Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1283
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Member State eligibility criteria
Official statutory text
A. To be eligible to participate in the Compact, a potential
Member State must currently meet all of the following criteria:
1. License and regulate the practice of Social Work at either
the clinical, master’s, or bachelor’s category;
2. Require applicants for licensure to graduate from a program
that is:
a. operated by a college or university recognized by the
Licensing Authority,
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b. accredited, or in candidacy by an institution that
subsequently becomes accredited, by an accrediting
agency recognized by either:
(1) the Council for Higher Education Accreditation,
or its successor, or
(2) the United States Department of Education, and
c. corresponds to the licensure sought as outlined in
Section 4 of this act;
3. Require applicants for clinical licensure to complete a
period of supervised practice;
4. Have a mechanism in place for receiving, investigating, and
adjudicating complaints about Licensees.
B. To maintain membership in the Compact, a Member State shall:
1. Require that applicants for a Multistate License pass a
Qualifying National Exam for the corresponding category of
Multistate License sought as outlined in Section 4 of this act;
2. Participate fully in the Commission’s Data System, including
using the Commission’s unique identifier as defined in Rules;
3. Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the
Compact and Rules, of any Adverse Action or the availability of
Current Significant Investigative Information regarding a Licensee;
4. Implement procedures for considering the criminal history
records of applicants for a Multistate License. Such procedures
shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-
based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an
applicant’s criminal history record information from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining
that State’s criminal records;
5. Comply with the Rules of the Commission;
6. Require an applicant to obtain or retain a license in the
Home State and meet the Home State’s qualifications for licensure or
renewal of licensure, as well as all other applicable Home State
laws;
7. Authorize a Licensee holding a Multistate License in any
Member State to practice in accordance with the terms of the Compact
and Rules of the Commission; and
8. Designate a delegate to participate in the Commission
meetings.
C. A Member State meeting the requirements of subsection A of
this section and subsection B of this section shall designate the
categories of Social Work licensure that are eligible for issuance
of a Multistate License for applicants in such Member State. To the
extent that any Member State does not meet the requirements for
participation in the Compact at any particular category of Social
Work licensure, such Member State may choose, but is not obligated
to, issue a Multistate License to applicants that otherwise meet the
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requirements of Section 4 of this act for issuance of a Multistate
License in such category or categories of licensure.
D. The Home State may charge a fee for granting the Multistate
License.
Member State must currently meet all of the following criteria:
1. License and regulate the practice of Social Work at either
the clinical, master’s, or bachelor’s category;
2. Require applicants for licensure to graduate from a program
that is:
a. operated by a college or university recognized by the
Licensing Authority,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 985
b. accredited, or in candidacy by an institution that
subsequently becomes accredited, by an accrediting
agency recognized by either:
(1) the Council for Higher Education Accreditation,
or its successor, or
(2) the United States Department of Education, and
c. corresponds to the licensure sought as outlined in
Section 4 of this act;
3. Require applicants for clinical licensure to complete a
period of supervised practice;
4. Have a mechanism in place for receiving, investigating, and
adjudicating complaints about Licensees.
B. To maintain membership in the Compact, a Member State shall:
1. Require that applicants for a Multistate License pass a
Qualifying National Exam for the corresponding category of
Multistate License sought as outlined in Section 4 of this act;
2. Participate fully in the Commission’s Data System, including
using the Commission’s unique identifier as defined in Rules;
3. Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the
Compact and Rules, of any Adverse Action or the availability of
Current Significant Investigative Information regarding a Licensee;
4. Implement procedures for considering the criminal history
records of applicants for a Multistate License. Such procedures
shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-
based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an
applicant’s criminal history record information from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining
that State’s criminal records;
5. Comply with the Rules of the Commission;
6. Require an applicant to obtain or retain a license in the
Home State and meet the Home State’s qualifications for licensure or
renewal of licensure, as well as all other applicable Home State
laws;
7. Authorize a Licensee holding a Multistate License in any
Member State to practice in accordance with the terms of the Compact
and Rules of the Commission; and
8. Designate a delegate to participate in the Commission
meetings.
C. A Member State meeting the requirements of subsection A of
this section and subsection B of this section shall designate the
categories of Social Work licensure that are eligible for issuance
of a Multistate License for applicants in such Member State. To the
extent that any Member State does not meet the requirements for
participation in the Compact at any particular category of Social
Work licensure, such Member State may choose, but is not obligated
to, issue a Multistate License to applicants that otherwise meet the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 986
requirements of Section 4 of this act for issuance of a Multistate
License in such category or categories of licensure.
D. The Home State may charge a fee for granting the Multistate
License.
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