Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-495a.1

A. At regular intervals set by the State Board of Medical

Licensure and Supervision, no less than one time per annum, each

licensee licensed by the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical

Licensure and Supervision Act shall demonstrate to the Board the

licensee's continuing qualification to practice medicine and

surgery. The licensee shall apply for license reregistration on a

form or forms provided by the Board, which shall be designed to

require the licensee to update or add to the information in the

Board's file relating to the licensee and his or her professional

activity. It shall also require the licensee to report to the Board

the following information:

1. Any action taken against the licensee for acts or conduct

similar to acts or conduct described in the Oklahoma Allopathic

Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act as grounds for

disciplinary action by:

a. any jurisdiction or authority (United States or

foreign) that licenses or authorizes the practice of

medicine and surgery,

b. any peer review body,

c. any health care institution,

d. any professional medical society or association,

e. any law enforcement agency,

f. any court, or

g. any governmental agency;

2. Any adverse judgment, settlement, or award against the

licensee arising from a professional liability claim;

3. The licensee's voluntary surrender of or voluntary

limitation on any license or authorization to practice medicine and

surgery in any jurisdiction, including military, public health and

foreign;

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4. Any denial to the licensee of a license or authorization to

practice medicine and surgery by any jurisdiction, including

military, public health or foreign;

5. The licensee's voluntary resignation from the medical staff

of any health care institution or voluntary limitation of the

licensee's staff privileges at such an institution if that action

occurred while the licensee was under formal or informal

investigation by the institution or a committee thereof for any

reason related to alleged medical incompetence, unprofessional

conduct, or mental or physical impairment;

6. The licensee's voluntary resignation or withdrawal from a

national, state, or county medical society, association, or

organization if that action occurred while the licensee was under

formal or informal investigation or review by that body for any

reason related to possible medical incompetence, unprofessional or

unethical conduct, or mental or physical impairment;

7. Whether the licensee has abused or has been addicted to or

treated for addiction to alcohol or any chemical substance during

the previous registration period, unless such person is in a

rehabilitation program approved by the Board;

8. Whether the licensee has had any physical injury or disease

or mental illness during the previous registration period that

affected or interrupted his or her practice of medicine and surgery;

and

9. The licensee's completion of continuing medical education or

other forms of professional maintenance or evaluation, including

specialty board certification or recertification, during the

previous registration period.

B. The Board may require continuing medical education for

license reregistration and require documentation of that education.

The Board shall promulgate rules on the specific requirements of the

amount of continuing medical education needed for reregistration.

Failure to meet the requirements in the allotted time may result in

the licensee being required to pay a nondisciplinary fine by the

Board secretary of up to but not more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00).

C. The Board shall require that the licensee receive not less

than one (1) hour of education in pain management or one (1) hour of

education in opioid use or addiction each year preceding an

application for renewal of a license, unless the licensee has
the licensee being required to pay a nondisciplinary fine by the

Board secretary of up to but not more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00).

C. The Board shall require that the licensee receive not less

than one (1) hour of education in pain management or one (1) hour of

education in opioid use or addiction each year preceding an

application for renewal of a license, unless the licensee has

demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the licensee does

not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration

registration number.

D. The licensee shall sign and attest to the veracity of the

application form for license reregistration. Failure to report

fully and correctly shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the

Board.

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E. The Board shall establish a system for reviewing

reregistration forms. The Board may initiate investigations and

disciplinary proceedings based on information submitted by licensees

for license reregistration.

F. Upon a finding by the Board that the licensee is fit to

continue to practice medicine and surgery in this state, the Board

shall issue to the licensee a license to practice medicine and

surgery during the next registration period.