SECTION 560:10-1-2. Intern programs

(a)   Before a trainee may begin an intern program, he must be licensed as an intern examiner in the State of Oklahoma. This requires:

(1)   Filing with the Board, the name of his proposed internship sponsor. Sponsor shall not be employer of Intern except when approved by the Board.

(2)   Filing with the Board, a written statement from his sponsor agreeing to undertake the responsibilities for such training and agreeing to abide by regulations adopted by the Board; and

(3)   Obtaining the Board's permission to begin the intern program under the control of a Board approved sponsor, while appearing personally before the Board with all required material.

(b)   During the intern program, the sponsor must be available for instruction and consultation with the intern examiner. The sponsor will review and critique the polygraph charts of all examinations conducted by the intern on at least a monthly basis, and must place the date of the review and his initials at the end of each chart.

(c)   The sponsor will make reports to the Board no later than ten (10) business days prior to each regularly scheduled Board meeting, on forms provided by the Board, concerning the intern's progress.

(d)   The Board may request and require inspection and review of the internship program of any intern at any time and in a manner prescribed by the Board.

(e)   If at any time, a conflict arises between an intern and sponsor during an internship program, either the intern or the sponsor shall have the right to appeal in writing to the Board for mediation of the conflict. The Board, at its discretion, may call upon any resident licensed examiner, who is qualified to be a trainee sponsor, to assist in any hearings, reviews, or critiques in order to resolve the conflict and reach a satisfactory solution.

(f)   It shall be the duty of both the trainee and the sponsor to report any infraction or violation of the Rules and Regulations to the Board for appropriate action.

(g)   To be eligible to serve as a sponsor, a polygraph examiner must have held an original Oklahoma Polygraph Examiners license continually for at least two (2) years and be currently licensed.

(h)   No licensed examiner shall have more than two (2) interns under his sponsorship at any time.

(i)   The Board may require an intern applicant and sponsor to personally appear before the Board at the time the intern license application is to be considered, or at any subsequent time the Board may direct. Records to support the trainee's application or intern program must be produced upon request by the Board. Failure to appear or produce the required records may cause the application to be tabled until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. In the case of an already licensed intern and his sponsor, failure to appear or produce records may lead to the suspension or revocation of the license of the intern and/or his sponsor.

(j)   Trainees shall be required to conduct at least thirty-five (35) specific examinations during the intern program.

(k)   At the discretion of the Board, an applicant for an intern license may be asked to take a polygraph examination concerning any questioned information on his application. The applicant may refuse to take the examination, but granting of an intern license will be delayed or refused until the questioned information can be verified.

(l)   Intern examiners shall be bound by all provisions of the Act and by all Rules and Regulations established by the Board for fully licensed examiners.

(m)   The applicant will be required, at each regularly scheduled Board meeting, to present all charts, question lists, logbook, determinations, and opinions of examinations conducted during the internship period. The applicant may be required to explain the polygraph chart recordings and his opinions.

[Source: Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3660, eff 7-26-98]