Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a)
Purpose. The purpose of this
section is to set out the rules governing electrologist license renewal and
replacement.
(b)
Date
required to renew.
(1) A licensee must
renew the license annually.
(2) The
application and fee for the renewal of the license shall be postmarked or hand
delivered to the Board office not later than December 31st.
(3) Each licensee is responsible for renewing
the license on or before the required date and shall not be excused from paying
additional fees or penalties.
(c)
Renewal procedure.
(1) At least thirty (30) days prior to
December 31st, the Board will send an application for renewal of the license,
and the amount of the renewal fee due. The licensee must complete the
application and return it to the Board office with the required fee. The timely
return of the completed renewal form shall be considered confirmation of the
receipt of renewal notification.
(2) The license renewal form for all
licensees shall require in addition to other information, the preferred mailing
address and primary practice address.
(3) The Board shall not consider a license to
be renewed until it receives both the completed license renewal form and the
required fees set by the Board.
(4)
The Board shall issue to a licensee who has met all requirements for renewal a
renewal of license identification card.
(d)
Late renewal.
(1) The Boardshall notify a person who has
not renewed a license after a period of more than thirty (30) days that their
license is inactive.
(2) A person
whose license is inactive for not more than thirty (30) days may renew the
license by paying to the Board the required renewal fee and a penalty fee that
is one-half of the renewal fee in the form of a certified check or money
order.
(3) A person whose license
has been inactive for more than thirty (30) days but less than one (1) year of
the last day for renewal of the license may renew the license by paying to the
Board the unpaid licensure renewal fees, plus a late penalty that is equal to
the renewal fee, in the form of a certified check or money order.
(4) A person whose license has been lapsed
more than twelve months wishing to re-enter the practice of Electrology will be
required to file an application on forms provided by the Board of Medical
Licensure and Supervision and pay fees as set by the Board of Medical Licensure
and Supervision. Electrologists may be required to meet one or more of the
following:
(A) Personal appearance.
(B) One (1) continuing education unit (CEU)
for each three (3) years out of practice, not to exceed six (6) CEU's, prorated
based on the number of years license expired.
(C) Practice under the direct supervision of
a Registered Electrologist licensed in the state of Oklahoma for up to forty
(40) hours for each year license lapsed, with the exact number of hours to be
established by the Committee. The supervising Registered Electrologist will
provide reports to the Committee on the applicant's progress prior to each
Advisory Committee meeting.
(D)
Retake licensing examination.
(5)
Surrender of a license
certificate. A person who fails to renew a license after one (1) year is
required to surrender the license certificate and license identification card
to the Board.
(e)
Replacement of license. The Board will replace a lost, damaged or
destroyed license certificate or license identification card upon application
by the licensee and payment of fees established by the Board. Applications must
include an affidavit detailing the loss or destruction of the licensee's
original license or license identification card, or be accompanied by the
damaged certificate or card.
(f)
Continuing education.
(1)
Requirements. Applicants for renewal of their certificate as a Registered
Electrologist must provide evidence to show successful completion of continuing
education and compliance with the following requirements:
(A) A continuing education unit (CEU) is the
equivalent of ten contact hours.
(B) The Advisory Committee of Registered
Electrologists will oversee the program. CEUs will be awarded by the Committee
or the Committee chairperson with ratification by the Committee at the next
meeting.
(C) CEUs will be approved
according to the established guidelines and accepted proposal or at the
discretion of the Committee when the aforementioned are inadequate or
inapplicable.
(D) CEUs must be
obtained over the designated accounting period for licensure.
(E) CEUs acquired beyond the requirement
cannot be credited to the next accounting period.
(F) The accounting period shall be three (3)
years and 1.5 CEUs will be required during that period. Licensees shall report
to the Committee earned CEUs no later than October 31 of the third year of the
accounting period prior. The final two months of the accounting period shall be
used by the Committee to review the reported CEUs earned by licensees prior to
the renewal date to which the reported CEUs apply.
(G) Submittals must be made on standardized
submittal cards signed by the sponsor of the program or activity being
submitted for credit.
(H) Submittal
cards may be obtained through the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and
Supervision or the O.S.E.A.
(I)
Submittals must be made to the Committee through the Board.
(J) The Board will account for acquired CEUs
and yearly notify each Registered Electrologist of the number acquired and the
number lacking.
(K) New licentiates
will be required to obtain CEUs on a pro rata basis depending upon when they
are licensed during the accounting period. Furthermore, no CEUs will be
required during the full calendar year in which one is just licensed.
(2)
Traditional methods of
CEUs.
(A) Workshops
(B) Seminars
(C) Conferences
The above are given by National, Regional or State electrolysis
organizations.
(D) Programs
attended at OSEA quarterly meetings
(E) Electrolysis related workshop, seminar or
conference given by Committee approved school or other Assigned value = 0.1 CEU
per hour of program attended.
(F)
Journal of Electrology articles and other courses approved by the American
Electrology Association.
(3)
Alternative Methods of CEUs.
(A) Presentation of electrolysis programs
(i) Presentation at National, Regional or
State electrolysis organizational workshops, seminar or conference.
(ii) Other presentation as approved by the
Committee Assigned value = .05 to 0.2 CEUs per presentation.
(B) Publications (published or
accepted for publication)
(i) Authorship or
co-authorship of a book relating to electrolysis. 0.3 CEUs
(ii) Authorship of a chapter in a book or
journal article that appears in a professional electrolysis or health journal.
0.2 CEUs
(iii) Authorship of an
article, book review or abstract in a National, Regional or State electrolysis
or health newsletter or magazine. 0.5 CEUs
(iv) Production of other media such as
videotape, slide/ tape presentation, etc. that is available for general viewing
as approved by the Committee. Assigned value = 0.05 to 0.3 CEUs per publication
or finished product.
(C)
Research
(i) Principal or co-investigator,
project director or research assistant. Research proposal and final results
submitted to Committee for approval.
(ii) Quality assurance studies completed and
published in a journal, newsletter or professional magazine. Assigned value =
up to 0.4 CEUs per project.
(D) Formal course work
(i) College and university course work
directly relating to improvement andadvancement in the allied health
field.
(ii) College and university
courses that are indirectly related, yet support skills and knowledge will be
evaluated individually and assigned value accordingly by the Committee (i.e.
business, improving human relations, etc.). Assigned value = 0.1 to 0.3 CEUs as
approved.
(E)
Independent study
(i) Independent reading of
articles, books, or journals followed by written or oral review.
(ii) Watching relevant videotapes or programs
followed by a written or oral review.
(iii) Listening to electrolysis or other
health related seminar tapes followed by a written or oral review.
(iv) Other self-study relevant to the
practice of Electrology.
(v) Values
will be assigned for each submittal based on relevance to one's practice and
the complexity of the material. Assigned value = .05 to 0.1 as approved, not to
exceed 0.2 CEUs in one accounting period.
(F) National certification - C.C.E. or C.P.E.
Achievement of a National certification by a recognized body such as AEA or
SCME will be awarded 0.2 CEUs one time only. Assigned value = 0.2 CEUs one time
only.
(G) Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation certification or recertification. Assigned value = up to 0.4 CEUs
per accounting period.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 1533,
eff 4-26-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1869, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1711,
eff 5-25-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 272, eff 10-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15
Ok Reg 3948, eff 7-9-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1231, eff 5-14-99;
Amended at 22 Ok Reg 955, eff 5-12-05; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2712, eff
7-26-07