{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-161.7","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-161.7","heading":"Application for original license by examination –","body":"Definitions.\n\nA. 1. Applications for an original license by examination to\n\npractice chiropractic in this state shall be made to the Board of\n\nChiropractic Examiners in writing on a form and in a manner\n\nprescribed by the Board.\n\n2. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of Three\n\nHundred Dollars ($300.00), which shall not be refundable under any\n\ncircumstances.\n\n3. If the application is disapproved by the Board, the\n\napplicant shall be so notified by the Executive Director, with the\n\nreason for such disapproval fully stated in writing.\n\n4. If the application is approved, the applicant may take an\n\nexamination administered by the Board for the purpose of securing an\n\noriginal license. The Board may accept a passing score on an\n\nexamination administered by the National Board of Chiropractic\n\nExaminers taken by the applicant or may require the applicant to\n\ntake an examination administered by the Board or both.\n\n5. Prior to approval of an application, the Board may authorize\n\nthe Executive Director to issue a temporary license to an applicant\n\nwho has submitted a completed application and who, upon payment of\n\nthe examination fee, has passed the required examination with a\n\nscore acceptable to the Board. A temporary license shall authorize\n\nthe applicant to practice chiropractic in Oklahoma between the\n\nsubmission of the application and the applicant's approval for\n\nlicensure by the Board. A temporary license shall expire upon the\n\nBoard's approval of a permanent license or ten (10) calendar days\n\nfollowing the Board's denial of an application for a permanent\n\nlicense.\n\nB. Applicants for an original license to practice chiropractic\n\nin this state shall submit to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners\n\ndocumentary evidence of completion of:\n\n1. A course of resident study of not less than four (4) years\n\nof nine (9) months each in an accredited chiropractic college. A\n\nsenior student at an accredited chiropractic college may make\n\napplication for an original license by examination prior to\n\ngraduation, but such a license shall not be issued until documentary\n\nevidence of the graduation of the student from the college has been\n\nsubmitted to the Board;\n\n2. Parts I, II, III, IV and physiotherapy as administered by\n\nthe National Board of Chiropractic Examiners with a passing score;\n\nand\n\n3. Passing a jurisprudence examination approved by the Board\n\nwith a score of seventy-five percent (75%) or better.\n\nC. Each applicant shall be a graduate of an accredited\n\nchiropractic college. For those graduating from a chiropractic\n\nprogram outside the United States, the applicants must have\n\ncompleted an educational program leading to a degree in chiropractic\n\nfrom an institution authorized to operate by the government having\n\njurisdiction in which it is domiciled.\n\nD. All credentials, diplomas, and other required documentation\n\nin a foreign language submitted to the Board by such applicants\n\nshall be accompanied by notarized English translations.\n\nE. International applicants shall provide satisfactory evidence\n\nof meeting the requirements for permanent residence or temporary\n\nnonimmigrant status as set forth by the United States Citizenship\n\nand Immigration Services.\n\nF. Effective January 1, 2006, out-of-state licensed applicants\n\nshall submit to the Board documentary evidence that the applicant\n\nhas malpractice insurance. New applicants shall submit to the Board\n\ndocumentary evidence that the applicant has malpractice insurance\n\nwithin six (6) months of obtaining their Oklahoma license.\n\nG. An applicant for an original license shall:\n\n1. Inform the Board as to whether the person has previously\n\nbeen licensed in Oklahoma and whether the license was revoked or\n\nsurrendered;\n\n2. Inform the Board as to whether the applicant has ever been\n\nlicensed in another jurisdiction and whether any disciplinary action\npractice insurance\n\nwithin six (6) months of obtaining their Oklahoma license.\n\nG. An applicant for an original license shall:\n\n1. Inform the Board as to whether the person has previously\n\nbeen licensed in Oklahoma and whether the license was revoked or\n\nsurrendered;\n\n2. Inform the Board as to whether the applicant has ever been\n\nlicensed in another jurisdiction and whether any disciplinary action\n\nwas taken against the applicant;\n\n3. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any criminal\n\nproceeding taken against the applicant including, but not limited\n\nto, pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, receiving a deferred\n\nsentence for, or being convicted of a felony crime that\n\nsubstantially relates to the practice of chiropractic and poses a\n\nreasonable threat to public safety; and\n\n4. If requested, appear before the Board for a personal\n\ninterview.\n\nH. No later than one (1) year after receiving a license to\n\npractice in Oklahoma, chiropractic physicians shall complete an\n\norientation course of training approved by the Board. The\n\norientation course hours shall count as continuing education credits\n\nfor the year in which they were earned. An association may provide\n\nthe orientation course of training.\n\nI. The Board may issue an original license to those applicants\n\nwho have passed the required examination with a score acceptable to\n\nthe Board and who meet all other requirements set forth by the\n\nBoard. No license fee shall be charged by the Board for the balance\n\nof the calendar year in which such a license is issued.\n\nJ. In addition to an applicant's failure to meet any other\n\nrequirements imposed by this section or other applicable law, the\n\nBoard may deny a license or impose probationary conditions if an\n\napplicant has:\n\n1. Pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, received a deferred\n\nsentence for, or been convicted of a felony crime that substantially\n\nrelates to the practice of chiropractic and poses a reasonable\n\nthreat to public safety;\n\n2. Been the subject of disciplinary action by the Board; or\n\n3. Been the subject of disciplinary action in another\n\njurisdiction.\n\nK. As used in this section:\n\n1. \"Substantially relates\" means the nature of criminal conduct\n\nfor which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the\n\nfitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or\n\nresponsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and\n\n2. \"Poses a reasonable threat\" means the nature of criminal\n\nconduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat\n\nof harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability\n\nto serve the public or work with others in the occupation.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"d31f1d24b8fd66a7bc3eccdcabc4b2db6a40918ad1bb864b04b837d19dc99242","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-161.6","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-161.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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