2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 59. Professions and Occupations
§59-161.9. Application for original license by relocation of practice.

A. Applications for an original license by relocation of practice to practice chiropractic in this state shall be made to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners in writing on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00), which shall not be refundable under any circumstances. If the application is disapproved by the Board, it shall be returned to the applicant with the reason for its disapproval fully stated in writing.

B. The Board may, in its discretion, issue an original license by relocation to practice to an applicant who is currently licensed to practice chiropractic in another state, country, territory or province, upon the following conditions:

1. That the applicant is of good moral character;

2. That the requirements for licensure in the state, country, territory or province in which the applicant is licensed are deemed by the Board to be equivalent to the requirements for obtaining an original license by examination in force in this state at the date of such license;

3. That the applicant has no disciplinary matters pending against him or her in any state, country, territory or province;

4. That the license of the applicant was obtained by examination in the state, country, territory or province wherein it was issued, or was obtained by examination of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners;

5. That the applicant passes the examination given by the Board with a minimum score of seventy-five percent (75%) or better; and

6. That the applicant meets all other requirements of the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act.

C. Any applicant requesting a license by relocation of practice into Oklahoma shall:

1. Submit to the Board documentary evidence that the applicant has been in active practice as a chiropractic physician five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application;

2. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any disciplinary action taken against the applicant pursuant to licensure as a chiropractic physician in any state pursuant to licensure and/or criminal proceedings;

3. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any criminal proceeding taken against the applicant including, but not limited to:

a.pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere or receiving a conviction of a felony,

b.pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere or receiving a conviction for a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or

c.pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere or receiving a conviction for violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substance laws;

4. Comply with the jurisprudence assessment of this state;

5. If requested, appear before the Board for a personal interview; and

6. Pay an application fee to be set by rule of the Board.

D. No license fee shall be charged by the Board for the balance of the calendar year in which such a license is issued.

Added by Laws 1937, p. 64, § 2, emerg. eff. May 25, 1937. Amended by Laws 1972, c. 250, § 4, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972; Laws 1982, c. 268, § 5, emerg. eff. May 14, 1982; Laws 1991, c. 265, § 9, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Renumbered from § 164b of this title by Laws 1991, c. 265, § 22, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 269, § 7, emerg. eff. May 6, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 362, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.