Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1925.5
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Duties of State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure
Official statutory text
A. The State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure shall:
1. Prescribe, adopt and promulgate rules to implement and
enforce the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure
Act;
2. Set license and examination fees as required by the Marital
and Family Therapist Licensure Act, including the adoption of the
State Department of Health rules by reference; and
3. Adopt and establish rules of professional conduct.
B. The Board shall have the authority to:
1. Seek injunctive relief;
2. Receive fees and deposit said fees into the Licensed Marital
and Family Therapist Revolving Fund as required by the Marital and
Family Therapist Licensure Act;
3. Issue, renew, revoke, deny, suspend and place on probation
licenses to practice marital and family therapy pursuant to the
provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;
4. Examine all qualified applicants for licenses to practice
marital and family therapy;
5. Accept grants and gifts from various foundations and
institutions;
6. Make such expenditures and employ such personnel as the
Commissioner may deem necessary for the administration of the
Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;
7. Request the district attorney to bring an action to enforce
the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;
and
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8. Request assistance from the State Board of Medical Licensure
and Supervision for the purposes of investigating complaints and
possible violations of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure
Act.
1. Prescribe, adopt and promulgate rules to implement and
enforce the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure
Act;
2. Set license and examination fees as required by the Marital
and Family Therapist Licensure Act, including the adoption of the
State Department of Health rules by reference; and
3. Adopt and establish rules of professional conduct.
B. The Board shall have the authority to:
1. Seek injunctive relief;
2. Receive fees and deposit said fees into the Licensed Marital
and Family Therapist Revolving Fund as required by the Marital and
Family Therapist Licensure Act;
3. Issue, renew, revoke, deny, suspend and place on probation
licenses to practice marital and family therapy pursuant to the
provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;
4. Examine all qualified applicants for licenses to practice
marital and family therapy;
5. Accept grants and gifts from various foundations and
institutions;
6. Make such expenditures and employ such personnel as the
Commissioner may deem necessary for the administration of the
Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;
7. Request the district attorney to bring an action to enforce
the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;
and
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8. Request assistance from the State Board of Medical Licensure
and Supervision for the purposes of investigating complaints and
possible violations of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure
Act.
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