Examiners — Criminal history check. A. The examination of those who desire to practice as osteopathic physicians shall embrace those general subjects and topics, a knowledge of which is commonly and generally required of candidates for a D.O. degree, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, by accredited osteopathic colleges in the United States. B. The applicant may be accepted who has successfully completed the examination sequence of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and meets all other requirements as prescribed by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners through rule. C. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall have exclusive power and authority to determine the qualifications and fitness of all applicants for admission to practice osteopathic medicine in this state. The Board shall require that each applicant submit to a national criminal history record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Board shall not disseminate criminal history record information resulting from the record check. D. 1. The Board is authorized to obtain a national criminal history record check on osteopathic 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 this title. 2. Oklahoma osteopathic physician applicants seeking a letter of qualification under the Compact shall be fingerprinted for the national criminal history record check. Applicant fingerprints shall be submitted to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the national criminal history record check shall be conducted in accordance with Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Bureau shall return national criminal history record check results to the Board. 3. Results obtained from the national criminal history record check shall be used solely for the screening of osteopathic physician applicants and shall be retained by the Board. The Board shall not disseminate criminal history record information resulting from the record check. 4. This subsection shall only apply to Oklahoma osteopathic physician applicants seeking an expedited license under the Compact. Added by Laws 1921, c. 30, p. 45, § 12. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 136, § 1; Laws 1983, c. 152, § 12, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 230, § 13, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 152, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 16, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2020, c. 145, § 2, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020; Laws 2025, c. 168, § 8, emerg. eff. May 12, 2025.
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