1. (a) Licensure. It is the general requirement in the State of Oklahoma that osteopathic physicians be licensed by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners. No person shall be licensed by the Board unless and until that person first fully complies with all licensure provisions of the Act and these Rules and has satisfied the Board of the ability to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery with reasonable skill and safety.
2. (b) Postgraduate training. One completed year of postgraduate training is a requirement for full licensure. The training must be or have been completed in a residency program that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the World Federation Medical Education (WFME). If the applicant did not complete a residency, then this experience may be in the form of a rotating internship or its equivalent, in an accredited internship or residency program acceptable to the Board. Clerkships are not permitted and do not replace the Postgraduate training requirements.

3. (c) Application. An applicant for a license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery shall complete an application provided by the Board, which is available on the Board's website. The applicant shall complete and submit the application in full prior to the Board consideration. In addition to the application form online, each candidate must also provide the following materials:

   1. (1) A 3x4 photograph or larger taken within the previous sixty (60) days which meets the requirements of a passport photo;
   2. (2) Verification of graduation from an osteopathic medical school approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Board. The applicant's medical school shall provide a copy of a final transcript and diploma in addition to verifying graduation;
   3. (3) the postgraduate training certificate, as applicable;
   4. (4) certificate of specialty board certification, as applicable;
   5. (5) Payment of all fees as established by the Board in the Fee Schedule under rule 510:10-7-1;
   6. (6) A transcript ordered from the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) or the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), with a passing score on all steps of the examination as set forth by the testing entity. Any applicant who has failed more than four (4) of the following examination attempts: COMLEX-USA, FLEX, or USMLE, may be required to appear before the Board. The Board may accept an equivalent exam given by another State Board. The Board is not required, however, to accept these exams in lieu of the COMLEX-USA or USMLE examinations;
   7. (7) A notarized copy of the applicant's birth certificate or passport;
   8. (8) Verification of postgraduate training on a form furnished by the Board on its website. The postgraduate training form shall be filled out in its entirety by the program's residency coordinator or director, for each residency that the physician attended;
   9. (9) License verification of standing from each state where the physician has held a license, whether that license is current or inactive and whether or not the physician has been the subject of any disciplinary action in that state. If action has been taken by another state board, all orders and relevant documentation are required to be sent to the Board before the physician can be reviewed for licensure;
   10. (10) A chronology of events which accounts for the applicants time and activity, from medical school graduation to the present.
   11. (11) A report from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), shall be ordered by the applicant and sent to the Board;
   12. (12) Fingerprint-based background check completed by a Board approved entity that meets the requirements of a National Criminal History Record check pursuant to 74 O.S. § 150.9.
4. (d) Interview. The Board may require a personal interview from any applicant.
5. (e) Beginning of practice. Applicants for licensure shall not begin practice until their license information is publicly provided on the Board's website.

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3419, eff 6-27-94

Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2229, eff 6-27-96

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3176, eff 7-27-00

Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1771, eff 9-11-16

Amended at 39 Ok Reg 2050, eff 9-11-22

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25