Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Expiration. All licenses and
operator certifications issued by the Board shall expire on June 30 of the
first or second year following issuance of the license or operators
certification. New licenses or operator certifications shall be issued for a
one or two year period, so that all odd license numbers and associated
operators certifications shall expire in odd numbered years and all even
numbered licenses and associated operator certifications shall expire in even
numbered years.
(b)
Renewal. All licenses and certifications may be renewed for a
period of two years, subject to the rules in this Chapter. On or before May 31
of the year the license or certification is to be renewed, except as specified
in this subsection, each licensee and certified operator shall submit the
following:
(1) A completed application for
renewal on forms furnished by the Board with the affidavit executed by the
listed contact person for the licensee, and
(2) The license or operator certification
renewal fee as provided for in these rules, provided that renewal fees shall
not be due for licenses and certifications issued after January 1 of the year
in which the first renewal is due, and
(3) The indemnity fund fee for those
activities for which the license or operator certification is valid, and
(4) The late fee if the renewal
application is submitted after May 31.
(c)
Grace period. Any licensee
or operator who allows his or her license or certification to lapse will be
given until June 30 of the year in which they are scheduled to renew their
license or operator certification in which to renew his or her license or
certification without an examination; provided however, a late fee shall be due
after May 31 as set forth in
785:5-1-11. After the grace
period, the application will be treated as a new application. Provided however,
any licensee or operator fulfilling a military obligation shall be granted an
indefinite grace period as determined by the Board.
(d)
Board action. The Board may
grant the renewal application or deny the application as provided in this
subchapter of these rules.
(e)
Continuing education requirement.
(1) Beginning July 1, 2004, completing annual
continuing education shall be required before any license or operator
certification will be renewed, unless otherwise specifically determined by the
Board or as set forth in paragraph (8) of this subsection. Information
concerning the continuing education attended must be submitted with the
application for renewal form.
(2)
All licensees and all certified operators shall be required to attend at least
four (4) units of approved continuing education during each year period (from
July 1 through June 30) or a total of eight (8) units for each two-year period
of renewal of which one unit must be comprised of an approved Oklahoma Rules
and Regulations unit.
(3) Category
5 licensees shall be required to obtain at least two (2) units, of the required
eight (8) units, of specialized continuing education related to the marginal
water wells for each two-year period.
(4) Continuing education shall be required
during the first full year that the license or operator certification is active
and during each year the license or operator certification is renewed.
(5) One unit of continuing
education shall equal fifty (50) minutes of approved instruction.
(6) Approved trade shows and exhibitions
attended shall be counted as one unit.
(7) Continuing education instruction relating
to well drilling and plugging and pump installation which are provided by or
approved by another state's well drilling program are pre-approved for the
Oklahoma continuing education requirement if the other state's well drilling
program offers reciprocity by accepting Oklahoma's pre-approved continuing
education instruction.
(8) Other
continuing education instruction and trade shows and exhibitions will be
considered for approval by the Board after information concerning the
continuing education or trade show and exhibition is submitted to the Board for
review. Pre-approval of continuing education, trade shows and exhibitions may
be requested for any licensee or certified operator.
(9) Online continuing education that has been
designated as pre-approved by the Board shall be accepted for no more than four
(4) units of the required eight (8) units for the two-year renewal period.
(10) If a licensee or certified
operator fails to attend four (4) or eight (8) units as the case may be during
the renewal period, the application for renewal may be approved after payment
of $250.00 in penalty and double the continuing education requirements eight
(8) or sixteen (16) units as the case may be).
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
3299, eff 6-25-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2947, eff 6-13-94; Amended at 12 Ok Reg
2703, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2782, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg
2440, eff 6-11-98; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2498, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg
2608, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1444, eff 5-27-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg
1313, eff 5-27-10
