Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1256.2
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Reports to Board - Conduct by applicant or license
Official statutory text
A. A social worker shall report to the State Board of Licensed
Social Workers information on the following conduct by an applicant
or a licensee:
1. Sexual contact or sexual conduct with a client or a former
client, only when the client consents to the report;
2. Failure to report information as required by law;
3. Impairment in the ability to practice by reason of illness,
use of alcohol, drugs, or other chemicals, or as a result of any
mental or physical condition;
4. Improper or fraudulent billing practices;
5. Fraud in the licensure application process or any other
false statements made to the Board;
6. Conviction of any felony or crime reasonably related to the
practice of social work; or
7. A violation of a Board order.
B. Social Workers shall report to the Board information on any
other conduct by an applicant or a licensee that constitutes grounds
for disciplinary action under this act or the rules of the Board
when the social worker reasonably believes that the client’s
functioning has been affected negatively by the conduct.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 967
C. An applicant or licensee shall report to the Board any
personal action that would otherwise require a report to be made to
the Board pursuant to this act.
D. Reports required by this section must be submitted not later
than thirty (30) days after the occurrence of the reportable event
or knowledge by the person reporting the occurrence. The Board may
adopt such rules as are necessary to assure prompt and accurate
reporting.
E. Any person, social worker, business, or organization is
immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting
in good faith a report under this section.
Social Workers information on the following conduct by an applicant
or a licensee:
1. Sexual contact or sexual conduct with a client or a former
client, only when the client consents to the report;
2. Failure to report information as required by law;
3. Impairment in the ability to practice by reason of illness,
use of alcohol, drugs, or other chemicals, or as a result of any
mental or physical condition;
4. Improper or fraudulent billing practices;
5. Fraud in the licensure application process or any other
false statements made to the Board;
6. Conviction of any felony or crime reasonably related to the
practice of social work; or
7. A violation of a Board order.
B. Social Workers shall report to the Board information on any
other conduct by an applicant or a licensee that constitutes grounds
for disciplinary action under this act or the rules of the Board
when the social worker reasonably believes that the client’s
functioning has been affected negatively by the conduct.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 967
C. An applicant or licensee shall report to the Board any
personal action that would otherwise require a report to be made to
the Board pursuant to this act.
D. Reports required by this section must be submitted not later
than thirty (30) days after the occurrence of the reportable event
or knowledge by the person reporting the occurrence. The Board may
adopt such rules as are necessary to assure prompt and accurate
reporting.
E. Any person, social worker, business, or organization is
immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting
in good faith a report under this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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