2022 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-1-1454. Restrictions for certification - Application.
A. On and after May 1, 2002, except for a physician, any person intending to perform medical micropigmentation in this state shall first be certified by the State Department of Health.
B. The State Commissioner of Health shall not issue a certificate or renew a certificate to perform medical micropigmentation to a person who has:
1. Been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a felony crime that substantially relates to the practice of medical micropigmentation and poses a reasonable threat to public safety;
2. Been determined to have engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules promulgated by the State Board of Health;
3. Made a materially false or fraudulent statement in an application or other document relating to certification pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Micropigmentation Regulation Act; or
4. Had a health-related license, certificate, or permit suspended, revoked or not renewed or had any other disciplinary action taken, or had an application for a health-related license, certificate, or permit refused by a federal, state, territory, or District of Columbia regulatory authority for intentionally falsifying information.
C. In order to qualify for certification, an applicant shall:
1. Have received a high school diploma or its equivalent;
2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
3. Have submitted a completed application to the Department in such form as required by the Department which shall include a notarized copy of:
- a.the certificate of birth of the applicant,
- b.the applicant's driver license or other similar form of identification,
- c.other professional credentials, if applicable, and
- d.proof, in such form as the Department determines appropriate, of the satisfactory completion of a program of training and testing approved by the Department as specified in Section 1-1455 of this title.
D. Upon meeting the requirements of the Oklahoma Medical Micropigmentation Regulation Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto, the State Commissioner of Health shall issue a certificate to perform medical micropigmentation to the applicant.
E. 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 2001, c. 384, § 5, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 192, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.