§ 161.7. Application for original license by examination
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: November 1, 2021
Effective: November 1, 2021
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 161.7
§ 161.7. Application for original license by examination
4. If the application is approved, the applicant may take an examination administered by the Board for the purpose of securing an original license. The Board may accept a passing score on an examination administered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners taken by the applicant or may require the applicant to take an examination administered by the Board or both.
5. Prior to approval of an application, the Board may authorize the Executive Director to issue a temporary license to an applicant who has submitted a completed application and who, upon payment of the examination fee, has passed the required examination with a score acceptable to the Board. A temporary license shall authorize the applicant to practice chiropractic in Oklahoma between the submission of the application and the applicant's approval for licensure by the Board. A temporary license shall expire upon the Board's approval of a permanent license or ten (10) calendar days following the Board's denial of an application for a permanent license.
1. A course of resident study of not less than four (4) years of nine (9) months each in an accredited chiropractic college. A senior student at an accredited chiropractic college may make application for an original license by examination prior to graduation, but such a license shall not be issued until documentary evidence of the graduation of the student from the college has been submitted to the Board;
C. Each applicant shall be a graduate of an accredited chiropractic college. For those graduating from a chiropractic program outside the United States, the applicants must have completed an educational program leading to a degree in chiropractic from an institution authorized to operate by the government having jurisdiction in which it is domiciled.
F. Effective January 1, 2006, out-of-state licensed applicants shall submit to the Board documentary evidence that the applicant has malpractice insurance. New applicants shall submit to the Board documentary evidence that the applicant has malpractice insurance within six (6) months of obtaining their Oklahoma license.
3. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any criminal proceeding taken against the applicant including, but not limited to, pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, receiving a deferred sentence for, or being convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates to the practice of chiropractic and poses a reasonable threat to public safety; and
H. No later than one (1) year after receiving a license to practice in Oklahoma, chiropractic physicians shall complete an orientation course of training approved by the Board. The orientation course hours shall count as continuing education credits for the year in which they were earned. An association may provide the orientation course of training.
I. The Board may issue an original license to those applicants who have passed the required examination with a score acceptable to the Board and who meet all other requirements set forth by the Board. No license fee shall be charged by the Board for the balance of the calendar year in which such a license is issued.
Credits
Laws 1921, c. 7, p. 13, § 3; Laws 1972, c. 250, § 2, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972; Laws 1982, c. 268, § 3, emerg. eff. May 14, 1982. Renumbered from Title 59, § 163 and amended by Laws 1991, c. 265, §§ 7, 22, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Laws 1994, c. 390, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2004, c. 269, § 5, emerg. eff. May 6, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 149, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2009, c. 362, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2015, c. 155, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2018, c. 94, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 213, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 169, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 161.7, OK ST T. 59 § 161.7
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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