Okla. Admin. Code § 510:10-3-8

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 510:10-3-8 - Annual registration

(a) A licensee shall renew his or her license every year, by submitting a renewal application, which is available on the Board's website, and paying a non-refundable renewal fee in an amount established by the Board in its Fee Schedule pursuant to 510:10-7-1. A physician who fails to acquire and submit a renewal application may not practice using an expired license. The renewal application together with all documents submitted with the application is the property of the Board and shall not be returned.

(b)Continuing education required. Annual license renewal requires proof of having attended and received credit for sixteen (16) American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Category One hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME). Osteopathic physicians who are obtaining or maintaining board certification through the American Medical Association (AMA) may complete sixteen (16) Category One AMA credit hours for purposes of satisfying their CME credits for renewal. One (1) hour every year of the required sixteen (16) hours shall be devoted to the subject of prescribing Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) as defined in Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1308 or Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

(1) The one (1) hour of CME shall be dedicated to pain management, opioid use, or addiction, The course shall be obtained at a seminar approved by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.

(2) Certification of attendance shall be provided by the organization sponsoring the program.

(3) Those osteopathic physicians who are licensed in Oklahoma who do not possess the State Bureau of Narcotics and Drug Enforcement Administration authority to handle CDS are exempt from this requirement.

(c)Fee required. All osteopathic physicians licensed to practice by the Board shall pay an annual renewal fee on or before July 1. In addition to the annual renewal fee, the Board may charge a convenience fee. A late fee shall be charged for any license not renewed by July 1. Any license reinstated by Board staff within six (6) months of cancellation for failure to renew timely shall pay all renewal fees and an administrative fine of five hundred (500) dollars. The Boards fees are provided in the Fee Schedule in 510:10-7-1.

(d)Professional Standards Questionnaire. Annual license renewal requires the physician to truthfully answer questions posed by the Board regarding relevant personal and professional history of the applicant since their last renewal. If any question is answered "yes", then the applicant shall provide supporting documentation and a personal statement to the Board regarding the question answered.

Okla. Admin. Code § 510:10-3-8

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3419, eff 6-27-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2229, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3176, eff 7-27-00

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022