The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall have the power and duty to:

1. Promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the performance of its duties pursuant to the provisions of the Physical Therapy Practice Act;

2. Determine, as recommended by the Committee, the qualifications of applicants for licensure, conduct all examinations, and determine which applicants successfully passed such examinations;

3. Issue a license to each applicant who passes the examination in accordance with standards promulgated by the Board pursuant to the Physical Therapy Practice Act, and who is otherwise in compliance with the Physical Therapy Practice Act. A license shall also be issued to persons who qualify for such license pursuant to the provisions of Sections 887.9 and 887.10 of this title. Said licenses shall be subject to annual renewal as provided by the Physical Therapy Practice Act;

4. Make such investigations and inspections as are necessary to ensure compliance with the Physical Therapy Practice Act and the rules and regulations of the Board promulgated pursuant to the act;

5. Conduct hearings as required by the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Report to the district attorney having jurisdiction or the Attorney General any act committed by any person which may constitute a misdemeanor pursuant to the provisions of the Physical Therapy Practice Act;

7. Initiate prosecution and civil proceedings;

8. Suspend, revoke or deny the license of any physical therapist and physical therapist assistant for violation of any provisions of the Physical Therapy Practice Act or rules and regulations promulgated by the Board pursuant to this act;

9. Maintain a record listing the name of each physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensed in this state;

10. Compile a list of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed to practice in this state. Said list shall be available to any person upon application to the Board and the payment of such fee as determined by the Board for the reasonable expense thereof pursuant to the provisions of the Physical Therapy Practice Act;

11. Make such expenditures and employ such personnel as it may deem necessary for the administration of the provisions of the Physical Therapy Practice Act; and

12. Conduct state and national criminal history record checks as determined by the Board through the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with 28 U.S.C., Section 534 and 34 U.S.C., Section 40316; provided, however, that reports from such record checks shall not be shared with entities outside of this state.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 153, § 5, emerg. eff. May 26, 1965. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 345, § 4; Laws 1987, c. 13, § 4, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 2019, c. 198, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 2019.