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30	30	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 3264 By: Brewer
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to medical professional l icenses;
41	41	amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 509 , which relates to
42	42	unprofessional condu ct for license suspension;
43	43	modifying basis for determination of unprofessional
44	44	conduct; providing standard based on information
45	45	related to COVID; and providing an effective date.
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 509, is
52	52	amended to read as follows :
53	53	Section 509. The words "unprofessional conduct " as used in
54	54	Sections 481 through 518.1 of this title are hereby declared to
55	55	include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
56	56	1. Procuring, aiding o r abetting a criminal operation;
57	57	2. The obtaining of any fee or offering to accept any fee,
58	58	present or other form of remuneration whatsoever, on the assurance
59	59	or promise that a manifestly incurable disease can or will be cured;
60	60	3. Willfully betraying a p rofessional secret to the detriment
61	61	of the patient;
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88	88	4. Habitual intemperance or the habitual use of habit -forming
89	89	drugs;
90	90	5. Conviction or confession of, or plea of guilty, nolo
91	91	contendere, no contest or Alford plea to a felony or an y offense
92	92	involving moral turpitude;
93	93	6. All advertising of medical business in which statements are
94	94	made which are grossly untrue or improbable and calculated to
95	95	mislead the public;
96	96	7. Conviction or confession of, or plea of guilty, nolo
97	97	contendere, no contest or Alford plea to a crime involving v iolation
98	98	of:
99	99	a. the antinarcotic or prohibition laws and regulations
100	100	of the federal government,
101	101	b. the laws of this state,
102	102	c. State Commissioner of Health rules, or
103	103	d. a determination by a judge or jury;
104	104	8. Dishonorable or immoral co nduct which is likely to deceive,
105	105	defraud, or harm the public;
106	106	9. The commission of any act which is a violation of the
107	107	criminal laws of any state when such act is connected with the
108	108	physician's practice of medicine. A complaint, in dictment or
109	109	confession of a criminal violati on shall not be necessary for the
110	110	enforcement of this provision. Proof of the commission of the act
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137	137	while in the practice of medicine or under the guise of the practice
138	138	of medicine shall be unprofessional conduc t;
139	139	10. Failure to keep complete and accurat e records of purchase
140	140	and disposal of controlled drugs or of narcotic drugs;
141	141	11. The writing of false or fictitious prescriptions for any
142	142	drugs or narcotics declared by the laws of this state to be
143	143	controlled or narcotic drugs;
144	144	12. Prescribing or adminis tering a drug or treatment without
145	145	sufficient examination and the establishment of a valid physician -
146	146	patient relationship and not prescribing in a safe, medically
147	147	accepted manner;
148	148	13. The violation, or attempted violation, direct or indirect,
149	149	of any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and
150	150	Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act, either as a principal,
151	151	accessory or accomplice;
152	152	14. Aiding or abetting, directly or indirectly, the practice of
153	153	medicine by any person not du ly authorized under th e laws of this
154	154	state;
155	155	15. The inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill
156	156	and safety to patients by reason of age, illness, drunkenness,
157	157	excessive use of drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type o f
158	158	material or as a res ult of any mental or p hysical condition. In
159	159	enforcing this section the State Board of Medical Licensure and
160	160	Supervision may, upon probable cause, request a physician to submit
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187	187	to a mental or physical examination by physicians designa ted by it.
188	188	If the physician refuses to subm it to the examination, the Board
189	189	shall issue an order requiring the physician to show cause why the
190	190	physician will not submit to the examination and shall schedule a
191	191	hearing on the order within thirty (30) days a fter notice is served
192	192	on the physician, excl usive of the day of service. The physician
193	193	shall be notified by either personal service or by certified mail
194	194	with return receipt requested. At the hearing, the physician and
195	195	the physician's attorney are entitle d to present any testi mony and
196	196	other evidence to show why the physician should not be required to
197	197	submit to the examination. After a complete hearing, the Board
198	198	shall issue an order either requiring the physician to submit to the
199	199	examination or withdrawin g the request for exam ination. The medical
200	200	license of a physician ordered to submit for examination may be
201	201	suspended until the results of the examination are received and
202	202	reviewed by the Board;
203	203	16. a. Prescribing, dispensing or administering of controlled
204	204	substances or narcoti c drugs in excess of t he amount
205	205	considered good medical practice,
206	206	b. Prescribing, dispensing or administering controlled
207	207	substances or narcotic drugs without medical need in
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236	236	c. Prescribing, dispensing or administering opio id drugs
237	237	in excess of the maximum limits authorized in Section
238	238	2-309I of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
239	239	17. Engaging in physical conduct with a patient which is sexual
240	240	in nature, or in any verbal behavior wh ich is seductive or se xually
241	241	demeaning to a patient;
242	242	18. Failure to maintain an office record for each patient which
243	243	accurately reflects the evaluation, treatment, and medical necessity
244	244	of treatment of the patient;
245	245	19. Failure to provide necessary ongoin g medical treatment wh en
246	246	a doctor-patient relationship has been established, which
247	247	relationship can be severed by either party providing a reasonable
248	248	period of time is granted;
249	249	20. Performance of an abortion as defined by Section 1 -730 of
250	250	Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, exc ept for an abortion n ecessary
251	251	to prevent the death of the mother or to prevent substantial or
252	252	irreversible physical impairment of the mother that substantially
253	253	increases the risk of death. The performance of an abortion on the
254	254	basis of the mental or emoti onal health of the mo ther shall be a
255	255	violation of this paragraph, notwithstanding a claim or diagnosis
256	256	that the woman may engage in conduct which she intends to result in
257	257	her death. The Board shall impose a penalty as provided in Sec tion
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285	285	penalty shall include, but not be limited to, suspension of the
286	286	license for a period of not less than one (1) year; or
287	287	21. Failure to provide a proper and safe medical facility
288	288	setting and qualified assis tive personnel for a recognized medical
289	289	act, including but not limited to an initial in -person patient
290	290	examination, office surgery, diagnostic service or any other medical
291	291	procedure or treatment. Adequate medical records to support
292	292	diagnosis, procedure, t reatment or prescribe d medications must be
293	293	produced and maintained ; or
294	294	22. Generating and spreading C OVID-19 vaccine misinformation or
295	295	disinformation including, but not limited to:
296	296	a. any information that is not factual, scientifically
297	297	grounded and consensus-driven for the betterment of
298	298	public health,
299	299	b. information that contradicts the eth ical
300	300	responsibility to practice medicine in the best
301	301	interests of patients, or
302	302	c. information which threatens to further erode public
303	303	trust in the medical profession and puts patients at
304	304	risk.
305	305	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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