Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision › Chapter 55 - Licensed Orthotists and Prosthetists and Registered Technicians and Assistants › Subchapter 3 - Licensure/Registration/Reinstatement › Section 435:55-3-4 - Application procedure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An
				applicant for licensure by the Board, whether by standard qualifications,
				alternative qualifications, Grandfather Clause or by endorsement, shall provide
				the Board with all information required pursuant to the Orthotics and
				Prosthetics Practice Act on forms created for that purpose by staff. In
				addition, an applicant shall provide either original documents or notarized or
				certified duplicates.
(b) The
				application and forms shall be submitted to the Board accompanied by fees as
				set by the Board. Any incomplete or missing information, documentation or fees
				shall render the application incomplete. No license or registration shall be
				issued unless all application requirements have been met. Incomplete
				applications will be considered abandoned after one year. Any applicable fees
				paid shall not be refunded.
(c) The
				applicant shall be forthright and open in the provision of information to the
				Board in the application process. No applicant shall be awarded a license or
				registration who does not provide the Board with complete, open and honest
				responses to all requests for information.
(d) Any Board or Committee member, based on
				any response to any question or request for information on the application
				form, may request an applicant to provide any additional information that the
				Board or Committee member feels is necessary or useful to determine the
				applicant's ability to practice orthotics and/or prosthetics.
(e) The applicant shall be candid in regard
				to the provision of information related to any academic misconduct or
				disciplinary action.
(f) The
				applicant shall be provided a copy of the Act and Board rules on unprofessional
				conduct. The applicant shall review such rules and state candidly and honestly
				whether the applicant has committed any act which would constitute grounds for
				disciplinary action by the Board under the Act and rules of the
				Board.
(g) The applicant shall pay
				all necessary fees related to the application.
(h) It is the responsibility of the applicant
				to verify the applicant's identity and the validity of all documents or
				information submitted to the Board in the licensure process.
(i) The Board may contact other sources as
				necessary to verify information provided during the application process. Should
				information be found through correspondence that was previously unknown to the
				Board, the application will be held until such time as the Secretary of the
				Board is satisfied that the information has been validated by the
				staff.
(j) An applicant may
				withdraw an application for licensure at any time prior to the submission of
				the application for consideration by members of the Committee. No application
				may be withdrawn by an applicant after it has been submitted to members of the
				Committee.
(k) A foreign applicant
				shall provide the Board with written proof of the applicant's ability to work
				in the United States as authorized by the United States Immigration and
				Naturalization Service.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 549,
				  eff 12-28-01 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 2323, eff
				  6-28-02