{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1917","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1917","heading":"Specialty designation","body":"A. A professional specialty designation area may be established\n\nby the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure upon receipt of a\n\npetition signed by fifteen qualified persons who are currently\n\nlicensed as licensed professional counselors, and who meet the\n\nrecognized minimum standards as established by appropriate\n\nnationally recognized certification agencies; provided, if a\n\nnationally recognized certification does not exist, the Board may\n\nestablish minimum standards for specialty designations.\n\nB. Upon receipt of credentials from the appropriate\n\ncertification agency, the Board may grant the licensed professional\n\ncounselor the appropriate specialty designation. The licensed\n\nprofessional counselor may attain specialty designation through\n\nexamination. A licensed professional counselor shall not claim or\n\nadvertise a counseling specialty and shall not incorporate the\n\nspecialty designation into the professional title of such licensed\n\nprofessional counselor, unless the qualifications and certification\n\nrequirements of that specialty have been met and have been approved\n\nby the Board and the appropriate certification agency.","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":"a26df0f3b204edca3a6fd082c92ed4ae87b78830b1e32dd14cc9a660357e5a35","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1916.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1918"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}