Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-118: Driver's License Medical Advisory Committee

A. There is hereby created a Driver License Medical Advisory

Committee whose membership shall be composed of two members

appointed by the State Commissioner of Health, two members appointed

by the Commissioner of Public Safety, one member appointed by the

Governor, one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate, and one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives. One member appointed by the State Commissioner of

Health, one member appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety

and the member appointed by the Governor shall each serve two (2)

years and one member appointed by the State Commissioner of Health,

one member appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety, the

member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the

member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives

shall each serve three (3) years. The terms of the seven (7)

members of the committee shall expire on the first day of January of

the year in which the term of each member expires. The personnel of

the Board shall include, but not be limited to, an internist, vision

specialist, orthopedic surgeon, neurologist, and psychiatrist.

Members of the Committee shall serve in the interest of public

health, safety and welfare, without compensation for their services.

The Committee shall meet from time to time as its duties may

require, or when called by the Commissioner of Public Safety. The

Commissioner is authorized to use appropriated funds for meal

expenses related to such meetings. The Committee may use additional

medical doctors, psychologists or medical support specialists and

delegate the authority to act and recommend action on behalf of the

Committee when such delegation is approved by the Commissioner of

Public Safety.

B. The Committee shall recommend standards for determining the

physical, emotional and mental capacity of applicants for driver

licenses and holders of driver licenses, and submit the recommended

standards to Service Oklahoma for adoption. Service Oklahoma shall

also solicit input on the recommended standards from select medical

professional organizations including, but not limited to, the

American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association

before adopting such standards. In cases of ailment or disability

not specifically covered by the adopted standards, the Committee may

consider each case or delegate consideration of the case to its

selected representative and may consider the individual's own

compensating abilities in making its recommendations to Service

Oklahoma.

C. Service Oklahoma shall give due consideration to the

findings and recommendations of the Committee, which may be used,

together with other available information, in determining the

applicant's or licensee's ability to operate a motor vehicle with a

reasonable degree of safety and in accordance with established

standards of Service Oklahoma. Service Oklahoma may require

physical, psychological, vision, written or driving tests when

necessary to make a determination pursuant to this section. Such

findings and recommendations shall be considered with other evidence

in determining whether the license should be canceled or denied.

D. Any person whose driver license is canceled or who is denied

a driver license under the provisions of this section shall have the

right to an appeal as provided for in Section 6-211 of this title.

The findings and recommendations of the Committee or its selected

representative, in written or oral form shall be admissible as

evidence and shall be considered by the court in determining whether

the action of Service Oklahoma was justified.

E. Members of the Driver License Medical Advisory Committee or

its selected representative shall not be held liable for their

requested standards, opinions and recommendations presented in good

mittee or its selected

representative, in written or oral form shall be admissible as

evidence and shall be considered by the court in determining whether

the action of Service Oklahoma was justified.

E. Members of the Driver License Medical Advisory Committee or

its selected representative shall not be held liable for their

requested standards, opinions and recommendations presented in good

faith, for consideration by Service Oklahoma or consideration by the

court.