SECTION 140:10-5-2. License renewal program approval

(a)   Approval of programs to be offered to satisfy license renewal provisions of the Subchapter is vested solely in the Board. No program shall be offered, advertised or marketed for the purpose of license renewal prior to being approved by the Board.

(b)   It shall be the duty of the Board to review and consider for approval, during a meeting of the Board, every application from a chiropractic association, accredited chiropractic college or other entity which desires to present a continuing chiropractic education program required for license renewal.

(c)   The Board shall maintain a list of all applicants that notify the Board of an intent to present a continuing chiropractic education program for license renewal. It shall be the duty of each applicant to inform the Board of any change of address or name.

(d)   All applications to present continuing chiropractic program must be submitted at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to said education programs being presented. Each application must contain the qualifications of the applicant, association or entity seeking to sponsor the program, the state of domicile, the classification of the applicant as "profit" or "nonprofit", and the educational experience of the instructors conducting the program.

(e)   The board shall create and approve an application form. An applicant association or accredited chiropractic college shall submit a separate application for each program it wishes to present.

(f)   The board in its discretion, may refer the application to the Advisory Committee or the Executive Director for review and/or information gathering.

(g)   During the meeting provided for in paragraph (b) of this Section, each applicant, shall be given the opportunity to make an oral presentation of no more than fifteen (15) minutes for each application to provide the Board with any additional relevant information for such program. The board may request additional information regarding the application.

(h)   The board shall consider, among other relevant factors, the content of the program and the cost by for a chiropractic physician to attend the program. The Board shall not approve programs which do not present a program of a chiropractic nature; provided no program shall be approved which is used primarily as a sales promotion for the entity which presents the program or any speaker who presents any part of a program or at which products or services related to the programs are offered for sale.

(i)   At the conclusion of all presentations and during the same meeting, the board shall announce individually the approval or denial of the application to present a continuing chiropractic program. The Board shall state the specific reason or reasons for the denial of any application.

(j)   All programs approved by the Board shall be open to all persons.

[Source: Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4563, eff 8-25-94; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2988, eff 7-13-98; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1042, eff 5-26-05; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2442, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 855, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 904, eff 9-14-18]