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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1614 By: Garvin
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to the practice of chiropractic ;
66	66	amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.12 , which relates
67	67	to penalties; prohibiting use of b iological products
68	68	by chiropractic physician; updating statutory
69	69	language; and providing an effective date.
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73	73	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
74	74	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021 , Section 161.12, is
75	75	amended to read as follows:
76	76	Section 161.12. A. The Board of Chiropractic Examin ers is
77	77	authorized, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant
78	78	to Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, to issue an
79	79	order imposing one or more of the follo wing penalties whenever the
80	80	Board finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that a chiropractic
81	81	physician has committed any of the acts or occurrences set forth in
82	82	subsection B of this section:
83	83	1. Disapproval of an application for a renewal license;
84	84	2. Revocation or suspension of an original license or renewal
85	85	license, or both;
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137	137	3. Restriction of the practice of a chiropractic physician
138	138	under such terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the Board;
139	139	4. An administrative fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars
140	140	($1,000.00) for each count or separate violation;
141	141	5. A censure or reprimand;
142	142	6. Placement of a chiropractic physician on probation for a
143	143	period of time and under such terms and cond itions as the Board may
144	144	specify, including requiring the chiropractic physician to submit to
145	145	treatment, to attend continuing education courses, to submit to
146	146	reexamination, or to work under the supervision of another
147	147	chiropractic physician; and
148	148	7. The assessment of costs expended by the Board in
149	149	investigating and prose cuting a violation. The costs may include,
150	150	but are not limited to, staff time, salary and travel expenses,
151	151	witness fees and attorney fees, and shall be considered part of the
152	152	order of the Board.
153	153	B. The following acts or occurrences by a chiropractic
154	154	physician shall constitute gro unds for which the penalties specified
155	155	in subsection A of this section may be imposed by order of the
156	156	Board:
157	157	1. Pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or being convicted
158	158	of, a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or a
159	159	violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substances laws.
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212	212	certified by the clerk of the court in which the conviction wa s
213	213	obtained, and a certificate of the cler k that the conviction has
214	214	become final, shall be sufficient evidence for the imposition of a
215	215	penalty;
216	216	2. Being habitually drunk or habitually using habit -forming
217	217	drugs;
218	218	3. Using advertising in which statements are made that are
219	219	fraudulent, deceitful or misleading to the public ;
220	220	4. Aiding or abetting any person not licensed to practice
221	221	chiropractic in this state to practice chiropractic, exce pt students
222	222	who are regularly enrolled in an accredited chiropractic colle ge;
223	223	5. Performing or attempting to perfo rm major or minor surgery
224	224	in this state, or using electricity in any form for surgical
225	225	purposes, including cauterization;
226	226	6. Using or having in a chiropractic physician ’s possession any
227	227	instrument for treatment purposes, the use or possession of which
228	228	has been prohibited or dec lared unlawful by any agency of the United
229	229	States or the State of Oklahoma;
230	230	7. Unlawfully possessing, prescribing or administering any
231	231	drug, medicine, serum or vaccine. This section shall not prevent a
232	232	chiropractic physician from p ossessing, prescribing or
233	233	administering, by a needle or otherwise, vitamins, minerals or
234	234	nutritional supplements, or from practicing within the scope of the
235	235	science and art of chiropractic as defined in Section 161.2 of this
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287	287	title; provided, however, that a chiropractic physicia n who is
288	288	authorized by the Board to administer and use injectables shall not
289	289	possess, prescribe, or administer injecti ons of any product
290	290	classified as a biological product pursuant to regulations of the
291	291	United States Food and Drug Administration, including but not
292	292	limited to:
293	293	a. stem cells,
294	294	b. platelet-rich plasma therapy, including but not
295	295	limited to activated platelet-rich plasma therapy, and
296	296	c. intravenous ozone therapy;
297	297	8. Advertising or displaying, directly or indirectly, any
298	298	certificate, diploma or o ther document which conveys or implies
299	299	information that the person is skilled in any healing art other than
300	300	chiropractic unless the chiropractic physician also possesses a
301	301	valid current license in said such healing art;
302	302	9. Obtaining an original license or renewal license in a
303	303	fraudulent manner;
304	304	10. Violating any provision of the Un fair Claims Settlement
305	305	Practices Act or any rule promulgated pursuan t thereto;
306	306	11. Willfully aiding or assisting an insurer, as defined in
307	307	Section 1250.2 of Title 36 of the Okl ahoma Statutes, or an
308	308	administrator, as defined in Section 1442 of Title 36 of the
309	309	Oklahoma Statutes, to deny claims w hich under the terms of the
310	310	insurance contract are covered services and are medically ne cessary;
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362	362	12. Violating any provision of the Oklah oma Chiropractic
363	363	Practice Act; or
364	364	13. Violating any of the rules of the Board.
365	365	C. Any chiropractic physician against whom a penalty is imposed
366	366	by an order of the Board under t he provisions of this section shall
367	367	have the right to seek a judicial review of the order pursuant to
368	368	Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act.
369	369	D. The Board is authorized to issue a confide ntial letter of
370	370	concern to a chiropractic physician when, though evidence does not
371	371	warrant initiation of an individual proceeding, the Boa rd has noted
372	372	indications of possible errant conduct by the chiropractic physici an
373	373	that could lead to serious consequences and formal action by the
374	374	Board.
375	375	E. If no order imposin g a penalty against a chiropractic
376	376	physician is issued by the Board within thre e (3) years after a
377	377	complaint against the chiropractic physician is received by the
378	378	Board, the complaint and all relat ed documents shall be expunged
379	379	from the records of the Board.
380	380	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024 .
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