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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 17 - Enforcement › Section 86:16-17-4 - Filing of an action

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(a) The Department
				may begin a disciplinary action against an LMFT or a person practicing marital
				and family therapy who is not exempt from licensure by following the procedures
				in Chapter 2 of this Title. The Department shall specifically state the
				violation(s) and shall request the appropriate remedy. Remedies include
				revocation of a license, suspension of a license, probation of a license and
				administrative penalty.
(b) If in
				the course of an investigation the Department determines that a licensee or
				candidate for licensure has engaged in conduct of a nature that is detrimental
				to the health, safety, or welfare of the public, and which conduct necessitates
				immediate action to prevent further harm, the Commissioner may order a summary
				suspension of the counselor's license or authorization to conduct marital and
				family therapy and/or the practice of marital and family therapy. A presumption
				of imminent harm to the public shall exist if the Department determines that
				probable cause exists that a licensee or candidate has violated
				310:400-5-1(c),
				310:400-5-3(b)
				(1, 2, or 5), and
				310:400-5-3(f)
				or
				310:400-5-3(o).
Transferred from
					 310:400-17-4.1
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 17 - Enforcement › Section 86:16-17-5 - Hearing

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Hearings shall be conducted by the Commissioner of Health or
				  his designee as specified in Chapter 2 of this Title (310:2). The Department
				  shall recommend the most appropriate penalty at the conclusion of the evidence.
				  In making its recommendation, the Department may seek the counsel of the
				  Advisory Board.
Transferred from
					 310:400-17-5 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 17 - Enforcement › Section 86:16-17-6 - Final order

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The Department, either by order of the Commissioner or an
				  Administrative Law Judge, shall issue a final order on all disciplinary
				  matters. Final orders are appealable under the Administrative Procedures Act to
				  the district courts.
Transferred from
					 310:400-17-6 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 17 - Enforcement › Section 86:16-17-7 - Unauthorized practice

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Any person found to be practicing marital and family therapy
				  without being either properly licensed, exempt or under the approved
				  supervision of an LMFT as part of the licensure process shall be ordered to
				  cease practicing and may be subject to an administrative penalty. The
				  Department may seek the assistance of the courts if the actions
				  continue.
Transferred from
					 310:400-17-7
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 17 - Enforcement › Section 86:16-17-8 - Administrative penalties

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(a) The Department
				may assess an administrative penalty against an individual if the order
				includes a finding that the individual:
(1)
				Violated any provision of the Act, including practicing marital and family
				therapy without licensure or exemption; or
(2) Violated any rule within this Chapter;
				or
(3) Violated any order issued
				pursuant to this Chapter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 86:20-1-1 - Purpose

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The rules in this Chapter ("Rules") implement the Oklahoma
				  Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act, (59 O.S., Sections 1930 et
				  seq.)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 86:20-1-3 - Prohibition

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Any person who is not specifically listed in Section 1932 of
				  the Act shall not practice behavioral health services or use the title Licensed
				  Behavioral Practitioner or LBP.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 86:20-1-4 - Applicability

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Every duty, obligation or requirement described in this
				  Chapter and imposed upon a LBP shall be applicable to every licensed behavioral
				  practitioner candidate, unless specifically provided
				  otherwise.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 3 - Forms › Section 86:20-3-1 - Forms

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Each application shall include the following documents:
(1) Application Form;
(2) Official transcript(s), mailed from the
				university or college;
(3)
				Internship/practicum Documentation Form;
(4) Completed criminal background check; and
(5) Fees.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 3 - Forms › Section 86:20-3-2 - Description of forms

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(a) The Application Form requires the following:
(1) Identifying information of applicant;
(2) Possession of other credentials;
(3) Previous misconduct;
(4) Education;
(5) References; and
(6) Proposed professional Practice.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:20-5-1 - Responsibility

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LBPs shall accept responsibility for the consequences of
				  their work and ensure that their services are used appropriately. LBPs shall
				  not participate in, condone, or be associated with dishonesty, fraud, deceit or
				  misrepresentation. LBPs shall not use their relationships with clients for
				  personal advantage, profit, satisfaction, or interest.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:20-5-3 - Client welfare

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(a)
Discrimination.
LBPs shall not, in the rendering of their
				professional services, participate in, condone, or promote discrimination on
				the basis of race, color, age, gender, religion or national origin.
(b)
Records.
(1)
Requirement of records.
LBPs
				shall maintain verifiable records necessary for rendering professional services
				to their clients for at least five (5) years beyond termination of services.
				LBPs employed at an institution or facility that has a published records
				retention policy that is equal to the retention required by this subsection
				will be deemed to be in compliance with this subsection.
(2)
Confidentiality.
LBPs shall
				maintain the confidentiality of any information received from any person or
				source about a client, unless authorized in writing by the client or otherwise
				authorized or required by law or court order.
(3)
Confidentiality of records.
LBPs shall be responsible for complying with the applicable state and federal
				regulations in regard to the security, safety and confidentiality of any
				behavioral health services record they create, maintain, transfer, or destroy
				whether the record is written, taped, computerized, or stored in any other
				medium.
(4)
Client
				access.
LBPs shall provide the client a copy of the client's record in
				accordance with state and federal laws. In situations involving multiple
				clients, access to records is limited to those parts of records that do not
				include confidential information related to another client.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:20-5-4 - Non-professional relations with clients

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(a)
Dual relationships.
LBPs shall not knowingly enter into a dual
				relationship(s) and shall take any necessary precautions to prevent a dual
				relationship from occurring. When the LBP reasonably suspects that he or she
				has inadvertently entered into a dual relationship the LBP shall record that
				fact in the records of the affected client(s) and take reasonable steps to
				eliminate the source or agent creating or causing the dual relationship. If the
				dual relationship cannot be prevented or eliminated and the LBP cannot readily
				refer the client to another counselor or other professional, the LBP shall
				complete one or more of the following measures as necessary to prevent the
				exploitation of the client and/or the impairment of the LBP's professional
				judgment:
(1) Fully disclose the
				circumstances of the dual relationship to the client and secure the client's
				written consent to continue providing counseling;
(2) Consult with other professional(s) to
				understand the potential impairment to the LBP's professional judgment and the
				risk of harm to the client of continuing the dual relationship;
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:20-5-4.1 - Responsibility to supervisees

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(a) LBPs shall
				not exploit the trust and dependency of supervisees.
(b) LBPs are cognizant of their potentially
				influential position with respect to supervisees, and shall not exploit the
				trust and dependency of such persons. LBPs, therefore, shall avoid dual
				relationships that impair their professional judgment or increase the risk of
				exploitation. Examples of such dual relationships include, but are not limited
				to, provision of counseling to supervisees, and business or close personal
				relationships with supervisees. Sexual intimacy with current supervisees is
				prohibited.
(c) LBPs shall not
				permit supervisees to perform or to hold themselves out as competent to perform
				professional services beyond their training, level of experience, and
				competence.
(d) LBPs shall not
				disclose supervisee confidences to anyone, except:
(1) as mandated by law;
(2) in case of clear and imminent danger to a
				person or persons;
(3) where the
				professional counselor is a defendant in a civil, criminal, or disciplinary
				action arising from the supervision (in which case client confidences may be
				disclosed only in the course of that action);
(4) if there is a waiver previously obtained
				in writing, and then such information may be revealed only in accordance with
				the terms of the waiver.
(5) to the
				Board in reporting ethical or professional concerns as a part of the
				supervision agreement.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:20-5-5 - Client fees and bartering

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(a)
Advance understanding.
LBPs shall clearly explain to clients,
				prior to entering the behavioral health services relationship, all financial
				arrangements related to professional services including the consequences for
				non-payment of fees.
(b)
Bartering.
LBPs may participate in bartering for services only if
				the relationship is not exploitive, if the client requests it, if a clear
				written contract is established and if such arrangements are an accepted
				practice among professionals in the community.
(c)
Tangible goods.
LBPs shall
				not barter for services rendered by the client. LBPs shall accept only tangible
				goods, at fair market value, in lieu of money for behavioral health
				services.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:20-5-6 - Professional standards

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(a)
Violations
				of other laws.
It shall be unprofessional conduct for a LBP to plead
				guilty to or no contest to or be convicted of a state or federal statute if the
				violation directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of the LBP or if
				the violation involves moral turpitude.
(b)
Drug and alcohol use.
LBPs
				shall not render professional services while under the influence of alcohol or
				other mind or mood altering drugs.
(c)
Updating.
LBPs shall notify
				the Board of any change in their contact information, including but not limited
				to: mailing address, telephone number, place of employment, name and email
				address, within fourteen (14) days of the change.
(d)
Candor to the Board.
An LBP,
				LBP candidate, or applicant for LBP licensure, in connection with a license
				application or an investigation conducted by the Board pursuant to OAC
				86:20-29-4, shall not:
(1) knowingly make a false statement of
				material fact;
(2) fail to disclose
				a fact necessary to correct a misapprehension known by the LBP, LBP candidate
				or applicant for licensure to have arisen in the application or the matter
				under investigation; or
(3) fail to
				respond to a demand for information made by the Board or any designated
				representative thereof.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:20-5-7 - Relations with the public and other professions

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(a)
Misrepresentation.
LBPs
				shall not misrepresent nor accept the misrepresentation by others of the
				efficacy of the LBPs' professional services.
(b)
Credentials claimed.
LBPs
				shall claim or imply only the professional credentials possessed and shall be
				responsible for correcting any known misrepresentations of their credentials by
				others. Professional credentials include graduate degrees in behavioral health
				services or closely related mental health fields, accreditation of graduate
				programs, national voluntary certifications, government-issued certifications
				or licenses, or any other credential that might indicate to the public the
				LBPs' additional knowledge or expertise in behavioral health
				services.
(c)
The use of
				doctoral degrees and the title "Doctor."
An LBP may use the doctoral
				degree and the title "Doctor" in advertising, practice and status as an LBP,
				only if the doctoral degree from a program in psychology and if the degree was
				granted by a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the
				United States Department of Education.
(d)
Advertisement.
When an LBP
				announces services or advertises, the LBP shall represent services to the
				public by identifying credentials in an accurate manner that is not false,
				misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent. An LBP shall only advertise the highest
				degree earned in behavioral health services or a closely related field from a
				regionally accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department
				of Education. All advertisements or announcements of behavioral health services
				including telephone directory listings by an LBP shall clearly state the LBP's
				licensure status by the use of a title such as "LBP", or "Licensed Behavioral
				Practitioner" or a statement such as "licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of
				Behavioral Health Licensure."
(e)
License.
Each LBP shall display the original, current license in a
				prominent place in the primary location of practice.
(f)
Public statements.
When an
				LBP provides advice or comment by means of public lectures, demonstrations,
				radio or television programs, prerecorded tapes, printed articles, mailed
				material, or other media, they shall take reasonable precautions to ensure
				that:
(1) The statements are based on
				appropriate professional literature and practice;
(2) The statements are otherwise consistent
				with the LBP Rules of Professional Conduct; and
(3) There is no implication that a
				professional behavioral health services relationship has been
				established.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:20-5-8 - Failure to comply

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An LBP who does not comply with Subchapter 5 - Rules of
				  Professional Conduct shall be guilty of unprofessional conduct and subject to
				  disciplinary action under Subchapter 29.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 7 - Fitness of Applicants › Section 86:20-7-1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the fitness of
				  an applicant as one of the criterion for licensure as an LBP and to set forth
				  the criteria by which the Board shall determine the fitness of
				  applicants.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 7 - Fitness of Applicants › Section 86:20-7-2 - Fitness for licensure

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The substantiation of any of the following items related to
				  the applicant may be, as the Board determines, the basis for the denial of or
				  delay of licensure of the applicant:
(1) Lack of necessary skills and abilities to
				provide adequate services;
(2)
				Misrepresentation on the application or other materials submitted to the Board;
				or
(3) A violation of the LBP Rules
				or the Act.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 7 - Fitness of Applicants › Section 86:20-7-3 - Materials considered to determine fitness

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(a) Materials considered to determine fitness
				of skills and abilities include:
(1)
				Evaluations from supervisors or instructors;
(2) Statements from persons submitting
				references for the applicant;
(3)
				Evaluations from employers and/or professional associations; and
(4) A field examination submitted through
				questionnaires answered by persons competent to evaluate an applicant's
				professional competence which may include the submission of written case
				studies and taped interviews with an applicant's instructors, supervisors and
				others or submission of such documentary evidence relating to an applicant's
				experience and competence as required by the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-1 - General

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to
				ensure that all applicants meet those requirements specified in the
				Act.
(b) Unless otherwise
				indicated, an applicant shall submit all required information and documentation
				of credentials on official Board forms.
(c) The Board shall not consider an
				application form as officially filed until it has received the application form
				and application fee.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-2 - Application materials

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Persons desiring to be licensed as an LBP may obtain an
				  official application form and packet from the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-3 - Submission of documents

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The applicant shall monitor the progress of the application.
				  The Board shall not automatically contact applicants regarding the receipt or
				  absence of required documents.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-4 - Negative references

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If an applicant for licensure as an LBP or LBP specialty
				  designation has negative references in his or her file, the Board may ask the
				  applicant to appear for an interview before the licensing process is
				  completed.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-5 - Materials required of LBP applicants

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In addition to the application form and fee, an applicant
				  for LBP licensure shall file the following completed materials with the Board
				  prior to taking the examination:
(1)
				Internship/practicum Documentation Form;
(2) Official transcript(s); and
(3) Completed criminal background check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-6 - Application for permanently expired license

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(a) Application after license expires for
				non-renewal shall include the following documents:
(1) Application form,
(2) Official transcript(s),
(3) Application Fee; and
(4) Completed criminal background check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-7 - Application for revoked license

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(a) No
				Application for a revoked license will be considered for a period of 5 years
				following the revocation.
(b)
				Application after license is revoked for administrative action shall include
				the following documents:
(1) Application
				form,
(2) Official
				transcript(s),
(3) Application Fee,
				and
(4) Completed criminal
				background check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-8 - Application for voided application for failure to provide a passing score on examinations

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(a) Application
				after application is voided for failure to provide a passing score on
				examinations shall include the following documents:
(1) Application form,
(2) Official transcript(s),
(3) Application Fee,
(4) Completed criminal background check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-9 - Application for voided application for failure to complete supervised experience

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(a) Application
				after application is voided for failure to complete the supervised experience
				requirement within sixty (60) months as described in Subchapter
				86:20-13-2(e)(3)
				shall include the following documents:
(1)
				Application form,
(2) Official
				transcript(s),
(3) Application
				Fee,
(4) Completed criminal
				background check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-9.1 - Application procedures for voided application for inactivity

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(a) Application after application is voided
				for remaining inactive for 24 months, in accordance with 86:20-10-9.4, shall
				include the following documents:
(1)
				Application form,
(2) Official
				transcript(s),
(3) Application Fee,
				and
(4) Completed criminal
				background check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-10 - Application for denied application

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(a)
				Application after licensure application has been denied as prescribed in
				Section 1941 of the Act, shall include the following documents:
(1) Application form,
(2) Official transcript(s),
(3) Supervision Agreement,
(4) Application Fee, and
(5) Completed criminal background check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 9 - Application Procedures › Section 86:20-9-11 - Hearing upon denial of licensure application

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Following the denial of a licensure application by the Board
				  to an applicant who has a felony conviction, as prescribed in Section 1941 (B)
				  of the Act, the applicant may request an administrative hearing to contest the
				  denial of his/her application within 15 days of receiving notification from the
				  Board. If a hearing is not requested within 15 days, the denial will be
				  final.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 11 - Academic Requirements › Section 86:20-11-1 - Graduate degree requirements

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(a)
				Pursuant to the Act, all applicants shall possess at least a masters degree
				from a program in psychology from a regionally accredited college or
				university.
(b) The program must be
				intended to prepare a scientist-practitioner in the field of psychology at the
				masters level and meet all the following criteria:
(1) The masters program must be clearly
				identified as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in a pertinent
				institutional catalogue, its intent to educate and train students in the field
				of psychology at the masters level;
(2) The pertinent institutional catalogue
				must state the structure and content of the curriculum of the program;
				and
(3) The program must have
				faculty who hold graduate degrees in psychology or closely related
				fields.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 11 - Academic Requirements › Section 86:20-11-2 - Required knowledge areas

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On or after January 1, 2008, all applicants shall have the
				  following core knowledge areas as part of the required 60 graduate semester
				  hours:
(1) Assessment and Diagnosis -
				at least six (6) semester hours. Psychological theory, research, and methods
				concerning the measurement and assessment of an individual's behavioral or
				psychological functioning, such as the assessment of psychopathology,
				personality characteristics, intellectual functioning, skills and interests,
				and neuropsychological functioning;
(2) Intervention - at least nine (9) semester
				hours. Psychological theory, research, and methods regarding empirically
				validated treatment modalities for the remediation, treatment, or prevention of
				behavior disorders, adjustment problems, and psychopathology, or other
				disturbances in psychological functioning;
(3) Experimental Foundations - at least six
				(6) semester hours. Psychological theory, research, and methods concerning the
				design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of psychological research, or
				concerning the general principles and processes for the core areas of
				experimental psychology;
(4)
				Psychopathology - at least six (6) semester hours. Psychological theory,
				research, and methods concerning the descriptive characteristics, diagnosis,
				and etiology of psychopathology, or mental and behavioral disorders of children
				and adults;
(5) Personality and
				Social Psychology - at least six (6) semester hours. Psychological theory,
				research, and methods concerning the psychological or behavioral development
				and functioning of the individual and group differences. Three (3) of these
				hours shall be in a course in multicultural issues or cultural bases of
				behavior;
(6) Professional
				orientation/ethics - at least (3) semester hours. Objectives of professional
				behavioral health services organizations, codes of ethics, legal aspects of
				practice, standard of preparation and the role of persons providing direct
				behavioral health services.
(7)
				Biological bases of behavior - at least three (3) semester hours.
				Physiological, or genetic underpinnings of behavior.
(8) Practicum/internship. Organized
				practicums /internships with at least three hundred (300) clock hours in
				behavioral health services with planned experiences providing classroom and
				field experience with clients under the supervision of college or university
				approved behavioral health services professionals; and
(9) Elective courses. The remaining courses
				needed to meet the sixty (60) graduate hour requirement shall be in any of the
				knowledge areas listed above.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 13 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:20-13-1 - Supervised experience

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(a) All applicants
				for licensure after December 31, 2001 shall complete the supervised experience
				required by the Act before being licensed.
(b) All applicants shall take and pass the
				exams as described in Subchapter 86:20-17 prior to beginning approved
				supervision.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 13 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:20-13-2 - Duration of supervision

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(a) Each applicant shall complete three (3) years or three-thousand (3000) clock hours of full time, on-the-job experience, which is supervised by an approved LBP supervisor.
(b) For each one thousand (1000) clock hours of full time, on-the-job experience, three hundred fifty (350) hours shall be direct client contact.
(c) Weekly, face-to-face supervision shall be accrued at the ratio of forty-five (45) minutes of supervision for every twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience.
(d) No more than one-half (½) of the required supervision hours may be received in group supervision.
(e) One (1) or two (2) years of supervised experience may be gained at the rate of one (1) year for each thirty (30) graduate hours in behavioral health services-related course work beyond the minimum number of required graduate semester hours.
(1) Regardless of the number of hours earned beyond the minimum number of required graduate semester hours, the LBP Candidate shall receive at least one (1) year or one thousand (1000) clock hours of supervision in the ratio described in this rule.
(2) If an LBP Candidate completes the supervised experience requirement before passing the licensure examination, the LBP Candidate shall continue to practice under LBP supervision as described in this subchapter, unless exempted by the Act, until licensed.
(3) LBP Candidates shall complete supervised experience requirements within sixty (60) months of the date of the approval of the first supervision agreement or the license application shall be voided.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 13 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:20-13-3 - Documents required for the accrual of supervised hours

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The following documents must be received and approved by the
				  Board before the accrual of supervised experience can begin:
(1) Application materials;
(2) Official verification of passing results
				on;
(A) The Practitioner's Examination of
				Psychological Knowledge or another equivalent examination as determined by the
				Board; and
(B) The LBP State
				Standards Test; and
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 13 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:20-13-4 - Responsibility of supervisors and supervisees

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(a) The supervisor and supervisee shall be
				jointly responsible for the following:
(1)
				Ensuring the requirements under this subchapter are fulfilled. A failure to
				comply may result in the loss of supervision hours, denial of licensure,
				initiation of formal complaint procedures, and/or loss of approved supervisor
				status.
(2) Ensuring the client's
				right to confidentiality is protected and rules of the supervisor's and
				supervisee's employer(s) are adhered to during the course of
				supervision.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 13 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:20-13-5 - Acceptability of supervised experience

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(a)
				Supervised experience is acceptable when it consists of the performance of
				behavioral health services as described in Section 1931, of the Act as
				described below.
(1) Supervision shall focus
				on the raw data from an LBP Candidate's continuing clinical practice, which may
				be available to the supervisor through a combination of direct observation,
				co-therapy, written clinical notes, and audio and video recordings.
(2) Supervision is a process clearly
				distinguishable from personal psychotherapy, and is contracted in order to
				serve professional/vocational goals.
(3) Individual supervision consists of
				face-to-face contact with one supervisor and one LBP Candidate.
(4) Group supervision may be conducted with
				two (2) to six (6) LBP Candidates and a supervisor.
(5) Technology-assisted supervision must be
				approved by the Board prior to the accrual of hours. Factors to be considered
				by the Board include: distance between approved supervisor and candidate;
				financial hardship on approved supervisor or candidate; physical hardship on
				approved supervisor or candidate; specialty credentials; and other pertinent
				factors.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 13 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:20-13-6 - Supervisor qualifications

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(a) A Behavioral
				Practitioner, Professional Counselor, Marital and Family Therapist,
				Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker or Physician licensed by the state of
				Oklahoma is eligible as an LBP supervisor. In addition, these professionals
				shall have:
(1) practiced in positions
				similar to those the LBP proposes to practice for a period of two years past
				the issuance of the license;
(2)
				fulfilled the continuing education requirements pursuant to Section 1948 of the
				Act;
(3) signed an official
				supervision agreement;
(4) agreed
				to be "on call" to the LBP Candidate on a twenty-four (24) hour basis and to
				arrange for an alternate supervisor if not available;
(5) taken and passed the LBP State Standards
				Test; and
(6) agreed to teach the
				Oklahoman LBP Act and OAC 86:20 to the supervisee.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 13 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:20-13-7 - Documentation of supervised experience

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(a)
				A Supervision Agreement Form between the supervisor and supervisee shall be
				received and approved by the Board prior to beginning the accrual of supervised
				hours.
(b) The supervisor and LBP
				Candidate shall sign and submit an "Evaluation of Supervised Experience,"
				including documentation of observations, date of consultation between approved
				supervisor and on-site supervisor, and the Record of Supervised Experience on a
				semi-annual basis. Incomplete evaluations will not be accepted by the Board
				until all requirements for the semi-annual evaluation period have been
				completed.
(c) Any Evaluation of
				Supervised Experience form submitted beyond 60 days of the semi-annual due date
				will not be credited towards the duration of supervision as described in
				86:20-13-7(b).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 15 - Fees › Section 86:20-15-1 - Schedule of fees

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(a)
Application fee.
Two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) shall
				be submitted with the application form.
(b)
License examination fee.
Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall be submitted when the applicant registers
				for the Practice Examination of Psychological Knowledge.
(c)
Specialty application fee.
One hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be submitted with the specialty
				application.
(d)
Specialty
				designation fee.
Fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be submitted upon
				notification by the Board of the specialty designation.
(e)
Specialty designation renewal
				fee.
Twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be submitted on or before December 31
				and validates the license for twelve (12) months for the designated
				specialty.
(f)
License
				renewal fee.
After the initial two-year period of licensure, this is a
				yearly fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be submitted on or before
				December 31.
(g)
Late renewal
				fee.
An additional twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be submitted for
				the late renewal of a license.
(h)
Replacement fee.
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be submitted
				for the issuance of a license to replace a license, which has been lost,
				damaged, or is in need of revision.
(i)
Inactive license fee.
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be submitted with a request to place the
				license on inactive status.
(j)
Reactivation fee.
When an inactive license is reactivated, a
				pro-rated fee in accordance with OAC 86:20-23-5 shall be submitted at the time
				of reactivation.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 15 - Fees › Section 86:20-15-2 - Method of payment

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Payment of all fees shall be by personal check, cashier's
				  check, money order or cash. Payment of fees may be made by credit card or other
				  electronic means, if acceptable by the Board. Any check returned to the Board
				  for non-payment may result in expiration or suspension of
				  license.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section 86:20-17-1 - Examination required

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The examination for licensure shall consist of two parts as
				  follows:
(1) The Practice Examination
				of Psychological Knowledge published by the Northamerican Association for
				Masters In Psychology or another equivalent examination as determined by the
				Board; and
(2) The LBP State
				Standards Test.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section 86:20-17-1.1 - Eligibility

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An LBP applicant is eligible to take the licensing
				  examination following the submission of:
(1) Application form and fee;
(2) Practicum/Internship Documentation Form;
(3) Official transcript(s),
				showing completion of all academic requirements listed in Subchapter 11,
				Section 86:20-11-2; and
(4) Completed criminal background
				check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section 86:20-17-3 - Registration

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(a) An applicant's eligibility to sit for the
				LBP State Standards Test shall be valid once the application has been Board
				approved.
(b) The application for
				licensure of a person who fails to register for and pass the Practice
				Examination of Psychological Knowledge one of the first two examinations for
				which the applicant is eligible shall be voided and the applicant shall be
				mailed notice.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section 86:20-17-4 - Grading

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(a) The licensure examination shall be graded
				by the Board or its designated representative.
(b) The passing score on the Practitioners
				Examination of Psychological Knowledge shall be the passing score as set by the
				authors of the examination.
(c) The
				passing score on the LBP State Standards Exam shall be that score accepted as
				passing by the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section 86:20-17-6.1 - Failure to apply

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(a) The application
				may be voided if a person fails to apply for and take one of the first two
				examinations scheduled after the applicant has been mailed notification at last
				known address in writing of his/her approval for examination.
(b) The application maybe voided if a person
				fails to apply for and take one of the first two examinations scheduled after
				the applicant has failed the exam and has been mailed notification at last
				known address in writing of this/her approval for examination.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section 86:20-17-7 - Licensure prior to January 1, 2002

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(a)
				Applicants for LBP licensure prior to January 1, 2002 are required to take and
				complete the examination.
(b) The
				authors of the examination shall use the results of this testing process to
				obtain normative data to set the passing score for other applicants.
(c) These applicants shall not receive a
				score but shall be notified that they completed the examination as required by
				statute.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 19 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 86:20-19-1.1 - Documentation of attendance

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LBPs shall retain verification of attendance documents for
				  all continuing education hours claimed for a period of two (2) years.
				  Acceptable continuing education verification of attendance documents
				  include:
(1) An official continuing
				education validation form furnished by the presenter, or,
(2) A letter on the sponsoring presenter's
				letterhead giving the name of the program, location, dates, subjects taught,
				total number of hours attended, participant's name and presenter's name and
				credentials, or,
(3) An official
				graduate transcript showing course or audit credit, or,
(4) A letter for teaching activities on the
				sponsor's letterhead giving the name of the program, location, dates, subject
				taught, and total number of hours taught.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 19 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 86:20-19-3 - Acceptable continuing education

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(a)
				Continuing education shall take place in the context of a college course,
				in-service training, institute, seminar, workshop, conference or a
				technology-assisted distance learning program approved by the Board.
(b) Continuing education shall be accrued
				during the twelve (12) months preceding the renewal deadline or, in the case of
				the first licensing period, twenty-four (24) months preceding
				renewal.
(c) Of the ten (10) hours
				of C.E. required annually, two (2) hours must be in mental health
				ethics.
(d) Current LBP Board
				members shall receive clock hours of acceptable continuing education in mental
				health ethics for attendance and participation in Board and Committee
				meetings.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 19 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 86:20-19-3.1 - Continuing education accrual from teaching

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Continuing education may also be accrued when the LBP teaches
				  in programs such as institutes, seminars, workshops, and conferences, when the
				  content conforms to 86:20-19-3 of this Subchapter, provided that such teaching
				  is not required as part of the LBPs regular employment. Two (2) hours of
				  continuing education are credited for each hour taught. No more than five (5)
				  hours of continuing education may be accrued per year through teaching
				  activities. Credit will be given only for the first
				  presentation.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 20 - Licensed Behavioral Practitioners › Subchapter 19 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 86:20-19-4 - Audit of continuing education submissions

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In November of each year, the Board shall randomly select
				  from two (2) to twenty-five (23) percent of the number of LBPs on active status
				  the previous year for an audit of their claimed continuing education credits.
				  These selected LBPs shall provide the Board with verification of all credits
				  claimed on their Continuing Education Roster on or before the renewal deadline.
				  The Board may, at its discretion, audit and require verification of any credits
				  claimed which it may consider questionable or fraudulent.