§ 59-2059. License – Requirements – Application – Education programs – Notice of qualification or nonqualification.

A.  Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act, on and after January 1, 1997, no person shall practice perfusion in this state unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act.

B.  No person shall be licensed to practice perfusion in this state except upon a finding by the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists that such person:

1.  Has fully complied with all applicable licensure requirements of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act;

2.  Is of good moral character; and

3.  Has produced satisfactory evidence to the Board of the ability of the applicant to practice perfusion with reasonable skill and safety.

C.  An applicant for a perfusionist license must submit a sworn application accompanied by an application fee specified in Section 2071 of this title in an amount set by rule of the Board.

D.  The Board shall prescribe the form of the application and by rule may establish dates by which applications and fees must be received.  These rules must not be inconsistent with present rules of the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision related to application dates of other licenses.

E.  To qualify for the examination for licensure, the applicant must have successfully completed a perfusion education program approved by the Board.

F.  In approving perfusion education programs necessary for qualification for examination, the Board shall approve only a program that has educational standards that are at least as stringent as those established by the Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education and approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association or their successors.

G.  Not later than the forty-fifth day after the date of receipt of a properly submitted and timely application and not later than the thirtieth day before the next examination date, the Board shall notify an applicant in writing that the applicant's application and any other relevant evidence pertaining to applicant qualifications established by the Board by rule have been received and investigated.  The notice shall state whether the application and other evidence submitted have qualified the applicant for examination.  If the applicant has not qualified for examination, the notice shall state the reasons for lack of qualification.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 226, § 9, eff. July 1, 1996.  Amended by Laws 2000, c. 29, § 1, emerg. eff. April 6, 2000.