SECTION 86:21-7-8. Relations with the public and other professions

(a)   Misrepresentation. LBPs shall not misrepresent nor accept the misrepresentation by others of the efficacy of the LBPs' professional services.

(b)   Credentials claimed. LBPs shall claim or imply only the professional credentials possessed and shall be responsible for correcting any known misrepresentations of their credentials by others. Professional credentials include graduate degrees in behavioral health services or closely related mental health fields, accreditation of graduate programs, national voluntary certifications, government-issued certifications or licenses, or any other credential that might indicate to the public the LBPs' additional knowledge or expertise in behavioral health services.

(c)   The use of doctoral degrees and the title "Doctor. " An LBP may use the doctoral degree and the title "Doctor" in advertising, practice and status as an LBP, only if the doctoral degree from a program in psychology and if the degree was granted by a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education.

(d)   Advertisement. When an LBP announces services or advertises, the LBP shall represent services to the public by identifying credentials in an accurate manner that is not false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent. An LBP shall only advertise the highest degree earned in behavioral health services or a closely related field from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. All advertisements or announcements of behavioral health services including telephone directory listings by an LBP shall clearly state the LBP's licensure status by the use of a title such as "LBP", or "Licensed Behavioral Practitioner" or a statement such as "licensed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health."

(e)   License. Each LBP shall display the original, current license in a prominent place in the primary location of practice.

(f)   Public statements. When an LBP provides advice or comment by means of public lectures, demonstrations, radio or television programs, prerecorded tapes, printed articles, mailed material, or other media, they shall take reasonable precautions to ensure that:

(1)   The statements are based on appropriate professional literature and practice;

(2)   The statements are otherwise consistent with the LBP Rules of Professional Conduct; and

(3)   There is no implication that a professional behavioral health services relationship has been established.

(g)   Rebates. An LBP shall not give or accept a commission, rebate, or other form of remuneration for referral of clients for professional services.

(h)   Accepting fees from agency clients. An LBP shall refuse a private fee or other remuneration for rendering services to persons who are entitled to such services through the agency or institution that employs the LBP. If the policies of a particular agency provide for agency clients to receive behavioral health services from members of its staff in private practice, the agency shall inform clients of other options open to them should they seek private behavioral health services.

(i)   Candidates for LBP licensure. Candidates for licensure as a Licensed Behavioral Practitioner shall not refer to themselves as a Licensed Behavioral Practitioner or LBP.

[Source: Transferred from 310:403-7-7 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor’s Note at beginning of this Chapter)]