1. The out-of-state applicant is a person who is currently licensed or certified by another state with similar scope of work through substantially similar or equivalent licensure or certification standards of examination, minimum education requirements and, if applicable, professional work experience, education training and clinical supervision requirements and the other state verifies that the person met these requirements in order to be licensed or certified in that state, the out-of-state state license or certification is and has been maintained in good standing in all states in which the person holds a license or certification for at least one (1) year before making application to Oklahoma under this act, and there is no Oklahoma statutory authority under Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes for license reciprocity or interstate compact with Oklahoma in the professional discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity;

2. The person demonstrates verifiable proof as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity of having work experience, education training and clinical supervision, as applicable, in the scope of work of the lawful profession for the same amount of time required for Oklahoma in-state applicants;

3. Except for Oklahoma regulating entities with statewide licensing and certifications under an interstate licensing compact or state-to-state reciprocal licensing agreement providing parity among the states and having substantially similar training or work requirements, the Oklahoma regulating entity shall apply all substantially similar and verifiable professional work experience, education training and clinical supervision in the manner most favorable towards satisfying any professional work experience, education training and clinical supervision qualifications for issuance of the requested license or certification that facilitates recognition among states for licensing in the discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity pursuant to the requirements of the state license or certification;

4. The person demonstrates a successful passage of an equivalent or substantially similar examination from another state or the examination for the Oklahoma examination requirement as determined by the Oklahoma regulatory entity;

5. The person pays all applicable fees, not exceeding the cost of current in-state licensure fees;

6. The person making application demonstrates verifiable proof that the person has not had and is free of any pending complaint, investigation, suspension, revocation, voluntary surrender pending investigation or resolution of complaint, or discipline imposed by any other regulating entity or jurisdiction for unprofessional conduct involving the applicant's out-of-state work or any other state license or certification directly related to the application as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity;

7. If another jurisdiction has taken disciplinary action against the person, the originating regulating entity or jurisdiction is to determine if the cause for the action was corrected and the matter resolved with the information made accessible and reported to Oklahoma. If the matter has not been resolved by that jurisdiction, the Oklahoma regulating entity will hold an application until the matter is resolved but not longer than one (1) year from the time of application at which time the Oklahoma regulating entity will deny the application unless notified of extraordinary circumstances warranting a one-time six-month extension before the application is to be approved or denied;

8. Upon licensure or certification under this act, the licensee or certificate holder shall report to the Oklahoma regulatory entity any final determination on disciplinary actions, resignations pending discipline, suspensions or revocations imposed by the originating jurisdiction within thirty (30) days; and

9. If state law other than this act requires a review of disqualifying criminal history records for a certain license or certification, the person shall demonstrate verifiable proof pursuant to the laws of Oklahoma that there is no disqualifying criminal history, pursuant to the criminal justice reform provisions limiting criminal history prohibitions at Section 4000.1 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity.

1. Requirements for a criminal history background check; and

2. Criteria for a license, permit or certificate of eligibility that is established by an interstate compact or state-to-state reciprocal agreement.

1. Current Oklahoma residential utility bill;

2. Documentation of filing a tax return with the Oklahoma Tax Commission as a resident of Oklahoma;

3. Documentation of current ownership, or current lease for a term of at least twelve (12) months, of a primary place of residence in Oklahoma;

4. Documentation of current in-state employment or notarized letter of promise of employment of the applicant or his or her spouse; or

5. Any other verifiable documentation demonstrating Oklahoma residency as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity.