Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 140 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Chapter 10 - Licensure of Chiropractic Physicians
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 140:10-1-2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, the use of the masculine gender shall be deemed inclusive in this chapter to include the feminine gender.

"Accredited chiropractic college" means a chiropractic educational institution which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, a national, independent accreditation body recognized and approved by the U.S. Department of Education.

"Act" means the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act, 59 O.S. 1991, §§161.1 et seq.

"Advisory Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board to advise and assist the Board in the investigation of the qualifications for licensure, complaints as to the conduct of chiropractic physicians, and for such other matters as the Board delegates to them.

"Board" means the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

"Chiropractic" means the science and art that teaches health in anatomic relation and disease or abnormality in anatomic disrelation, and includes hygienic, sanitary and therapeutic measures incident thereto.

"Chiropractic physician" or "licensee" means a person who holds an original license to practice chiropractic in this state.

"Continuing education requirements" means attendance by a licensee at a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of Chiropractic education seminars as required for a renewal license.

(A) Twelve (12) hours of the sixteen required by law must be clinical in nature, and the other remaining four (4) may consist of practice management, philosophy, and or other non-clinical topics.

(B) Eight (8) hours of continuing education may be acquired out of state with first having obtained a pre-approval from the Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Eight (8) hours of continuing education can be obtained by attending a national chiropractic association meeting and/or the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards Annual or Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards' District meetings attended by any licensee.

(C) Eight (8) hours of mandatory in state continuing education shall be acquired by attending continuing education offered by a registered, domestic Oklahoma association whose seminar has been approved by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

"Examination" means the process used by the Board, prior to the issuance of any original license, to test the qualifications and knowledge of an applicant on any or all of the following: current statutes, rules, or any of those subjects listed in Section 161.8 of the Act.

"Individual proceeding" means the formal process employed by the Board to provide a hearing for a licensee of the Board accused of a violation of the Act and in which the Board may take action against such person's original license to practice chiropractic in this state.

"License renewal program" means a continuing education program which:

(A) is sponsored or administered by a state or national chiropractic association or accredited chiropractic college for the purpose of providing licensees an opportunity to satisfy continuing education requirements; and

(B) has been approved by the Board.

"Licensure" means the Board's process with respect to the grant, denial, renewal, revocation, or suspension of an original or renewal license.

"Original license" means a license which grants initial authorization to practice chiropractic in this state issued by the Board to an applicant found by the Board to meet the requirements for licensure of the Act:

(A) by examination pursuant to § 161.7 and 161.8 of the Act and 140:10-3-1 through 140:10-3-4 or

(B) by relocation of practice pursuant to § 161.9 of the Act and 140:10-3-5.

"Relocation of practice" means the ability of an applicant to obtain an Oklahoma chiropractic license who satisfies all of the following conditions:

(A) The requirements for licensure in the state, country, territory or province in which the applicant is licensed are deemed by the Board to be equivalent to the requirements for obtaining an original Oklahoma chiropractic license by examination;

(B) The applicant has no disciplinary matters pending against him or her in any state, country, territory or province;

(C) The license held prior to relocation of practice was obtained by examination in the state, country, territory or province wherein it was issued, or was obtained by examination of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners;

(D) The applicant passes any examination offered by the Board according to 140:10-3-1; and

(E) The applicant meets all other requirements of the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act.

"Renewal license" means a license issued by the Board on or before the first day of July of each year to a licensee which authorizes the licensee to practice chiropractic in this state for the succeeding calendar year.

"Revocation" means the recalling, annulling or rendering inoperative of an original license or renewal license, or both, by the Board, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing in an individual proceeding.

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4563, eff 8-25-94; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1042, eff 5-26-05; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2942, eff 7-13-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2701, eff 7-26-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1854, eff 6-26-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1374, eff 6-11-10