Oklahoma § 59-161.9

§ 59-161.9.

practice.

Application for original license by relocation of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

A. Applications for an original license by relocation of

practice to practice chiropractic in this state shall be made to the

Board of Chiropractic Examiners in writing on a form and in a manner

prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a

fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), which shall not be

refundable under any circumstances. If the application is

disapproved by the Board, it shall be returned to the applicant with

the reason for its disapproval fully stated in writing.

B. The Board may, in its discretion, issue an original license

by relocation to practice to an applicant who is currently licensed

to practice chiropractic in another state, country, territory or

province, upon the following conditions:

1. That the applicant is of good moral character;

2. That the requirements for licensure in the state, country,

territory or province in which the applicant is licensed are deemed

by the Board to be equivalent to the requirements for obtaining an

original license by examination in force in this state at the date

of such license;

3. That the applicant has no disciplinary matters pending

against him or her in any state, country, territory or province;

4. That the license of the applicant was obtained by

examination in the state, country, territory or province wherein it

was issued, or was obtained by examination of the National Board of

Chiropractic Examiners;

5. That the applicant passes a jurisprudence examination given

by the Board or the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners with a

minimum score of seventy-five percent (75%) or better; and

6. That the applicant meets all other requirements of the

Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act.

C. Any applicant requesting a license by relocation of practice

into Oklahoma shall:

1. Submit to the Board documentary evidence that the applicant

has been in active practice as a chiropractic physician three (3)

years immediately preceding the date of the application;

2. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any disciplinary

action taken against the applicant pursuant to licensure as a

chiropractic physician in any state pursuant to licensure and/or

criminal proceedings;

3. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any criminal

proceeding taken against the applicant in any jurisdiction

including, but not limited to:

a.

pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a

deferred sentence or being convicted of a felony,

b.

pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a

deferred sentence or being convicted of a misdemeanor

involving moral turpitude, or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

c.

pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a

deferred sentence or being convicted of a violation of

federal or state controlled dangerous substance laws;

4. If requested, appear before the Board for a personal

interview; and

5. Pay an application fee to be set by rule of the Board.

D. The Board may authorize the Executive Director to issue a

temporary license to an applicant who has submitted a completed

application and 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.

E. No license fee shall be charged by the Board for the balance

of the calendar year in which such a license is issued.

F. In addition to an applicant's failure to meet any other

requirements imposed by this section or other applicable law, the

Board may deny a license or impose probationary conditions if an

applicant has:

1. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred

sentence or been convicted of a felony;

2. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred

sentence or been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral

turpitude;

3. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred

sentence or been convicted of a violation of federal or state

controlled dangerous substance laws;

4. Been the subject of disciplinary action by the Board; or

5. Been the subject of disciplinary action in another

jurisdiction.

Added by Laws 1937, p. 64, § 2, emerg. eff. May 25, 1937. Amended

by Laws 1972, c. 250, § 4, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972; Laws 1982, c.

268, § 5, emerg. eff. May 14, 1982; Laws 1991, c. 265, § 9, eff.

Oct. 1, 1991. Renumbered from § 164b of this title by Laws 1991, c.

265, § 22, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 269, § 7,

emerg. eff. May 6, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 362, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009;

Laws 2018, c. 94, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 213, § 5,

eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 169, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.