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You may review the Permanent Rule Documents in full at the links provided below. 

If you're getting studying to take the jurisprudence exam (the exam on the laws and ethics rules for your profession), you should study three things beforehand:

  1. The Enabling Statute — the law that created the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure and gives it authority.
  2. The Act — the broader law governing your specific profession.
  3. The Permanent Rules — specifically the ones that apply to your particular license/application type.

Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (BBHL):

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC):

Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT):

Licensed Behavioral Practitioner (LBP):

Below are links to documents showing rule changes that took effect on September 1, 2026. These documents use strikethrough to show text that was removed/replaced, and underlining to show new text that was added.

Important: these linked documents are not the full set of permanent rules — they only include the specific chapters or sections that were changed by the rule update(s). If a chapter isn't affected, it won't appear in these documents.

The Attorney General Opinion 2018-12 signed October 10, 2018, is in regards to the use of Psychological Evaluations by persons that are not licensed Psychologists. You can download AG Opinion 2018-12 at the link below:

Attorney General Opinion 2018-12

Currently no additional changes have been approved by the Board.

Notice of Rule Making Intent:

  • Notice of Rule Making Intent - LPC
  • Notice of Rule Making Intent - LMFT
  • Notice of Rule Making Intent - LBP

Rule Impact Statements:

  • Rule Impact Statement - LPC
  • Rule Impact Statement - LMFT
  • Rule Impact Statement - LBP

Rule Amendments:

  • Rule Amendments - LPC
  • Rule Amendments - LMFT
  • Rule Amendments - LBP

FAQs

The official versions of the Acts and Regulations are maintained by the Oklahoma Legislature and the Secretary of State. The official versions are in the formats established by the Legislature and the Office of Administrative Rules.

No. Only changes in the formatting occur.

You may obtain official versions of the Acts from the Oklahoma Legislature at www.lsb.state.ok.us. You may obtain official versions of the Regulations from the Office of Administrative Rules at www.sos.state.ok.us.

Last Modified on Aug 25, 2026
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