Okla. Admin. Code § 135:10-29-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 135:10-29-2 - Licensure and Training

(a) To be eligible for inclusion on OCCY's statewide statutorily authorized list of trained Child Abuse Examiners, a person must have a valid, unrestricted Oklahoma license to practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or registered nurse certified as a pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner, and meet the requirements set forth in this subchapter. Child abuse examiners who fail to demonstrate that they are in compliance with these requirements may be removed from the list.

(b) Within the first year of inclusion on the list, persons who are licensed as physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants must obtain at least twenty (20) hours of training regarding child abuse and provide proof of training to the BCAE. The training must include medical evaluation of physical abuse, sexual abuse, abusive head trauma, child neglect, medical neglect, and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. The training must also include the effects of domestic violence and substance abuse on children.

(c) Persons who are board certified or eligible for board certification as child abuse pediatricians and other medical providers listed in subsection (a) who have previously been established as child abuse examiners with a multidisciplinary team or Children's Advocacy Center at the time of the establishment of these rules are not required to provide proof of the twenty (20) hours of training set forth in subsection (b).

(d) All child abuse examiners must receive eight (8) hours of continuing child abuse education every two (2) years and must also maintain licensure and certification in good standing with their respective licensing board or agency.

(e) Persons who are sexual assault nurse examiners, but not nurse practitioners, must have a pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner certificate and may only provide evaluation of sexual abuse. Sexual assault nurses shall refer patients to an appropriate medical provider for medical services other than sexual abuse evaluation.

Okla. Admin. Code § 135:10-29-2

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022