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	53	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	55	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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33		-	SENATE BILL ~~NO.~~ 667 By: Coleman
	57	+	SENATE BILL 667 By: Coleman
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39	65		An Act relating to chiropractors; amending 59 O.S.
40	66		2021, Sections 161.2, 161.3, 161.7, 161.8, and 161.9,
41	67		which relate to the Oklahoma Ch iropractic Practice
42	68		Act; modifying definitions; requiring use of
43	69		licensure portals; modifying certain licensing
44	70		requirements; modifying requirements for notification
45	71		of disapproval; updating statutory language ;
46	72		repealing 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.12 a, which
47	73		relates to registration as chiropractic claims
48	74		consultant; and providing an effective date.
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53	79		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	80		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.2, is
55	81		amended to read as follows:
56	82		Section 161.2. A. Chiropractic is the science and art that
57	83		teaches health in anatomic relation and disease or abnormality in
58	84		anatomic disrelation, and includes hygienic, sanitary and
59	85		therapeutic measures incident thereto in humans. The scope of
60	86		practice of chiropractic shall include those diagnostic and
61	87		treatment services and procedures which have been taught by an
62	88		accredited a chiropractic college program accredited by the Council
63		-	on Chiropractic Education and have been approved by the Board of
64		-	Chiropractic Examiners.
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	140	+	on Chiropractic Education and have been approved by the Board of
	141	+	Chiropractic Examiners.
92	142		B. A chiropractic physician may engage in the practice of
93	143		animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if certified to do so by
94	144		the Board. A licensed chiropractic physician may provide
95	145		chiropractic treatment to an animal withou t being certified in
96	146		animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment by the Board if an
97	147		animal has been referred to the chiropractic physician by a licensed
98	148		veterinarian in writing.
99	149		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.3, i s
100	150		amended to read as follows:
101	151		Section 161.3. As used in the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice
102	152		Act, these words, phrases or terms, unless the context otherwise
103	153		indicates, shall have the following meanings:
104	154		1. “Accredited chiropractic college program” means a
105	155		chiropractic educational institution degree program which is
106	156		accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S.
107	157		Department of Education;
108	158		2. “Animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment ” means
109	159		treatment that includes vertebral subluxation complex (vsc) and
110	160		spinal manipulation of nonhuman vertebrates. The term “animal
111	161		animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment” treatment shall not be
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113	163		a. use of x-rays,
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143	217		d. performance of traditional veterinary care;
144	218		3. “Applicant” means any person submitting an application for
145	219		licensure to the Board;
146	220		4. “Board” means the Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
147	221		5. “Certified chiropractic assistant ” means an unlicensed
148	222		member of a chiropractic physician ’s team of healthcare workers who
149	223		may assist a chiropractic physician in the performance of
150	224		examination and therapeutic procedures and techniques necessary to
151	225		deliver healthcare services to patients within the scope of
152	226		chiropractic and has been certified by the Board;
153	227		6. “Chiropractic physician ”, “chiropractor”, “doctor of
154	228		chiropractic”, “practitioner of chiropractic ” and “licensee” are
155	229		synonymous and mean a person holding an original license to practice
156	230		chiropractic in this st ate;
157	231		7. “Examination” means the process used by the Board, prior to
158	232		the issuance of an original license, to test the qualifications and
159	233		knowledge of an applicant on any or all of the following: current
160	234		statutes, rules or any of those subjects listed in Se ction 161.8 of
161	235		this title;
162	236		8. “Intern” means a student at an accredited chiro practic
163	237		college program who is participating in the Chiropractic
164	238		Undergraduate Preceptorship Program;
165		-	9. “Nonclinical” means of a business nature including, but not
166		-	limited to, practice management, insurance information, and co mputer
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	290	+	9. “Nonclinical” means of a business nature including, but not
	291	+	limited to, practice management, insurance information, and computer
194	292		information. It shall also mean the discussion of philosophy as it
195	293		relates to the performance of chiropractic;
196	294		10. “Original license” means a license granting initial
197	295		authorization to practice chir opractic in this state issued by the
198	296		Board to an applicant found by the Board to meet the licensing
199	297		requirements of the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act, by
200	298		examination pursuant to Section 161.7 of this title, or by
201	299		relocation of practice pursuant to Sec tion 161.9 of this title;
202	300		11. “Preceptor” means a chiropractic physician who is
203	301		participating in the Chiropractic Undergraduate Preceptorship
204	302		Program;
205	303		12. “Relocation of practice ” means the recognition and approval
206	304		by the Board, prior to the issuance of an original license, of the
207	305		chiropractic licensing process in another state, c ountry, territory
208	306		or province; and
209	307		13. “Renewal license” means a license issued to a chiropractic
210	308		physician by the Board, on or before the first day of July of each
211	309		year, which authorizes such licensee to practice chiropractic in
212	310		this state during the succeeding calendar year.
213	311		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.7, is
214	312		amended to read as follows:
215		-	Section 161.7. A. 1. Applications for an original license by
216		-	examination to practice chiroprac tic in this state shall be made to
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	364	+	Section 161.7. A. 1. Applications for an ori ginal license by
	365	+	examination to practice chiropractic in this state shall be m ade to
244	366		the Board of Chiropractic Examiners in writing on a form and in a
245	367		manner prescribed by the Board through the online licens ure portal.
246	368		2. The application shall be accompan ied by a fee of Three
247	369		Hundred Dollars ($300.00), which shall not be refundable under any
248	370		circumstances.
249	371		3. If the application is disapproved by the Board, the
250	372		applicant shall be so notified by the Executive Director of the
251	373		Board of Chiropractic Examiners , with the reason for such
252	374		disapproval fully stated in writing.
253	375		4. If the application is approved, the applicant may take an
254	376		examination administered by the Board for the purpose of securing an
255	377		original license. The Board may accept a passing score on an
256	378		examination administered by the National Board of Chiropractic
257	379		Examiners taken by the applicant or may require the applicant to
258	380		take an examination administered by the Board or both.
259	381		5. Prior to approval of an application, the Board may authorize
260	382		the Executive Director of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to
261	383		issue a temporary lic ense to an applicant who has submitted a
262	384		completed application and who, upon payment of the examination fee,
263	385		has passed the required examination with a score acceptable to the
264	386		Board. A temporary license shall authorize the applicant to
265	387		practice chiropractic in Oklahoma between the submission of the
266		-	application and the applicant ’s approval for licensure by the Board.
267		-	A temporary license shall expire upon the Board ’s approval of a
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	439	+	application and the applicant ’s approval for licensure by the Board.
	440	+	A temporary license shall expire upon the Board ’s approval of a
295	441		permanent license or ten (10) calendar days following the Board ’s
296	442		denial of an application for a permanent license.
297	443		B. Applicants for an original license to practice chiropractic
298	444		in this state shall submit to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners
299	445		documentary evidence of completion of:
300	446		1. A course of resident study of not less than four (4) years
301	447		of nine (9) months each in an accredited chiropractic college A
302	448		valid degree of Doctor of Chiropractic from a program accredited by
303	449		the Council on Chiropractic Edu cation. A senior student at an
304	450		accredited chiropractic college program may make application for an
305	451		original license by examination prior to graduation, but such a
306	452		license shall not be issued until documentary evidence of the
307	453		graduation of the student from the college program has been
308	454		submitted to the Board;
309	455		2. Parts I, II, III, IV and physiotherapy as administered by
310	456		the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners with a passing score;
311	457		and
312	458		3. Passing a jurisprudence examination approved by the Board
313	459		with a score of seventy-five percent (75%) or better.
314	460		C. Each applicant shall be a g raduate of an accredited
315	461		chiropractic college program. For those graduating from a
316	462		chiropractic program outside the United States, the applicants must
317		-	have completed an educational program leading to a degree in
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345	515		chiropractic from an institution authorized to operate by the
346	516		government having jurisdiction in which it is domiciled.
347	517		D. All credentials, diplomas, and other required documentation
348	518		in a foreign language submitted to the Board by such applicants
349	519		shall be accompanied by notarized English translatio ns.
350	520		E. International applicants shall provide satisfactory evidence
351	521		of meeting the requirements for permanent residence or temporary
352	522		nonimmigrant status as set forth by the Unit ed States Citizenship
353	523		and Immigration Services.
354	524		F. Effective January 1, 2006, out -of-state licensed applicants
355	525		shall submit to the Board documentary evidence that the applicant
356	526		has malpractice insurance. New applicants shall submit to the Board
357	527		documentary evidence that the applicant has malpractice insurance
358	528		within six (6) months of obtaining their his or her Oklahoma
359	529		license.
360	530		G. An applicant for an original license shall:
361	531		1. Inform the Board as to whether the person has previously
362	532		been licensed in Okl ahoma and whether the license was revoked or
363	533		surrendered;
364	534		2. Inform the Board as to whether the applicant has ever been
365	535		licensed in another jurisdiction and whether any disciplinary action
366	536		was taken against the applicant;
367		-	3. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any criminal
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396	590		to, pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, receiving a deferred
397	591		sentence for, or being convicted of a felony crime that
398	592		substantially relates to the practice of chiro practic and poses a
399	593		reasonable threat to public safety; and
400	594		4. If requested, appear before the Board for a personal
401	595		interview.
402	596		H. No later than one (1) year after receiving a license to
403	597		practice in Oklahoma, chiropractic physicians shall complete an
404	598		orientation course of training approved by the Board. The
405	599		orientation course hour s shall count as continuing education credits
406	600		for the year in which they were earned. An association may provide
407	601		the orientation course of training.
408	602		I. The Board may issue an o riginal license to those applicants
409	603		who have passed the required examination with a score acceptable to
410	604		the Board and who meet all other requirements set forth by the
411	605		Board. No license fee shall be charged by the Board for the balance
412	606		of the calendar year in which such a license is issued.
413	607		J. In addition to an applicant ’s failure to meet any other
414	608		requirements imposed by this section or other applicable law, the
415	609		Board may deny a license or impose probationary conditions if an
416	610		applicant has:
417		-	1. Pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, received a deferred
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	663	+	sentence for, or been convicted of a felony crime that substantially
446	664		relates to the practice of chiropractic and poses a reasonable
447	665		threat to public safety;
448	666		2. Been the subject of disciplinary action by the Board; or
449	667		3. Been the subject of disciplinary action in another
450	668		jurisdiction.
451	669		K. As used in this section:
452	670		1. “Substantially relates ” means the nature of criminal conduct
453	671		for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the
454	672		fitness or ability t o perform one or more of the duties or
455	673		responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and
456	674		2. “Poses a reasonable threat ” means the nature of criminal
457	675		conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat
458	676		of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability
459	677		to serve the public or work with othe rs in the occupation.
460	678		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.8, is
461	679		amended to read as follows:
462	680		Section 161.8. If an examination is administere d by the Board
463	681		of Chiropractic Examiners, it shall include those technical,
464	682		professional and practical subjects that relate to the practice of
465	683		chiropractic including, but not limited to, chiropractic principles,
466	684		anatomy, histology, physiology, symptomatolo gy, orthopedia,
467	685		chemistry, spinography, diagnosis, sanitation and hygiene,
468		-	pathology, public health s ervice and adjustology. The Board shall
469		-	also examine each applicant in the art of chiropractic adjusting, x -
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498	740		and other subjects taught by accredited chiropractic colleges
499	741		programs.
500	742		SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.9, is
501	743		amended to read as follows:
502	744		Section 161.9. A. Applications for an original license by
503	745		relocation of practice to practice chiropractic in this state shall
504	746		be made to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners in writing on a form
505	747		and in a manner prescribed by the Board through the online licensure
506	748		portal. The application shall be accompanied b y a fee of Three
507	749		Hundred Dollars ($300.00), which shall not be refundable under any
508	750		circumstances. If the application is disapproved by the Board, it
509	751		shall be returned to the applicant shall be notified by the
510	752		Executive Director of the Board of Chiropract ic Examiners, with the
511	753		reason for its disapproval fully stated in writing.
512	754		B. The Board may, in its discretion, issue an original license
513	755		by relocation to practice to an applicant who is currently licensed
514	756		to practice chiropractic in another state, countr y, territory or
515	757		province, upon the following conditions:
516	758		1. That the applicant is of good moral character;
517	759		2. That the requirements for licensure in the state, country,
518	760		territory or province in which the applicant is licensed are deemed
519		-	by the Board to be equivalent to the requirements for obtaining an
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547	813		original license by examinat ion in force in this state at the date
548	814		of such license;
549	815		3. That the applicant has no disciplinary matters pending
550	816		against him or her in any state, country, territory or province ;
551	817		4. That the license of the applicant was obtained by
552	818		examination in the state, country, territory or province wherein it
553	819		was issued, or was obtained by examination of the National Board of
554	820		Chiropractic Examiners;
555	821		5. That the applicant passes a jurispru dence examination given
556	822		by the Board or the National Board of Chiropractic Exa miners with a
557	823		minimum score of seventy -five percent (75%) or better; and
558	824		6. That the applicant meets all other requirements of the
559	825		Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act.
560	826		C. Any applicant requesting a license by relocation of practice
561	827		into Oklahoma shall:
562	828		1. Submit to the Board documentary evidence that the applicant
563	829		has been in active practice as a chiropractic physician three (3)
564	830		years immediately preceding the date of the applic ation;
565	831		2. Provide full disclosure to the Board of any disciplinary
566	832		action taken against the applicant pursuant to licensure as a
567	833		chiropractic physician in any state pursuant to licensure and/or
568	834		criminal proceedings;
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596	886		3. Provide full disclosure to the Boar d of any criminal
597	887		proceeding taken against the applicant in any jurisdiction
598	888		including, but not limited to:
599	889		a. pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a
600	890		deferred sentence or being convicted of a felony,
601	891		b. pleading guilty, pleading nolo conten dere, receiving a
602	892		deferred sentence or being convicted of a misdemeanor
603	893		involving moral turpitude, or
604	894		c. pleading guilty, pleading nolo contendere, receiving a
605	895		deferred sentence or being convicted of a violation of
606	896		federal or state controlled dangerous sub stance laws;
607	897		4. If requested, appear before the Board for a personal
608	898		interview; and
609	899		5. Pay an application fee to be set by rule of the Board.
610	900		D. The Board may authorize the Executive Director of the Board
611	901		of Chiropractic Examiners to issue a temporary l icense to an
612	902		applicant who has submitted a completed application and has passe d
613	903		the required examination with a score acceptable to the Board. A
614	904		temporary license shall authorize the applicant to practice
615	905		chiropractic in Oklahoma between the submission of the application
616	906		and the applicant’s approval for licensure by the Board. A
617	907		temporary license shall expire upon the Board ’s approval of a
618	908		permanent license or ten (10) calendar days following the Board ’s
619	909		denial of an application for a permanent license.
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647	961		E. No license fee shall be charged by the Board for the balance
648	962		of the calendar year in which such a license is issued.
649	963		F. In addition to an applicant ’s failure to meet any other
650	964		requirements imposed by this section or other applicable law, the
651	965		Board may deny a license or impose probationary conditions if an
652	966		applicant has:
653	967		1. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred
654	968		sentence or been convicted of a felony;
655	969		2. Pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere, received a deferred
656	970		sentence or been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral
657	971		turpitude;
658	972		3. Pleaded guilty, ple aded nolo contendere, received a deferred
659	973		sentence or been convicted of a violation of federal or state
660	974		controlled dangerous substance laws;
661	975		4. Been the subject of disciplinary action by the Board; or
662	976		5. Been the subject of disciplinary action in another
663	977		jurisdiction.
664	978		SECTION 6. REPEALER 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.12 a, is
665	979		hereby repealed.
666	980		SECTION 7. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
667		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES~~
668		-	~~February 17,~~ 2025 ~~- DO PASS~~
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