Oklahoma § 59-1905 - Duties and responsibilities of State Board of Behavioral

§ 59-1905. Duties and responsibilities of State Board of Behavioral

Health Licensure.

A. The State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure shall:

1. Prescribe, adopt and promulgate rules to implement

and enforce the provisions of the Licensed Professional

Counselors Act, including the adoption of the State

Department of Health rules by reference;

2. Adopt and establish rules of professional conduct;

3. Set license and examination fees as required by the Licensed

Professional Counselors Act; and

4. Promulgate rules for licensed professional counselors who

are licensed outside of Oklahoma to provide counseling services

approved by the Licensed Professional Counselors Act, the Marital

and Family Therapist Licensure Act, and the Licensed Behavioral

Practitioner Act. Provided, such rules shall only be valid for the

duration of a declaration of emergency issued by the Governor or the

Legislature pursuant to the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of

2003 or a declaration of a catastrophic health emergency issued by

the Governor pursuant to the Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers

Act. Provided, such rules shall only authorize the provision of

services that are pro bono or reimbursed by nongovernmental

entities. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to permit

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the adoption of permanent rules weakening the licensing requirements

established by the Licensed Professional Counselors Act, the Marital

and Family Therapist Licensure Act, and the Licensed Behavioral

Practitioner Act.

B. The Board shall have the authority to:

1. Seek injunctive relief;

2. Request the district attorney to bring an action to enforce

the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act;

3. Receive fees and deposit said fees into the Licensed

Professional Counselors Revolving Fund as required by the Licensed

Professional Counselors Act;

4. Issue, renew, revoke, deny, suspend and place on probation

licenses to practice professional counseling pursuant to the

provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act;

5. Examine all qualified applicants for licenses to practice

professional counseling;

6. Request assistance from the State Board of Medical Licensure

and Supervision for the purposes of investigating complaints and

possible violations of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act;

7. Accept grants and gifts from various foundations and

institutions; and

8. Make such expenditures and employ such personnel as the

Executive Director may deem necessary for the administration of the

Licensed Professional Counselors Act.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 145, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by

Laws 1995, c. 167, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 295, § 5,

eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2013, c. 229, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws

2015, c. 65, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.