Oklahoma § 59-1256.2 - Reports to Board - Conduct by applicant or license

§ 59-1256.2. Reports to Board - Conduct by applicant or license

A. A social worker shall report to the State Board of Licensed

Social Workers information on the following conduct by an applicant

or a licensee:

1. Sexual contact or sexual conduct with a client or a former

client, only when the client consents to the report;

2. Failure to report information as required by law;

3. Impairment in the ability to practice by reason of illness,

use of alcohol, drugs, or other chemicals, or as a result of any

mental or physical condition;

4. Improper or fraudulent billing practices;

5. Fraud in the licensure application process or any other

false statements made to the Board;

6. Conviction of any felony or crime reasonably related to the

practice of social work; or

7. A violation of a Board order.

B. Social Workers shall report to the Board information on any

other conduct by an applicant or a licensee that constitutes grounds

for disciplinary action under this act or the rules of the Board

when the social worker reasonably believes that the client’s

functioning has been affected negatively by the conduct.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

C. An applicant or licensee shall report to the Board any

personal action that would otherwise require a report to be made to

the Board pursuant to this act.

D. Reports required by this section must be submitted not later

than thirty (30) days after the occurrence of the reportable event

or knowledge by the person reporting the occurrence. The Board may

adopt such rules as are necessary to assure prompt and accurate

reporting.

E. Any person, social worker, business, or organization is

immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting

in good faith a report under this section.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 85, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.