{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-161.9","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-161.9","heading":"Application for original license by relocation of","body":"practice.\n\nA. Applications for an original license by relocation of\n\npractice to practice chiropractic in this state shall be made to the\n\nBoard of Chiropractic Examiners in writing on a form and in a manner\n\nprescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a\n\nfee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), which shall not be\n\nrefundable under any circumstances. If the application is\n\ndisapproved by the Board, it shall be returned to the applicant with\n\nthe reason for its disapproval fully stated in writing.\n\nB. The Board may, in its discretion, issue an original license\n\nby relocation to practice to an applicant who is currently licensed\n\nto practice chiropractic in another state, country, territory or\n\nprovince, upon the following conditions:\n\n1. That the applicant is of good moral character;\n\n2. That the requirements for licensure in the state, country,\n\nterritory or province in which the applicant is licensed are deemed\n\nby the Board to be equivalent to the requirements for obtaining an\n\noriginal license by examination in force in this state at the date\n\nof such license;\n\n3. That the applicant has no disciplinary matters pending\n\nagainst him or her in any state, country, territory or province;\n\n4. That the license of the applicant was obtained by\n\nexamination in the state, country, territory or province wherein it\n\nwas issued, or was obtained by examination of the National Board of\n\nChiropractic Examiners;\n\n5. That the applicant passes a jurisprudence examination given\n\nby the Board or the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners with a\n\nminimum score of seventy-five percent (75%) or better; and\n\n6. That the applicant meets all other requirements of the\n\nOklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act.\n\nC. Any applicant requesting a license by relocation of practice\n\ninto Oklahoma shall:\n\n1. Submit to the Board documentary evidence that the applicant\n\nhas been in active practice as a chiropractic physician three (3)\n\nyears immediately preceding the date of the application;\n\n2. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any disciplinary\n\naction taken against the applicant pursuant to licensure as a\n\nchiropractic physician in any state pursuant to licensure and/or\n\ncriminal proceedings;\n\n3. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any criminal\n\nproceeding taken against the applicant in any jurisdiction\n\nincluding, but not limited to:\n\na. pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a\n\ndeferred sentence or being convicted of a felony,\n\nb. pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a\n\ndeferred sentence or being convicted of a misdemeanor\n\ninvolving moral turpitude, or\n\nc. pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a\n\ndeferred sentence or being convicted of a violation of\n\nfederal or state controlled dangerous substance laws;\n\n4. If requested, appear before the Board for a personal\n\ninterview; and\n\n5. Pay an application fee to be set by rule of the Board.\n\nD. The Board may authorize the Executive Director to issue a\n\ntemporary license to an applicant who has submitted a completed\n\napplication and has passed the required examination with a score\n\nacceptable to the Board. A temporary license shall authorize the\n\napplicant 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\nE. 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\nF. 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:\nlowing the Board's denial of an application for a permanent\n\nlicense.\n\nE. 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\nF. 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, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred\n\nsentence or been convicted of a felony;\n\n2. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred\n\nsentence or been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral\n\nturpitude;\n\n3. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred\n\nsentence or been convicted of a violation of federal or state\n\ncontrolled dangerous substance laws;\n\n4. Been the subject of disciplinary action by the Board; or\n\n5. Been the subject of disciplinary action in another\n\njurisdiction.","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":"9699f198b562885391b997ed4e8d3748a333dfa886480b32513df58eae964ced","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-161.8","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}