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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 3741 By: Blancett
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to medical licensure; amending 59
O.S. 2021, Sections 641 and 495a.1, which relate to
continuing education licensure requirements; creating
education option; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 641, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 641. A. All persons legally licensed to practic e
osteopathic medicine in this state, on or before the first day of
July of each year, shall ap ply to the secretary -treasurer of the
State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, on forms furnished thereby,
for a renewal certificate of registration entitling such licensee to
practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in Oklahoma during the
next ensuing fiscal year.
B. Each application sh all be accompanied by a renewal fee in an
amount sufficient to cover the cost and expense incurred by the
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State Board of Osteopat hic Examiners, for a renewal of the person 's
certificate to practice osteopathic medicine.
C. 1. In addition to the payment o f the annual renewal fee
each licensee applying for a renewal of the certificate shall
furnish to the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners proof that the
person has attended at least two (2) days of the annual educational
program conducted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, or its
equivalent, as determined by the Board, in the fiscal year preceding
the application for a renewa l; provided, the Board may excuse the
failure of the licensee to attend the educational program in the
case of illness or other unavoidable casualty rendering it
impossible for the licensee to have attended the educational program
or its equivalent.
2. The Board shall require that the licensee receive not less
than one (1) hour of education in pain management or, one (1) hour
of education in opioid use or addiction, and one (1) hour of suicide
prevention education each year preceding an application for rene wal
of a license, unless the licensee has demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the Board that the licensee does not currently hold
a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number.
Such education may be held at the annual educational pro gram
referenced in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
D. The secretary of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
shall send a written no tice to every person holding a legal
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certificate to practice osteopathic medicine in this state, at least
thirty (30) days prior to the first day of July each year, directed
to the last-known address of the licensee, notifying the licensee
that it will be necessary for the licensee to pay the renewal
license fee as herein provided, and proper forms shall accompany the
notice upon which the licensee shall make application for renew al of
the certificate.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 495a.1, is
amended to read as follows:
A. At regular intervals set by the State Board of Medical
Licensure and Supervision, no less than one time per annum, each
licensee licensed by the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical
Licensure and Supervision Act shall demonstrate to the Board the
licensee's continuing qualification to practice medicine and
surgery. The licensee shall apply for license reregistration on a
form or forms provided by the Board, which shall be designed to
require the licensee to update or add to the information in the
Board's file relating to the licensee and his or her professional
activity. It shall also require the licensee to report to the Board
the following information:
1. Any action taken against the licensee f or acts or conduct
similar to acts or conduct described in the Oklahoma Allopathic
Medical and Surgical Licensure and Su pervision Act as grounds for
disciplinary action by:
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a. any jurisdiction or authority (United States or
foreign) that licenses or author izes the practice of
medicine and surgery,
b. any peer review body,
c. any health care institution,
d. any professional medical society or association,
e. any law enforcement agency,
f. any court, or
g. any governmental agency;
2. Any adverse judgment, se ttlement, or award against the
licensee arising from a professional liability claim;
3. The licensee's voluntary surrender of or voluntary
limitation on any license or authorization to practice medicine and
surgery in any jurisdiction, including military, public health and
foreign;
4. Any denial to the licensee of a license or authorization to
practice medicine and surger y by any jurisdiction, including
military, public health or foreign;
5. The licensee's voluntary resignation from the medical staff
of any health care institution or voluntary limitation of the
licensee's staff privileges at such an institution if that ac tion
occurred while the licensee was under formal or informal
investigation by the institution or a committee thereof for any
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reason related to alleged medical incompetence, unprofessional
conduct, or mental or physical impairment;
6. The licensee's voluntary resignation or withdrawal from a
national, state, or county medical society, association, or
organization if that action occurred w hile the licensee was under
formal or informal investigation or review by that body for any
reason related to possible m edical incompetence, unprofessional or
unethical conduct, or mental or physical impairment;
7. Whether the licensee has abused or has b een addicted to or
treated for addiction to alcohol or any chemical substance during
the previous registration period, u nless such person is in a
rehabilitation program approved by the Board;
8. Whether the licensee has had any physical injury or disease
or mental illness during the previous registration period that
affected or interrupted his or her practice of medicine a nd surgery;
and
9. The licensee's completion of continuing medical education or
other forms of professional maintenance or evaluation, including
specialty board certification or recertification, during the
previous registration period.
B. The Board may require continuing medical education for
license reregistration and require documentation of that education.
The Board shall promulgate rules on the specific requirements of the
amount of continuing medical education needed for reregistration.
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Failure to meet the requirements in the allotted time may result in
the licensee being required to pay a nondisciplinary fine by the
Board secretary of up to but not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00).
C. The Board shall require that the licensee receive not less
than one (1) hour of education in pain management or, one (1) hour
of education in opioid use or addictio n, and one (1) hour of suicide
prevention education each year preceding an application for renewal
of a license, unless the licensee has demonstra ted to the
satisfaction of the Board that the licensee does not currently hold
a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registra tion number.
D. The licensee shall sign and attest to the veraci ty of the
application form for license reregistration. Failure to report
fully and correctly shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the
Board.
E. The Board shall establish a system for reviewing
reregistration forms. The Board may initiate investig ations and
disciplinary proceedings based on information submitted by licensees
for license reregistration.
F. Upon a finding by the Board that the licensee is fit to
continue to practice me dicine and surgery in this state, the Board
shall issue to the li censee a license to practice medicine and
surgery during the next registration period.
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SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMM ITTEE ON HEALTH SERVICES AND LONG-TERM
CARE, dated 03/02/2022 - DO PASS, As Amended.