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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1651 By: Stanley
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the State Board of Medical
7 Licensure and Supervision; amending 59 O.S. 2021,
8 Sections 492, 493.1, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
8 350, O.S.L. 2025, 493.4, and 503.1 (59 O.S. Supp.
9 2025, Section 493.1), which relate to the Oklahoma
9 Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and
10 Supervision Act; broadening certain licensure
10 exemption; modifying application contents and
11 procedures; modifying applicability of certain
11 provisions; establishing requirements,
12 qualifications, procedures, and other provisions
12 related to issuance of special training license;
13 providing for physician emeritus status; prohibiting
13 certain fee; stipulating certain procedures for
14 emergency suspension; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Sections
14 529, 530, 531, 533, 534, 535, and 540.11, which
15 relate to the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Act;
15 modifying membership of the Athletic Trainers
16 Advisory Committee; removing obsolete language;
16 modifying functions of the Committee; modifying
17 qualifications for athletic trainer license;
17 modifying and removing requirements and procedures
18 related to fees, examination, and application;
18 providing for temporary licensure; authorizing the
19 Board to obtain a national criminal history
19 background check for applicants; specifying certain
20 screening procedures; prohibiting certain
20 dissemination of information; modifying renewal
21 procedures and requirements; eliminating certain fee
21 amounts; modifying certain penalties; providing
22 certain exceptions; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section
22 540.11, which relates to the Therapeutic Recreation
23 Practice Act; removing certain condition for
23 expiration of temporary license; amending 59 O.S.
24 2021, Section 889.5, which relates to the Music
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1 Therapy Practice Act; providing for temporary
1 licensure; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Sections 2033 and
2 2039, which relate to the Respiratory Care Practice
2 Act; modifying qualifications for licensure by
3 endorsement; authorizing practice through
3 telemedicine; amending 76 O.S. 2021, Section 17,
4 which relates to medical malpractice; eliminating
4 certain reporting requirement; updating statutory
5 references; updating statutory language; providing
5 for codification; and providing an effective date.
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9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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10 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 492, is
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11 amended to read as follows:
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12 Section 492. A. Every person shall be regarded as practicing
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13 allopathic medicine within the meaning and provisions of this act,
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14 who shall append to his or her name the letters "M.D.", "Physician"
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15 or any other title, letters or designation which represent that such
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16 person is a physician, or who shall for a fee or any form of
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17 compensation diagnose and/or treat disease, injury or deformity of
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18 persons in this state by any allopathic legend drugs, surgery,
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19 manual, or mechanical treatment unless otherwise authorized by law.
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20 B. A hospital or related institution as such terms are defined
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21 in Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which has the
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22 principal purpose or function of providing hospital or medical care,
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23 including but not limited to any corporation, association, trust, or
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24 other organization organized and operated for such purpose, may
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1 employ one or more persons who are duly licensed to practice
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2 medicine in this state without being regarded as itself practicing
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3 medicine within the meaning and provisions of this section. The
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4 employment by the hospital or related institution of any person who
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5 is duly licensed to practice medicine in this state shall not, in
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6 and of itself, be considered as an act of unprofessional conduct by
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7 the person so employed. Nothing provided herein shall eliminate,
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8 limit, or restrict the liability for any act or failure to act of
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9 any hospital, any hospital's employees, or persons duly licensed to
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10 practice medicine.
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11 C. The definition of the practice of medicine and surgery shall
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12 include, but is not limited to:
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13 1. Advertising, holding out to the public, or representing in
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14 any manner that one is authorized to practice medicine and surgery
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15 in this state;
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16 2. Any offer or attempt to prescribe, order, give, or
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17 administer any drug or medicine and surgery for the use of any other
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18 person, except as otherwise authorized by law;
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19 3. a. any offer or attempt, except as otherwise authorized
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20 by law, to prevent, diagnose, correct, or treat in any
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21 manner or by any means, methods, devises, or
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22 instrumentalities except for manual manipulation any
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23 disease, illness, pain, wound, fracture, infirmity,
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24 defect, or abnormal physical or mental condition of
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1 any person, including the management of pregnancy and
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2 parturition, except as otherwise authorized by law,
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3 b. except as provided in subsection D of this section,
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4 performance by a person within or outside of this
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5 state, through an ongoing regular arrangement, of
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6 diagnostic or treatment services, including but not
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7 limited to, stroke prevention and treatment, through
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8 electronic communications for any patient whose
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9 condition is being diagnosed or treated within this
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10 state by a physician duly licensed and practicing in
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11 this state. A person who performs any of the
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12 functions covered by this subparagraph submits himself
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13 or herself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this
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14 state for the purposes of any cause of action
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15 resulting from the functions performed, and
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16 c. nothing in the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and
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17 Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act shall be
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18 construed to affect or give jurisdiction to the Board
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19 over any person other than medical doctors or persons
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20 holding themselves out as medical doctors;
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21 4. Any offer or attempt to perform any surgical operation upon
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22 any person, except as otherwise authorized by law; and
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23 5. The use of the title Doctor of Medicine, Physician, Surgeon,
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24 Physician and Surgeon, Dr., M.D. or any combination thereof in the
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1 conduct of any occupation or profession pertaining to the
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2 prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease or condition
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3 unless, where appropriate, such a designation additionally contains
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4 the description of another branch of the healing arts for which one
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5 holds a valid license in this state.
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6 D. The practice of medicine and surgery, as defined in this
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7 section, shall not include:
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8 1. A student while engaged in training in a medical school
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9 approved by the Board or while engaged in graduate medical training
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10 under the supervision of the medical staff of a hospital or other
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11 health care facility approved by the state medical board for such
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12 training, except that a student engaged in graduate medical training
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13 shall hold a license issued by the Board for such training;
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14 2. Any person who provides medical treatment in cases of
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15 emergency where no fee or other consideration is contemplated,
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16 charged or received;
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17 3. A commissioned medical officer of the armed forces of the
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18 United States or medical officer of the United States Public Health
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19 Service or the Department of Veterans Affairs of the United States
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20 in the discharge of official duties and/or within federally
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21 controlled facilities; and provided that such person shall be fully
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22 licensed to practice medicine and surgery in one or more
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23 jurisdictions of the United States; provided further that such
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24 person who holds a medical license in this state shall be subject to
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1 the provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical
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2 Licensure and Supervision Act;
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3 4. Any person licensed under any other act when properly
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4 practicing in the healing art for which that person is duly
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5 licensed;
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6 5. The practice of those who endeavor to prevent or cure
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7 disease or suffering by spiritual means or prayer;
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8 6. Any person administering a domestic or family remedy to a
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9 member of such person's own family;
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10 7. Any person licensed to practice medicine and surgery in
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11 another state or territory of the United States who:
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12 a. renders emergency medical treatment or,
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13 b. briefly provides critical medical service at the
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14 specific lawful direction of a medical institution or
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15 federal agency that assumes full responsibility for
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16 that treatment or service and is approved by the
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17 Board, or
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18 c. renders emergency medical treatment at a sporting
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19 event for members of the team the physician is
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20 employed or contracted by;
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21 8. Any person who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery
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22 in another state or territory of the United States whose sole
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23 purpose and activity is limited to brief actual consultation with a
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24 specific physician who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery
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1 by the Board, other than a person with a special or restricted
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2 license; or
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3 9. The practice of any other person as licensed by appropriate
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4 agencies of this state, provided that such duties are consistent
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5 with the accepted standards of the person's profession and the
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6 person does not represent himself or herself as a Doctor of
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7 Medicine, Physician, Surgeon, Physician and Surgeon, Dr., M.D., or
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8 any combination thereof.
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9 E. Nothing in the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical
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10 Licensure and Supervision Act shall prohibit:
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11 1. The service rendered by a physician's unlicensed trained
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12 assistant, if such service is rendered under the supervision and
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13 control of a licensed physician pursuant to Board rules, provided
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14 such rules are not in conflict with the provisions of any other
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15 healing arts licensure act or rules promulgated pursuant to such
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16 act; or
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17 2. The service of any other person duly licensed or certified
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18 by the state to practice the healing arts.
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19 F. Nothing in the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical
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20 Licensure and Supervision Act shall prohibit services rendered by
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21 any person not licensed by the Board and practicing any
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22 nonallopathic healing practice.
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23 G. Nothing in the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical
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24 Licensure and Supervision Act shall be construed as to require a
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1 physician to secure a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) as a
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2 condition of licensure, reimbursement, employment or admitting
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3 privileges at a hospital in this state. For the purposes of this
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4 subsection, "Maintenance of Certification (MOC)" shall mean a
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5 continuing education program measuring core competencies in the
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6 practice of medicine and surgery and approved by a nationally-
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7 recognized accrediting organization.
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8 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 493.1, as
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9 amended by Section 2, Chapter 350, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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10 Section 493.1), is amended to read as follows:
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11 Section 493.1. A. An applicant to practice medicine and
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12 surgery in this state shall provide to the State Board of Medical
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13 Licensure and Supervision and attest to the following information
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14 and documentation in a manner required by the Board:
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15 1. The applicant's full name and all aliases or other names
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16 ever used, current address, Social Security number, and date and
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17 place of birth;
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18 2. A photograph of the applicant, taken within the previous
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19 twelve (12) months;
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20 3. All documents and credentials required by the Board, or
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21 notarized photocopies or other verification acceptable to the Board
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22 of such documents and credentials;
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23 4. 3. A list of all jurisdictions, United States or foreign, in
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24 which the applicant is licensed or has applied for licensure to
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1 practice medicine and surgery or is authorized or has applied for
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2 authorization to practice medicine and surgery;
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3 5. 4. A list of all jurisdictions, United States or foreign, in
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4 which the applicant has been denied licensure or authorization to
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5 practice medicine and surgery or has voluntarily surrendered a
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6 license or an authorization to practice medicine and surgery;
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7 6. 5. A list of all sanctions, judgments, awards, settlements,
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8 or convictions against the applicant in any jurisdiction, United
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9 States or foreign, that would constitute grounds for disciplinary
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10 action under the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure
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11 and Supervision Act or the Board's rules;
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12 7. 6. A detailed educational history, including places,
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13 institutions, dates, and program descriptions, of all his or her
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14 education, including all college, preprofessional, professional, and
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15 professional graduate education;
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16 8. 7. A detailed chronological history from age eighteen (18)
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17 years graduation from medical school to the present, including
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18 employment, military service (United States or foreign), and all
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19 professional degrees, licenses, or certificates now or ever held;
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20 and
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21 9. 8. Any other information or documentation specifically
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22 requested by the Board that is related to the applicant's ability to
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23 practice medicine and surgery.
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1 B. The applicant shall possess a valid degree of Doctor of
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2 Medicine from a medical college or school located in the United
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3 States, its territories or possessions, or Canada that was approved
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4 by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by
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5 the Board at the time the degree was conferred. The application
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6 shall be considered by the Board based upon the product and process
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7 of the medical education and training.
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8 C. The applicant shall have satisfactorily completed twelve
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9 (12) months of progressive postgraduate medical training as
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10 promulgated by rule by the Board. The Board shall consider as
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11 evidence of acceptability the sponsoring institution's accreditation
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12 by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME),
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13 the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), the Royal
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14 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family
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15 Physicians of Canada, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,
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16 the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of
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17 Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, or the Royal College of Surgeons
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18 in Ireland.
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19 D. The applicant shall submit a history from the administration
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20 of the any medical school from which the applicant graduated
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21 attended of any suspension, probation, or disciplinary action taken
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22 against the applicant while a student at that institution.
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23 E. The applicant shall have passed medical licensing
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24 examination(s) consistent with policies and procedures regarding the
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1 number of medical licensure exam attempts as established by the
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2 United States Medical Licensing Examination program unless granted
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3 an exception by the Board.
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4 F. The applicant shall have demonstrated a familiarity with all
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5 appropriate statutes and rules and regulations of this state and the
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6 federal government relating to the practice of medicine and surgery.
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7 G. The applicant shall be physically, mentally, professionally,
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8 and morally capable of practicing medicine and surgery in a manner
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9 reasonably acceptable to the Board and in accordance with federal
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10 law and shall be required to submit to a physical, mental, or
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11 professional competency examination or a drug dependency evaluation
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12 if deemed necessary by the Board.
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13 H. The applicant shall not have committed or been found guilty
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14 by a competent authority, United States or foreign, of any conduct
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15 that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under the
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16 Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision
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17 Act or rules of the Board. The Board may modify this restriction
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18 for cause.
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19 I. Upon request by the Board, the applicant shall make a
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20 personal appearance before the Board or a representative thereof for
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21 interview, examination, or review of credentials. At the discretion
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22 of the Board, the applicant shall be required to present his or her
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23 original medical education credentials for inspection during the
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24 personal appearance.
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1 J. The applicant shall be held responsible for verifying to the
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2 satisfaction of the Board the identity of the applicant and the
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3 validity of all credentials required for his or her medical
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4 licensure. The Board may review and verify medical credentials and
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5 screen applicant records through recognized national physician
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6 information services.
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7 K. The applicant shall have paid all fees and completed and
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8 attested to the accuracy of all application and information forms
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9 required by the Board.
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10 L. Grounds for the denial of a license shall include:
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11 1. Use of false or fraudulent information by an applicant;
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12 2. Suspension or revocation of a license in another state
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13 unless the license has been reinstated in that state;
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14 3. Refusal of licensure in another state other than for
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15 examination failure; and
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16 4. Multiple examination failures.
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17 M. The Board shall not deny a license to a person otherwise
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18 qualified to practice allopathic medicine within the meaning of the
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19 Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision
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20 Act solely because the person's practice or a therapy is
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21 experimental or nontraditional.
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22 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 493.4, is
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23 amended to read as follows:
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1 Section 493.4. A. No person who is granted a special license
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2 or a special training license shall practice outside the limitations
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3 of the license.
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4 B. To be eligible for special or special training licensure,
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5 the applicant shall have completed all the requirements for full and
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6 unrestricted medical licensure except graduate education and/or,
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7 licensing examination, or other requirements relative to the basis
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8 for the special license or special training license.
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9 C. By rule, the State Board of Medical Licensure and
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10 Supervision shall establish restrictions for special and special
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11 training licensure to assure that the holder will practice only
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12 under appropriate circumstances as set by the Board.
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13 D. A special license or special training license shall be
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14 renewable annually upon the approval of the Board and upon the
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15 evaluation of performance in the special circumstances upon which
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16 the special license or special training license was granted.
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17 E. The issuance of a special license or a special training
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18 license shall not be construed to imply that a full and unrestricted
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19 medical license will be issued at a future date.
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20 F. All other provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and
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21 Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act shall apply to holders of
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22 special licenses or special training licenses.
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23 G. This section shall not limit the authority of any state
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24 agency or educational institution in this state which employs a
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1 special or special training specially licensed physician to impose
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2 additional practice limitations upon such physician.
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3 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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4 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 493.4a of Title 59, unless there
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5 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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6 A. No person who is granted a special training license for
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7 postgraduate training shall practice outside the limitations of the
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8 license.
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9 B. To be eligible for a special training license for
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10 postgraduate training, the applicant shall have completed all the
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11 requirements for full and unrestricted medical licensure except
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12 graduate education, licensing examination, or other requirements
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13 relative to the basis for the special training license.
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14 C. By rule, the State Board of Medical Licensure and
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15 Supervision shall establish restrictions for a special training
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16 license for postgraduate training to assure that the holder will
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17 practice only under appropriate circumstances as set by the Board.
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18 D. A special training license for postgraduate training shall
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19 be renewable annually upon the approval of the Board Secretary and
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20 upon the evaluation of performance in the special circumstances upon
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21 which the special training license was granted.
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22 E. The issuance of a special training license for postgraduate
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23 training shall not be construed to imply that a full and
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24 unrestricted medical license will be issued at a future date.
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1 F. All other provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and
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2 Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act shall apply to holders of
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3 special training licenses for postgraduate training.
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4 G. This section shall not limit the authority of any state
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5 agency or educational institution in this state which employs a
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6 person licensed under this section to impose additional practice
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7 limitations upon such physician.
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8 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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9 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 493.5b of Title 59, unless there
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10 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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11 The holder of a full and unrestricted license may choose at any
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12 time to retire and apply for physician emeritus status by notifying
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13 the Board. There shall be no fee associated with obtaining or
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14 maintaining physician emeritus licensure status. An applicant for a
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15 physician emeritus license shall apply in a manner required by the
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16 Board.
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17 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 503.1, is
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18 amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 503.1. A. The Secretary of the State Board of Medical
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20 Licensure and Supervision, upon concurrence of the President of the
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21 Board that an emergency exists for which the immediate suspension of
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22 a license is imperative for the public health, safety and welfare,
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23 may conduct a hearing as contemplated by Section 314 of Title 75 of
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24 the Oklahoma Statutes and may, upon probable cause, suspend
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1 temporarily the license of any person under the jurisdiction of the
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2 Board.
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3 B. The Secretary shall comply with all notice requirements of
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4 the Administrative Procedures Act and shall immediately set the
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5 matter for full hearing before the Board in compliance with the
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6 Administrative Procedures Act and the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical
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7 and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act.
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8 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 529, is
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9 amended to read as follows:
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10 Section 529. A. There is hereby created the Athletic Trainers
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11 Advisory Committee, to be composed of five (5) members to be
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12 appointed by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
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13 To qualify as a member, a person must be a citizen of the United
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14 States and a resident of Oklahoma for five (5) years immediately
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15 preceding appointment. Two Three members shall be licensed athletic
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16 trainers, except for the initial appointees, and two members shall
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17 be physicians licensed by the state and one member shall be a member
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18 of the Oklahoma Coaches Association who shall be selected by the
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19 Board of the Association. Except for the initial appointees,
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20 members. Members shall hold office for terms of six (6) years. In
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21 the event of death, resignation or removal of any member, the
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22 vacancy of the unexpired term shall be filled by the Board in the
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23 same manner as other appointments.
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1 B. The Athletic Trainers Advisory Committee shall assist the
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2 Board in conducting examinations for applicants and shall advise the
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3 Board on all matters pertaining to the application and licensure of
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4 athletic trainers, which shall exclude disciplinary matters.
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5 Members of the Committee shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred
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6 while performing their duties under the provisions of this act in
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7 accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
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8 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 530, is
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9 amended to read as follows:
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10 Section 530. A. An applicant to To be eligible for an athletic
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11 trainer license, an applicant must meet one of the following
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12 qualifications:
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13 1. Has have successfully completed the athletic training
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14 curriculum requirements of an accredited college or university
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15 approved by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and
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16 provide provided proof of graduation;
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17 2. Be licensed or certified in physical therapy and has spent
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18 at least eight hundred (800) hours working under the direct
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19 supervision of a licensed athletic trainer; or
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20 3. Holds a four-year degree from an accredited college or
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21 university and has completed at least two (2) consecutive years of
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22 supervision, military duty excepted, as an apprentice athletic
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23 trainer under the direct supervision of a licensed athletic trainer.
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1 B. An applicant for an athletic trainer license shall submit an
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2 application to the Board and submit the required examination fee.
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3 The applicant is entitled to an athletic trainer license if he or
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4 she is qualified as provided in subsection A of this section,
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5 satisfactorily completes the examination administered by the Board
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6 of the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer or successor
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7 organization, pays the applicable license fee, and has not committed
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8 an act which constitutes grounds for denial of a license under
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9 Section 8 of this act the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Act.
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10 C. An applicant for an apprentice athletic trainer license must
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11 submit an application to the Board accompanied by a written
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12 commitment to supervise signed by the licensed athletic trainer who
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13 will be supervising the applicant. The Board may require the taking
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14 of an apprentice athletic trainer license examination, which would
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15 be administered without cost to the applicant. Fees for such
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16 examination may be established by the Board The State Board of
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17 Medical Licensure and Supervision may authorize the Board Secretary
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18 to issue a temporary license to practice prior to licensure,
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19 provided all requirements for licensure have been met and verified.
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20 The temporary license shall terminate on the date of the next Board
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21 meeting at which the applicant may be considered for a license.
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22 SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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23 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 530.1 of Title 59, unless there
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24 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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1 A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision is
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2 authorized to obtain a national criminal history background check as
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3 a condition of eligibility for individuals seeking licensure to
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4 practice as an athletic trainer for initial licensure in this state
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5 and pursuant to the provisions of an athletic trainer compact as a
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6 condition for initial licensure.
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7 B. Applicant fingerprints shall be submitted to the Oklahoma
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8 State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and the national criminal
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9 history background check shall be conducted in accordance with
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10 Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. OSBI shall
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11 return national criminal history results to the Board.
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12 C. Results obtained from the national criminal history
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13 background check shall be used solely for the screening of physician
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14 assistant applicants and shall be retained by the State Board of
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15 Medical Licensure and Supervision. The Board shall not disseminate
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16 criminal history record information resulting from the background
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17 check.
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18 SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 531, is
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19 amended to read as follows:
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20 Section 531. A. A Beginning January 1, 2027, a license issued
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21 pursuant to this act expires one (1) year from the date of issuance
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22 the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Act shall be renewed annually by
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23 August 31 of each year. Licensees shall provide documentation of
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24 current good standing with the Board of Certification for the
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1 Athletic Trainer or successor organization for renewal. Licenses
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2 shall be renewed according to procedures established by the State
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3 Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and upon payment of the
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4 renewal fee.
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5 B. License fees shall be established by the Board:
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6 1. An athletic trainer examination fee of Twenty Dollars
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7 ($20.00) for each examination taken;
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8 2. An athletic trainer license fee of Twenty-five Dollars
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9 ($25.00);
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10 3. An athletic trainer annual license renewal fee of Ten
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11 Dollars ($10.00); and
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12 4. An apprentice athletic trainer license fee of Five Dollars
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14 SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 533, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 533. Violation of any provision of this act the
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17 Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Act shall be a misdemeanor and conviction
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18 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars
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19 ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) the State Board
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20 of Medical Licensure and Supervision as authorized under subsection
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21 D of Section 503.2 of this title.
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22 SECTION 12. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 534, is
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1 Section 534. A. Any person actively engaged as an athletic
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2 trainer in this state on the effective date of this act shall,
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3 within six (6) months of that date, be issued a license if proof is
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4 submitted of five (5) years' experience as an athletic trainer
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5 within the preceding ten-year period, and the license fee required
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6 by the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Act is paid. Nothing herein in
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7 the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Act shall be construed to require any
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8 educational institution or other bona fide athletic organization to
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9 use the services of a licensed athletic trainer.
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10 B. Athletic trainers shall not misrepresent in any manner,
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11 either directly or indirectly, their skills, training, professional
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12 credentials, identity or services.
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13 C. Any person, as authorized in accordance with Section 5 of
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14 Title 76 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may offer prevention, emergency
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15 care or first aid services on a voluntary, uncompensated basis, to
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16 any amateur or group at an amateur athletic event.
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17 SECTION 13. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 535, is
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18 amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 535. A. Nothing herein in the Oklahoma Athletic
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20 Trainers Act shall be construed to authorize the practice of
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21 medicine by any person. The provisions of this act the Oklahoma
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22 Athletic Trainers Act do not apply to physicians licensed as such by
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23 the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; to dentists,
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24 duly qualified and registered under the laws of this state who
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1 confine their practice strictly to dentistry as defined by this
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2 title; nor to licensed optometrists who confine their practice
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3 strictly to optometry as defined by law; nor to licensed
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4 chiropractic physicians who confine their practice strictly to
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5 chiropractic as defined by law; nor to licensed osteopathic
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6 physicians or osteopathic physicians and surgeons who confine their
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7 practice strictly to osteopathy as defined by law; nor to
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8 occupational therapists who confine their practice to occupational
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9 therapy as defined by this title; nor to nurses who practice nursing
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10 only as defined by this title; nor to duly licensed podiatric
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11 physicians who confine their practice strictly to podiatric medicine
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12 as defined by law; nor to physical therapists who confine their
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13 practice to physical therapy as defined by this title; nor to
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14 masseurs or masseuses in their particular sphere of labor; nor to
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15 commissioned or contract physicians or, physical therapists, or
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16 physical therapists' assistants; nor to athletic trainers if
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17 supervised by an Oklahoma licensed physician in the United States
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18 Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Health and Marine Health Services; nor
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19 to athletic trainers employed by the United States government in the
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20 capacity of an athletic trainer providing all of his or her
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21 professional activities within a federal facility.
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22 B. The provisions of this act the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers
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1 athletic event or series of athletic events with an individual or
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2 group not based in this state.
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3 SECTION 14. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 540.11, is
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4 amended to read as follows:
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5 Section 540.11. A. Upon payment to the State Board of Medical
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6 Licensure and Supervision of a fee as provided by the Therapeutic
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7 Recreation Practice Act and submission of a written application on
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8 forms provided by the Board, the Board may issue a license without
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9 examination to any person who is licensed or otherwise certified as
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10 a therapeutic recreation specialist by another state or national
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11 certifying body which has substantially the same standards for
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12 licensure as are required by this state pursuant to the provisions
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13 of the Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act.
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14 B. Upon proper application and payment of fees, the Board may
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15 issue a temporary license to a person who has applied for a license
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16 pursuant to the provisions of this act and who is eligible to take
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17 the examination pursuant to the provisions of this act. The
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18 temporary license shall be available to an applicant only with
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19 respect to his or her first application for licensure. The
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20 temporary license shall expire upon notice that the applicant has or
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21 has not passed the examination.
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22 SECTION 15. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 889.5, is
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1 Section 889.5. A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the
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2 State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall issue a
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3 license to an applicant for a music therapy license when such
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4 applicant has completed and submitted an application upon a form and
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5 in such manner as the Board prescribes, accompanied by applicable
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6 fees, and evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
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7 1. Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
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8 2. Holds a bachelor's degree or higher in music therapy, or its
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9 equivalent, from a program approved by the American Music Therapy
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10 Association or any successor organization within an accredited
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11 college or university;
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12 3. Successfully completed a minimum of one thousand two hundred
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13 (1,200) hours of clinical training, with at least fifteen percent
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14 (15%) or one hundred eighty (180) hours in preinternship
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15 experiences, and at least seventy-five percent (75%) or nine hundred
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16 (900) hours in internship experiences. Internship programs may be
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17 approved by an academic institution, the American Music Therapy
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18 Association, or both;
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19 4. Is in good standing based on a review of the applicant's
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20 music therapy licensure history in other jurisdictions, including a
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21 review of any alleged misconduct or neglect in the practice of music
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22 therapy on the part of the applicant; and
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1 organization or provides proof of being transitioned into board
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2 certification, and the applicant is currently a board-certified
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3 music therapist.
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4 B. The Board shall issue a music therapy license to an
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5 applicant when such applicant has completed and submitted an
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6 application upon a form and in such manner as the Board prescribes,
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7 accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the
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8 Board that the applicant is licensed and in good standing as a music
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9 therapist in another jurisdiction where the qualifications required
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10 are equal to or greater than those required in this act at the date
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11 of application.
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12 C. The Board shall waive the examination requirement until
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13 January 1, 2020, for an applicant who is designated as a registered
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14 music therapist, certified music therapist or advanced certified
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15 music therapist and in good standing with the National Music Therapy
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16 Registry.
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17 D. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision Board
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18 may authorize the Board Secretary to issue a temporary license to
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19 practice under the supervision of an Oklahoma licensed music
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20 therapist prior to licensure, provided all requirements for
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21 licensure have been met and verified. The temporary license shall
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22 terminate on the date of the next Board meeting at which the
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1 E. The Board may, upon notice and opportunity for a hearing,
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2 deny an application for reinstatement of a license or reinstate the
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3 license with conditions. Conditions imposed may include a
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4 requirement for continuing education, practice under the supervision
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5 of a licensed music therapy specialist, or any other conditions
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6 deemed appropriate by the Board.
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7 SECTION 16. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 2033, is
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9 Section 2033. A. The applicant, except where otherwise defined
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10 in the Respiratory Care Practice Act, shall be required to pass an
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11 examination, whereupon the State Board of Medical Licensure and
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12 Supervision may issue to the applicant a license to practice
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13 respiratory care. The Board is authorized to provide for the
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14 examination of applicants or to facilitate verification of any
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15 applicant's claim that the applicant has successfully completed the
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16 required examination for national credentialing as a respiratory
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17 care practitioner.
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18 B. The Board may issue a license to practice respiratory care
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1 a. the qualifications of the applicant are deemed by the
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2 Board to be equivalent to those required in this
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4 b. the applicant has not been disciplined by agreement
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5 not to practice or suspension or revocation of his or
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6 her license in another state, territory, or country in
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8 2. Applicants holding credentials as a respiratory therapist
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9 conferred by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) or its
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10 successor organization as identified by the Respiratory Care
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11 Advisory Committee and approved by the State Board of Medical
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12 Licensure and Supervision, provided such credentials have not been
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14 3. Applicants applying under the conditions of this section who
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15 certify under oath that their credentials have not been suspended or
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17 SECTION 17. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 2039, is
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19 Section 2039. The practice of respiratory care may be performed
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20 in any clinic, physician's office, hospital, nursing facility,
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21 private dwelling, or other place or by telemedicine in accordance
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22 with the prescription or verbal order of a physician, and shall be
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1 SECTION 18. AMENDATORY 76 O.S. 2021, Section 17, is
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3 Section 17. A. Whenever a claim of personal injury is made
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4 against any practitioner of the healing arts or a licensed hospital,
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5 a report shall be made to the appropriate licensing board or agency
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6 by the liability insurer of such practitioner or hospital within
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7 sixty (60) days after receipt of information that a claim is being
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8 made. In the event that such claim is made against a party not
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9 insured, the report shall be made by the party. The report shall be
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10 in writing on a form containing the following information:
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11 1. The name and address of the practitioner or hospital;
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12 2. The name, age and address of the claimant;
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13 3. A brief statement of the nature of the injury, illness or
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14 condition complained of and the act or omission complained of; and
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15 4. Whether a suit is pending and, if so, the court, style and
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16 docket number of the action.
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17 B. And whenever such claim or suit is concluded, the
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18 disposition shall be reported to the appropriate board or agency
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19 promptly.
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20 C. This report shall be privileged except as hereinafter
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22 D. The licensing board or agency shall take any remedial,
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1 E. Any person or liability insurer failing to furnish a report
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2 on a claim as required in this section shall be guilty of a
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4 Further, the board or agency shall annually furnish the
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5 President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
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6 Representatives a full report of all such claims except that names
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7 and addresses of all parties shall be omitted. Such report shall
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