Oklahoma § 59-545.8 - Commission duties

§ 59-545.8. Commission duties

A. The Commission shall provide for the development,

maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data and

reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and the

reporting of the existence of significant investigative information

on all licensed PAs and applicants denied a license in participating

states.

B. Notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary, a

participating state shall submit a uniform data set to the data

system on all PAs to whom the Compact is applicable (utilizing a

unique identifier) as required by the rules of the Commission,

including:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

1. Identifying information;

2. Licensure data;

3. Adverse actions against a license or Compact privilege; and

4. Any denial of application for licensure and the reason for

such denial, excluding the reporting of any criminal history record

information where prohibited by law;

5. The existence of significant investigative information; and

6. Other information that may facilitate the administration of

the Compact, as determined by the rules of the Commission.

C. Significant investigative information pertaining to a

licensee in any participating state shall only be available to other

participating states.

D. The Commission shall promptly notify all participating

states of any adverse action taken against a licensee or an

individual applying for a license that has been reported to it.

This adverse action information shall be available to any other

participating state.

E. Participating states contributing information to the data

system may, in accordance with state or federal law, designate

information that may not be shared with the public without the

express permission of the contributing state. Notwithstanding any

such designation, such information shall be reported to the

Commission through the data system.

F. Any information submitted to the data system that is

subsequently expunged pursuant to federal law or the laws of the

participating state contributing the information shall be removed

from the data system upon reporting of such by the participating

state to the Commission.

G. The records and information provided to a participating

state pursuant to the Compact or through the data system, when

certified by the Commission or an agent thereof, shall constitute

the authenticated business records of the Commission and shall be

entitled to any associated hearsay exception in any relevant

judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative proceedings in a

participating state.

Added by Laws 2024, c. 22, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.