Okla. Admin. Code § 140:10-3-5

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

Section 140:10-3-5 - Application for an original license by relocation of practice

(a) An application to the Board for an original license by relocation of practice to practice chiropractic in this state shall be made on a form created and approved by the Board and the applicant may also be required to appear before the board for a personal interview, and shall be assessed a jurisprudence examination. Prior to approval of an application, the Board may authorize the Executive Director to issue a temporary license to an applicant who has submitted a completed application and who, upon payment of the examination fee, has passed the required examination with a score acceptable by the Board. A temporary license shall authorize the applicant to practice chiropractic in Oklahoma between the submission of the application and applicant's approval for licensure by the Board. A temporary license shall expire upon the Board's approval of a permanent license or ten (10) calendar days following the Board's denial of an application for permanent license.

(b) The Board may, in its discretion, refuse to grant an original license by relocation of practice to any applicant and may require the applicant to take the oral examination required by the Act.

(c) Payment for the application will be made through the Board's online application portal in the amount of Three Hundred Dollars $300.00) The application shall include:

(1) A passport photo attached to the appropriate page of the application.

(2) copy of the applicant's diploma from an accredited chiropractic college, certified by an official of the issuing college as being true and correct;

(3) Submit documentary evidence to the board that the applicant has been in active practice for three (3) years immediately preceding the date of application.

(d) Except as is otherwise approved in writing by the Board, an application and all accompanying documents must be completed as set forth in the Act and application.

(e) All documents accompanying an application for an original license by relocation of practice that are written in any language other than English shall be translated, at the expense of the applicant, into the English language and certified under seal of the proper consulate. The translation shall be submitted with the application.

(f) All applicants must submit a certified copy of his/her birth certificate and/or naturalization papers if they were born anywhere other than the United States.

(g) The review of each application for an original license by relocation of practice shall be conducted by the Executive Director, and notice of the approval or disapproval thereof shall be given by the Executive Director in the same manner as for an application for an original license by examination.

(h) A fraudulent or false statement as to any material fact, which is contained in any application for an original license by relocation of practice, or the failure to provide any requested information, shall constitute sufficient cause for the disapproval of the application.

(i) The Board shall expedite the process of licensure for those applicants who are active duty military personnel and their spouses. The Board shall issue a license within thirty (30) days of receipt of a completed application if the conditions set forth in 10-3-1 are met. The application fee for the military member and spouse are waived.

Okla. Admin. Code § 140:10-3-5

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4563, eff 8-25-94; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 299, eff 12-5-02 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2291, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1042, eff 5-26-05; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1374, eff 6-11-10

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021

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