Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1935
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Application for license - Qualifications - Educational
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requirements.
A. Applications for a license to practice as a licensed
behavioral practitioner shall be made to the State Board of
Behavioral Health Licensure in writing. Such applications shall be
on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The application
shall be accompanied by the fee required by the Licensed Behavioral
Practitioner Act, which shall be retained by the Board and not
returned to the applicant.
B. Each applicant for a license to practice as a licensed
behavioral practitioner shall:
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1. Pass an examination based on standards promulgated by the
Board pursuant to the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act;
2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
3. Not have engaged in, nor be engaged in, any practice or
conduct which would be grounds for denying, revoking, or suspending
a license pursuant to the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act; and
4. Otherwise comply with the rules promulgated by the Board
pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner
Act.
C. In addition to the qualifications specified by the
provisions of subsection B of this section, an applicant for a
license to practice as a licensed behavioral practitioner shall
have:
1. Successfully completed at least forty-five (45) graduate
semester hours (sixty (60) graduate quarter hours) of behavioral-
science-related course work. These forty-five (45) hours shall
include at least a master's degree from a program in psychology.
All course work and degrees shall be earned from a regionally
accredited college or university. The Board shall define what
course work qualifies as "behavioral-science-related";
2. On or after January 1, 2008, successfully completed at least
sixty (60) graduate semester hours (ninety (90) graduate quarter
hours) of behavioral-science-related course work. These sixty (60)
hours shall include at least a master's degree from a program in
psychology. All courses shall be earned from a regionally
accredited college or university.
The Board shall define what course work qualifies as
"behavioral-science-related"; and
3. Three (3) years of supervised full-time experience in
professional behavioral health services subject to the supervision
of a licensed mental health professional pursuant to conditions
established by the Board. One (1) or two (2) years of experience
may be gained at the rate of one (1) year for each thirty (30)
graduate semester hours earned beyond the master's degree, provided
that such hours are clearly related to the field of psychology or
behavioral sciences and are acceptable to the Board. The applicant
shall have no less than one (1) year of supervised full-time
experience in behavioral science.
D. Applicants with degrees from schools outside the United
States may qualify with Board approval by providing the Board with
an acceptable comprehensive evaluation of the degree performed by a
foreign credential evaluation service that is acceptable to the
Board, and any other requirement the Board deems necessary.
A. Applications for a license to practice as a licensed
behavioral practitioner shall be made to the State Board of
Behavioral Health Licensure in writing. Such applications shall be
on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The application
shall be accompanied by the fee required by the Licensed Behavioral
Practitioner Act, which shall be retained by the Board and not
returned to the applicant.
B. Each applicant for a license to practice as a licensed
behavioral practitioner shall:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1384
1. Pass an examination based on standards promulgated by the
Board pursuant to the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act;
2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
3. Not have engaged in, nor be engaged in, any practice or
conduct which would be grounds for denying, revoking, or suspending
a license pursuant to the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act; and
4. Otherwise comply with the rules promulgated by the Board
pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Behavioral Practitioner
Act.
C. In addition to the qualifications specified by the
provisions of subsection B of this section, an applicant for a
license to practice as a licensed behavioral practitioner shall
have:
1. Successfully completed at least forty-five (45) graduate
semester hours (sixty (60) graduate quarter hours) of behavioral-
science-related course work. These forty-five (45) hours shall
include at least a master's degree from a program in psychology.
All course work and degrees shall be earned from a regionally
accredited college or university. The Board shall define what
course work qualifies as "behavioral-science-related";
2. On or after January 1, 2008, successfully completed at least
sixty (60) graduate semester hours (ninety (90) graduate quarter
hours) of behavioral-science-related course work. These sixty (60)
hours shall include at least a master's degree from a program in
psychology. All courses shall be earned from a regionally
accredited college or university.
The Board shall define what course work qualifies as
"behavioral-science-related"; and
3. Three (3) years of supervised full-time experience in
professional behavioral health services subject to the supervision
of a licensed mental health professional pursuant to conditions
established by the Board. One (1) or two (2) years of experience
may be gained at the rate of one (1) year for each thirty (30)
graduate semester hours earned beyond the master's degree, provided
that such hours are clearly related to the field of psychology or
behavioral sciences and are acceptable to the Board. The applicant
shall have no less than one (1) year of supervised full-time
experience in behavioral science.
D. Applicants with degrees from schools outside the United
States may qualify with Board approval by providing the Board with
an acceptable comprehensive evaluation of the degree performed by a
foreign credential evaluation service that is acceptable to the
Board, and any other requirement the Board deems necessary.
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