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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1234 By: Bergstrom
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to professions and occupat ions;
amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 2053 , which relates to
the State Board of Ex aminers of Perfusionists;
extending sunset date; providing an effective date;
and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 2053, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2053. A. There is hereby re-created until July 1, 2024
July 1, 2027, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma
Sunset Law, the State Boar d of Examiners of Perfusionists . The
Board shall administer the provisions of the Okla homa Licensed
Perfusionists Act. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members,
appointed by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
B. The initial appointments for each member shall be for
progressive terms of one ( 1) through three (3) years so that only
one term expires each calendar year; subsequent appointments shal l
be for five-year terms. Members of the Board shall serve at the
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pleasure of and may be removed from office by the appointing
authority. No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms.
Members shall continue to serve until their successors are
appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointments . Five members shall constitute a quor um.
C. The Board shall be composed as follows:
1. Three members shall be members of the general public;
2. Four members shall be licensed perfusionists appointed from
a list of not less than ten licensed perfusionist s submitted by a
statewide organizati on representing licensed perfusionists; and
3. Two members shall be physicians licensed pursuant to the
Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision
Act and who are also board certified in cardiov ascular surgery.
D. The licensed perfusionist members shall have been engaged in
rendering perfusion services to the public, teaching perfusion care,
or research in perfusion care, for at least five (5) years
immediately preceding their appointments . These members shall at
all times be holders of valid licenses fo r the practice of perfusio n
in this state, except for the members first appointed to the Board .
These initial members shall, at the time of appointment, be
credentialed as a Certified Clinical P erfusionist (CCP) conferred by
the American Board of Cardiova scular Perfusion (ABCP) or its
successor organization, and all shall fulfill the requirements for
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licensure pursuant to the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act . All
members of the Board shall be residents of this state.
E. Upon expiration or vacancy of t he term of a member, the
respective nominating authority may, as appropriate, submit to the
appointing authority a list of not less than three persons qualified
to serve on the Board to fill the expired term of their respective
member. Appointments may be made from these lists by the appointing
authority and additional lists may be provided by the respective
organizations if requested by the appointing authority.
F. It shall be a ground for rem oval from the Board if a member:
1. Does not have at the time of appointment the qualif ications
required for appointment to the Board;
2. Does not maintain during service on the Board the
qualifications required for appointment to the Board;
3. Violates a prohibition established pursuant to the Oklahoma
Licensed Perfusionists Act;
4. Cannot discharge the member ’s term for a substantial part of
the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or
disability; or
5. Is absent from more th an half of the regularly scheduled
board meetings that the member i s eligible to attend durin g a
calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of
the Board.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
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SECTION 3. It being immediately ne cessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof t his act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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