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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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37	34		HOUSE BILL NO. 3741 By: Blancett
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43	40		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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45	42		An Act relating to medical licensure; amending 59
46	43		O.S. 2021, Sections 641 and 495a.1, which relate to
47	44		continuing education licensure requirements; creating
48	45		education option; and providing an effective date.
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53	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 641, is
55	52		amended to read as follows:
56	53		Section 641. A. All persons legally licensed to practic e
57	54		osteopathic medicine in this state, on or before the first day of
58	55		July of each year, shall ap ply to the secretary -treasurer of the
59	56		State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, on forms furnished thereby,
60	57		for a renewal certificate of registration entitling such licensee to
61	58		practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in Oklahoma during the
62	59		next ensuing fiscal year.
63	60		B. Each application sh all be accompanied by a renewal fee in an
64	61		amount sufficient to cover the cost and expense incurred by the
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92	88		State Board of Osteopat hic Examiners, for a renewal of the person 's
93	89		certificate to practice osteopathic medicine.
94	90		C. 1. In addition to the payment o f the annual renewal fee
95	91		each licensee applying for a renewal of the certificate shall
96	92		furnish to the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners proof that the
97	93		person has attended at least two (2) days of the annual educational
98	94		program conducted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, or its
99	95		equivalent, as determined by the Board, in the fiscal year preceding
100	96		the application for a renewa l; provided, the Board may excuse the
101	97		failure of the licensee to attend the educational program in the
102	98		case of illness or other unavoidable casualty rendering it
103	99		impossible for the licensee to have attended the educational program
104	100		or its equivalent.
105	101		2. The Board shall require that the licensee receive not less
106	102		than one (1) hour of education in pain management or, one (1) hour
107	103		of education in opioid use or addi ction, and one (1) hour of suicide
108	104		prevention education each year preceding an application for rene wal
109	105		of a license, unless the licensee has demonstrated to the
110	106		satisfaction of the Board that the licensee does not currently hold
111	107		a valid federal Drug Enforc ement Administration registration number.
112	108		Such education may be held at the annual educational pro gram
113	109		referenced in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
114	110		D. The secretary of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
115	111		shall send a written notice to every person holding a legal
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143	138		certificate to practice osteopathic medicine in this state, at least
144	139		thirty (30) days prior to the first day of July each year, directed
145	140		to the last-known address of the licensee, notifying the licensee
146	141		that it will be necessary for the lic ensee to pay the renewal
147	142		license fee as herein provided, and proper forms shall accompany the
148	143		notice upon which the licensee shall make application for renew al of
149	144		the certificate.
150	145		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 495a.1, is
151	146		amended to read as follows:
152	147		A. At regular intervals set by the State Board of Medical
153	148		Licensure and Supervision, no less than one time per annum, each
154	149		licensee licensed by the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical
155	150		Licensure and Supervision Ac t shall demonstrate to the Board the
156	151		licensee's continuing qualification to practice medicine and
157	152		surgery. The licensee shall apply for license reregistration on a
158	153		form or forms provided by the Board, which shall be designed to
159	154		require the licensee to upd ate or add to the information in the
160	155		Board's file relating to the licensee and his or her professional
161	156		activity. It shall also require the licensee to report to the Board
162	157		the following information:
163	158		1. Any action taken against the licensee for acts or con duct
164	159		similar to acts or conduct described in the Oklahoma Allopathic
165	160		Medical and Surgical Licensure and Su pervision Act as grounds for
166	161		disciplinary action by:
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194	188		a. any jurisdiction or authority (United States or
195	189		foreign) that licenses or authorizes the pract ice of
196	190		medicine and surgery,
197	191		b. any peer review body,
198	192		c. any health care institution,
199	193		d. any professional medical society or association,
200	194		e. any law enforcement agency,
201	195		f. any court, or
202	196		g. any governmental agency;
203	197		2. Any adverse judgment, settlement, or a ward against the
204	198		licensee arising from a professional liability claim;
205	199		3. The licensee's voluntary surrender of or voluntary
206	200		limitation on any license or authorization to practice medicine and
207	201		surgery in any jurisdiction, including military, public health and
208	202		foreign;
209	203		4. Any denial to the licensee of a license or authorization to
210	204		practice medicine and surger y by any jurisdiction, including
211	205		military, public health or foreign;
212	206		5. The licensee's voluntary resignation from the medical staff
213	207		of any health care institution or voluntary limitation of the
214	208		licensee's staff privileges at such an institution if that ac tion
215	209		occurred while the licensee was under formal or informal
216	210		investigation by the institution or a committee thereof for any
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244	237		reason related to allege d medical incompetence, unprofessional
245	238		conduct, or mental or physical impairment;
246	239		6. The licensee's voluntary resignation or withdrawal from a
247	240		national, state, or county medical society, association, or
248	241		organization if that action occurred while the licen see was under
249	242		formal or informal investigation or review by that body for any
250	243		reason related to possible m edical incompetence, unprofessional or
251	244		unethical conduct, or mental or physical impairment;
252	245		7. Whether the licensee has abused or has been addicted t o or
253	246		treated for addiction to alcohol or any chemical substance during
254	247		the previous registration period, u nless such person is in a
255	248		rehabilitation program approved by the Board;
256	249		8. Whether the licensee has had any physical injury or disease
257	250		or mental illness during the previous registration period that
258	251		affected or interrupted his or her practice of medicine a nd surgery;
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260	253		9. The licensee's completion of continuing medical education or
261	254		other forms of professional maintenance or evaluation, including
262	255		specialty board certification or recertification, during the
263	256		previous registration period.
264	257		B. The Board may require continuing medical education for
265	258		license reregistration and require documentation of that education.
266	259		The Board shall promulgate rules on the s pecific requirements of the
267	260		amount of continuing medical education needed for reregistration.
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295	287		Failure to meet the requirements in the allotted time may result in
296	288		the licensee being required to pay a nondisciplinary fine by the
297	289		Board secretary of up to but not more than One Thousand Dollars
298	290		($1,000.00).
299	291		C. The Board shall require that the licensee receive not less
300	292		than one (1) hour of education in pain management or, one (1) hour
301	293		of education in opioid use or addictio n, and one (1) hour of suicide
302	294		prevention education each year preceding an application for renewal
303	295		of a license, unless the licensee has demonstra ted to the
304	296		satisfaction of the Board that the licensee does not currently hold
305	297		a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number.
306	298		D. The licensee shall sign and attest to the veraci ty of the
307	299		application form for license reregistration. Failure to report
308	300		fully and correctly shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the
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310	302		E. The Board shall establish a system for reviewing
311	303		reregistration forms. The Board may initiate investig ations and
312	304		disciplinary proceedings based on information submitted by licensees
313	305		for license reregistration.
314	306		F. Upon a finding by the Board that the licensee is fit to
315	307		continue to practice medicine and surgery in this state, the Board
316	308		shall issue to the li censee a license to practice medicine and
317	309		surgery during the next registration period.
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345	336		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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347		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMM ITTEE ON HEALTH SERVICES AND LONG-TERM
348		-	CARE, dated 03/02/2022 - DO PASS, As Amended.
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