Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB4203 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 4203 By: Echols
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to the State Board of Medical
41	41	Licensure and Supervision ; creating requirement s
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
52	52	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 542 of Title 59, unless there is
53	53	created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
54	54	A. As used in this section "Board" means the State Board of
55	55	Medical Licensure and Supervision .
56	56	B. Where the Board is investigating a complaint a gainst a
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58	58	the following procedures shall be followed:
59	59	1. A Board analyst or a medical consultant shall interview the
60	60	complaining patient before a decision is made whether the ca se
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88	88	2. All hearings shall be public and subject to the open
89	89	meetings law of this state, this shall include an option to
90	90	participate remotely;
91	91	3. The Board shall inform the complainant of all public
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93	93	4. The Board shall allow the complainant to be heard at all
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96	96	C. The Board may not choose to withhold information about the
97	97	enforcement process. The Board shall be required to disclose the
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99	99	1. The number and nature of all patient complaints against a
100	100	physician, regardless of the outcome;
101	101	2. The factual record of investigations; and
102	102	3. In some instances, the full record of the investigation,
103	103	including any interviews, transcripts, notes, or other documents
104	104	related to the complaint.
105	105	D. The Board shall inform the patients when there is
106	106	disciplinary action taken against the defending physician. This
107	107	includes but is not limited to:
108	108	1. Probationary status;
109	109	2. Disciplinary actions;
110	110	3. All malpractice settlements over Thirty-Thousand Dollars
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138	138	E. The Board shall eliminate all co nflicts of interest when
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140	140	F. The Board shall have a policy to shorten and e xpedite
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142	142	G. The Board shall have a policy of creating proportionate
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144	144	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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