Oklahoma § 59-637.1 - Alternatives to revoking, conditioning, suspending,

§ 59-637.1. Alternatives to revoking, conditioning, suspending,

reinstating or refusing to renew license.

A. In addition or as an alternative, as the case may be, to

revoking, conditioning, suspending, reinstating or refusing to renew

any license, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners may, after

affording opportunity to be heard:

1. Temporarily order suspension or limitation of license;

2. Issue an order of warning, reprimand or censure with regard

to any act, conduct or practice which, in the judgment of the Board

upon consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances, does not

warrant the initiation of formal action;

3. Order that any person violating any provision of an act or

regulation administered by the Board to cease and desist from future

violations thereof or to take such affirmative corrective action as

may be necessary with regard to any act or practice found unlawful

by the Board;

4. Order any person as a condition for continued, reinstated or

renewed licensure or as a condition for probation or suspension to

secure medical or such other professional treatment as may be

necessary to properly discharge licensee functions; or

5. Order any person as a condition of any suspension or

probation or any disciplinary action, to attend and produce evidence

of successful completion of a specific term of education, residency

or training in enumerated fields and/or institutions as ordered by

the Board based on the facts of the case. Said education, residency

or training shall be at the expense of the person so ordered.

B. If after considering all the testimony presented, the State

Board of Osteopathic Examiners finds that the respondent has

violated any provision of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act or

any rule promulgated thereto, the Board may impose on the respondent

as a condition of any suspension, revocation, or probation, or any

other disciplinary action, the payment of costs expended by the

Board in investigating and prosecuting said cause, such costs to

include but not be limited to staff time, salary and travel expense,

witness fees and attorney fees. In addition, the Board may impose

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an administrative fine in an amount not to exceed One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) for each count or separate violation.

C. The Secretary of the Board may issue a letter of concern to

a licensee, without a hearing, when evidence does not warrant formal

proceedings, but indications exist of possible errant conduct that

could lead to serious consequences and formal action. The letter of

concern may contain, at the Secretary's discretion, clarifying

information from the licensee. Such letters of concern are

considered remedial.

Added by Laws 1983, c. 152, § 17, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983. Amended

by Laws 1989, c. 233, § 3, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1993, c.

230, § 18, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 222, § 7, eff. Nov. 1,

1997.