Oklahoma § 59-2070 - Penalties for violation

§ 59-2070. Penalties for violation

A. 1. Any person who has been determined by the State Board of

Examiners of Perfusionists to have violated any provision of the

Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act or any rule or order issued

pursuant thereto may be liable for an administrative penalty of not

more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each day that said

violation continues. The maximum administrative penalty shall not

exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for any related series of

violations that do not constitute immediate jeopardy to patients.

Penalties of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per day

may be imposed for violations constituting immediate jeopardy to

residents.

2. The amount of the penalty shall be assessed by the Board

pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection, after

notice and hearing. In determining the amount of the penalty, the

Board shall include but not be limited to consideration of the

nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation, the repetitive

nature of the violation of the person, the previous degree of

difficulty in obtaining compliance with the Oklahoma Licensed

Perfusionists Act or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto and,

with respect to the person found to have committed the violation,

the degree of culpability, and substantial show of good faith in

attempting to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma

Licensed Perfusionists Act.

3. Any license holder may elect to surrender the license of

such holder in lieu of said penalty but shall be forever barred from

obtaining a reissuance of the license pursuant to the Oklahoma

Licensed Perfusionists Act.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

B. Any person determined to be in violation of any provision of

the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act, upon conviction thereof,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine

of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment

for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and

imprisonment for each offense.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 226, § 20, eff. July 1, 1996.