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31	53		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	55		2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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35	57		HOUSE BILL 3356 By: Marti
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41	63		AS INTRODUCED
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43	65		An Act relating to professions and occupations;
44	66		amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.12, which relates
45	67		to grounds for imposing penal ties in the Oklahoma
46	68		Chiropractic Practice Act; clarifying the scope of
47	69		injectables; and providing an effective date.
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53	75		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF T HE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	76		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1 61.12, is
55	77		amended to read as follows:
56	78		A. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners is authorized, after
57	79		notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to Article II of
58	80		the Administrative Procedures Act, to issue an order imposing one or
59	81		more of the following penalties whenever the Board finds, by clear
60	82		and convincing evidence, that a chiropractic physician has committed
61	83		any of the acts or occurrences set forth in subsection B of this
62	84		section:
63	85		1. Disapproval of an application for a renewal license;
	86	+	2. Revocation or suspension of an original license or renewal
	87	+	license, or both;
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91		-	2. Revocation or suspension of an original license or renewal
92		-	license, or both;
93	139		3. Restriction of the practice of a chiropractic physician
94	140		under such terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the Board;
95	141		4. An administrative fine not to exceed One T housand Dollars
96	142		($1,000.00) for each count or separate violation;
97	143		5. A censure or reprimand;
98	144		6. Placement of a chiropractic physician on probation for a
99	145		period of time and under such terms and conditions as the Board may
100	146		specify, including requiring the chiropractic physician to submit to
101	147		treatment, to attend continuing education courses, to submit to
102	148		reexamination, or to work under the supervision of another
103	149		chiropractic physician; and
104	150		7. The assessment of costs expended by the Board in
105	151		investigating and prosecuting a violation. The costs may include,
106	152		but are not limited to, staff time, salary and travel expenses,
107	153		witness fees and attorney fees, and shall be considered part of the
108	154		order of the Board.
109	155		B. The following acts or occurrences by a chiropract ic
110	156		physician shall constitute grounds for which the penalties specified
111	157		in subsection A of this section may be imposed by order of the
112	158		Board:
113	159		1. Pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or being convicted
114	160		of, a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitud e, or a
	161	+	violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substances laws.
	162	+	A copy of the judgment and sentence of the conviction, duly
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142		-	violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substances laws.
143		-	A copy of the judgment and sentence of the conviction, duly
144	214		certified by the clerk of the court in which the conviction was
145	215		obtained, and a certificate of the clerk that the convi ction has
146	216		become final, shall be sufficient evidence for the imposition of a
147	217		penalty;
148	218		2. Being habitually drunk or habitually using habit -forming
149	219		drugs;
150	220		3. Using advertising in which statements are made that are
151	221		fraudulent, deceitful or misleading to the public;
152	222		4. Aiding or abetting any person not licensed to practice
153	223		chiropractic in this state to practice chiropractic, except students
154	224		who are regularly enrolled in an accredited chiropractic college;
155	225		5. Performing or attempting to perform major or mino r surgery
156	226		in this state, or using electricity in any form for surgical
157	227		purposes, including cauterization;
158	228		6. Using or having in a chiropractic physician 's possession any
159	229		instrument for treatment purposes, the use or possession of which
160	230		has been prohibited or declared unlawful by any agency of the United
161	231		States or the State of Oklahoma;
162	232		7. Unlawfully possessing, prescribing or administering any
163	233		drug, medicine, serum or vaccine. This section shall not prevent a
164	234		chiropractic physician from possessing, presc ribing or
165	235		administering, by a needle or otherwise, vitamins, minerals or
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	237	+	science and art of chiropractic as defined in Section 161.2 of this
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193		-	nutritional supplements, or from practicing within the scope of the
194		-	science and art of chiropractic as defined in Section 161.2 of this
195	289		title, provided, however, that a ch iropractic physician w ho is
196	290		authorized by the Board to admi nister and use injectables shall not
197	291		possess, prescribe, or administer injections of any product
198	292		categorized as a biologic pursuant to U.S. Food and Drug
199	293		Administration regulations, including but not limited to :
200	294		a. stem cells,
201	295		b. platelet injection therapy,
202	296		c. platelet rich plasma therapy,
203	297		d. activated platelet therapy, and
204	298		e. intravenous ozone therapy ;
205	299		8. Advertising or displaying, directly or indirectly, any
206	300		certificate, diploma or other document which conveys or implies
207	301		information that the person is skilled in any healing art other than
208	302		chiropractic unless the chiropractic physician also possesses a
209	303		valid current license in said healing ar t;
210	304		9. Obtaining an original license or renewal license in a
211	305		fraudulent manner;
212	306		10. Violating any provision of the Unfair Claims Settlement
213	307		Practices Act or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto;
214	308		11. Willfully aiding or assisting an insurer, as defined i n
215	309		Section 1250.2 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or an
216	310		administrator, as defined in Section 1442 of Title 36 of the
	311	+	Oklahoma Statutes, to deny claims which under the terms of the
	312	+	insurance contract are covered services and are medically necessary;
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244		-	Oklahoma Statutes, to deny claims which under the terms of the
245		-	insurance contract are covered services and are medically necessary;
246	364		12. Violating any provision of the Oklahoma Chiropractic
247	365		Practice Act; or
248	366		13. Violating any of the rules of the Board.
249	367		C. Any chiropractic physician against whom a penalty is imposed
250	368		by an order of the Board under the provisions of this section shall
251	369		have the right to seek a judicial review of the order pursuant to
252	370		Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act.
253	371		D. The Board is authorized to issue a confidential letter of
254	372		concern to a chiropractic physician when, though evidence does not
255	373		warrant initiation of an individual proceeding, the Board has noted
256	374		indications of possible errant conduct by the chiropractic physician
257	375		that could lead to serious consequences and formal action by the
258	376		Board.
259	377		E. If no order imposing a penalty against a chiropractic
260	378		physician is issued by the Board within three (3) years after a
261	379		complaint against the chiropractic physician is received by the
262	380		Board, the complaint and all related documents shall be expunged
263	381		from the records of the Board.
264	382		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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266		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, dated 02/22/2024 -
267		-	DO PASS.
	384	+	59-2-9422 TJ 12/27/23