Oklahoma § 59-621 - Definitions

§ 59-621. Definitions

As used in the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act:

1. “Board” means the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners;

2. “Osteopathic medicine” means a patient-centered system of

health care founded by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O., and based on

the theory that the body is capable of making its own remedies

against disease and other toxic conditions when it is in a normal

structural relationship and has favorable environmental conditions

and adequate nutrition. Osteopathic medicine emphasizes prevention

and wellness and utilizes generally accepted physical,

pharmacological and surgical methods of diagnosis and therapy while

placing strong emphasis on the importance of body mechanics and

manipulative methods to detect and correct faulty structure and

function;

3. “Osteopathic physician” means a person who is licensed to

practice osteopathic medicine in this state; and

4. “School of osteopathic medicine” or “college of osteopathic

medicine” means a legally chartered school or college accredited by

the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation requiring:

a.

for admission to its courses of study, a preliminary

education equal to the requirements established by the

American Osteopathic Association, and

b.

for granting the D.O. degree, Doctor of Osteopathic

Medicine, actual attendance at such osteopathic school

or college and demonstration of successful completion

of the curriculum and recommendation for graduation.

Added by Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 41, § 1. Amended by Laws 1983, c.

152, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 2, eff.

July 1, 1993; Laws 2025, c. 168, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 2025.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations