{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-509.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-509.1","heading":"Disciplinary actions","body":"\n\nA. RANGE OF ACTIONS: The State Board of Medical Licensure and\n\nSupervision may impose disciplinary actions in accordance with the\n\nseverity of violation of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and\n\nSurgical Licensure and Supervision Act. Disciplinary actions may\n\ninclude, but are not limited to the following:\n\n1. Revocation of the medical license with or without the right\n\nto reapply;\n\n2. Suspension of the medical license;\n\n3. Probation;\n\n4. Stipulations, limitations, restrictions, and conditions\n\nrelating to practice;\n\n5. Censure, including specific redress, if appropriate;\n\n6. Reprimand;\n\n7. A period of free public or charity service;\n\n8. Satisfactory completion of an educational, training, and/or\n\ntreatment program or programs; and\n\n9. Administrative fines of up to Five Thousand Dollars\n\n($5,000.00) per violation.\n\nProvided, as a condition of disciplinary action sanctions, the Board\n\nmay impose as a condition of any disciplinary action, the payment of\n\ncosts expended by the Board for any legal fees and costs and\n\nprobation and monitoring fees including, but not limited to, staff\n\ntime, salary and travel expense, witness fees and attorney fees.\n\nThe Board may take such actions singly or in combination as the\n\nnature of the violation requires.\n\nB. LETTER OF CONCERN: The Board may authorize the secretary to\n\nissue a confidential and privileged letter of concern to a licensee\n\nwhen evidence does not warrant formal proceedings, but the secretary\n\nhas noted indications of possible errant conduct that could lead to\n\nserious consequences and formal action. The letter of concern may\n\ncontain, at the secretary’s discretion, clarifying information from\n\nthe licensee.\n\nC. EXAMINATION/EVALUATION: The Board may, upon reasonable\n\ncause, require professional competency, physical, mental, or\n\nchemical dependency examinations of any licensee, including\n\nwithdrawal and laboratory examination of body fluids.\n\nD. DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST LICENSEES:\n\n1. The Board shall promulgate rules describing acts of\n\nunprofessional or unethical conduct by physicians pursuant to the\n\nOklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision\n\nAct; and\n\n2. Grounds for Action: The Board may take disciplinary action\n\nfor unprofessional or unethical conduct as deemed appropriate based\n\nupon the merits of each case and as set out by rule. The Board\n\nshall not revoke the license of a person otherwise qualified to\n\npractice allopathic medicine within the meaning of the Oklahoma\n\nAllopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act solely\n\nbecause the person’s practice or a therapy is experimental or\n\nnontraditional.\n\nReports of all disciplinary action provided for in this section\n\nwill be available to the public upon request. Investigative files\n\nshall remain confidential and privileged. The Board, its employees,\n\nor other agents of the Board shall keep confidential and privileged\n\nall information that initiated, was obtained during, or is related\n\nto an investigation into possible violations of any and all acts\n\ngoverning any and all professional licensees under the legislative\n\njurisdiction of the State Board of Medical Licensure and\n\nSupervision. However, such information may be offered by the state\n\nin administrative proceedings before the Board and if admitted the\n\ninformation then becomes a public record. Unless admitted into\n\nadministrative proceedings, the information shall not be deemed to\n\nbe a record as that term is defined in the Oklahoma Open Records\n\nAct, nor shall the information be subject to subpoena or discovery\n\nin any civil or criminal proceedings, except that the Board may give\n\nsuch information to law enforcement and other state agencies as\n\nnecessary and appropriate in the discharge of the duties of that\n\nagency and only under circumstances that ensure against unauthorized\na record as that term is defined in the Oklahoma Open Records\n\nAct, nor shall the information be subject to subpoena or discovery\n\nin any civil or criminal proceedings, except that the Board may give\n\nsuch information to law enforcement and other state agencies as\n\nnecessary and appropriate in the discharge of the duties of that\n\nagency and only under circumstances that ensure against unauthorized\n\naccess to the information.\n\nE. SURRENDER IN LIEU OF PROSECUTION:\n\n1. The Board may accept a surrender of license from a licensee\n\nwho has engaged in unprofessional conduct in lieu of Board staff\n\nprosecuting a pending disciplinary action or filing formal\n\ndisciplinary proceedings only as provided in this section. To\n\neffect such a surrender, the licensee must submit a sworn statement\n\nto the Board:\n\na. expressing the licensee’s desire to surrender the\n\nlicense,\n\nb. acknowledging that the surrender is freely and\n\nvoluntarily made, that the licensee has not been\n\nsubjected to coercion or duress, and that the licensee\n\nis fully aware of the consequences of the license\n\nsurrender,\n\nc. stating that the licensee is the subject of an\n\ninvestigation or proceeding by the Board or a law\n\nenforcement or other regulatory agency involving\n\nallegations which, if proven, would constitute grounds\n\nfor disciplinary action by the Board, and\n\nd. specifically admitting to and describing the\n\nmisconduct.\n\n2. The sworn written statement must be submitted with the\n\nlicensee’s wallet card and wall certificate. The Secretary or\n\nExecutive Director of the Board may accept the sworn statement,\n\nwallet card and wall certificate from a licensee pending formal\n\nacceptance by the Board. The issuance of a complaint and citation\n\nby the Board shall not be necessary for the Board to accept a\n\nsurrender under this subsection. A surrender under this subsection\n\nshall be considered disciplinary action by the Board in all cases,\n\neven in cases where surrender occurs prior to the issuance of a\n\nformal complaint and citation, and shall be reported as disciplinary\n\naction by the Board to the public and any other entity to whom the\n\nBoard regularly reports disciplinary actions.\n\n3. As a condition to acceptance of the surrender, the Board may\n\nrequire the licensee to pay the costs expended by the Board for any\n\nlegal fees and costs and any investigation, probation and monitoring\n\nfees including, but not limited to, staff time, salary and travel\n\nexpense, witness fees and attorney fees.\n\n4. The licensee whose surrender in lieu of prosecution is\n\naccepted by the Board shall be ineligible to reapply for\n\nreinstatement of his or her license for at least one (1) year from\n\nthe date of the accepted surrender.\n\nF. ALL LICENSED PROFESSIONALS: All disciplinary actions\n\ndefined in this section are applicable to any and all professional\n\nlicensees under the legislative jurisdiction of the State Board of\n\nMedical Licensure and Supervision.","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":"737e3563f6d0637d164a64588b3c6f5831d96153e0dcfd35f72aabed0e4b5829","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-509","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-510.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}