Oklahoma § 59-887.12 - Renewal of licenses
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 59-887.12 — Renewal of licenses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-887.12. Renewal of licenses
A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by the Physical Therapy
Practice Act, all licenses shall expire on January 31 of each year.
A license may be renewed during the month of January of each year
upon:
a.
application,
b.
evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of
continuing education or of alternative requirements,
as required by the State Board of Medical Licensure
and Supervision pursuant to subsection B of this
section, and
c.
payment of fees.
2. Applications for renewal of licensure shall be sent by the
Board to all licensed physical therapists and physical therapist
assistants at their last-known address. Failure to renew a license
three (3) months after notification shall effect a forfeiture of the
license granted pursuant to the provisions of the Physical Therapy
Practice Act. Upon recommendation of the Board, a lapsed license
may be revived upon the payment of all unpaid registration fees and
pursuant to such rules as may be promulgated by the Board.
3. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who
fails to apply for a renewal of a license for five (5) years may
renew the license by complying with the provisions of the Physical
Therapy Practice Act relating to the issuance of an original
license.
B. For physical therapists and physical therapist assistants,
the Board shall establish by rule the requirements for:
1. A program of continuing education; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations
2. Alternative requirements to establish continuing competence
to practice.
The Board shall also establish by rule the minimum hours of
continuing education needed to satisfy these requirements. In
establishing these requirements, the Board shall consider any
existing programs of continuing education currently being offered to
licensed physical therapists or physical therapist assistants.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 153, § 12, emerg. eff. May 26, 1965. Amended
by Laws 1969, c. 345, § 8; Laws 1987, c. 13, § 10, eff. July 1,
1987; Laws 1997, c. 126, § 3.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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