Oklahoma § 59-540.5 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision Powers and duties

§ 59-540.5. State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision Powers and duties

The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall have

the power and duty to:

1. Promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the

performance of its duties pursuant to the provisions of the

Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act, including the requirements for

licensure, standards for training, standards for institutions for

training and standards of practice after licensure, including power

of revocation of a license;

2. Determine, as recommended by the Therapeutic Recreation

Committee, the qualifications of applicants for licensure and

determine which applicants successfully passed such examinations;

3. Determine necessary fees to carry out the provisions of the

Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act;

4. Make such investigations and inspections as are necessary to

ensure compliance with the Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act and

the rules and regulations of the Board promulgated pursuant to the

act;

5. Conduct hearings as required by the provisions of the

Administrative Procedures Act;

6. Report to the district attorney having jurisdiction or the

Attorney General any act committed by any person which may

constitute a misdemeanor pursuant to the provisions of the

Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act;

7. Initiate prosecution and civil proceedings;

8. Suspend, revoke or deny the license of any therapeutic

recreation specialist for violation of any provisions of the

Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act or rules and regulations

promulgated by the Board pursuant to this act;

9. Maintain a record listing the name of each therapeutic

recreation specialist licensed in this state;

10. Compile a list of therapeutic recreation specialists

licensed to practice in this state. The list shall be available to

any person upon application to the Board and the payment of such fee

as determined by the Board for the reasonable expense thereof

pursuant to the provisions of the Therapeutic Recreation Practice

Act; and

11. Make such expenditures and employ such personnel as it may

deem necessary for the administration of the provisions of the

Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 384, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations