Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality
Chapter 710 - Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification
Subchapter 3 - Certification
Section 252:710-3-38 - Reciprocity

(a) Reciprocity permitted. DEQ may issue an operator's certification, at an equivalent level of certification, without examination, to applicants who hold valid certifications or licenses issued by any state which offers reciprocal certification to Oklahoma operators, so long as the other state's program has equivalent requirements for certification.

(b) Application required. To obtain a reciprocal certificate in Oklahoma, a person must complete and submit an application.

(c) Military Personnel. Every active duty military personnel and their spouse who holds an equivalent certification in a state other than Oklahoma, upon receiving notice or orders for military transfer or honorable discharge to this state, may in advance of actual transfer or discharge submit a completed application to DEQ for a reciprocal certification. DEQ shall issue the requested certification within thirty (30) days, provided the certification from the other state is found to be in good standing and reasonably equivalent to the requirements of this Chapter.

(d) Persons obtaining a reciprocal certificate remain responsible for renewal. Any person granted reciprocity in Oklahoma will be subject to the same requirements for renewal as any other person certified under these rules.