Eric Ashmore, Executive Director
State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure
3815 N. Santa Fe, Ste. 110
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Re: Childs, Case No. 2023-LPC-287
Dear Director Ashmore:
This office has received your request for a written Attorney General Opinion regarding action that the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (“Board”) intends to take with respect to Respondent’s Licensed Professional Counselor (“LPC”) license number 7391.
The Licensed Professional Counselors Act (“Act”) authorizes the Board to revoke the license of a person who engages in “fraud or deceit in connection with services rendered[,]” “negligence or wrongful actions in the performance of his or her duties[,]” or “unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the Board.” 59 O.S.2021, § 1912(A)(2), (4–5). Additionally, the Act allows the Board to assess an administrative penalty for any person who has violated any provision of the Act. 59 O.S.2021, § 1913.1(B).
On November 3, 2025, Respondent pled guilty to one (1) felony count of Medicaid Fraud in Oklahoma County case number CF-2025-1454. After a hearing on February 6, 2026, the Board found that Respondent’s actions and plea of guilt violated the Licensed Professional Counselors Act and proposes to revoke Respondent’s LPC license and assess a two-thousand-dollar ($2,000) administrative penalty.
It is, therefore, the official opinion of the Attorney General that the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure has adequate support for the conclusion that this action advances the State’s policy to uphold standards of professionalism among behavioral practitioners.
Cheryl Dixon
Deputy General Counsel
