Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2035: License - Applicants who have not passed CRTT or RRT

examination.

A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may

issue a license to practice respiratory care, upon payment of a fee

of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00), to persons who have qualified

pursuant to Section 8 of this act.

B. 1. Other applicants who have not passed the CRTT or RRT

examination and who have been practicing respiratory care in a full

time capacity for a period of more than twenty-four (24) months

prior to the effective date of this act may, at the discretion of

the Board, be issued a license to practice respiratory care upon

payment of a fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00). Provided, such

applicant must demonstrate through written evidence verified under

oath and certified to by the employing health care facility that

applicant has in fact been employed in such capacity for more than

twenty-four (24) months preceding the effective date of this act.

2. All other applicants who have not passed the CRTT or RRT

examinations and who have been in the full time practice of

respiratory care for a period of less than twenty-four (24) months,

who, through written evidence verified by oath, demonstrate as

required by rules of the Board that they are currently functioning

in the capacity of a respiratory care practitioner, may be given a

special provisional license to practice respiratory care under the

supervision of a consenting licensed respiratory care practitioner

or consenting licensed physician for a period of no longer than

thirty-six (36) months from the effective date of this act. Such

applicants must pass an entry level examination administered by the

Board during the thirty-six-month period in order to be issued a

license to practice respiratory care. The fee for a special

provisional license shall be Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00).