a license issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners;
2. Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, a license under the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act by fraud or false statements;
3. Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, money or any other thing of value, by fraudulent representation or false pretense;
4. Advertising as an osteopathic physician and surgeon, or practicing or attempting to practice osteopathic medicine under a false, assumed, or fictitious name, or a name other than the real name; or
5. Allowing any person in the licensee’s employment or control to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon when not actually licensed to do so.
B. Each day a person is in violation of any provision of subsection A of this section shall constitute a separate criminal offense and, in addition, the district attorney may file a separate charge of medical battery for each person who is injured as a result of treatment or surgery performed in violation of subsection A of this section.
C. Any person making any willfully false oath or affirmation whenever oath or affirmation is required by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act shall be deemed guilty of the felony of perjury, and upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by the general laws of this state.
Added by Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 47, § 18. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 152, § 18, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 19, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 509, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 523, § 12, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004; Laws 2008, c. 358, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 509 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-638.1. Guidance to osteopathic physicians for recommending medical marijuana – Disciplinary action.

A. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners is hereby authorized to issue guidance to all osteopathic physicians in this state on the recommending of medical marijuana to patients.
B. The Board may take disciplinary action as provided for in the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act against any osteopathic physician who willfully violates or aids another in the willful violation of the provisions of Section 420 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the provisions of Enrolled House Bill No. 2612 of the 1st Session of the 57th Oklahoma Legislature.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 390, § 5, emerg. eff. May 15, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-641. Osteopaths - Annual renewal of certificate - Fee - Attendance at educational program - Notice to licensee.

A. All persons legally licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in this state, on or before the first day of July of each year, shall apply to the secretary-treasurer of the Board, on forms furnished thereby, for a renewal certificate of registration entitling such licensee to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in Oklahoma during the next ensuing fiscal year.
B. Each application shall be accompanied by a renewal fee in an amount sufficient to cover the cost and expense incurred by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, for a renewal of the person's certificate to practice osteopathic medicine.
C. 1. In addition to the payment of the annual renewal fee each licensee applying for a renewal of the certificate shall furnish to the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners proof that the person has attended at least two (2) days of the annual educational program conducted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, or its equivalent, as determined by the Board, in the fiscal year preceding the application for a renewal; provided, the Board may excuse the failure of the licensee to attend the educational program in the case of illness or other unavoidable casualty rendering it impossible for the licensee to have attended the educational program or its equivalent.
2. The Board shall require that the licensee receive not less than one (1) hour of education in pain management or one (1) hour of education in opioid use or addiction each year preceding an application for renewal of a license, unless the licensee has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the licensee does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number. Such education may be held at the annual educational program referenced in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
D. The secretary of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall send a written notice to every person holding a legal certificate to practice osteopathic medicine in this state, at least thirty (30) days prior to the first day of July each year, directed to the last-known address of the licensee, notifying the licensee that it will be necessary for the licensee to pay the renewal license fee as herein provided, and proper forms shall accompany the notice upon which the licensee shall make application for renewal of the certificate.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 75, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 1939. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 56, § 1, emerg. eff. May 13, 1963; Laws 1974, c. 165, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1974; Laws 1980, c. 246, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1980; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 20, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 50, § 3, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 20, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 16, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2019, c. 428, § 13, emerg. eff. May 21, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-642. Failure to comply with license renewal requirements - Cancellation of license - Reinstatement - Inactive status prohibited - Voluntary cancellation of license.

A. If any licensee shall fail to comply with the requirements of Section 641 of this title or this section and such license is allowed to lapse, the licensee shall, upon order of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, forfeit the right to practice osteopathic medicine in this state and the license and certificate shall be canceled, provided, however, that the Board may reinstate such person upon the payment of all fees due, plus a penalty fee in the amount fixed by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners not to exceed twice the amount of the license renewal fees as determined by the Board and upon the presentation of satisfactory evidence of the attendance at an educational program as provided for in Sections 637 and 641 of this title. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall not place the license of any person authorized to practice osteopathic medicine in this state on inactive status.
B. Licensees who retire from such practice or desire to request cancellation of their license shall file with the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners an affidavit, on a form to be furnished by the Board, which states the date of retirement and such other facts to verify the retirement or other reasons for cancellation as the Board may deem necessary and the license shall be canceled. If a licensee desires to re-engage the practice, the licensee shall reinstate the license as provided for in Sections 637 and 641 of this title and subsection A of this section.
Laws 1939, p. 76, § 2, emerg. eff. May 12, 1939; Laws 1974, c. 165, § 2, emerg. eff. May 9, 1974; Laws 1980, c. 246, § 2, emerg. eff. May 16, 1980; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 21, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 50, § 4, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1989, c. 233, § 4, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 21, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-643. Use of fund.

The funds received pursuant to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act or the Oklahoma Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification Program Act shall be deposited to the credit of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners Revolving Fund and may be expended by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners and under its direction in assisting in the enforcement of the laws of this state prohibiting the unlawful practice of osteopathic medicine, assisting in the support of a peer assistance program, and for the dissemination of information to prevent the violation of such laws, and for the purchasing of supplies and such other expense as is necessary to properly carry out the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act or the Oklahoma Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification Program Act.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 76, § 3, emerg. eff. May 12, 1939. Amended by Laws 1955, p. 329, § 3, emerg. eff. May 7, 1955; Laws 1980, c. 246, § 3, emerg, eff. May 16, 1980; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 22, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 22, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 16, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2021, c. 578, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-644. State Board of Osteopathic Examiner's Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, to be designated the "State Board of Osteopathic Examiner's 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 Osteopathic Medicine Act or the Oklahoma Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification Program Act. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Board for the purpose of enforcing the laws of this state which prohibit the unlawful practice of osteopathic medicine, for the dissemination of information to prevent the violation of such laws and for the purchase of supplies and such other expense as is necessary to properly implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act or the Oklahoma Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification Program Act. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims signed by an authorized employee or employees of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners and filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 152, § 23, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 230, § 23, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 16, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 266; Laws 2021, c. 578, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-645. Rules - Fees.

The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act and may establish fees authorized but not specified in the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act.
Laws 1989, c. 233, § 5, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 24, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-646.1. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Assessment mechanism":
a.
means automated or virtual equipment, application or technology designed to be used on a telephone, a computer or an Internet-based device that may be used either in person or remotely to conduct an eye assessment, and
b.
includes artificial intelligence devices and any equipment, electronic or nonelectronic, that is used to perform an eye assessment;
2. "Contact lens" means any lens placed directly on the surface of the eye, regardless of whether or not it is intended to correct a visual defect, including any cosmetic, therapeutic or corrective lens;
3. "Eye assessment" means an assessment of the ocular health and/or visual refractive status of a patient that may include but is not limited to objective refractive data or information generated by an automated testing device, including an autorefractor or Internet-based assessment method, in order to establish a medical diagnosis or refractive diagnosis for the correction of vision disorders;
4. "Person" means an individual, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association and any other legal entity;
5. "Prescription" means a handwritten or electronic order issued by an Oklahoma-licensed optometrist, or an oral order issued directly by an Oklahoma-licensed optometrist;
6. "Seller" means an individual or entity that sells contact lenses or visual aid glasses and dispenses them to Oklahoma residents in any manner; and
7. "Visual aid glasses":
a.
means eyeglasses, spectacles or lenses designed or used to correct visual defects, including spectacles that may be adjusted by the wearer to achieve different types or levels of visual correction or enhancement, and
b.
does not include optical instruments or devices that are:
(1)
not intended to correct or enhance vision,
(2)
sold without consideration of the visual status of the individual who will use the optical instrument or device, including sunglasses that are designed and used solely to filter out light, or
(3)
completely assembled eyeglasses or spectacles designed and used solely to magnify.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 427, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-646.3. Contact lens prescription requirements.

A. A contact lens prescription shall include the following:
1. The ophthalmic information necessary to accurately fabricate or dispense the lenses, including the lens manufacturer, lens series/brand name and the lens material, if applicable;
2. Power and base curve;
3. Name, license number, telephone number and, for written orders, the signature of the prescribing optometrist;
4. Patient's name and address, expiration date of the prescription and number of refills or lenses permitted; and
5. The date of issuance.
B. A contact lens prescription may also include the diameter, axis, add power, cylinder, peripheral curve, optical zone and center thickness.
C. A prescription for visual aid glasses shall include the following:
1. The name, license number, telephone number and, for written orders, the signature of the prescribing optometrist;
2. The patient's name;
3. The date of issuance; and
4. The value of all parameters the Oklahoma-licensed optometrist has deemed necessary to dispense corrective lenses appropriate for a patient.
D. An Oklahoma-licensed optometrist shall not refuse to release a prescription for contact lenses or visual aid glasses to a patient.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 427, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-646.4. Twelve-month minimum for contact lens prescriptions.

Unless a health-related reason for the limitation is noted in the patient's medical records, contact lens prescriptions shall not have an expiration date of less than twelve (12) months from the date the prescription is authorized or the last date of the contact lens evaluation by an Oklahoma-licensed optometrist, whichever date is later. In no event shall a contact lens prescription be valid twelve (12) months after the date of authorization by an Oklahoma-licensed optometrist.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 427, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-646.5. Verification of contact lens prescription by authorized sellers.

A. All contact lens sellers authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state shall verify the contact lens prescription by the following:
1. Receipt of a written or faxed valid contact lens prescription signed by the prescribing optometrist; or
2. An electronic or oral affirmative communication of the complete contact lens prescription from the prescribing optometrist.
B. If a contact lens seller authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state finds it necessary to contact the prescribing optometrist via telephone in order to verify a contact lens prescription, the following protocols shall be followed:
1. Calls shall be made during regular business hours, which for purposes of this act shall be defined as Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time excluding federal holidays;
2. Any verification requests shall include the name, address and telephone number of the patient;
3. The toll-free telephone number shall be included in voice mail or messages left on answering machines;
4. Contact lens prescriptions shall not be mailed, sent, delivered or dispensed before verification by the optometrist;
5. Touch-tone telephone options offered by a contact lens seller or any person authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state shall not constitute verification;
6. Response-time options stated by a contact lens seller or any person authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state shall not constitute verification; and
7. Calls shall comply with federal statutes.
C. In the absence of a prescription as defined and described in Section 10 of this act, it shall be a violation of this act to dispense contact lenses through the mail or otherwise to an Oklahoma resident.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 427, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-646.6. Liability for dispensing contact lenses or visual aid glasses.

A. Any seller or any person authorized to dispense contact lenses or visual aid glasses in this state who fills a prescription bears the full responsibility for the accurate dispensing of the contact lenses or visual aid glasses provided under the prescription. At no time shall any changes or substitutions be made, including brand, type of lenses or ophthalmic parameters, without the direction of the optometrist who issued the contact lens or visual aid glasses prescription.
B. The optometrist shall not be liable for any damages for injury resulting from the packaging or manufacturing of the contact lenses or visual aid glasses.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 427, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-646.7. Completion of contact lens fitting.

A contact lens fitting shall be complete and a contact lens prescription may be written when:
1. The optometrist has completed all measurements, tests and examinations necessary to satisfy his or her professional judgment that the patient is a viable candidate to wear contact lenses, recognizing that more than one visit between the patient and the optometrist may be required; and
2. Contact lenses suitable for the patient's eyes have been evaluated and fitted by the optometrist to the patient's eyes and the optometrist is satisfied with the fitting based on ocular health and the visual needs of the patient.
The patient shall be entitled to receive a copy of the contact lens prescription with the appropriate number of lenses to fulfill the prescription until its expiration date.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 427, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-650. Interventional pain management license.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Interventional Pain Management and Treatment Act”.
B. As used in this section:
1. “Chronic pain” means a pain state which is subacute, persistent and intractable;
2. “Fluoroscope” means a radiologic instrument equipped with a fluorescent screen on which opaque internal structures can be viewed as moving shadow images formed by the differential transmission of X-rays throughout the body; and
3. “Interventional pain management” means the practice of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain, through the use of such techniques as:
a.
ablation of targeted nerves,
b.
percutaneous precision needle placement within the spinal column with placement of drugs such as local anesthetics, steroids, analgesics in targeted areas of the spinal column, or
c.
surgical techniques, such as laser or endoscopic diskectomy, intrathecal infusion pumps and spinal cord stimulators.
C. It shall be unlawful to practice or offer to practice interventional pain management in this state unless such person has been duly licensed under the provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act or the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act.
D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid the administration of lumbar intra-laminar epidural steroid injections or peripheral nerve blocks by a certified registered nurse anesthetist when requested to do so by a physician and under the supervision of an allopathic or osteopathic physician licensed in this state and under conditions in which timely on-site consultation by such allopathic or osteopathic physician is available.
E. A certified registered nurse anesthetist shall not operate a freestanding pain management facility without direct supervision of a physician who is board-certified in interventional pain management or its equivalent.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 67, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-698.1. Short title.

Chapter 15 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act”.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1971. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 94, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-698.3. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Purpose - Conflicts of interest - Liability.

A. The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2025, 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 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.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 126, § 3, emerg. eff. May 4, 1971. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 32, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1982; Laws 1988, c. 225, § 12; Laws 1990, c. 314, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 112, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1999, c. 94, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 89, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 48, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 60, § 1; Laws 2014, c. 353, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 116, § 3, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 564, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-698.5. Oath of office - Officers, powers and duties - Reports - Standing or ad hoc committees.

A. 1. Each member of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall take the constitutional oath of office.
2. The Board shall organize annually, at the last meeting of the Board before the beginning of the next fiscal year, by electing from the Board membership a president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer. Officers of the Board shall serve for terms of one (1) year or until their successors are elected. Officers shall not succeed themselves for more than one term. The lay member appointed to the Board shall not hold elective office.
B. 1. The president shall:
a.
preside at Board meetings,
b.
arrange the Board agenda,
c.
sign Board orders and other required documents,
d.
appoint Board committees and their chairpersons,
e.
coordinate Board activities,
f.
represent the Board before legislative committees, and
g.
perform those other duties assigned by the Board and this section.
2. The vice-president shall perform the duties of president during the president’s absence or disability and shall assist the president in duties as requested.
3. The secretary-treasurer shall be responsible for the administrative functions of the Board.
4. The employment of administrative, investigative, legal and clerical personnel shall be subject to the approval of the Board.
5. At the end of each fiscal year the president and secretary-treasurer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and submit to the Governor a report on the transactions of the Board.
C. To facilitate its work effectively, fulfill its duties and exercise its powers, the Board may establish standing or ad hoc committees. The president shall appoint members and chairpersons of the committees and determine the length of terms of service. The president may appoint individuals to serve on a standing or ad hoc committee for a term not to exceed one (1) year.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 126, § 5, emerg. eff. May 4, 1971. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 159, § 13, emerg. eff. April 2, 1980; Laws 1990, c. 314, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1999, c. 94, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-698.5a. Authority and duties.

A. 1. Investigators for the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall perform such services as are necessary in the investigation of criminal activity or preparation of administrative actions.
2. In addition, investigators shall have the authority and duty to investigate and inspect the records of all licensees in order to determine whether the licensee is in compliance with applicable narcotics and dangerous drug laws and regulations.
B. Any investigator certified as a peace officer by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall have statewide jurisdiction to perform the duties authorized by this section. In addition, the investigator shall be considered a peace officer and shall have the powers now or hereafter vested by law in peace officers.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 80, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 94, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-698.8a. Veterinary faculty license.

The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may issue a veterinary faculty license to any qualified applicant associated with one of the state's institutions of higher learning and involved in the instructional program of either undergraduate or graduate veterinary medical students, subject to the following conditions:
1. The holder of the veterinary faculty license shall be remunerated for the practice aspects of the services of the holder solely from state, federal or institutional funds and not from the patient-owner beneficiary of his practice efforts;
2. The applicant will furnish the Board with such proof as the Board may deem necessary to demonstrate that:
a.
the applicant is a graduate of a reputable school or college of veterinary medicine,
b.
the applicant has or will have a faculty position at one of the state's institutions of higher learning and will be involved in the instructional program of either undergraduate or graduate veterinary medical students, as certified by an authorized administrative official at such institution, and
c.
the applicant understands and agrees that the faculty license is valid only for the practice of veterinary medicine as a faculty member of the institution;
3. The license issued pursuant to this section may be revoked, suspended or not renewed or the licensee may be placed on probation or otherwise disciplined in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act; and
4. The license issued pursuant to this section may be canceled by the Board upon receipt of information that the holder of the veterinary faculty license has left or has otherwise been discontinued from faculty employment at an institution of higher learning of this state.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 265, § 21, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 94, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.