Title 510

An osteopathic physician's authorization of or use of the term "board certified," or "diplomate," or any similar word or phrase in any advertising for his or her osteopathic medical practice shall constitute misleading or deceptive advertising unless the osteopathic physician discloses the complete name of the specialty board or certifying organization which conferred the certification and the specialty board or certifying organization, so named, meets requirements in paragraph 1 and 2 of this section:

(1) The certifying organization is a member of the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists or the American Board of Medical Specialties, or the American Association of Physician Specialists.

(2) The certifying organization requires that its applicants be certified by a separate certifying organization that is a member of the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists or the American Board of Medical Specialties or American Association of Physician Specialists and the certifying organization meets the criteria set forth in Section B, below.

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Each certifying organization that is not a member board of the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists or the American Board of Medical Specialties or American Association of Physician Specialists must meet each of the requirements set forth in paragraph 1 through 5 of this section:

(1) The certifying organization requires all physicians who are seeking certification to successfully pass a written or an oral examination or both, which test the applicant's knowledge and skills in that specialty or subspecialty area of osteopathic medicine. All or part of the examination may be delegated to a testing organization. All examinations require a psychometric evaluation for validation;

(2) The certifying organization has written proof of a determination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service that the body is tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code pursuant to Section 501(c);

(3) The certifying board has a permanent headquarters and staff;

(4) The certifying board has at least 100 duly licensed certificate holders from at least one-third of the States of the United States; and,

(5) The certifying organization requires all physicians who are seeking certification to have satisfactorily completed identifiable and substantial training in the specialty or subspecialty area of osteopathic medicine in which the physician is seeking certification, and the certifying organization utilizes appropriate peer review. This identifiable training shall be deemed acceptable unless determined by the Board to be adequate in scope, content and duration in that specialty or subspecialty area of osteopathic medicine in order to protect the public health and safety.

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A physician may not use the term "board certified" or "diplomate" or any similar word or phrases if the board certification has expired and has not been renewed at the time the advertising was published or broadcast.

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The terms "board eligible," "board qualified," or any similar words or phrases shall not be used in osteopathic physician advertising, unless permitted by the specialty boards.

^{[Source: Added at 20 Ok Reg 2841, eff 9-12-03; Amended 9-11-22]}