{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1738","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1738","heading":"Probation, reprimand, suspension or revocation of license","body":"– Definitions.\n\nA. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall\n\nrevoke or suspend a license, probate a license suspension, or\n\nreprimand a licensee on proof of:\n\n1. Any violation of the provisions of the Licensed Dietitian\n\nAct;\n\n2. Any violation of a rule adopted by the Advisory Committee on\n\nDietetic Registration of the State Board of Medical Examiners;\n\n3. Failure to refer patients to other health care providers if\n\nsymptoms indicate conditions for which treatment is outside the\n\nstandards of practice as specified in the rules and regulations\n\npromulgated by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed\n\nDietitian Act;\n\n4. Use of drugs, narcotics, medication or intoxicating liquors\n\nto an extent which affects the professional competency of the\n\napplicant or licensee;\n\n5. Conviction of a felony crime that substantially relates to\n\nthe occupation of a licensed dietitian and poses a reasonable threat\n\nto public safety;\n\n6. Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license as a dietitian\n\nby fraud or deception;\n\n7. Gross negligence in the practice of nutrition;\n\n8. A finding of mental incompetence by a court of competent\n\njurisdiction and the licensee has not subsequently been lawfully\n\ndeclared sane;\n\n9. Engagement in conduct contrary to the Standards of\n\nProfessional Conduct established by the Board, whether in the course\n\nof his or her professional capacity or otherwise, which conduct\n\nwould reasonably be found to bring discredit to the profession of\n\ndietetics;\n\n10. Engagement in any act in conflict with the Code of Ethics\n\nestablished by the Board; or\n\n11. A license suspended or revoked in another state.\n\nB. If the Board proposes to suspend or revoke a person's\n\nlicense, the person is entitled to a hearing before the Board.\n\nC. Proceedings for the suspension or revocation of a license\n\nare governed by rules and regulations of the Board.\n\nD. Conviction in a criminal proceeding shall not be a condition\n\nprecedent to the imposition of discipline.\n\nE. 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":"2bef48dcaab72360594d960d4bd422f92764314cdcbf253c9e2d9b4ee3e8de39","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1737","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1739"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}