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 a jurisprudence 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 three (3) 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 in any jurisdiction including, but not limited to:

a.pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a deferred sentence or being convicted of a felony,

b.pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a deferred sentence or being convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or

c.pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a deferred sentence or being convicted of a violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substance laws;

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

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

D. The Board may authorize the Executive Director to issue a temporary license to an applicant who has submitted a completed application and has passed the required examination with a score acceptable to the Board. A temporary license shall authorize the applicant to practice chiropractic in Oklahoma between the submission of the application and the 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 a permanent license.

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

F. In addition to an applicant's failure to meet any other requirements imposed by this section or other applicable law, the Board may deny a license or impose probationary conditions if an applicant has:

1. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred sentence or been convicted of a felony;

2. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred sentence or been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

3. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred sentence or been convicted of a violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substance laws;

4. Been the subject of disciplinary action by the Board; or

5. Been the subject of disciplinary action in another jurisdiction.

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; Laws 2018, c. 94, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 213, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.