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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 5, 2021
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1078 By: Gann and Crosswhite Hader
of the House
and
Dahm of the Senate
An Act relating to sunset; amending 59 O.S. 2011,
Section 2053, as last amended by Section 1, Chapte r
466, O.S.L. 2019 (59 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sect ion 2053),
which relates to the State Board of Examiners of
Perfusionists; re-creating the Board; and modifying
termination date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2011, Sect ion 2053, as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 466, O.S.L. 2019 (59 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 2053), is amended to read as follows:
Section 2053. A. There is hereby re -created until July 1, 2021
2024, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sun set Law,
the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists. The Board shall
administer the provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists
Act. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members, appointed by the
State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
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B. The initial appointments for each member shall be for
progressive terms of one (1) through three (3) years so that only
one term expires each calendar year; subsequent appointments shall
be for five-year terms. Members of the Board shall serve at the
pleasure of and may be removed from office by the appointing
authority. No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms.
Members shall continue to serve until their successors are
appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointments. Five members shall constitute a quorum.
C. The Board shall be composed as follows:
1. Three members shall be members of the general public;
2. Four members shall be licensed perfu sionists appointed from
a list of not less than te n licensed perfusionists submitted by a
statewide organization representing licensed perfusionists; and
3. Two members shall be physicians licensed pursuant to the
Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision
Act and who are also boa rd certified in cardiovascular surgery.
D. The licensed perfusionist members shall have been engaged in
rendering perfusion services to the public, teaching perfusion care,
or research in perfusion care, f or at least five (5) years
immediately preceding t heir appointments. These members shall at
all times be holders of valid licenses for the practice of perfusion
in this state, except for the members first appointed to the Board.
These initial members sha ll, at the time of appointment, be
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credentialed as a Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) conferred by
the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) or its
successor organization, and all shall fulfill the requirements for
licensure pursuant to th e Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act. All
members of the Board shall be residents of this state.
E. Upon expiration or vacancy of the term of a member, the
respective nominating authority may, as appropriate, submit to the
appointing authority a list of not less than three persons qualified
to serve on the Board to fill the expired term of their respective
member. Appointments may be made from these lists by the appointing
authority and additional lists may be provided by the respective
organizations if requested by the appointing authority.
F. It shall be a ground for removal from the Board if a member:
1. Does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications
required for appointment to the Board;
2. Does not maintain during service on the Boar d the
qualifications required for appointment to t he Board;
3. Violates a prohibition established pursuant to the Oklahoma
Licensed Perfusionists Act;
4. Cannot discharge the member 's term for a substantial part of
the term for which the member is appoin ted because of illness or
disability; or
5. Is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled
board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a
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calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of
the Board.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
April 5, 2021 - DO PASS