Title 510

[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff6-27-96; Revoked at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25] 

[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff6-27-96; Revoked at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25] 

Written communication may be addressed to the Board at the office of the Board. Electronic communication shall be addressed to support@osboe.ok.gov. Facsimile communications may be sent to the office of the Board. All applications for licensure, renewal and related documents must be submitted through the Board's online platform. Telephonic communications may be made during regular office hours for assistance and accommodation. 

[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff6-27-96; Amended at 39 Ok Reg 2043, eff9-11-22; Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25] 

The Board holds regular quarterly meetings on the third Thursday of June and September and the second Thursday of March and December of each year except that such regularly scheduled meetings may be cancelled or changed at the Boards discretion. The Board may hold other meetings of a special or emergency nature in its discretion. Meetings will be conducted at the Board office or other designated locations as necessary or desirable. A majority of the members of the Board constitute a quorum and may transact any business of the Board by a simple majority vote of the quorum present. The Board Executive Director, or designee, shall ensure all notice and final Agenda posting requirements for any meeting of the Board comply with 25 O.S. § 311. 

[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff6-27-96; Amended at 39 Ok Reg 2043, eff9-11-22; Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25] 

The following documents shall be available for public inspection and copying or printing at the Board's principal office during regular office hours: all records of receipt and expenditure of funds, rules adopted by the Board, declaratory rulings issued by the Board, minutes of Board meetings, applications for Iicensure and renewal, the official record of individual proceedings and other records required to be maintained by Oklahoma law and to be made public by the Oklahoma Open Records Act. The records to be made public do not include documents that are confidential or subject to an evidentiary privilege (including patient records and attorney/client communications) or are protected from disclosure under the work product doctrine, the Board's litigation files, the Board's investigatory files and reports and communications to the Board about current and prospective licensees. Printed copies of the documents available to the public will be provided upon the Board's receipt of a written request and payment of required fees, including $.25 for each page printed . [59 O.S., Section 627, 51 O.S., Section 24A.1 et seq.] 

[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff6-27-96; Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25] 

True and correct copies of records of the Board may be certified by the Board's secretary or executive director. 

[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff6-27-96; Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25] 

Members of the Board may be compensated at the daily per diem rate for state employees in addition to the reimbursement for expenses as provided for in the Oklahoma Travel and Reimbursement Act, 74 O.S., Section 500.1 et seq.

^{[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1769, eff 9-11-16]}

The Board may investigate any matter within its statutory authority. Licensees and applicants for licensure shall provide information requested by the Board and shall allow the Board to inspect their records and facilities without advanced notice. The Board may compel oral testimony, written responses to interrogatories, production of documents and inspection of property through subpoenas issued by the Board President, Board Secretary, Board Executive Director, any other persons authorized by the Board authorized to issue subpoenas, or search warrants issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Additionally, the Board Executive Director may issue a subpoena for substance abuse screening with no advanced notice to the respondent, with prior written approval by the Board President, or designee. [59 O.S., Section 626(D) and 637(C)]. 

[Source: Added at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff6-27-96; Amended at 39 Ok Reg 2043, eff9-11-22; Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25]

Whenever these rules prescribe a specific duty be performed by a specified Officer, the Board may, in its discretion, designate any other Officer, Board Member or Staff Member to perform such duty.

^{[Source: Added at 33 Ok Reg 1769, eff 9-11-16]}