Oklahoma § 59-328.62 - Definitions - Mediation committee - Powers

§ 59-328.62. Definitions - Mediation committee - Powers

As used in the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act:

1. "Board" means the Board of Dentistry;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

2. "Dentist" means a person who has been licensed by the Board

to practice dentistry, as defined in Section 328.19 of this title;

and

3. "Mediation committee" means a committee of persons duly

constituted of or appointed by a statewide organization representing

dentists. The Committee shall consist of two (2) members of a

statewide organization representing dentists and one former member

of the Board not presently serving. The mediation committee is

authorized, upon receiving a written request for a review, to

conduct a review of the complaints or requests for review of

persons, the treatment performed by a dentist and, where

appropriate, hold hearings and conduct personal examinations of

dental treatment of patients. The mediation committee may, but

shall not be obligated to:

a.

evaluate the quality of health care services provided

by the dentist being reviewed,

b.

determine whether health care services rendered were

professionally indicated or were performed in

compliance with the applicable standards of care,

c.

evaluate the quality and timeliness of health care

services rendered by a dentist for a patient, and

d.

recommend to the parties, a method of settlement, for

their acceptance or rejection.

Any decision by the mediation committee not to review a matter shall

be communicated by the committee to the affected persons within

thirty (30) days after the committee has received the material

submitted pursuant to Section 328.65 of this title.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 3, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended

by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2015, c. 229, §

26, eff. July 1, 2015.