Oklahoma § 59-887.13 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of license –

§ 59-887.13. Refusal, suspension or revocation of license –

Definitions.

A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may

refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke a license to any

person, after notice and hearing in accordance with rules and

regulations promulgated pursuant to the Physical Therapy Practice

Act and the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act of the

Oklahoma Statutes who has:

1. Practiced physical therapy for workers' compensation claims

other than under the referral of a physician, surgeon, dentist,

chiropractor or podiatrist duly licensed to practice medicine or

surgery, a physician assistant, or in the case of practice as a

physical therapist assistant, has practiced other than under the

direction of a licensed physical therapist;

2. Treated or attempted to treat ailments or other health

conditions of human beings other than by physical therapy as

authorized by the Physical Therapy Practice Act;

3. Failed to refer patients to other health care providers if

symptoms are known to be present for which physical therapy

treatment is inadvisable or if symptoms indicate conditions for

which treatment is outside the standards of practice as specified in

the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board pursuant to the

provisions of the Physical Therapy Practice Act;

4. Used drugs, narcotics, medication, or intoxicating liquors

to an extent which affects the professional competency of the

applicant or licensee;

5. Been convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates

to the occupation of physical therapy and poses a reasonable threat

to public safety;

6. Obtained or attempted to obtain a license as a physical

therapist or physical therapist assistant by fraud or deception;

7. Been grossly negligent in the practice of physical therapy

or in acting as a physical therapist assistant;

8. Been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent

jurisdiction and has not subsequently been lawfully declared sane;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

9. Been guilty of conduct unbecoming a person licensed as a

physical therapist or physical therapist assistant or guilty of

conduct detrimental to the best interests of the public or the

profession;

10. Been guilty of any act in conflict with the ethics of the

profession of physical therapy; or

11. Had a license suspended or revoked in another state.

B. As used in this section:

1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct

for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the

fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or

responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and

2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal

conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat

of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability

to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 153, § 13, emerg. eff. May 26, 1965. Amended

by Laws 1969, c. 345, § 9; Laws 1987, c. 13, § 11, eff. July 1,

1987; Laws 2008, c. 26, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 2008; Laws 2014,

c. 324, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 183, § 6, eff. Nov. 1,

2015; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 38, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.