{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-4150.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4150.1","heading":"Professional and occupational licensing recognition for","body":"applicants moving to and residing in Oklahoma.\n\nA. There is hereby created professional and occupational\n\nlicensing recognition for the issuance of licenses for applicants\n\nmoving to and residing in Oklahoma. Unless otherwise provided by\n\nlaw, this act shall not apply to any laws authorizing reciprocity\n\nincluding interstate compacts, state-to-state reciprocal agreements\n\nand other state-to-state equivalency provisions pertaining to\n\nlicensees and certificate holders and applicants from other states.\n\nFor purposes of this act, \"Oklahoma regulatory entity\" means any\n\nadministrative body or official with authority over any occupational\n\nor professional license or certification in this state.\n\nB. A person moving to and residing in Oklahoma may make\n\napplication for licensing or certification pursuant to the Universal\n\nLicensing Recognition Act if there is no conflict with any\n\ninterstate compact or state-to-state reciprocity or equivalency\n\nagreements as determined by the Oklahoma regulatory entity. When an\n\napplicant moves from a state with or without statewide licensing or\n\ncertification in the discipline applied for and at the same practice\n\nlevel as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity pursuant to\n\nthis act and such applicant establishes verifiable proof of physical\n\nresidency in this state or is married to and accompanying an active\n\nduty member of the Armed Forces of the United States to an official\n\npermanent change of station to a military installation located in\n\nthis state and such spouse is not making application pursuant to the\n\nMilitary Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act, all of\n\nthe following shall apply:\n\n1. The out-of-state applicant is a person who is currently\n\nlicensed or certified by another state with similar scope of work\n\nthrough substantially similar or equivalent licensure or\n\ncertification standards of examination, minimum education\n\nrequirements and, if applicable, professional work experience,\n\neducation training and clinical supervision requirements and the\n\nother state verifies that the person met these requirements in order\n\nto be licensed or certified in that state, the out-of-state state\n\nlicense or certification is and has been maintained in good standing\n\nin all states in which the person holds a license or certification\n\nfor at least one (1) year before making application to Oklahoma\n\nunder this act, and there is no Oklahoma statutory authority under\n\nTitle 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes for license reciprocity or\n\ninterstate compact with Oklahoma in the professional discipline\n\napplied for and at the same practice level as determined by the\n\nOklahoma regulating entity;\n\n2. The person demonstrates verifiable proof as determined by\n\nthe Oklahoma regulating entity of having work experience, education\n\ntraining and clinical supervision, as applicable, in the scope of\n\nwork of the lawful profession for the same amount of time required\n\nfor Oklahoma in-state applicants;\n\n3. Except for Oklahoma regulating entities with statewide\n\nlicensing and certifications under an interstate licensing compact\n\nor state-to-state reciprocal licensing agreement providing parity\n\namong the states and having substantially similar training or work\n\nrequirements, the Oklahoma regulating entity shall apply all\n\nsubstantially similar and verifiable professional work experience,\n\neducation training and clinical supervision in the manner most\n\nfavorable towards satisfying any professional work experience,\n\neducation training and clinical supervision qualifications for\n\nissuance of the requested license or certification that facilitates\n\nrecognition among states for licensing in the discipline applied for\n\nand at the same practice level as determined by the Oklahoma\n\nregulating entity pursuant to the requirements of the state license\n\nor certification;\n\nnd clinical supervision qualifications for\n\nissuance of the requested license or certification that facilitates\n\nrecognition among states for licensing in the discipline applied for\n\nand at the same practice level as determined by the Oklahoma\n\nregulating entity pursuant to the requirements of the state license\n\nor certification;\n\n4. The person demonstrates a successful passage of an\n\nequivalent or substantially similar examination from another state\n\nor the examination for the Oklahoma examination requirement as\n\ndetermined by the Oklahoma regulatory entity;\n\n5. The person pays all applicable fees, not exceeding the cost\n\nof current in-state licensure fees;\n\n6. The person making application demonstrates verifiable proof\n\nthat the person has not had and is free of any pending complaint,\n\ninvestigation, suspension, revocation, voluntary surrender pending\n\ninvestigation or resolution of complaint, or discipline imposed by\n\nany other regulating entity or jurisdiction for unprofessional\n\nconduct involving the applicant's out-of-state work or any other\n\nstate license or certification directly related to the application\n\nas determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity;\n\n7. If another jurisdiction has taken disciplinary action\n\nagainst the person, the originating regulating entity or\n\njurisdiction is to determine if the cause for the action was\n\ncorrected and the matter resolved with the information made\n\naccessible and reported to Oklahoma. If the matter has not been\n\nresolved by that jurisdiction, the Oklahoma regulating entity will\n\nhold an application until the matter is resolved but not longer than\n\none (1) year from the time of application at which time the Oklahoma\n\nregulating entity will deny the application unless notified of\n\nextraordinary circumstances warranting a one-time six-month\n\nextension before the application is to be approved or denied;\n\n8. Upon licensure or certification under this act, the licensee\n\nor certificate holder shall report to the Oklahoma regulatory entity\n\nany final determination on disciplinary actions, resignations\n\npending discipline, suspensions or revocations imposed by the\n\noriginating jurisdiction within thirty (30) days; and\n\n9. If state law other than this act requires a review of\n\ndisqualifying criminal history records for a certain license or\n\ncertification, the person shall demonstrate verifiable proof\n\npursuant to the laws of Oklahoma that there is no disqualifying\n\ncriminal history, pursuant to the criminal justice reform provisions\n\nlimiting criminal history prohibitions at Section 4000.1 of Title 59\n\nof the Oklahoma Statutes, and as determined by the Oklahoma\n\nregulating entity.\n\nC. This section shall not prevent an Oklahoma regulating entity\n\nfrom entering into an interstate compact or state-to-state\n\nreciprocity agreement or other equivalency agreement with another\n\nstate or jurisdiction to facilitate recognition, except that the\n\nagreement shall not allow out-of-state licensees or certificate\n\nholders to obtain a license or certificate by reciprocity in\n\nOklahoma if the applicant has not met standards that are\n\nsubstantially similar or equivalent to the standards required for\n\nOklahoma as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity in\n\ncompliance with the statutory and regulatory authority of the\n\nOklahoma regulating entity.\n\nD. A person who is licensed pursuant to this act is subject to\n\nthe laws regulating the person's practice and license or\n\ncertification in Oklahoma and is subject to the Oklahoma regulating\n\nentity's jurisdiction.\n\nE. A statewide professional or occupational license or\n\ncertificate issued pursuant to this act is valid only in Oklahoma.\n\nIt shall not make the person obtaining licensure or certification\n\nunder this act eligible to work in another state under an interstate\negulating the person's practice and license or\n\ncertification in Oklahoma and is subject to the Oklahoma regulating\n\nentity's jurisdiction.\n\nE. A statewide professional or occupational license or\n\ncertificate issued pursuant to this act is valid only in Oklahoma.\n\nIt shall not make the person obtaining licensure or certification\n\nunder this act eligible to work in another state under an interstate\n\ncompact or state-to-state reciprocity agreement unless specifically\n\nauthorized for the profession applied for and at the same practice\n\nlevel as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity pursuant to\n\nthe requirements of this act.\n\nF. This act shall not apply to:\n\n1. Requirements for a criminal history background check; and\n\n2. Criteria for a license, permit or certificate of eligibility\n\nthat is established by an interstate compact or state-to-state\n\nreciprocal agreement.\n\nG. For purposes of this act, residency may be established by\n\ndemonstrating verifiable proof of a state-issued identification card\n\nand one of the following if the document contains the name and\n\nphysical address of the person making application:\n\n1. Current Oklahoma residential utility bill;\n\n2. Documentation of filing a tax return with the Oklahoma Tax\n\nCommission as a resident of Oklahoma;\n\n3. Documentation of current ownership, or current lease for a\n\nterm of at least twelve (12) months, of a primary place of residence\n\nin Oklahoma;\n\n4. Documentation of current in-state employment or notarized\n\nletter of promise of employment of the applicant or his or her\n\nspouse; or\n\n5. Any other verifiable documentation demonstrating Oklahoma\n\nresidency as determined by the Oklahoma regulating entity.\n\nH. Nothing in this act shall allow any person to obtain a\n\nlicense or certification without satisfying substantially similar or\n\nequivalent requirements for in-state licensure or certification.\n\nI. When an out-of-state applicant has complied with the\n\nrequirements of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes as determined by\n\nthe Oklahoma regulatory entity and is not excluded from obtaining an\n\nOklahoma license or certification by any provision of this act, the\n\nOklahoma regulatory entity shall issue the appropriate license or\n\ncertification.\n\nJ. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit a person\n\nfrom applying for a statewide professional or occupational license\n\nor certification under another statute or rule in Oklahoma.\n\nK. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent licensing\n\nor certification compacts or reciprocity agreements with another\n\nstate or jurisdiction.\n\nL. This act shall be applied in a manner that increases\n\nrecognition of licensure and certification among states without any\n\nright of an applicant to become licensed or certified in Oklahoma.","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":"89f6e49c0920ed7f062530d15ae9b18636946aea9a3a71321c34b7bb9002703a","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-4150","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-4200.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}