- (a) A licensee shall renew his or her license every year, by submitting a renewal application, which is available on the Board's website, and paying a non-refundable renewal fee in an amount established by the Board in its Fee Schedule pursuant to 510:10-7-1. If the licensee pays by mailing in a check, the payment must be postmarked by June 30. A physician who fails to acquire and submit a renewal application may not practice using alapsed license. The renewal application together with all documents submitted with the application is the property of the Board and shall not be returned.
- (b) Continuing education required. Annual license renewal requires proof of having attended and received credit for sixteen (16) American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Category One hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME).
- (1) Osteopathic physicians who are obtaining or maintaining board certification through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) may complete sixteen (16) Category One American Medical Association (AMA)credit hours for purposes of satisfying their CME credits for renewal.
(2) One (1) hour every year of the required sixteen (16) hours shall be devoted to the subject of prescribing Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) as defined in Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1308 or Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
- (A) The one (1) hour of CME shall be dedicated to pain management, opioid use, or addiction, The course shall be obtained at a seminar approved by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.
- (B) Certification of attendance shall be submitted to CE Broker by the organization sponsoring the program.
- (C) Those osteopathic physicians who are licensed in Oklahoma who do not possess the State Bureau of Narcotics and Drug Enforcement Administration authority to handle CDS are exempt from this requirement.
- (3) A licensee who, for any period during the CME cycle year, was considered a Resident or Fellow is exempt from CME requirements. CME requirements will be required beginning the first July 1 following graduation from Residency or Fellowship.
- (4) All relevant CME data and completion certificates shall be submitted through CE Broker. If applicable, the course provider may report the relevant CME data on behalf of the licensee.
- (c) Fee required. All osteopathic physicians licensed to practice by the Board shall pay an annual renewal fee before July 1. In addition to the annual renewal fee, the Board may charge a convenience fee. A late fee shall be charged for any license not renewed before July 1 or any check not postmarked by June 30. The Boards fees are provided in the Fee Schedule in 510:10-7-1.
- (d) Professional Standards Questionnaire. Annual license renewal requires the physician to truthfully answer questions posed by the Board regarding relevant personal and professional history of the applicant since their last renewal. If any question is answered "yes", then the applicant shall provide supporting documentation and a personal statement to the Board regarding the question answered.
- (e) Fitness to Practice Attestation. Annual license renewal requires the physician to attest to their fitness to practice.
- (f) Cancellation of License. A licensee who does not successfully complete the annual renewal of their license shall be cancelled at the September regular meeting of the Board and will be issued an Order of Cancellation. A licensee who wishes to reinstate their license following cancellation may request to do so within two (2) years. This request shall include the following and is subject to Board review:
- (1) Completion of the Professional Standards Questionnaire;
- (2) Signed Fitness to Practice Attestation;
- (3) Proof of sixteen (16) current cycle CME credit hours;
- (4) License Verifications from all states the licensee holds or had held a license.
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