OLERE (Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
Examination) Updated Study Guide Questions and
Answers (2026) | Focused Revision Pack | Grade A+
• State Commissioner of Health with the advice and consent of the State Board of
Health . Answer: The Oklahoma LPC Advisory board members are appointed by
______.
• 5 . Answer: ___ of the members of the board are Licensed Professional Counselors.
• 2 . Answer: ___ of the members of the board are lay persons.
• 4 . Answer: Licensed Professional Counselors Advisory Board members are appointed
for a ____ year term.
• 30 . Answer: Vacancies occurring in the Advisory Board shall be filled for the UN-
expired term by appointment of the Commissioner with the advice and consent of the
Board from a list of qualified candidates submitted within ___ days of such vacancy.
• 3 . Answer: Advisory Board members shall be ineligible for reappointment for a period
of ___ following completion of their term.
• 4 . Answer: The Advisory Board shall hold at least ____regular meetings each year.
• 4 . Answer: ___ members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.
• A chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary. . Answer: The advisory Board shall elect
annually the following officers:
• 60 . Answer: An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed professional counselor
shall have:
1. Successfully completed at least ____ graduate semester hours (ninety (90) graduate
quarter hours) of counseling-related course work.
• 1 . Answer: The applicant shall have no less than ___ year of supervised full-time
experience in counseling
• 2 . Answer: The Commissioner shall preserve answers to any examination, and the
applicant's performance on each section, as part the records of the Department for a
period of ___ years following the date of the examination.
• 24 . Answer: Each initial license issued pursuant to the Licensed Professional
Counselors Act shall expire ___ months from the date of issuance unless revoked
, • criminal acts or violation of any law. . Answer: No information shall be treated as
privileged and there shall be no privileges created by the Licensed Professional
Counselors Act as to any information acquired by the person licensed pursuant to the
Licensed Professional Counselors Act when such information pertains to ______
• civil, criminal or disciplinary action . Answer: If the licensed professional counselor is a
party to a _____ arising from such therapy, in which case any waiver of the privilege
accorded by this section shall be limited to that action.
• 100 . Answer: Any person who practices counseling (without license), upon conviction
thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imposition of a fine
of not less than ____nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense
and in addition may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed six (6) months in the county
jail or by both such fine and imprisonment.
• 1. Been convicted of a felony;
2. Been convicted of a misdemeanor determined to be such a nature as to render the
person convicted unfit to practice counseling;
3. Engaged in fraud or deceit in connection with services rendered or in establishing
needed qualifications to the provisions of the act;
4. Knowingly aided or abetted a person not licensed pursuant to these provisions in
representing himself as a
licensed professional counselor in this state;
5. Engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the Board;
6. Engaging in negligence or wrongful actions in the performance of his duties; or
7. Misrepresented any information required in obtaining a license. . Answer: The
Department, may deny, revoke suspend or place on probation any license or specialty
designation issued pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors
Act to a licensed professional counselor, if the person has ____
• 15 . Answer: If the Department determines that a felony conviction of an applicant
renders the convicted applicant unfit to practice counseling, the Commissioner shall
provide notice and opportunity to the applicant, by certified mail at the last known
address, for an administrative hearing to contest such determination before the
Department may deny the application. The request shall be made by the applicant
within ___ days of receipt of the notice.
• 10,000 . Answer: The maximum administrative penalty shall not exceed $_____.
• federal, state, or local governmental agencies . Answer: All licensed professional
counselors, except those employed by ______, shall, prior to the performance of
service, furnish the client with a copy of the Statement of Professional Disclosure as
promulgated by rule of the State Board of Health. A current copy shall be on file with the
State Department of Health at all times.
Examination) Updated Study Guide Questions and
Answers (2026) | Focused Revision Pack | Grade A+
• State Commissioner of Health with the advice and consent of the State Board of
Health . Answer: The Oklahoma LPC Advisory board members are appointed by
______.
• 5 . Answer: ___ of the members of the board are Licensed Professional Counselors.
• 2 . Answer: ___ of the members of the board are lay persons.
• 4 . Answer: Licensed Professional Counselors Advisory Board members are appointed
for a ____ year term.
• 30 . Answer: Vacancies occurring in the Advisory Board shall be filled for the UN-
expired term by appointment of the Commissioner with the advice and consent of the
Board from a list of qualified candidates submitted within ___ days of such vacancy.
• 3 . Answer: Advisory Board members shall be ineligible for reappointment for a period
of ___ following completion of their term.
• 4 . Answer: The Advisory Board shall hold at least ____regular meetings each year.
• 4 . Answer: ___ members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.
• A chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary. . Answer: The advisory Board shall elect
annually the following officers:
• 60 . Answer: An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed professional counselor
shall have:
1. Successfully completed at least ____ graduate semester hours (ninety (90) graduate
quarter hours) of counseling-related course work.
• 1 . Answer: The applicant shall have no less than ___ year of supervised full-time
experience in counseling
• 2 . Answer: The Commissioner shall preserve answers to any examination, and the
applicant's performance on each section, as part the records of the Department for a
period of ___ years following the date of the examination.
• 24 . Answer: Each initial license issued pursuant to the Licensed Professional
Counselors Act shall expire ___ months from the date of issuance unless revoked
, • criminal acts or violation of any law. . Answer: No information shall be treated as
privileged and there shall be no privileges created by the Licensed Professional
Counselors Act as to any information acquired by the person licensed pursuant to the
Licensed Professional Counselors Act when such information pertains to ______
• civil, criminal or disciplinary action . Answer: If the licensed professional counselor is a
party to a _____ arising from such therapy, in which case any waiver of the privilege
accorded by this section shall be limited to that action.
• 100 . Answer: Any person who practices counseling (without license), upon conviction
thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imposition of a fine
of not less than ____nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense
and in addition may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed six (6) months in the county
jail or by both such fine and imprisonment.
• 1. Been convicted of a felony;
2. Been convicted of a misdemeanor determined to be such a nature as to render the
person convicted unfit to practice counseling;
3. Engaged in fraud or deceit in connection with services rendered or in establishing
needed qualifications to the provisions of the act;
4. Knowingly aided or abetted a person not licensed pursuant to these provisions in
representing himself as a
licensed professional counselor in this state;
5. Engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the Board;
6. Engaging in negligence or wrongful actions in the performance of his duties; or
7. Misrepresented any information required in obtaining a license. . Answer: The
Department, may deny, revoke suspend or place on probation any license or specialty
designation issued pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors
Act to a licensed professional counselor, if the person has ____
• 15 . Answer: If the Department determines that a felony conviction of an applicant
renders the convicted applicant unfit to practice counseling, the Commissioner shall
provide notice and opportunity to the applicant, by certified mail at the last known
address, for an administrative hearing to contest such determination before the
Department may deny the application. The request shall be made by the applicant
within ___ days of receipt of the notice.
• 10,000 . Answer: The maximum administrative penalty shall not exceed $_____.
• federal, state, or local governmental agencies . Answer: All licensed professional
counselors, except those employed by ______, shall, prior to the performance of
service, furnish the client with a copy of the Statement of Professional Disclosure as
promulgated by rule of the State Board of Health. A current copy shall be on file with the
State Department of Health at all times.
