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59 O.S. § 632 Examination — National Board of Osteopathic Medical
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Examiners — Criminal history check. A. The examination of those who desire to practice as osteopathic physicians shall embrace those general subjects and topics, a knowledge of which is commonly and generally required of candidates for a D.O. degree, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicin…
59 O.S. § 633 Licensure
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A. Each applicant who has met all requirements for licensure shall be issued a full and unrestricted license to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon. Upon application, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may also issue special licenses, permits, warrants, and cer…
59 O.S. § 634 Reciprocal license
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The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may issue a license to a practitioner who is currently licensed in any country, state, territory or province, upon the following conditions: 1. That the requirements of registration in the country, state, territory or province in which the…
59 O.S. § 635.1 Special volunteer medical license
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A. There is established a special volunteer medical license for physicians who are retired from active practice and wish to donate their expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy persons of the state. The special volunteer medical license shall be: 1. Iss…
59 O.S. § 635.2 Temporary license for out-of-state residents for
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training rotations - Requirements. A. There is established a temporary resident license for out- of-state residents to perform one- or two-month training rotations in this state. The temporary resident license shall be: 1. Issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to eli…
59 O.S. § 635.3 Resident training license – Prescribing privileges -
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Requirements. A. There is established in this state a resident training license for medical school graduates. The resident training license shall be: 1. Issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to eligible physicians; 2. Issued without any continuing education requireme…
59 O.S. § 635.4 Faculty license
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A. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may issue an osteopathic faculty license without examination to an individual who remits an electronic application and fee, as set by the Board, who: 1. Demonstrates to the Board that he or she is currently licensed to practice osteopat…
59 O.S. § 636 Osteopathic physicians - Reports
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Osteopathic physicians shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relative to reporting all births and deaths, and all matters pertaining to the public health, with equal rights and obligations as physicians of other schools of medicine, and such reports …
59 O.S. § 637 Disciplinary actions — Penalties
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A. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may institute disciplinary action, enforce sanctions, or refuse to admit a person to an examination or may refuse to issue or reinstate or may suspend or revoke any license issued or reinstated by the Board upon proof that the applicant…
59 O.S. § 637.1 Alternatives to revoking, conditioning, suspending
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reinstating or refusing to renew license. A. In addition or as an alternative, as the case may be, to revoking, conditioning, suspending, reinstating or refusing to renew any license, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may, after affording opportunity to be heard: 1. Tempor…
59 O.S. § 637.2 Reconsideration of revocation or suspension of licensure
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— Application to reinstate. A. At any time after the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners has revoked or suspended the license of any person to practice osteopathic medicine or surgery, the Board, upon its own motion and of its own authority and right, may reconsider such order a…
59 O.S. § 637.3 Quasi-judicial powers — Willful violations
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A. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners is hereby given quasi-judicial powers while sitting as a Board for the purpose of revoking, suspending, or imposing other disciplinary actions upon the license of an osteopathic physician or surgeon of this state. B. To the extent neces…
59 O.S. § 638 Acts punishable by fine or imprisonment – Separate
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criminal offense - False oath or affirmation as perjury. A. Each of the following acts shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense, punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by impri…
59 O.S. § 638.1 Guidance to osteopathic physicians for recommending
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medical marijuana – Disciplinary action. A. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners is hereby authorized to issue guidance to all osteopathic physicians in this state on the recommending of medical marijuana to patients. B. The Board may take disciplinary action as provided for …
59 O.S. § 641 Osteopaths - Annual renewal of certificate - Fee -
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Attendance at educational program - Notice to licensee. A. All persons legally licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in this state, on or before the first day of July of each year, shall apply to the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, on forms furnished thereby, for a rene…
59 O.S. § 641.1 Malpractice liability insurance
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A. All osteopathic physicians in active practice licensed by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall maintain a policy for professional malpractice liability insurance; provided, however, that such requirement shall not apply to osteopathic physicians: 1. Covered by a grou…
59 O.S. § 642 Failure to comply with license renewal requirements -
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Cancellation of license - Reinstatement - Inactive status prohibited - Voluntary cancellation of license. A. If any licensee shall fail to comply with the requirements of Section 641 of this title or this section and such license is allowed to lapse, the licensee shall, upon orde…
59 O.S. § 642.1 Self-reporting of criminal investigations, actions
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against licensure, voluntary resignations, and medical malpractice claims. A. Every person licensed to practice osteopathic medicine by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall report within fourteen (14) days any criminal investigation in a jurisdiction which concerns that…
59 O.S. § 642.2 Reporting unprofessional conduct or inability to
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practice medicine — Liability. A. Every person licensed to practice osteopathic medicine by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall report to the Board information that the reporting person reasonably believes indicates that a person licensed to practice medicine in this s…
59 O.S. § 643 Use of fund
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The funds received pursuant to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act or the Oklahoma Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification Program Act shall be deposited to the credit of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners Revolving Fund and may be expended by the State Board of Osteopathic …
59 O.S. § 644 State Board of Osteopathic Examiners Revolving Fund
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There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, to be designated the “State Board of Osteopathic Examiners Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist …
59 O.S. § 645 Rules - Fees
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A. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act and may establish fees authorized but not specified in the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act. B. The Board shall promulgate …
59 O.S. § 645.1 Osteopathic Physician Preceptor Tax Credit Revolving
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Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to be designated the “Osteopathic Physician Preceptor Tax Credit Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and sha…
59 O.S. § 646.1 Definitions
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As used in this act: 1. "Assessment mechanism": a. means automated or virtual equipment, application or technology designed to be used on a telephone, a computer or an Internet-based device that may be used either in person or remotely to conduct an eye assessment, and b. include…
59 O.S. § 646.2 Requirements for assessment mechanisms
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A. An assessment mechanism to conduct an eye assessment or to generate a prescription for contact lenses or visual aid glasses to a patient in Oklahoma shall: 1. Provide synchronous or asynchronous interaction between the patient and the Oklahoma-licensed optometrist; 2. Collect …
59 O.S. § 646.3 Contact lens prescription requirements
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A. A contact lens prescription shall include the following: 1. The ophthalmic information necessary to accurately fabricate or dispense the lenses, including the lens manufacturer, lens series/brand name and the lens material, if applicable; 2. Power and base curve; 3. Name, lice…
59 O.S. § 646.4 Twelve-month minimum for contact lens prescriptions
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Unless a health-related reason for the limitation is noted in the patient's medical records, contact lens prescriptions shall not have an expiration date of less than twelve (12) months from the date the prescription is authorized or the last date of the contact lens evaluation b…
59 O.S. § 646.5 Verification of contact lens prescription by authorized
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sellers. A. All contact lens sellers authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state shall verify the contact lens prescription by the following: 1. Receipt of a written or faxed valid contact lens prescription signed by the prescribing optometrist; or 2. An electronic or ora…
59 O.S. § 646.6 Liability for dispensing contact lenses or visual aid
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glasses. A. Any seller or any person authorized to dispense contact lenses or visual aid glasses in this state who fills a prescription bears the full responsibility for the accurate dispensing of the contact lenses or visual aid glasses provided under the prescription. At no tim…
59 O.S. § 646.7 Completion of contact lens fitting
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A contact lens fitting shall be complete and a contact lens prescription may be written when: 1. The optometrist has completed all measurements, tests and examinations necessary to satisfy his or her professional judgment that the patient is a viable candidate to wear contact len…
59 O.S. § 650 Interventional pain management license
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A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Interventional Pain Management and Treatment Act”. B. As used in this section: 1. “Chronic pain” means a pain state which is subacute, persistent and intractable; 2. “Fluoroscope” means a radiologic instrument equipped …
59 O.S. § 698.1 Short title
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Chapter 15 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act”. Added by Laws 1971, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1971. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 94, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
59 O.S. § 698.10a Renewal certificate of registration - Application -
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Failure to renew - Fee - Automatic suspension. A. Every licensed veterinarian who is the holder of a license or certificate authorizing the practice of veterinary medicine in any manner whatsoever shall on or before the first day of July of each and every year apply to the State …
59 O.S. § 698.11 Practice defined
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A. The practice of veterinary medicine shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Diagnosing, surgery, treating, correcting, changing, relieving, or preventing animal disease, deformity, defect, injury or other physical or mental conditions including the prescribing or administerin…
59 O.S. § 698.12 Acts not prohibited
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The Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act shall not be construed to prohibit: 1. Acts of animal husbandry consisting of dehorning, branding, tagging or notching ears, teeth floating, farriery, pregnancy checking by transrectal palpation, collecting semen, preparing semen, freezing sem…
59 O.S. § 698.14a Sanctions – Enforcement actions – Injunctions –
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Suspension or revocation of license or certificate – Complaints – Hearings – Penalties. A. A range of sanctions is hereby made available to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners which includes, but is not limited to: 1. Revocation of licensure or certification; 2. Suspe…
59 O.S. § 698.14b Inability to practice due to mental illness or drug
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abuse - Required submission to alcohol or drug testing - Actions of Board - Reporting of impaired performance. A. Impairment is defined as the inability of a person to practice veterinary medicine with reasonable skill and safety by reason of: 1. Mental illness; or 2. Habitual us…
59 O.S. § 698.15 Report of contagious or infectious diseases
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It shall be the duty of every person engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine to report to the State Veterinarian of the State of Oklahoma the name of the owner or person in possession of all domestic animals afflicted with any contagious or infectious disease required to b…
59 O.S. § 698.16 Abandoned animals
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A. 1. Any animal except domestic animals as such term is defined in Section 85.1 of Title 4 of the Oklahoma Statutes placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian for services which is abandoned by its owner, the owner’s agent, or any other person for a period of more than thr…
59 O.S. § 698.16a Animal health records – Disclosure – Liability
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A. Animal health records shall be the property of the owner or manager of a veterinary practice that has prepared such records, and shall include, but not be limited to, written records and notes, radiographs, sonographic images, video tapes, photographs, laboratory reports, or o…
59 O.S. § 698.16b Persons reporting information or investigating –
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Liability. No person or entity which, in good faith, reports or provides information or investigates any person as authorized by the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act, shall be liable in a civil action for damages or relief arising from the reporting, providing of information or i…
59 O.S. § 698.17 Good faith rendering of emergency care or treatment to
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animal or human victim – Liability. Any veterinarian or registered veterinary technician who is licensed or certified in this state or licensed veterinarian or licensed veterinary technician who is a resident of another state or the District of Columbia, and who in good faith ren…
59 O.S. § 698.18 Penalties
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A. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or attempt to practice veterinary medicine without a current license or certificate issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act, or to knowingly aid or abet another person in the unlicensed practice or attempted pract…
59 O.S. § 698.19A Field citation – Probable cause committee – Contest
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hearing – Fine. A. 1. If, upon completion of an investigation, the Executive Director of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners has probable cause to believe that a licensed veterinarian or any other person has violated provisions of the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act …
59 O.S. § 698.2 Definitions
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As used in the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act: 1. "Board" means the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; 2. "Animal" means any animal other than humans and includes, but is not limited to, fowl, fish, birds and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead; 3. "Veterinaria…
59 O.S. § 698.21 Certified veterinary technician – Use of terms and
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titles - Person not considered to be veterinary technician. A. Individuals certified as veterinary technicians pursuant to the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act may use the terms registered veterinary technician, veterinary technician, or abbreviations such as CVT, RVT, and VT. B.…
59 O.S. § 698.22 Candidates for examination - Employment by veterinarian
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of registered veterinary technician not required. A. The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall examine a candidate for certification as a veterinary technician. A candidate for examination shall pay to the secretary of the Board a reasonable fee established by rule of…
59 O.S. § 698.23 Issuance of certificate
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Upon receiving from the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners a report that an applicant has successfully passed the examination and is recommended for certification, the Board shall issue a certificate in a form approved by the Board. Added by Laws 1980, c. 138, § 4, eff. …
59 O.S. § 698.25 Revocation, suspension or refusal to renew - Probation
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The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the certificate of a veterinary technician or place the veterinary technician on probation, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, upon a determination based on clear and convincing eviden…
59 O.S. § 698.26 Unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine –
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Emergency treatment – Improper use of title - Penalties. A. It is unlawful for a registered veterinary technician, veterinary technologist, nurse, veterinary assistant or other employee to diagnose animal diseases, prescribe medical or surgical treatment, or perform as a surgeon …