Oklahoma § 36-2202 - Definitions

§ 36-2202. Definitions

As used in the Oklahoma Medical Professional Liability Trusts

Act:

1. “Allied health care professional” shall mean a physician’s

assistant, a certified registered nurse anesthetist or a nurse

practitioner who is duly licensed by the appropriate licensing

entity of the state and is supervised or employed by a physician

and/or health care institution;

2. “Association” shall mean a nonprofit corporation that has

been in continuous existence for a period of at least ten (10)

years, the purpose of which is to federate into one organization all

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance

duly licensed physicians, allied health care professionals and/or

health care institutions in this state;

3. “Commissioner” shall mean the Insurance Commissioner;

4. “Department” shall mean the Insurance Department;

5. “Health care institutions” shall mean hospitals, outpatient

treatment facilities and facilities licensed pursuant to the Nursing

Home Care Act;

6. “Medical professional liability claim” shall mean a claim or

cause of action against a physician and/or a health care institution

for treatment, lack of treatment, or other claimed departure from

accepted standards of health care or safety which proximately

results in injury to or death of the patient, whether the patient’s

claim or cause of action sounds in tort or contract;

7. “Physician” shall mean a doctor of medicine or osteopathy

legally authorized to practice medicine and surgery in this state;

8. “Insureds” shall mean the physician, allied health care

professional and health care institution members of an association

that have medical professional liability coverage through the trust.

“Insureds” shall also include entities and individuals specified in

subsection C of Section 60 of this act if authorized by the trust;

and

9. “Trust” shall mean a medical professional liability trust

created pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Professional Liability

Trusts Act.

Added by Laws 2004, c. 368, § 59, eff. July 1, 2004.