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34 | 29 | | BILL NO. 1078 By: Gann and Crosswhite Hader |
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35 | 30 | | of the House |
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39 | 34 | | Dahm of the Senate |
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45 | 40 | | An Act relating to sunset; amending 59 O.S. 2011, |
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46 | 41 | | Section 2053, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter |
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47 | 42 | | 466, O.S.L. 2019 (59 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sect ion 2053), |
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48 | 43 | | which relates to the State Board of Examiners of |
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49 | 44 | | Perfusionists; re-creating the Board; and modifying |
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50 | 45 | | termination date. |
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55 | 52 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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56 | 53 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2011, Sect ion 2053, as |
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57 | 54 | | last amended by Section 1, Chapter 466, O.S.L. 2019 (59 O.S. Supp. |
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58 | 55 | | 2020, Section 2053), is amended to read as follows: |
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59 | 56 | | Section 2053. A. There is hereby re -created until July 1, 2021 |
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60 | 57 | | 2024, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sun set Law, |
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61 | 58 | | the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists. The Board shall |
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62 | 59 | | administer the provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists |
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63 | 60 | | Act. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members, appointed by the |
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64 | 61 | | State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. |
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94 | 90 | | one term expires each calendar year; subsequent appointments shall |
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95 | 91 | | be for five-year terms. Members of the Board shall serve at the |
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96 | 92 | | pleasure of and may be removed from office by the appointing |
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97 | 93 | | authority. No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms. |
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98 | 94 | | Members shall continue to serve until their successors are |
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99 | 95 | | appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the |
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100 | 96 | | original appointments. Five members shall constitute a quorum. |
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101 | 97 | | C. The Board shall be composed as follows: |
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102 | 98 | | 1. Three members shall be members of the general public; |
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103 | 99 | | 2. Four members shall be licensed perfusionists appointed from |
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104 | 100 | | a list of not less than te n licensed perfusionists submitted by a |
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105 | 101 | | statewide organization representing licensed perfusionists; and |
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106 | 102 | | 3. Two members shall be physicians licensed pursuant to the |
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107 | 103 | | Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision |
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108 | 104 | | Act and who are also boa rd certified in cardiovascular surgery. |
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109 | 105 | | D. The licensed perfusionist members shall have been engaged in |
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110 | 106 | | rendering perfusion services to the public, teaching perfusion care, |
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111 | 107 | | or research in perfusion care, for at least five (5) years |
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112 | 108 | | immediately preceding t heir appointments. These members shall at |
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113 | 109 | | all times be holders of valid licenses for the practice of perfusion |
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114 | 110 | | in this state, except for the members first appointed to the Board. |
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115 | 111 | | These initial members shall, at the time of appointment, be |
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145 | 140 | | successor organization, and all shall fulfill the requirements for |
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146 | 141 | | licensure pursuant to the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act. All |
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147 | 142 | | members of the Board shall be residents of this state. |
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148 | 143 | | E. Upon expiration or vacancy of the term of a member, the |
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149 | 144 | | respective nominating authority may, as appropriate, submit to the |
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150 | 145 | | appointing authority a list of not less than three persons qualified |
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151 | 146 | | to serve on the Board to fill the expired term of their respective |
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152 | 147 | | member. Appointments may be made from these lists by the appointing |
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153 | 148 | | authority and additional lists may be provided by the respective |
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154 | 149 | | organizations if requested by the appointing authority. |
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155 | 150 | | F. It shall be a ground for removal from the Board if a member: |
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156 | 151 | | 1. Does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications |
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157 | 152 | | required for appointment to the Board; |
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158 | 153 | | 2. Does not maintain during service on the Board the |
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159 | 154 | | qualifications required for appointment to t he Board; |
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160 | 155 | | 3. Violates a prohibition established pursuant to the Oklahoma |
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161 | 156 | | Licensed Perfusionists Act; |
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162 | 157 | | 4. Cannot discharge the member 's term for a substantial part of |
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163 | 158 | | the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or |
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164 | 159 | | disability; or |
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165 | 160 | | 5. Is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled |
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166 | 161 | | board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a |
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