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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-5 - Cremation and disposition

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Following research, educational, or surgical studies, all anatomical specimens shall be cremated in facilities and methods approved by the Board. The cremains shall be interred or scattered in a manner approved by the Board.
(b) Cremains may be returned to next of kin for private disposition if so requested in writing at the time of body donation or prior to cremation. Disposition of cremains is determined by the donor on the donation form unless the next of kin requests a change in disposition. Priority to change disposition is given first to the spouse, then as follows: the adult children, either parent, an adult brother or sister. All individuals of a class must agree with the change in disposition.
(c) In no event may cremated remains be disposed in or as general institutional wastes.
(d)
Cremation.
Cremation shall occur at a professional crematorium or at the Board-member institution in its own crematory.
(1)
Cremation at a professional crematorium.
If a professional crematorium is utilized, the crematory must be licensed by the Oklahoma Funeral Board or relevant state licensing board.
(2)
Cremation at a Board-member institution.
An institution may operate its own crematory. The crematory shall be under the direct control of the Department of Anatomy or the institution's department to which the anatomical program is attached and may be used for no purpose other than the cremation of human remains.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-6 - Not returned without cremation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Under no circumstance shall a body utilized as an anatomical specimen be viewed or returned to friends, relatives, or fraternal or charitable organizations without first being cremated.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-7 - Persons who may donate

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The persons who may donate and the procedures for making, amending or revoking an anatomical gift are set forth in the Oklahoma Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2275, eff 6-26-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-8 - The right to accept or reject a body

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Board or the Board's Agent may accept or reject a body, either donated or unclaimed, if it is not suitable for anatomical study or if there is not a need. The Board or the Board's Agent may reject a body if any of the following apply:
(1) certain contagious diseases;
(2) prior autopsy;
(3) decomposition and/or bed sores;
(4) obesity;
(5) skin and/or bone are donated to another program;
(6) amputation;
(7) recent unhealed surgeries and/or open wounds; or
(8) aspirated by a funeral home prior to embalming.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2275, eff 6-26-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-9 - Payment for professional services

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Board may set a reimbursement rate for professional services provided by a funeral home.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2275, eff 6-26-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-10 - Death of a registered donor outside of Oklahoma

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If an individual who has registered as a donor with the Board or the Board's Agent should die in another State , the donation shall be considered null and void unless the Board or the Board's Agent determines there is a need for the body. In such instances, the survivors must pay all costs related to embalming and transporting the body to the facility designated by the Board.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2275, eff 6-26-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-11 - No funeral or service or viewing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Neither the Board nor the Board's Agent shall pay any charges associated with a funeral service or viewing, and shall not provide viewing facilities. Should survivors request a funeral service or viewing, survivors must obtain approval from the Board, make all arrangements, and pay all costs associated with said service or viewing.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2275, eff 6-26-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-12 - Programs or individuals receiving anatomical specimen

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Board must approve all programs or individuals that wish to receive or use anatomical specimens for research, teaching or clinical skills training. This includes donation programs as well as institutions or individuals using full bodies or body parts as anatomical specimens. Initial requests to use cadavers must be submitted in writing and contain all documents and information required by the Board. After approval by the Board, the requesting institution or individual must submit their requests at least one week prior to the date the specimen is required.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2275, eff 6-26-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-12.1 - Institutions eligible for registration or who may request bodies for use

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Institutions or organizations that may be authorized by the Board to receive and hold bodies or parts thereof include, but is not limited to, accredited medical schools or colleges, dental schools or colleges, health science centers, hospitals, schools of mortuary science, chiropractic schools or colleges, osteopathic medical schools or colleges. Transplant tissue banks receiving donations may only transfer those donations to institutions in approved categories. Anatomical donor programs and/or non-transplant tissue banks may be considered for approval on an individual basis and must be justified by a compelling need to increase the number of such entities within the state.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-13 - Cadaver use fee

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(a) The Board's Agent will charge the institution or individual requesting anatomical specimens a Cadaver Use Fee approved by the Board, which shall be based upon the average cost, per specimen of operating the Agent including, but not limited to, supplies, embalming, transportation, cremation and utilities.
(b)
Penalty for failure to remit fees.
The authority to receive and hold bodies may be revoked upon failure to transmit such fees. Revocation is automatic if the institution fails to pay the fees under protest after the determination by the executive director that no fee has been received within 30 days after final warning to the delinquent organization, institution, or individual. Fees paid under protest may be contested by a hearing.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2275, eff 6-26-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-14 - Board forms

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(a)
Yearly cadaver procurement and use report.
The Agent(s) of the Board which has received, directly or by transfer, and/or used a body during the prior year shall complete, sign and file with the executive director the yearly cadaver procurement and use report prescribed by the Board due by August 1 of each year for the prior academic year period of July 1 through June 30.
(b)
Obtaining forms.
Copies of the State Anatomical Board forms, and yearly cadaver procurement and use report, may be obtained from the executive director and are available for public inspection at the office of the State Anatomical Board.
(c) Registrants must provide annual statistical reports due by February 1 of each year for the prior annual period of January 1 through December 31. The reports shall include:
(1) number of pre-registered self-consent donors on file;
(2) total number of donations received broken down by number of self-consent donations and next-of-kin donations made after death;
(3) number of donations by referral source;
(4) number of specimens distributed by:
(A) type of recipient;
(B) type of use (education or research); and
(C) location of recipient (in-state, national, international).
(5) number of cremations processed; and
(6) number of cremated remains returned to family and number of cremated remains scattered.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 50:10-1-15 - Desecration of a human corpse

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(a) Dissection in an authorized institution by authorized persons is specifically exempted from the Oklahoma criminal statute prohibiting desecration of a corpse. The Board has determined:
(1) dissection of human cadaveric materials in health science, and related, education and research, and activities found by the Board to be related to dissection (see paragraph (2) of this subsection) are a special privilege and are authorized for members and students of the health, and related, professions for the purpose of the advancement of knowledge in these fields. Exercise of this authority is accompanied by solemn obligations to conduct all activities related to such dissection with respect and dignity. Authorized dissection shall take place under supervision of trained and qualified persons, and only in specified locations that have been approved by the Board and which meet the standards set forth in this title (relating to Standards for Facilities);
(2) the following activities are integrally related to dissection:
(A)
procurement of bodies
:
(i) removal from the place of death, hospital, morgue, medical examiner's office, or mortuary; and transfer to a proper site for storage or embalming;
(ii) transfer to storage site or dissecting facility approved by the Board.
(B)
distribution of bodies
: removal from one storage site and transfer to another approved facility designated by the Board.
(C)
handling of bodies
:
(i) embalming;
(ii) placement in storage;
(iii) removal from storage;
(iv) placement on dissecting table in a designated facility approved by the Board.
(D)
dissection
: cutting or otherwise separating body components for the purpose of demonstrating or investigating structural relationships of tissues, organs, or systems.
(E) use of bodies in biomedical research: removal of body parts or constituents and subjection thereof to further manipulation for the purpose of advancing scientific knowledge.
(F)
disposal of remains
:
(i) removal from the dissecting table;
(ii) transfer to crematory or burial site;
(iii) cremation or burial;
(iv) final disposition of cremains.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 3 - Requirements for Recipients of Anatomical Specimens › Section 50:10-3-1 - General requirements

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(a)
Institutions.
Institutions, including Donor programs and non-transplant tissue banks applying to be authorized to receive and hold bodies, or parts thereof must show evidence of accreditation by an accrediting body or evidence of meeting a national standard recognized by the Board for the particular institution.
(b)
Approved facilities.
Institutions or individuals applying to be authorized to receive and hold bodies, or parts thereof, must have and maintain appropriate facilities for receiving, holding, and proper methods for the disposal of bodies, or parts thereof, as are prescribed by the Board.
(c)
Identified individuals.
Institutions or individuals authorized to receive, hold, and dispose of bodies, or parts thereof, must provide to the Board the name(s) and credentials of the person(s) responsible for the cadaver program.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 3 - Requirements for Recipients of Anatomical Specimens › Section 50:10-3-2 - Requirements for registered anatomical donor programs and non-transplant tissue bank

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(a) Institutions that can be Registered ("Registrant"). The Board has discretion to approve or deny registration for Donor Programs and Non-Transplant Tissue Banks.
(b) Registrant's procedures for obtaining donors must comply with the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act of the state in which the anatomical gift originates.
(c) Registrant must have policies and procedures to insure that anatomical specimens are treated with dignity and respect.
(d) Registrant must have policies and procedures to insure that persons/entities to whom Registrant distributes anatomical specimens are authorized by law to receive and use the specimens. In the absence of applicable state or federal law, the registrant distributes anatomical specimens to persons/entities that meet standards established by private accrediting organizations approved by the Anatomical Board, or set forth in rules or policies promulgated by the Anatomical Board.
(e) Registrant must maintain a record-keeping system to track and document the location of anatomical specimens from initial receipt to final disposition.
(f) Only non-profit organizations shall be eligible for registration. The fees charged by registrant for anatomical specimens must be limited to the amount reasonable to cover the costs of dissection and related activities integral to dissection as defined in OAC 50:10-1-14.
(g) Registrants receiving cadavers must have appropriate background and experience in funeral services or anatomy, which includes but not limited to the successful completion of a cadaver-based anatomy course at the university level involving hands-on dissection, or have taught a human anatomy course with cadaver dissection at the university level under the direction of a qualified individual. Individuals qualified to direct the dissection of cadavers would have a graduate-level degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in the Biological Sciences, and have successfully completed a graduate-level human anatomy course with cadaver dissection.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 3 - Requirements for Recipients of Anatomical Specimens › Section 50:10-3-3 - Distribution priorities

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If necessary to insure an adequate supply of anatomical specimens for Oklahoma educational and research institutions, the Board may require registered anatomical donor programs and non-transplant tissue banks to give first priority to Oklahoma institutions when distributing specimens.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 3 - Requirements for Recipients of Anatomical Specimens › Section 50:10-3-4 - Transfer of bodies

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(a)
Application for transfer.
Institutions desiring the transfer of a body to their institution must make written request to the executive director of the Board. Reasons for the need for a body must be stated.
(b)
Approval of transfer.
The executive director is authorized to approve transfers. Although the law provides for private physicians to be authorized to receive bodies, it is the belief of the Board that, in general, a physician should arrange to do anatomical work at a medical or dental school or at an institution recognized or registered by the Board.
(c)
Availability.
While the executive director of the Board shall make diligent efforts to locate a source of bodies for transfer, final authorization for such transfer shall be dependent on the willingness of a member institution to provide the required body or bodies. Costs of the body and for transportation shall be borne by the institution receiving the transferred body.
(d)
Disposal of transferred bodies.
Unless other suitable arrangements have been made and approved by the executive director or the Board in advance, transferred bodies on which dissection has been completed shall be returned to the institution originally providing the body for final disposition.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 3 - Requirements for Recipients of Anatomical Specimens › Section 50:10-3-5 - Transport, importation and exportation of bodies

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(a)
Transport of Bodies.
The transfer and transport of bodies from one institution to another, or for export from the state, shall be done in an appropriate, secured vehicle operated by a licensed funeral establishment, ambulance service, institution, public carrier, or other means approved by the Board. The registrant has policies and procedures to insure that all relevant transport permits required by law have been obtained.
(b)
Importation.
Notification of the intent to import a body or bodies from outside of the State of Oklahoma shall be given to the Board in writing. Such bodies shall fall under the jurisdiction of the Board upon entering the State of Oklahoma, and all rules regulating such material shall apply.
(c)
Exportation.
No body under the jurisdiction of the Board, including donations to non-transplant tissue banks shall be shipped out of the State of Oklahoma unless permission in writing for such shipment has been granted by the Board acting through its executive director. If the executive director is an employee of the institution that is to make the shipment, secondary approval must be given by the chair.
(1) The Board may grant approval of exportation of a body if it or its executive director or chair determines that:
(A) a written request has been received from a registered institution;
(B) the supply of bodies exceeds the needs of the institutions in this state; and
(C) the donor authorized out-of-state shipment.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 3 - Requirements for Recipients of Anatomical Specimens › Section 50:10-3-6 - Application and inspection of facilities

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(a)
Application.
Qualifying institution applying for authorization to receive and hold bodies or parts thereof must apply in writing to the executive director of the Board. Such application must contain a description of the facilities to be utilized. The application should suggest suitable dates for a site visit by designated members of the Board. All authorized institutions planning significant alterations of their facilities should advise the Board early in the process of changes proposed.
(b)
Inspection.
(1)
The inspection team.
(A)
New facilities.
An inspection subcommittee of the Board, composed of at least two members of the Board, or the executive director and another member shall visit all new facilities, including any existing facilities that have undergone major renovation. Such inspections shall be made within 60 days of the receipt of a request for inspection.
(B)
Inspection.
Approved facilities.
All approved facilities shall be re-inspected from time to time on a periodic basis not less than every five years by at least one member of the Board from an institution other than the facility being inspected. Advance notice of such re-inspections shall be given.
(C)
Facilities where deficiencies have been cited.
All facilities which have been disapproved, or where a deficiency has been cited on inspection or re-inspection, may be visited by a re-inspection subcommittee composed of at least one member of the Board from an institution other than the facility being re-inspected. This re-inspection, when deemed necessary, shall be made within 60 days of notice to the executive director that the corrections have been accomplished. Advance notice of such re-inspections shall be given.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 3 - Requirements for Recipients of Anatomical Specimens › Section 50:10-3-7 - Standards for facilities

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(a)
Health standards.
(1)
Dissection facilities.
Dissection areas must be clean, well ventilated, and well lighted. The floor should be of a composition that can be easily cleaned and nonskid. Tables and tanks must be conducive to easy cleaning and to the long-term preservation of cadavers.
(2)
Storage facilities.
Storage facilities must be conducive to long-term storage of bodies and conducive to the health of personnel who must work in the area. It should be of sufficient size to handle, without undue crowding, the total being used at any one time.
(3)
Preparation area.
The preparation area must be clean, well ventilated, and well lighted. It must be fully equipped with table and drain of approved type and the equipment necessary for satisfactory embalming. All construction must be of a type conducive to easy cleaning.
(4)
Embalming.
The embalming formula shall be appropriate to the long-term preservation of cadavers and will not present a health hazard to persons dissecting. Embalming services must be performed by an entity authorized by the law of the state in which the services occur, and in accordance with the standards required by the law.
(5) Unfixed specimens are preserved in accordance with applicable state and federal requirements, including the standards set forth in the Oklahoma Funeral Services Licensing Act and rules.
(6) Unfixed anatomical specimens are tested for infectious and contagious diseases in accordance with applicable state and federal law, including testing by persons and in facilities using methods which meet FDA and CLIA requirements.
(7) The registrant has policies and procedures to prevent the transmission of infectious and contagious diseases in the collection, storage, preservation, and distribution of anatomical specimens.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 50 - Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Anatomical Specimens › Subchapter 3 - Requirements for Recipients of Anatomical Specimens › Section 50:10-3-8 - Audit procedures

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Each Anatomical Donor Program and Non-transplant tissue bank shall conduct an audit of its procedures and methods for receiving, storing, using, and transporting bodies or anatomical specimens and disposing of remains. This audit must be conducted at an interval of 5 years, coincidental with regularly scheduled Board inspections. The audit shall be performed by the institution's audit department or a professional audit firm according to an audit template prescribed by the Board. The results of the audit shall be filed with the executive director within 30 days of its completion. A follow-up report shall be filed with the executive director no more than 1 year later.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 55:10-1-1 - Purpose

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The Rules of this Chapter are set forth for the purpose of
				  interpreting and implementing the Act, establishing the Board and conferring
				  upon it responsibility for licensing Architects, Landscape Architects and
				  registering Registered Commercial Interior Designers. The Act and Rules also
				  requires regulating the practice of architecture and landscape architecture and
				  enforcement of the Act. The Rules of this Chapter are known and cited as OAC
				  55:10.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2555, eff 7-15-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  815, eff 5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 55:10-1-2 - Terms defined by statute

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Terms defined in the Act shall have the same meanings when
				  used in this Chapter.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 55:10-1-4 - Statutory charges of the Board

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Provisions of the Act charge the Board with enforcement and
				  adoption of all reasonable and necessary Rules which it may deem advisable and
				  empowers the Board with authority to deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew
				  Licenses, Registrations, Certificates of Authority and Certificates of Title
				  for certain causes. The Act also empowers the Board with civil fining power and
				  does not preclude the Board from using any necessary legal proceedings to
				  enforce its decisions.
Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  815, eff 5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 55:10-1-5 - Severability clause

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Any part of the rules in this Chapter, found by a Court or
				  the Attorney General to be inconsistent with the provisions thereof as
				  presently exist or are hereafter amended, shall be interpreted so as to comply
				  with such statutes as they presently exist or are hereafter amended and the
				  partial or total invalidity of any section or sections of these rules shall not
				  affect its valid sections. These rules go through the legislative process,
				  thereby giving them the same effect as law.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 55:10-1-6 - Operations of the Board

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Whenever the operation of the Board, the statutes applying
				  thereto, or the rules in this Chapter are inconsistent with the Oklahoma
				  Administrative Procedures Act, 75 O.S., Sections 250, et. seq, the provisions
				  of the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act shall govern.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 55:10-1-7 - Service of process

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Service of process may be served in judicial procedures on
				  the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board or Executive Director at the Board's
				  current address.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-1 - Conduct of Board meetings

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(a) The Board may
				meet at such place within the State of Oklahoma as may be directed by the Chair
				or provided in the notice of call for any regular or special meeting and
				subject to the requirements of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, 25 O.S., Sections
				301, et seq.
(b) All meetings shall
				be conducted in accordance with the current edition of "Robert's Rules of
				Order".
(c) A quorum shall consist
				of six (6) members but official action may not be taken upon any question
				unless five (5) members vote in accord.
(d) In the absence of a quorum at any regular
				or special meeting those members of the Board in attendance shall recess such
				meeting to any later date.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 815, eff
				  5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-2 - Duties of Board Officers

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(a) The duties
				of the Chair and the Secretary-Treasurer are as defined in the Act.
(b) The Vice Chair shall, in the absence of
				the Chair, fulfill all responsibilities of the Chair and, if necessary, succeed
				the Chair without election during the then current year, and shall perform such
				other duties as the Board may prescribe.
Amended at 19 Ok Reg
				  2555, eff 7-15-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 815, eff
				  5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-3 - Duties of the Executive Director

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The Board shall designate an Executive Director who shall
				  have possession, on behalf of the Board, of all the official records of the
				  Board and who shall, under the supervision of the Board, perform such duties as
				  the Board authorizes. The Executive Director shall keep updated information on
				  the examinations and policies of NCARB, CLARB or CIDQ or their successors and
				  report any and all other important information to the Board for consideration,
				  review and action.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2555, eff 7-15-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  815, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 921, eff
				  7-1-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-4 - Reimbursement for travel

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Members of the Board and staff shall be reimbursed for travel
				  expenses incurred during Board business, as allowed by the State Travel
				  Act.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 815, eff
				  5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-5 - Official seal [REVOKED]

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Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-6 - Official records

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Among other official records required by law, or by rules of
				  other agencies in support of law, there shall be maintained by the Board
				  accurate and current records including, but not limited to:
(1) Minutes of all meetings of the
				Board.
(2) Records of Licensees and
				Registrants containing the name, the License or Registration number, and the
				date of original issuance.
(3)
				Files for each current Licensee, Registrant, Applicant or Candidate containing
				relevant verification and evaluation data, a record of examination grades, and
				the last known address.
(4)
				Certificate of Authority and Certificate of Title files containing the name of
				each current Entity holding a current certificate, the Architect(s) of Record
				or Registered Commercial Interior Designer(s) of Record, relevant information
				of the Entity and the last known address.
(5) Financial records of funds budgeted,
				committed, spent, remaining and projections of appropriate request for
				consideration in budget development.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 815, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 29 Ok Reg
				  921, eff 7-1-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-7 - Inactive records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All records of the Board over three (3) years old may be
				  deemed inactive and shall be maintained according to state records management
				  requirements.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 815, eff
				  5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-8 - Public records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Except confidential records, records of the Board are open to
				  public inspection and copying at any time during normal business hours. A
				  nominal fee may be charged for copying. If extensive time consuming copying or
				  records searches are required, the individual requiring such information or
				  copying must supply personnel to do the tasks required. All records copied or
				  searched shall be kept in the order found and shall be put back in the files as
				  such.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 815, eff
				  5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-9 - Confidential records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Act, at
				Section 46.24E, provides for certain records of the Board to be confidential
				and not open to the public for copying or viewing. They are:
(1) Examination materials, before and after
				the examination is given;
(2) File
				records of examination problem solutions;
(3) Letters of inquiry and reference
				concerning Applicants;
(4) Board
				inquiry forms concerning Applicants; and
(5) Investigation files, including the
				original informal complaint, complainant's information, and any files not
				presented in a formal public hearing.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-10 - Filing and disposition of petitions for declaratory rulings

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any individual may file a request for a
				declaratory ruling by the Board as to the application or enforcement of any
				Rules or statute to a given set of circumstances. Such requests shall be in
				writing, signed by the individual seeking the ruling, state the Rule or statute
				involved and contain a brief and concise statement of facts to which the ruling
				shall apply. Requests shall be submitted to the Board at its office, either in
				person or by mail and may be in any form that meets the requirements stated.
				The Board will consider the request at its next regular or special meeting
				unless the question has been resolved by prior ruling of the Board, in which
				event the petitioner shall be promptly notified of the prior ruling.
(b) The Board may defer action or hold such
				requests on its agenda pending any investigation or hearing which the Board
				might conduct. The Board shall issue the requested rulings promptly upon the
				determination thereof or send an explanation to the petitioner stating why a
				ruling will not be issued. Unless a ruling states otherwise, rulings
				contemplated herein shall constitute precedent for the purpose of the Board's
				application and enforcement of the Rule in this Chapter and statutes until
				revoked or overruled by the Board or the Courts. Such rulings shall be indexed
				by statute section or Rules and shall be available for inspection by members of
				the public at the Board office. With respect to indexed rulings, the Board may
				delete nonessential or repetitive information and may edit any ruling to
				protect proprietary or confidential information.
Amended at 19 Ok Reg
				  2555, eff 7-15-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 815, eff
				  5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-11 - NCARB, CLARB and CIDQ memberships and programs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Board may maintain membership in NCARB, CLARB and/or
				  CIDQ or their successors and their regional conferences. It is the intention of
				  the Board, to the extent permitted under Oklahoma law, to support NCARB, CLARB
				  and/or CIDQ or their successors programs. This Board will cooperate with NCARB,
				  CLARB and/or CIDQ in furnishing transcripts of records, administering
				  examinations and rendering assistance in establishing uniform standards of
				  professional qualification.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2555, eff 7-15-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  815, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 921, eff
				  7-1-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-12 - Method of payments to Board

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Payment of monies shall be made by personal check, money
				  order, credit card, if applicable or cashiers check made payable to "Board of
				  Architects". Notations, explaining the payment remitted, should be on the face
				  of the check or within cover letters of submittal. A fee shall be charged for
				  any payment returned for insufficient funds.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2555, eff 7-15-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  815, eff 5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 3 - Administrative Operations › Section 55:10-3-13 - Fees and penalties

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Schedule
				of fees and penalties are as follows:
(1) Initial and subsequent biennial License,
				Registration or renewal fee -- $325.00
(2) Reciprocal License or Registration
				application fee -- $100.00
(3)
				Examination & Retake application fee -- $50.00
(4) Examination -- Actual Cost
(5) Late payment penalty -- $25.00
(6) Returned (insufficient funds) check fee
				-- $25.00
(7) Reinstatement penalty
				-- $200.00
(8) Certificate of
				Authority and Certificate of Title application or renewal fee -- $325.00;
				revisions--$100.00
(9) Duplicate
				certificate -- $25.00
(10) Roster--
				$.25 per page or electronic copy $25.00
(11) Transcript of hearing-- Actual Cost plus
				$25.00
(12) Copy of public
				records-- $.25 per page
(13)
				Emeritus License -- All fees waived
(14) CE reinstatement penalty-- $1000.00 (per
				biennial renewal period of noncompliance)
(15) Civil penalties -- Set by the
				Act
(16) Manual processing fee--
				$25.00 per transaction
(17) File
				Transfer fee-- $75.00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 5 - Application and Eligibility for Licensing or Registration › Section 55:10-5-1 - Availability of forms and Board records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All forms required for submission to the Board are available
				  from the Board office or on the Board's online portals. When received complete,
				  they will be entered into the Board records.
Amended at 19 Ok Reg
				  2555, eff 7-15-02; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 921, eff
				  7-1-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 5 - Application and Eligibility for Licensing or Registration › Section 55:10-5-2 - Documents required for a License or Registration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Every individual applying for an initial or reciprocal
				  License or Registration shall submit (i) an application to the Board,
				  accompanied by the applicable fees in
				  55:10-3-13, a
				  passport quality photograph, original college transcript, letter of good
				  standing and examination grades from initial state, proof of citizenship or
				  alien status, and the required reference forms verifying all training
				  experience, or (ii) transmit a record through NCARB, CLARB or CIDQ or their
				  successors, copies of these documents. Information submitted will be verified
				  and evaluated and subsequent submissions may be required of the Applicant. The
				  forms must be complete and properly executed over the signature of the
				  Applicant. Incomplete applications are withdrawn after one (1) year from the
				  date of receipt by the Board and the Applicant will be required to
				  reapply.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 815, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 29 Ok Reg
				  921, eff 7-1-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 5 - Application and Eligibility for Licensing or Registration › Section 55:10-5-3 - Board action required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All applications submitted for an initial or reciprocal
				  License or Registration shall be approved or disapproved by the
				  Secretary-Treasurer of the Board, by Board staff, or by Board action.
				  Applications may be approved by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board only if
				  the application meets all requirements of the Act and these Rules. When Board
				  staff approves an initial or reciprocal application, it shall be ratified by
				  the Board.
Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  815, eff 5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 5 - Application and Eligibility for Licensing or Registration › Section 55:10-5-4 - Evaluation criteria

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In the Board's
				evaluation of education and experience credits required, the application shall
				be subject to the following education and training requirement standards for
				the applicable profession:
(1) for
				Architects, as established by current NCARB standards or its successor, the
				Act, and these Rules, including equivalent standards;
(2) for Landscape Architects, as established
				by current CLARB standards or its successor, the Act, and these Rules,
				including equivalent standards determined by the Board;
(3) for Registered Commercial Interior
				Designers, as established by current CIDQ standards or its successor, the Act,
				and these Rules, including equivalent standards determined by the Board. See
				OAC
				55:10-5-10.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 5 - Application and Eligibility for Licensing or Registration › Section 55:10-5-4.1 - Equivalent education and training standards for Architects [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 5 - Application and Eligibility for Licensing or Registration › Section 55:10-5-4.2 - Equivalent education and training standards for Landscape Architects [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024