{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-545.7","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-545.7","heading":"PA Licensure Compact Commission","body":"A. The participating states hereby create and establish a joint\n\ngovernment agency and national administrative body known as the PA\n\nLicensure Compact Commission. The Commission is an instrumentality\n\nof the Compact states acting jointly and not an instrumentality of\n\nany one state. The Commission shall come into existence on or after\n\nthe effective date of the Compact as set forth in subsection A of\n\nSection 11.\n\nB. Membership, voting, and meetings:\n\n1. Each participating state shall have and be limited to one\n\ndelegate selected by that participating state's licensing board or,\n\nif the state has more than one licensing board, selected\n\ncollectively by the participating state's licensing boards;\n\n2. The delegate shall be either:\n\na. a current PA, physician, or public member of a\n\nlicensing board or PA council/committee, or\n\nb. an administrator of a licensing board;\n\n3. Any delegate may be removed or suspended from office as\n\nprovided by the laws of the state from which the delegate is\n\nappointed;\n\n4. The participating state licensing board shall fill any\n\nvacancy occurring in the Commission within sixty (60) days;\n\n5. Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote on all matters\n\nvoted on by the Commission and shall otherwise have an opportunity\n\nto participate in the business and affairs of the Commission. A\n\ndelegate shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in\n\nthe bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates' participation in\n\nmeetings by telecommunications, video conference, or other means of\n\ncommunication;\n\n6. The Commission shall meet at least once during each calendar\n\nyear. Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in the Compact\n\nand the bylaws; and\n\n7. The Commission shall establish by rule a term of office for\n\ndelegates.\n\nC. The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n1. Establish a code of ethics for the Commission;\n\n2. Establish the fiscal year of the Commission;\n\n3. Establish fees;\n\n4. Establish bylaws;\n\n5. Maintain its financial records in accordance with the\n\nbylaws;\n\n6. Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the\n\nprovisions of the Compact and the bylaws;\n\n7. Promulgate rules to facilitate and coordinate implementation\n\nand administration of the Compact. The rules shall have the force\n\nand effect of law and shall be binding in all participating states;\n\n8. Bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in the name\n\nof the Commission, provided that the standing of any state licensing\n\nboard to sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;\n\n9. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;\n\n10. Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel,\n\nincluding, but not limited to, employees of a participating state;\n\n11. Hire employees and engage contractors, elect or appoint\n\nofficers, fix compensation, define duties, grant such individuals\n\nappropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the Compact, and\n\nestablish the Commission's personnel policies and programs relating\n\nto conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other\n\nrelated personnel matters;\n\n12. Accept any and all appropriate donations and grants of\n\nmoney, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and receive,\n\nutilize, and dispose of the same, provided that at all times the\n\nCommission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety or conflict of\n\ninterest;\n\n13. Lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations of,\n\nor otherwise own, hold, improve, or use, any property, real,\n\npersonal or mixed, provided that at all times the Commission shall\n\navoid any appearance of impropriety;\n\n14. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon,\n\nor otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed;\n\n15. Establish a budget and make expenditures;\n\n16. Borrow money;\n\n17. Appoint committees, including standing committees, composed\n\nof members, state regulators, state legislators or their\novided that at all times the Commission shall\n\navoid any appearance of impropriety;\n\n14. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon,\n\nor otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed;\n\n15. Establish a budget and make expenditures;\n\n16. Borrow money;\n\n17. Appoint committees, including standing committees, composed\n\nof members, state regulators, state legislators or their\n\nrepresentatives, and consumer representatives and such other\n\ninterested persons as may be designated in the Compact and the\n\nbylaws;\n\n18. Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with,\n\nlaw enforcement agencies;\n\n19. Elect a chair, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer, and\n\nsuch other officers of the Commission as provided in the\n\nCommission's bylaws;\n\n20. Reserve for itself, in addition to those reserved\n\nexclusively to the Commission under the Compact, powers that the\n\nexecutive committee may not exercise;\n\n21. Approve or disapprove a state's participation in the\n\nCompact based upon its determination as to whether the state's\n\nCompact legislation departs in a material manner from the model\n\nCompact language;\n\n22. Prepare and provide to the participating states an annual\n\nreport; and\n\n23. Perform such other functions as may be necessary or\n\nappropriate to achieve the purposes of the Compact consistent with\n\nthe state regulation of PA licensure and practice.\n\nD. Meetings of the Commission:\n\n1. All meetings of the Commission that are not closed pursuant\n\nto this subsection shall be open to the public. Notice of public\n\nmeetings shall be posted on the Commission's website at least thirty\n\n(30) days prior to the public meeting;\n\n2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this subsection, the\n\nCommission may convene a public meeting by providing at least\n\ntwenty-four (24) hours prior notice on the Commission's website, and\n\nany other means as provided in the Commission's rules, for any of\n\nthe reasons it may dispense with notice of proposed rulemaking under\n\nsubsection L of Section 9 of this Compact;\n\n3. The Commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic meeting or\n\nnonpublic part of a public meeting to receive legal advice or to\n\ndiscuss:\n\na. noncompliance of a participating state with its\n\nobligations under the Compact,\n\nb. the employment, compensation, discipline, or other\n\nmatters, practices, or procedures, related to specific\n\nemployees or other matters related to the Commission's\n\ninternal personnel practices and procedures,\n\nc. current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated\n\nlitigation,\n\nd. negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or\n\nsale of goods, services, or real estate,\n\ne. accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring\n\nany person,\n\nf. disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial\n\ninformation that is privileged or confidential,\n\ng. disclosure of information of a personal nature where\n\ndisclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted\n\ninvasion of personal privacy,\n\nh. disclosure of investigative records compiled for law\n\nenforcement purposes,\n\ni. disclosure of information related to any investigative\n\nreports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the\n\nCommission or other committee charged with\n\nresponsibility of investigation or determination of\n\ncompliance issues pursuant to the Compact,\n\nj. legal advice, or\n\nk. matters specifically exempted from disclosure by\n\nfederal or participating states' statutes;\n\n4. If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed pursuant to\n\nthis subsection, the chair of the meeting or the chair's designee\n\nshall certify that the meeting or portion of the meeting may be\n\nclosed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision; and\n\n5. The Commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly\n\ndescribe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full\n\nand accurate summary of actions taken, including a description of\nto\n\nthis subsection, the chair of the meeting or the chair's designee\n\nshall certify that the meeting or portion of the meeting may be\n\nclosed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision; and\n\n5. The Commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly\n\ndescribe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full\n\nand accurate summary of actions taken, including a description of\n\nthe views expressed. All documents considered in connection with an\n\naction shall be identified in such minutes. All minutes and\n\ndocuments of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to\n\nrelease by a majority vote of the Commission or order of a court of\n\ncompetent jurisdiction.\n\nE. Financing of the Commission:\n\n1. The Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the\n\nreasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing\n\nactivities;\n\n2. The Commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue\n\nsources, donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies,\n\nmaterials, and services; and\n\n3. The Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment\n\nfrom each participating state and may impose Compact privilege fees\n\non licensees of participating states to whom a Compact privilege is\n\ngranted to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the\n\nCommission and its staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient\n\nto cover its annual budget as approved by the Commission each year\n\nfor which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate\n\nannual assessment amount levied on participating states shall be\n\nallocated based upon a formula to be determined by Commission rule.\n\na. a Compact privilege expires when the licensee's\n\nqualifying license in the participating state from\n\nwhich the licensee applied for the Compact privilege\n\nexpires, and\n\nb. if the licensee terminates the qualifying license\n\nthrough which the licensee applied for the Compact\n\nprivilege before its scheduled expiration, and the\n\nlicensee has a qualifying license in another\n\nparticipating state, the licensee shall inform the\n\nCommission that it is changing to that participating\n\nstate the participating state through which it applies\n\nfor a Compact privilege and pay to the Commission any\n\nCompact privilege fee required by Commission rule;\n\n4. The Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior\n\nto securing the funds adequate to meet the same, nor shall the\n\nCommission pledge the credit of any of the participating states,\n\nexcept by and with the authority of the participating state;\n\n5. The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts\n\nand disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Commission\n\nshall be subject to the financial review and accounting procedures\n\nestablished under its bylaws. All receipts and disbursements of\n\nfunds handled by the Commission shall be subject to an annual\n\nfinancial review by a certified or licensed public accountant, and\n\nthe report of the financial review shall be included in and become\n\npart of the annual report of the Commission.\n\nF. The executive committee:\n\n1. The executive committee shall have the power to act on\n\nbehalf of the Commission according to the terms of the Compact and\n\nCommission rules;\n\n2. The executive committee shall be composed of nine (9)\n\nmembers:\n\na. seven voting members who are elected by the Commission\n\nfrom the current membership of the Commission,\n\nb. one ex officio, nonvoting member from a recognized\n\nnational PA professional association, and\n\nc. one ex officio, nonvoting member from a recognized\n\nnational PA certification organization;\n\n3. The ex officio members will be selected by their respective\n\norganizations;\n\n4. The Commission may remove any member of the executive\n\ncommittee as provided in its bylaws;\n\n5. The executive committee shall meet at least annually;\n\n6. The executive committee shall have the following duties and\n\nresponsibilities:\nfficio, nonvoting member from a recognized\n\nnational PA certification organization;\n\n3. The ex officio members will be selected by their respective\n\norganizations;\n\n4. The Commission may remove any member of the executive\n\ncommittee as provided in its bylaws;\n\n5. The executive committee shall meet at least annually;\n\n6. The executive committee shall have the following duties and\n\nresponsibilities:\n\na. recommend to the Commission changes to the\n\nCommission's rules or bylaws, changes to the Compact\n\nlegislation, fees to be paid by Compact participating\n\nstates such as annual dues, and any Commission Compact\n\nfee charged to licensees for the Compact privilege,\n\nb. ensure Compact administration services are\n\nappropriately provided, contractual or otherwise,\n\nc. prepare and recommend the budget,\n\nd. maintain financial records on behalf of the\n\nCommission,\n\ne. monitor Compact compliance of participating states and\n\nprovide compliance reports to the Commission,\n\nf. establish additional committees as necessary,\n\ng. exercise the powers and duties of the Commission\n\nduring the interim between Commission meetings, except\n\nfor issuing proposed rulemaking or adopting Commission\n\nrules or bylaws, or exercising any other powers and\n\nduties exclusively reserved to the Commission by the\n\nCommission's rules, and\n\nh. perform other duties as provided in the Commission's\n\nrules or bylaws;\n\n7. All meetings of the executive committee at which it votes or\n\nplans to vote on matters in exercising the powers and duties of the\n\nCommission shall be open to the public, and public notice of such\n\nmeetings shall be given as public meetings of the Commission are\n\ngiven; and\n\n8. The executive committee may convene in a closed, nonpublic\n\nmeeting for the same reasons that the Commission may convene in a\n\nnonpublic meeting as set forth in paragraph 3 of subsection D of\n\nthis section and shall announce the closed meeting as the Commission\n\nis required to under paragraph 4 of subsection D of this section and\n\nkeep minutes of the closed meeting as the Commission is required to\n\nunder paragraph 5 of subsection D of this section.\n\nG. Qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification:\n\n1. The members, officers, executive director, employees, and\n\nrepresentatives of the Commission shall be immune from suit and\n\nliability, both personally and in their official capacity, for any\n\nclaim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other\n\ncivil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged\n\nact, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against\n\nwhom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing it\n\noccurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or\n\nresponsibilities, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be\n\nconstrued to protect any such person from suit or liability for any\n\ndamage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or\n\nwillful or wanton misconduct of that person. The procurement of\n\ninsurance of any type by the Commission shall not in any way\n\ncompromise or limit the immunity granted hereunder;\n\n2. The Commission shall defend any member, officer, executive\n\ndirector, employee, and representative of the Commission in any\n\ncivil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual\n\nor alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of\n\nCommission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or as determined\n\nby the Commission that the person against whom the claim is made had\n\na reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of\n\nCommission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that\n\nnothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from\n\nretaining their own counsel at their own expense, and provided\n\nfurther, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not\n\ne had\n\na reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of\n\nCommission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that\n\nnothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from\n\nretaining their own counsel at their own expense, and provided\n\nfurther, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not\n\nresult from that person's intentional or willful or wanton\n\nmisconduct;\n\n3. The Commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member,\n\nofficer, executive director, employee, and representative of the\n\nCommission for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained\n\nagainst that person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error,\n\nor omission that occurred within the scope of Commission employment,\n\nduties, or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable\n\nbasis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission\n\nemployment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or\n\nalleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional\n\nor willful or wanton misconduct of that person;\n\n4. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the\n\nCommission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of\n\ncompetent jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission\n\nis located. The Commission may waive venue and jurisdictional\n\ndefenses in any proceedings as authorized by Commission rules;\n\n5. Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the\n\nliability of any licensee for professional malpractice or\n\nmisconduct, which shall be governed solely by any other applicable\n\nstate laws;\n\n6. Nothing herein shall be construed to designate the venue or\n\njurisdiction to bring actions for alleged acts of malpractice,\n\nprofessional misconduct, negligence, or other such civil action\n\npertaining to the practice of a PA. All such matters shall be\n\ndetermined exclusively by state law other than the Compact;\n\n7. Nothing in the Compact shall be interpreted to waive or\n\notherwise abrogate a participating state's state action immunity or\n\nstate action affirmative defense with respect to antitrust claims\n\nunder the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, or any other state or federal\n\nantitrust or anticompetitive law or regulation; and\n\n8. Nothing in the Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of\n\nsovereign immunity by the participating states or by the Commission.","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":"d0395da5183a07b8646b0161fbadee4b1f117bbbcfa8d1fd85f394baf8944cdb","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-545.6","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-545.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}