Oklahoma § 59-487 - Secretary - Duties

§ 59-487. Secretary - Duties

A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may

appoint a Board secretary to carry out the statutory duties of the

Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision

Act. The Board may hire the secretary as an employee of the Board

at such hours of employment and compensation as determined by the

Board. The secretary shall be a licensed allopathic physician. The

secretary shall not be a member of the Board and shall not vote on

Board actions.

B. The secretary of the Board shall preserve a true record of

the official proceedings of the meetings of the Board. He or she

shall also preserve a record of physicians licensed, applying for

such license, or applying for reinstatement of such license in this

state showing:

1. Age;

2. Ethnic origin;

3. Sex;

4. Place of practice and residence;

5. The time spent in premedical and medical study, together

with the names of the schools attended, and the date of graduation

therefrom, with the degrees granted;

6. The grades made in examination for license or grades filed

in application therefor; and

7. A record of the final disposition of each application for

licensure.

C. The Board may hire a licensed physician to serve as a

medical advisor to the Board and the Board staff. The medical

advisor shall assist in carrying out the statutory duties of the

Board including, but not limited to, compliance and investigations.

Added by Laws 1923, c. 59, p. 103, § 7, emerg. eff. March 31, 1923.

Amended by Laws 1994, c. 323, § 6, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c.

211, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 11, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

2009; Laws 2019, c. 492, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2025, c. 350,

§ 1, eff. July 1, 2025.