§ 59-2060. Licenses - Examination.

A.  The applicant, except where otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act, shall be required to pass an examination, whereupon the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists may issue to the applicant a license to practice perfusion.  Examinations shall be prepared or approved by the Board and administered to qualified applicants at least once each calendar year.

B.  An examination prescribed by the Board may be or may include the written and oral examinations given by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or by a national or state testing service in lieu of an examination prepared by the Board.

C.  Not later than thirty (30) days after the date on which an examination is administered under the provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act, the Board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination.  If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national or state testing service, the Board shall notify examinees of the results of the examination within two (2) weeks after the date the Board receives the results from the testing service.  If the notice of examination results will be delayed for more than ninety (90) days after the examination date, the Board shall notify the examinee of the reason for the delay before the ninetieth day.

D.  If requested in writing by a person who fails the examination, the Board shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.

E.  The Board by rule may establish a limit on the number of times an applicant who fails an examination may retake the examination and the requirements for retaking the examination.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 226, § 10, eff. July 1, 1996.