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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1940: Representing to be a "Licensed Behavioral Practitioner"

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or "LBP" – Advertisement or offer to perform behavioral health

services without license – Penalties - Injunction.

A. Any person who represents himself or herself by the title

"Licensed Behavioral Practitioner" or "LBP" without having first

complied with the provisions of the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner

Act, or who otherwise offers to perform behavioral health services,

or who uses the title of Licensed Behavioral Practitioner or any

other name, style, or description denoting that the person is

licensed as a behavioral practitioner, or who practices behavioral

science, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor

and shall be punished by imposition of a fine of not less than One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) for each offense and in addition may be imprisoned for a

term not to exceed six (6) months in the county jail or by both such

fine and imprisonment.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed or

supervised pursuant to or specifically exempt from the Licensed

Behavioral Practitioner Act to advertise or otherwise offer to

perform behavioral health services or to use the title of Licensed

Behavioral Practitioner or any other name, style, or description

denoting that the person is licensed as a licensed behavioral

practitioner, or to practice behavioral science. Such action shall

be subject to injunctive action by the State Board of Behavioral

Health Licensure.

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