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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 1043 By: Daniels
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the practice of medicine; amending
7 59 O.S. 2021, Section 481, as amended by Section 1,
8 Chapter 227, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
8 481), which relates to the State Board of Medical
9 Licensure and Supervision; modifying membership
9 requirements; adding physician assistant members;
10 stating requirements for physician assistant members;
10 stipulating appointment authorities; amending 59 O.S.
11 2021, Section 482, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
11 227, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 482),
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12 decreasing duration of terms; removing certain
13 limitation on appointees; permitting appointing
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14 prohibiting member from voting on certain issues; and
14 providing an effective date.
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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18 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 481, as
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19 amended by Section 1, Chapter 227, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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20 Section 481), is amended to read as follows:
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21 Section 481. A. A State Board of Medical Licensure and
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22 Supervision, hereinafter referred to as the "Board", is hereby re-
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23 created, to continue until July 1, 2024, in accordance with the
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24 provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law.
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1 B. The Board shall be composed of seven (7) five allopathic
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2 physicians licensed to practice medicine in this state and represent
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3 the public, two physician assistants licensed to practice medicine
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4 in this state, and four (4) two lay members. All members of the
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5 Board shall be residents of this state.
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6 B. C. The physician members of the Board shall be graduates of
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7 legally chartered medical schools recognized by the Oklahoma State
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8 Regents for Higher Education or the Liaison Committee on Medical
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9 Education or foreign medical schools recognized by the State Board
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10 of Medical Licensure and Supervision. The physician members shall:
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11 1. Be currently licensed physicians who have actively practiced
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12 as licensed physicians continuously in this state for the three (3)
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13 years immediately preceding their appointment to the Board; or
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14 2. Be retired physicians; provided, that such physicians must
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15 demonstrate satisfactorily to the Board that since retirement they
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16 have remained in compliance with, and are currently in compliance
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17 with, continuing medical education requirements of the Board.
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18 C. All members of the Board shall be residents of this state
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19 and shall be appointed by the Governor as provided for in Section
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20 482 of this title. All present members of the Board shall continue
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21 to serve for the remainder of their current terms.
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22 D. The physician assistant members of the Board shall be
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23 graduates of accredited physician assistant programs recognized by
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24 the Board. The physician assistant members shall:
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1 1. Be currently licensed physician assistants who have actively
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2 practiced as licensed physician assistants continuously in this
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3 state for the three (3) years immediately preceding their
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4 appointment to the Board; or
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5 2. Be retired physician assistants; provided, that such
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6 physician assistants must demonstrate satisfactorily to the Board
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7 that since retirement they have remained in compliance with, and are
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8 currently in compliance with, continuing medical education
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9 requirements of the Board.
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10 E. Members shall be appointed as follows:
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11 1. The following five members shall be appointed by the
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12 Governor:
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13 a. three physician members, and
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14 b. two lay members;
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15 2. The following two members shall be appointed by the
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16 President Pro Tempore of the Senate:
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17 a. one physician member, and
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18 b. one physician assistant member; and
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19 3. The following two members shall be appointed by the Speaker
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20 of the House of Representatives:
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21 a. one physician member, and
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22 b. one physician assistant member.
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1 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 482, as
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2 amended by Section 2, Chapter 227, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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3 Section 482), is amended to read as follows:
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4 Section 482. Physician members A. Members of the State Board
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5 of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall be appointed for terms of
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6 seven (7) four (4) years. The lay members of the Board shall serve
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7 terms coterminous with that of the Governor and until a qualified
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8 successor has been duly appointed and Each member shall serve at the
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9 pleasure of the Governor his or her appointing authority and may be
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10 removed or replaced without cause. No member shall be appointed to
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11 serve more than two complete consecutive terms.
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12 B. Each physician member shall hold office until the expiration
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13 of the term for which appointed or until a qualified successor has
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14 been duly appointed. An appointment shall be made by the Governor
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15 appointing authority within ninety (90) days after the expiration of
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16 the term of any member or the occurrence of a vacancy on the Board
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17 due to resignation, death, or any cause resulting in an unexpired
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18 term. The appointment of allopathic physicians shall be made from a
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19 list of three names submitted to the Governor by the Oklahoma State
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20 Medical Association. The Association may submit names of members or
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21 nonmembers of the Association
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22 C. 1. In selecting physician appointees, the appointing
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23 authority may consider recommendations from a statewide organization
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24 representing physicians, a state chapter of a national organization
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1 representing physicians, or other groups or individuals in this
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3 2. In selecting physician assistant appointees, the appointing
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4 authority may consider recommendations from a statewide organization
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5 representing physician assistants, a state chapter of a national
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6 organization representing physician assistants, or other groups or
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8 D. No member of the Board shall be a stockholder in any medical
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9 school or physician assistant program. A member of the Board shall
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10 be prohibited from voting on any issue in which the member has a
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12 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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