A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision is authorized to obtain a national criminal history background check on physician applicants seeking a letter of qualification for purposes of registration for expedited licensure through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact pursuant to Section 493.7 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. Oklahoma physician applicants seeking a letter of qualification under the Compact shall be fingerprinted for the national criminal history background check. Applicant fingerprints shall be submitted to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the national criminal history background check shall be conducted in accordance with Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Bureau shall return national criminal history results to the Board. C. Results obtained from the national criminal history background check shall be used solely for the screening of physician applicants and shall be retained by the Board. The Board shall not disseminate criminal history record information resulting from the background check. D. This section shall only apply to Oklahoma physician applicants seeking an expedited license under the Compact.
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