Title 59, Title 59 — Professions and Occupations

In the Psychologists Licensing Act, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; 2. "Psychologist" means a person who represents himself or herself to be a psychologist by using any title or description of service…

Psychologists. The State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, in addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by the Psychologists Licensing Act, shall have the power and duty to: 1. Regulate the practice of psychology in this state; and 2. Examine and issue the appropriate…

No person shall represent himself or herself as a psychologist or engage in the practice of psychology unless the person is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Psychologists Licensing Act. The provisions of the Psychologists Licensing Act shall not apply to: 1. The teachin…

- Oath. There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2028, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. The Board shall administer the provisions of the Psychologists Licensing Act. The Board shall consist of seven…

Each member of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state. The members of the Board who are psychologists shall be licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Psychologists Licensing Act. Members of the Board …

After giving the member a written statement of the charges and an opportunity to be heard thereon, the Governor may remove any member of the Board for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty. Any vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled by the Governor for the …

The Board shall hold a regular meeting at which it shall annually select from its membership a chair and a vice-chair. Other regular meetings shall be held at such times as the rules of the Board may provide. Special meetings may be held at such times as may be deemed necessary b…

As used in the Podiatric Medicine Practice Act, these words, phrases or terms, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the following meanings: 1. "Accredited college of podiatric medicine" means a podiatric medicine educational institution which confers the degree of D…

The secretary of the Board shall receive and account for all monies derived under this act. The secretary shall pay these monies monthly to the State Treasurer who shall keep them in a separate fund to be known as the "Psychologists Licensing Fund". All monies received in said fu…

The State Board of Examiners of Psychologists shall publish a code of ethics. The code shall take into account the professional character of psychological service and shall be designed to protect the interest of the client and the public. In developing and revising this code, the…

An applicant is qualified to take the examination to be licensed when the applicant has met the following criteria: 1. Applicants for licensure shall possess a doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education. The degree shall be obtained from a recognized pr…

Demonstration of prior service - Conditions. A. Any licensed psychologist who independently provides or offers to provide health services to the public shall be certified as a Health Service Psychologist by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. The Board shall certify as…

Application for examination for a license as a psychologist or for a license without examination shall be upon the forms prescribed by the Board. The Board may require that the application be verified. The fee for the license shall accompany the application. Laws 1965, c. 347, § …

The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists may enter into and implement agreements with other jurisdictions for the issuance of a license by reciprocity if the other jurisdiction's requirements for licensure are substantially equal to the requirements of the Psycholog…

In determining the acceptability of the applicant's professional experience, the Board may require such documentary evidence of the quality, scope, and nature of the applicant's experience as it deems necessary. Laws 1965, c. 347, § 14, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.

The Board shall administer examinations to qualified applicants at least once a year. The Board shall determine the subject and scope of the examinations. Written examinations may be supplemented by such oral examinations as the Board shall determine. An applicant who fails his o…

The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists may issue a license pursuant to the provisions of the Psychologists Licensing Act: 1. To a qualified applicant who has successfully passed the examination prescribed by the Board and who has paid the fee required by the rules…

The application fee and the annual renewal fee shall be amounts fixed by the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. The Board shall fix the amount of the fees so that the total fees collected will be sufficient to meet the expenses of administering the provisions of …

A. The State Board of Examiners of Psychologists shall issue a license to each person that it registers as a psychologist. The license shall show the full name of the psychologist and shall bear a serial number. The license shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of the Boa…

The Board is hereby authorized to establish requirements of continuing education as a condition for the renewal of licensure of psychologists; however, rules and regulations concerning accreditation of continuing education programs and other educational experience, and the assign…

The State Board of Examiners of Psychologists shall maintain and publish an up-to-date list of all psychologists licensed under this act on the website of the Board. The list shall contain the name and address of the psychologist and such other information that the Board deems de…

Qualifications - Terms - Removal. A. A Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2027, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Board shall regulate the practice of podiatric medicine in this state in accordance …

remediation, revocation of license - Notice of hearing - Orders - Service - Restoration of license, reduction of suspension or probation period, withdrawal of reprimand – Definitions. A. A psychologist and any other persons under the supervision of the psychologist shall conduct …

A. The hearings provided for by Section 1370 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be conducted by the Board itself at a regular or special meeting of the Board. Such hearings shall be conducted in conformity with and records made thereof as provided by the provisions of Sec…

The chair of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, upon concurrence of the vice-chair of the Board that an emergency exists for which the immediate suspension of a license is imperative for the public health, safety, and welfare, may conduct a hearing as provided by Sect…

while impaired or incapacitated. A. A licensed psychologist shall report to the Board information regarding a psychologist suspected of practicing psychology while being impaired or incapacitated by misuse of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or as a result of any mental or p…

The Board, the Attorney General, or the local district attorney may apply to the district court in the county in which a violation of this act is alleged to have occurred for an order enjoining or restraining the commission or continuance of the acts complained of. Thereupon, the…

Any person who, after the first day of January, 1966, represents himself to be a psychologist or engages in the practice of psychology within this state without being licensed or exempted in accordance with the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon convictio…

The Board shall make an annual report to the Governor, not later than the 15th day of November of each year, which report shall contain an account of all monies received, licenses issued, suspended, or revoked and all expenditures made by said Board in the previous fiscal year pr…

Threats of patient to self or others - Patient in custody of Department of Corrections - Law enforcement purposes. All communications between a licensed psychologist and the individual with whom the psychologist engages in the practice of psychology are confidential. At the initi…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact". Added by Laws 2019, c. 187, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

The Oklahoma Legislature makes the following findings: States license psychologists in order to protect the public through verification of education, training and experience and ensure accountability for professional practice. This Compact is intended to regulate the day-to-day p…

As used in this act: 1. "Adverse action" means any action taken by a state psychology regulatory authority, which is identified by that authority as discipline, which action is taken upon the finding of a violation and is a matter of public record; 2. "Association of State and Pr…

Nothing in this act shall apply to any medical doctor, osteopath, or chiropractor licensed as such under the laws of this state, now or hereafter. Laws 1955, p. 308, § 3.

A. The home state shall be a compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. B. A psychologist may hold one or more compact state licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state, the home state is the compact state where t…

A. Compact states shall recognize the right of a psychologist licensed in a compact state in conformance with Section 4 of this act to practice telepsychology in other compact states, in which the psychologist is not licensed, under the authority to practice interjurisdictional t…

A. Compact states shall also recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with Section 4 of this act, to practice temporarily in other compact states, or distant states, in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the Compact. B.…

A psychologist may practice in a receiving state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only in the performance of the scope of practice for psychology as assigned by an appropriate state psychology regulatory authority, as defined in the rules of the …

A. A home state shall have the power to impose adverse action against a psychologist's license issued by the home state. A distant state shall have the power to take adverse action on a psychologist's temporary authorization to practice within that distant state. B. A receiving s…

A. In addition to any other powers granted under state law, a compact state's psychology regulatory authority shall have the authority under this Compact to: 1. Issue subpoenas, for both hearings and investigations, which require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the …

Database. A. The Commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a Coordinated Licensure Information System/Coordinated Database and reporting system containing licensure and disciplinary action information on all psychologist individuals to whom this Compact is a…

A. The compact states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission as follows: 1. The Commission is a body politic and an instrumentality of the compact states; 2. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or a…

A. The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. B. If a majority of the legislatures of the co…

A. Oversight. 1. The executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government in each compact state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this Compact and the rules prom…

Meetings - Compliance with other acts - Bonding - Tort claims. A. The Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners shall organize annually at the last regularly scheduled meeting of the Board before the beginning of the next fiscal year by electing from among its members a president, a v…

A. The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact is enacted into law in the seventh compact state. The provisions which become effective at that time shall be limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules.…

The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (OSBEP) through the Attorney General may maintain in any court of competent jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person practicing psychology without a license or authorization to practice psychology in this stat…

Except as authorized by the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact: 1. A person shall not represent himself or herself as a psychologist within the meaning of this chapter or engage in the practice of psychology unless he or she is licensed under the provisions of this chapter, e…

This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state member thereto, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining compact states. Added by Laws 2019, c.…

- Bonds - Seal. The Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners may: 1. Employ, contract with, and direct stenographic, clerical, and secretarial help and investigators and attorneys to assist it and its officers in observing and performing under the applicable laws and to help carry ou…