§ 59-641 — Osteopaths - Annual renewal of certificate - Fee -

Attendance at educational program - Notice to licensee. A. All persons legally licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in this state, on or before the first day of July of each year, shall apply to the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, on forms furnished thereby, for a renewal certificate of registration entitling such licensee to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in Oklahoma during the next ensuing fiscal year. B. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may prescribe through rule the necessary information required relevant to a licensee’s professional activity including, but not limited to: 1. Any action taken against the licensee for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct described in the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act as grounds for disciplinary action; 2. Any adverse judgment, settlement, or award against the licensee arising from a professional liability claim; 3. The licensee’s voluntary surrender of or voluntary limitation on any license or authorization to practice medicine and surgery in any jurisdiction including military, public health, and foreign; 4. Any denial to the licensee of a license or authorization to practice medicine and surgery by any jurisdiction including military, public health, or foreign; 5. The licensee’s voluntary resignation from the medical staff of any health care institution or voluntary limitation of the licensee’s staff privileges at such an institution if that action occurred while the licensee was under formal or informal investigation by the institution or a committee thereof for any reason related to alleged medical incompetence, unprofessional or unethical conduct, or mental or physical impairment; 6. The licensee’s voluntary resignation or withdrawal from a national, state, or county medical society, association, or organization if that action occurred while the licensee was under formal or informal investigation or review by that body for any reason related to alleged medical incompetence, unprofessional or unethical conduct, or mental or physical impairment; 7. Whether the licensee has had any health conditions that may affect his or her ability to practice safely. Disclosures shall focus on current impairments that directly affect clinical competence or adversely affect ability to practice medicine in a competent, ethical, and professional manner, not on past or managed health conditions that do not impair professional duties; and 8. The licensee’s completion of continuing medical education or other forms of professional maintenance or evaluation, including specialty board certification or recertification, during the previous registration period. C. 1. Each application shall be accompanied by a renewal fee in an amount sufficient to cover the cost and expense incurred by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, for a renewal of the person’s certificate to practice osteopathic medicine. 2. The Board may provide for the late renewal of a license upon payment of a late fee in accordance with Board rules. D. 1. In addition to the payment of the annual renewal fee, each licensee applying for a renewal of the certificate shall furnish to the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners proof that the person has attended at least two (2) days of the annual educational program conducted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, or its equivalent, as determined by the Board, in the fiscal year preceding the application for a renewal; provided, the Board may excuse the failure of the licensee to attend the educational program in the case of illness or other unavoidable casualty rendering it impossible for the licensee to have attended the educational program or its equivalent. 2. The Board shall require that the licensee receive not less than one (1) hour of education in pain management or one (1) hour of education in opioid use or addiction each year preceding an application for renewal of a license, unless the licensee has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the licensee does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number. Such education may be held at the annual educational program referenced in paragraph 1 of this subsection. E. The secretary of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall send a written notice to every person holding a legal certificate to practice osteopathic medicine in this state, at least thirty (30) days prior to the first day of July each year, directed to the last-known address of the licensee, notifying the licensee that it will be necessary for the licensee to pay the renewal license fee as herein provided, and proper forms shall accompany the notice upon which the licensee shall make application for renewal of the certificate. F. The licensee shall attest to the veracity of the application form for license renewal. Failure to report fully and correctly shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the Board. G. The Board shall establish a system for reviewing renewal forms. The Board may initiate investigations and disciplinary proceedings based on information submitted by licensees for license renewal.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1939, p. 75, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 1939. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 56, § 1, emerg. eff. May 13, 1963; Laws 1974, c. 165, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1974; Laws 1980, c. 246, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1980; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 20, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 50, § 3, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 20, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 16, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2019, c. 428, § 13, emerg. eff. May 21, 2019; Laws 2025, c. 168, § 17, emerg. eff. May 12, 2025.