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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 1902 By: Jett
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5 AS INTRODUCED
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6 An Act relating to professions and occupations;
6 creating the Oklahoma Professional Self-Determination
7 Act; stating purpose and intent; granting certain
7 exclusive powers to specified agencies; requiring
8 development and implementation of certain state
8 examinations; requiring certain agencies to accept
9 state examinations; prohibiting sole reliance on
9 national examinations; authorizing certain fees;
10 providing certain construction; prohibiting certain
10 acts penalizing lawful expression of opinion;
11 directing promulgation of rules; providing for
11 noncodification; providing for codification; and
12 providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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16 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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17 A. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall be known and may be cited
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18 as the "Oklahoma Professional Self-Determination Act".
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19 B. The purpose of this act is to create state-issued licensing
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20 paths for professional licenses that do not require national
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21 certification.
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22 C. It is the intent of the Legislature to:
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23 1. Reassert Oklahoma's sovereign authority to set professional
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24 standards for professional licensees;
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1 2. Protect licensees from retaliation or censorship by
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2 nongovernmental entities; and
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3 3. Preserve public safety competency standards through state-
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4 controlled testing and continuing education requirements.
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5 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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6 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6021 of Title 59, unless there
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7 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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8 A. Each licensure board of this state shall have the exclusive
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9 power and authority to:
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10 1. Determine the qualifications and fitness of all applicants
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11 and licensees under its jurisdiction; and
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12 2. Impose disciplinary action against licensees under its
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13 jurisdiction.
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14 B. Each licensure board of this state shall, no later than one
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15 (1) year after the effective date of this act, develop and implement
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16 a state examination for its profession or professions in accordance
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17 with national standards. The state examination shall be accepted by
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18 the licensure board as a substitute for any national examinations
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19 approved by the board. Licensure boards shall not rely solely on
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20 national examinations or standards for assessment of applicants.
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21 C. Each licensure board may fix and adjust fees as necessary to
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22 cover the costs associated with development and implementation of a
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23 state examination.
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1 D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to eliminate any
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2 current pathways to licensure or to prevent reciprocal licensure.
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3 E. A licensure board shall not impose any disciplinary action,
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4 take action against a licensee or applicant, or discriminate against
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5 a licensee or applicant based on the licensee's or applicant's
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6 lawful expression of opinion about medical policy or practice,
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7 unless such speech violates the Health Insurance Portability and
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8 Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) or other patient privacy laws.
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9 F. Each licensure board shall promulgate rules as necessary to
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10 implement this section.
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11 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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12 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-2505.4 of Title 63, unless
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13 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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14 A. The State Department of Health shall have the exclusive
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15 power and authority to:
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16 1. Determine the qualifications and fitness of all licensed
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17 emergency medical personnel and applicants; and
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18 2. Impose disciplinary action against licensed emergency
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19 medical personnel.
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20 B. The Department shall, no later than one (1) year after the
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21 effective date of this act, develop and implement a state written
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22 examination and a state psychomotor examination for emergency
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23 medical personnel aligned with national education standards for
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24 emergency medical services (EMS). The state examinations shall be
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1 accepted by the Department to qualify for licensure, provided that
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2 the applicant has successfully completed an accredited EMS education
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3 program. The Department shall not rely solely on national
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4 examinations or standards for assessment of applicants.
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5 C. The State Commissioner of Health may fix and adjust fees as
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6 necessary to cover the costs associated with development and
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7 implementation of the state examinations.
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8 D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to eliminate any
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9 current pathways to licensure or prevent reciprocal licensure for
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10 emergency medical personnel.
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11 E. The Department shall not impose any disciplinary action,
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12 take action against licensed emergency medical personnel or
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13 applicants, or discriminate against a licensee or applicant,
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14 including based on the licensee's or applicant's lawful expression
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15 of opinion about medical policy or practice, unless such speech
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16 violates the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
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17 1996 (HIPAA) or other patient privacy laws.
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18 F. The Commissioner shall promulgate rules as necessary to
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19 implement this section.
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20 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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