{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1912","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1912","heading":"Denial, revocation, suspension or probation of license –","body":"Administrative hearing for applicant with felony conviction –\n\nDefinitions.\n\nA. The State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure may deny,\n\nrevoke, suspend or place on probation any license or specialty\n\ndesignation issued pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed\n\nProfessional Counselors Act to a licensed professional counselor, if\n\nthe person has:\n\n1. Been convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates\n\nto the practice of counseling and poses a reasonable threat to\n\npublic safety;\n\n2. Engaged in fraud or deceit in connection with services\n\nrendered or in establishing needed qualifications pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of this act;\n\n3. Knowingly aided or abetted a person not licensed pursuant to\n\nthese provisions in representing himself as a licensed professional\n\ncounselor in this state;\n\n4. Engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules\n\nestablished by the Board;\n\n5. Engaged in negligence or wrongful actions in the performance\n\nof his or her duties; or\n\n6. Misrepresented any information required in obtaining a\n\nlicense.\n\nB. If the Board determines that a felony conviction of an\n\napplicant renders the convicted applicant unfit to practice\n\ncounseling, the Board shall provide notice and opportunity to the\n\napplicant, by certified mail at the last-known address, for an\n\nadministrative hearing to contest such determination before the\n\nBoard may deny the application. The request shall be made by the\n\napplicant within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the notice.\n\nC. No license or specialty designation shall be suspended or\n\nrevoked, nor a licensed professional counselor placed on probation\n\nuntil notice is served upon the licensed professional counselor and\n\na hearing is held in conformity with Article II of the\n\nAdministrative Procedures Act.\n\nD. 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":"1f91e7fda70d031951e3fd45b8c58640f2700aa0ff37abca5ae1df9b1a221a9e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1911","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1913.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}