{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-503","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-503","heading":"Sanctions for unprofessional conduct","body":"The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may\n\nsuspend, revoke or order any other appropriate sanctions against the\n\nlicense of any physician or surgeon holding a license to practice in\n\nthis state for unprofessional conduct, but no such suspension,\n\nrevocation or other penalty shall be made until the licensee is\n\ncited to appear for hearing. No such citation shall be issued\n\nexcept upon sworn complaint filed with the secretary of the Board\n\ncharging the licensee with having been guilty of unprofessional\n\nconduct and setting forth the particular act or acts alleged to\n\nconstitute unprofessional conduct. In the event it comes to the\n\nattention of the Board that a violation of the rules of professional\n\nconduct may have occurred, even though a formal complaint or charge\n\nmay not have been filed, the Board staff may conduct an\n\ninvestigation of the possible violation, and may upon its own motion\n\ninstitute a formal complaint. In the course of the investigation\n\npersons appearing before the Board may be required to testify under\n\noath. Upon the filing of a complaint, either by an individual or\n\nthe Board staff as provided herein, the citation must forthwith be\n\nissued by the secretary of the Board over the signature of the\n\nsecretary and seal of the Board, setting forth the complaint of\n\nunprofessional conduct, and giving due notice of the time and place\n\nof the hearing by the Board. In any case in which a physician\n\ndisputes allegations made in a complaint, the matter shall be set\n\nand heard by the Board at the next regular meeting of the Board\n\noccurring at least thirty (30) days after the day of service of the\n\ncitation, exclusive of the day of service, but will be heard not\n\nlater than the next regular meeting of the Board occurring ninety\n\n(90) days after service of the citation, exclusive of the day of\n\nservice. No continuance may be granted by the Board on its own\n\nmotion or at the request of the defendant or his or her counsel or\n\nat the request of the attorney for the state, unless the record of\n\nthe case, either orally or in writing, sets forth a finding that the\n\nends of justice served by the granting of such continuance outweigh\n\nthe best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy\n\nhearing. The defendant shall file a written answer under oath with\n\nthe secretary of the Board within twenty (20) days after the service\n\nof the citation, exclusive of the day of service. The secretary of\n\nthe Board may extend the time of answer upon satisfactory showing\n\nthat the defendant is for reasonable cause unable to answer within\n\nthe twenty (20) days exclusive of the day of service, but in no case\n\nshall the time be extended beyond the date of the next regular\n\nmeeting of the Board, unless a continuance is granted by the Board.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"adf72af368d2907685c60f3d40432edeaad5a22debb90fe467cbd2ff09099eb3","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-500","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-503.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}