Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-493.1

A. An applicant to practice medicine and surgery in this state

shall provide to the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision and attest to the following information and

documentation in a manner required by the Board:

1. The applicant’s full name and all aliases or other names

ever used, current address, Social Security number, and date and

place of birth;

2. A photograph of the applicant, taken within the previous

twelve (12) months;

3. All documents and credentials required by the Board, or

notarized photocopies or other verification acceptable to the Board

of such documents and credentials;

4. A list of all jurisdictions, United States or foreign, in

which the applicant is licensed or has applied for licensure to

practice medicine and surgery or is authorized or has applied for

authorization to practice medicine and surgery;

5. A list of all jurisdictions, United States or foreign, in

which the applicant has been denied licensure or authorization to

practice medicine and surgery or has voluntarily surrendered a

license or an authorization to practice medicine and surgery;

6. A list of all sanctions, judgments, awards, settlements, or

convictions against the applicant in any jurisdiction, United States

or foreign, that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action

under the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and

Supervision Act or the Board’s rules;

7. A detailed educational history, including places,

institutions, dates, and program descriptions, of all his or her

education, including all college, preprofessional, professional, and

professional graduate education;

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8. A detailed chronological history from age eighteen (18)

years to the present, including employment, military service (United

States or foreign), and all professional degrees, licenses, or

certificates now or ever held; and

9. Any other information or documentation specifically

requested by the Board that is related to the applicant’s ability to

practice medicine and surgery.

B. The applicant shall possess a valid degree of Doctor of

Medicine from a medical college or school located in the United

States, its territories or possessions, or Canada that was approved

by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by

the Board at the time the degree was conferred. The application

shall be considered by the Board based upon the product and process

of the medical education and training.

C. The applicant shall have satisfactorily completed twelve

(12) months of progressive postgraduate medical training as

promulgated by rule by the Board. The Board shall consider as

evidence of acceptability the sponsoring institution’s accreditation

by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME),

the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), the Royal

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family

Physicians of Canada, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,

the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of

Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, or the Royal College of Surgeons

in Ireland.

D. The applicant shall submit a history from the administration

of the medical school from which the applicant graduated of any

suspension, probation, or disciplinary action taken against the

applicant while a student at that institution.

E. The applicant shall have passed medical licensing

examination(s) consistent with policies and procedures regarding the

number of medical licensure exam attempts as established by the

United States Medical Licensing Examination program unless granted

an exception by the Board.

F. The applicant shall have demonstrated a familiarity with all

appropriate statutes and rules and regulations of this state and the

federal government relating to the practice of medicine and surgery.
icies and procedures regarding the

number of medical licensure exam attempts as established by the

United States Medical Licensing Examination program unless granted

an exception by the Board.

F. The applicant shall have demonstrated a familiarity with all

appropriate statutes and rules and regulations of this state and the

federal government relating to the practice of medicine and surgery.

G. The applicant shall be physically, mentally, professionally,

and morally capable of practicing medicine and surgery in a manner

reasonably acceptable to the Board and in accordance with federal

law and shall be required to submit to a physical, mental, or

professional competency examination or a drug dependency evaluation

if deemed necessary by the Board.

H. The applicant shall not have committed or been found guilty

by a competent authority, United States or foreign, of any conduct

that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under the

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Act or rules of the Board. The Board may modify this restriction

for cause.

I. Upon request by the Board, the applicant shall make a

personal appearance before the Board or a representative thereof for

interview, examination, or review of credentials. At the discretion

of the Board, the applicant shall be required to present his or her

original medical education credentials for inspection during the

personal appearance.

J. The applicant shall be held responsible for verifying to the

satisfaction of the Board the identity of the applicant and the

validity of all credentials required for his or her medical

licensure. The Board may review and verify medical credentials and

screen applicant records through recognized national physician

information services.

K. The applicant shall have paid all fees and completed and

attested to the accuracy of all application and information forms

required by the Board.

L. Grounds for the denial of a license shall include:

1. Use of false or fraudulent information by an applicant;

2. Suspension or revocation of a license in another state

unless the license has been reinstated in that state;

3. Refusal of licensure in another state other than for

examination failure; and

4. Multiple examination failures.

M. The Board shall not deny a license to a person otherwise

qualified to practice allopathic medicine within the meaning of the

Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision

Act solely because the person’s practice or a therapy is

experimental or nontraditional.