Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-495d
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Suspension in absence of reregistration - Reinstatement
Official statutory text
If a licensee fails to apply for reregistration within sixty
(60) days from the end of the previous registration period, as
provided in this act, his original license to practice medicine and
surgery in this state shall be suspended and the Board shall report
to the office of the district attorney of the county of practice any
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 475
physician who failed to reregister if the physician's practice is
still in Oklahoma. Said original license shall, upon due
application by said person therefor, be reinstated by the Board or
its agent designated for that purpose if and when the applicant
furnishes satisfactory proof that:
(a) The licensee had not practiced medicine or surgery in any
other state or territory of the United States in violation of the
laws thereof during said period;
(b) The licensee's license to practice medicine or surgery had
not been revoked in any other such state or territory during said
period;
(c) The licensee has not been convicted of a felony or the
violation of the narcotic laws of the United States during said
period; and
(d) The licensee has met the same standards for licensure as is
required at the time for initial licensure and the latest
reregistration period.
A fee set by the Board shall accompany the application for
reinstatement. The Board may in its discretion require the
applicant to take and pass an examination prescribed by it to assess
the applicant's clinical competency unless the applicant can show
that fifty percent (50%) of his monthly activities during the time
the applicant's Oklahoma license has been inactive include the
practice of medicine.
(60) days from the end of the previous registration period, as
provided in this act, his original license to practice medicine and
surgery in this state shall be suspended and the Board shall report
to the office of the district attorney of the county of practice any
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 475
physician who failed to reregister if the physician's practice is
still in Oklahoma. Said original license shall, upon due
application by said person therefor, be reinstated by the Board or
its agent designated for that purpose if and when the applicant
furnishes satisfactory proof that:
(a) The licensee had not practiced medicine or surgery in any
other state or territory of the United States in violation of the
laws thereof during said period;
(b) The licensee's license to practice medicine or surgery had
not been revoked in any other such state or territory during said
period;
(c) The licensee has not been convicted of a felony or the
violation of the narcotic laws of the United States during said
period; and
(d) The licensee has met the same standards for licensure as is
required at the time for initial licensure and the latest
reregistration period.
A fee set by the Board shall accompany the application for
reinstatement. The Board may in its discretion require the
applicant to take and pass an examination prescribed by it to assess
the applicant's clinical competency unless the applicant can show
that fifty percent (50%) of his monthly activities during the time
the applicant's Oklahoma license has been inactive include the
practice of medicine.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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