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59 OK Stat § 59-328.44b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.44b. Surrender of license, permit or certificate.

|A. A holder of a license, a permit, or certificate granted by the Board shall have the right to surrender the license, permit, or certificate, in writing, notarized, to the Board if the holder is in good standing with the Board as determined, in its discretion, by the Board. The Board shall accept such surrender in writing after approval at a regular or special Board meeting with the statement that the holder is in good standing with the Board. Any holder who has surrendered a license, permit, or certificate issued by the Board and who shall apply for a license, permit, or certificate after surrender shall be subject to all statutes and rules of the Board applicable at the time of the new application. |B. A holder of a license, permit, or certificate shall not be considered to be in good standing if an investigation of a complaint is pending against the holder. The Board shall not accept a surrender until a complaint is dismissed by the review panel, a settlement agreement is entered or the Board determines that an individual proceeding shall be initiated pursuant to Section 328.43a of this title.C. If a holder of a license, permit, or certificate wishes to surrender the license, permit, or certificate during the pendency of an initial proceeding, the Board may accept or reject the surrender, in its discretion. The acceptance must be in writing after approval by the Board at a regular or special Board meeting. Any acceptance shall contain the statement that the acceptance is pending disciplinary action. No person who surrenders a license, permit, or certificate to the Board during a pending disciplinary action shall be eligible for reinstatement for a period of five (5) years from the date the surrender is accepted by the Board.D. The Board shall retain jurisdiction over the holder of any license, permit, or certificate for all disciplinary matters pending at the time surrender is sought by the holder or over any person that does not renew his or her license while an investigation is pending.E. All surrenders of licenses, permits, or certificates, whether the holder is or is not in good standing, shall be reported to the national practitioner data bank with the notation in good standing or pending disciplinary action.Added by Laws 2005, c. 377, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 151, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.48 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.48. Annual statement of receipts and expenditures.

|It shall be the duty of the Board of Dentistry, annually, to have prepared a statement showing the total amount of receipts and expenditures of the Board for the preceding twelve (12) months. The statement shall be properly certified under oath by the president and Executive Director of the Board to the Governor and may be sent electronically. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 173, § 48, eff. July 1, 1970. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 172, § 9, emerg. eff. May 5, 2003; Laws 2021, c. 566, § 13, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.53 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.53. Dentists - Professional malpractice liability insurance.

|A. All dentists in active practice licensed by the Board of Dentistry shall maintain a policy for professional malpractice liability insurance; provided, however, that such requirement shall not apply to dentists: |1. Covered by a group or hospital malpractice insurance policy;2. Practicing in a state facility subject to The Governmental Tort Claims Act, Section 151 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes;3. Practicing in a federal facility subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act;4. Providing care as a volunteer under a special volunteer license pursuant to Section 328.23a of this title;5. Providing care as a retired dentist with a valid license in a volunteer, nonpaid capacity;6. Practicing in another state or country, who will not practice within the State of Oklahoma during the license renewal year; or7. A dentist may petition the Board to be temporarily exempted due to health, injury or other personal exigent circumstance during the year. A signed and sworn affidavit and other documentation may be required by the Board. The Board at its discretion may exempt a dentist for a specific stated period of time.B. The Board of Dentistry may promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, minimum requirements for professional malpractice liability insurance policies and penalties for noncompliance.Added by Laws 2011, c. 262, § 8, eff. July 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 270, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 405, § 18, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2018, c. 151, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.54 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.54. Dental practice - Diagnosis via the Internet.

|A. Any person conducting a diagnosis for the purpose of prescribing medication or treatment or any other action determined to be a dental practice as defined by the State Dental Act, via the Internet or other telecommunications device on any patient that is physically located in this state shall hold a valid Oklahoma state dental license. |B. A dentist holding a valid dental license in Oklahoma may consult, diagnose and treat a patient of record via synchronous or asynchronous telecommunication between the patient and dentist. The dentist must record all activities relating to teledentistry in the patient record and must have an office location in Oklahoma available for follow-up treatment and maintenance of records.Added by Laws 2012, c. 270, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 566, § 14, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.55 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.55. Death of patient - Notification of Board.

|All licensees engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state shall notify the Board within twenty-four (24) hours of the discovery of a death of a patient or an emergency hospital visit pursuant to treatment in a dental office and potentially related to the practice of dentistry by the licensee. A licensee shall submit a complete report to the Board of any fatality or serious injury occurring during the practice of dentistry or the discovery of the death of a patient whose death is causally related to the practice of dentistry by the licensee within thirty (30) days of such occurrence. |Added by Laws 2012, c. 270, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 151, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.56 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.56. Unauthorized or forged prescribing of controlled dangerous substances.

|Every dentist shall have a duty to guard against the illegal diversion and unauthorized or forged prescribing of controlled dangerous substances while practicing dentistry and shall: |1. Notify the Board within twenty-four (24) hours of discovery that an employee or other person, known or unknown, has forged or authorized without the dentist’s permission, a prescription via a telecommunications device, electronic prescribing device, written prescription, or otherwise communicated or transferred information with the intent of allowing a person to obtain a controlled dangerous substance in the dentist’s name or by any identifiable license number of the dentist;2. Maintain all written prescription pads in a safe place while practicing dentistry and shall ensure such prescription pads are not directly accessible to patients;3. Ensure that all prescriptions issued shall clearly identify the name and current address of the issuing dentist; and4. Not issue a prescription on a prescribing form in a preprinted format that lists the name of another dentist not presently licensed by the Board.Added by Laws 2012, c. 270, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.57 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.57. Providing care during a pandemic, disaster or emergency – Administering vaccinations.

|A. Upon the declaration by governmental officials of a health pandemic or a state or federal disaster or emergency, dentists and dental hygienists and dental assistants working under the supervision of a dentist or physician, acting in good faith, shall be considered to be acting within the scope of their profession when providing all needed care during such a declared local, state or national emergency, and shall be allowed to perform services requested of them. |B. Dentists are authorized to administer vaccinations. All dentists shall comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or State Department of Health documentation if required.C. Dental hygienists are authorized to administer vaccinations while working under the general supervision of a physician as defined by subsection C of Section 725.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 2021, c. 566, § 15, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.60 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.60. Citation - Subsequent enactments.

|A. Part 2 of Chapter 7 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act". |B. All statutes hereinafter enacted and codified in Part 2 of Chapter 7 of this title shall be considered and deemed part of the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act.Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 2, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.61 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.61. Declaration of public policy.

|It is the declared public policy of the State of Oklahoma that the provision of quality dental health care is essential to the well-being of all citizens of this state, as is the expeditious resolution of disputes relating to dental treatment. The monitoring and assessment of dental services through a mediation system is an efficient and reasonable method of providing an alternative dispute resolution mechanism for patient-dentist disputes while also promoting quality health care that addresses patients' concerns about the quality of treatment. The Legislature, therefore, declares that for the public good, and the general welfare of the citizens of this state, the enactment of the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act is required. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 2, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.62 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.62. Definitions - Mediation committee - Powers.

|As used in the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act: |1. "Board" means the Board of Dentistry;2. "Dentist" means a person who has been licensed by the Board to practice dentistry, as defined in Section 328.19 of this title; and3. "Mediation committee" means a committee of persons duly constituted of or appointed by a statewide organization representing dentists. The Committee shall consist of two (2) members of a statewide organization representing dentists and one former member of the Board not presently serving. The mediation committee is authorized, upon receiving a written request for a review, to conduct a review of the complaints or requests for review of persons, the treatment performed by a dentist and, where appropriate, hold hearings and conduct personal examinations of dental treatment of patients. The mediation committee may, but shall not be obligated to:a.evaluate the quality of health care services provided by the dentist being reviewed,b.determine whether health care services rendered were professionally indicated or were performed in compliance with the applicable standards of care,c.evaluate the quality and timeliness of health care services rendered by a dentist for a patient, andd.recommend to the parties, a method of settlement, for their acceptance or rejection.Any decision by the mediation committee not to review a matter shall be communicated by the committee to the affected persons within thirty (30) days after the committee has received the material submitted pursuant to Section 328.65 of this title.Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 3, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2015, c. 229, § 26, eff. July 1, 2015.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.63 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.63. Voluntary status - Protections from liability.

|A. A mediation conducted through the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act shall be voluntary and shall not be construed as a final action for the purposes of injunctive relief or the basis for an appeal to district court. A mediation committee, entities creating such mediation committees, members and staff of such mediation committee, and other persons who assist such mediation committees shall not be liable in any way for damages or injunctive relief under any law of this state with respect to any action taken in good faith by such mediation committee. |B. Any person who supplies information to a mediation committee in good faith and with reasonable belief that such information is true shall not be liable in any way for damages or injunctive relief under any law of this state with respect to giving such information to the mediation committee.C. Either party involved in the mediation may request to be dismissed from the process at any time. Upon dismissal from the mediation program, the matter shall be referred back to the referring entity.D. Upon the completion of a successful mediation, the referring entity shall be given notice that the mediation was successful.Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 4, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 229, § 27, eff. July 1, 2015.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.64 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.64. Proceedings of mediation committee privileged - Exceptions.

|A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section, any reports, statements, memoranda, proceedings, findings, or other records of mediation committees shall be privileged and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena or other means of legal compulsion for their release to any person or entity and shall not be admissible in evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Nor shall any participants in the mediation process be compelled to disclose the proceedings of the mediation committee by deposition, interrogatories, requests for admission, or other means of legal compulsion for use as evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding. This privilege may be claimed by the legal entity creating the mediation committee, the mediation committee, the individual members of the mediation committee, the dentist whose conduct is being examined, the patient requesting mediation and any witnesses testifying before or supplying information to the mediation committee. Such privilege shall only protect information derived from the mediation proceedings and shall not restrict discovery directed to the dentist who treated the patient, even though the testimony or records of the dentist have become part of the mediation record. |B. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority, which may otherwise be provided by law, of the Board of Dentistry to obtain records of proceedings of the mediation committee for use:1. In conjunction with the determination of appeals of mediation committee recommendations;2. In an investigation being conducted by a review panel of the Board, pursuant to Section 328.43a of this title; or3. In an individual proceeding being conducted by the Board, pursuant to Section 328.44a of this title.C. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority, which may otherwise be provided by law, of the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma, a District Attorney, or a United States Attorney to obtain records of proceedings of the mediation committee for use in investigations or litigation, conducted by the State of Oklahoma or the federal government.Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 5, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.65 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.65. Review of course of treatment rendered by a dentist - Election by patient - Submission of statement by dentist.

|A patient may voluntarily seek review of a course of treatment rendered by a dentist. Such review is not mandatory or required prior to the initiation of litigation and the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act shall in no way limit the patient's access to the courts nor in any way require the patient to participate in mediation proceedings as a prerequisite to initiating suit. If the patient elects to participate in the mediation procedure, the patient must file a written request for the review with a mediation committee in accordance with such rules that the organizations appointing the mediation committee may prescribe. In the request for review, the patient must provide the mediation committee with a true and correct statement of all material facts relating to the course of treatment complained of, the nature of the complaint, and the requested relief sought, in addition to any other requirements that may be prescribed by rule. |The dentist shall thereafter submit a true and correct statement of all material facts relating to the course of treatment complained of, the nature of the complaint, and the dentist's recommended action, if any, in addition to any other requirements that may be prescribed by rule.The material submitted by the patient and dentist shall be provided by the committee to the opposing party.Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 6, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.66 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.66. Recommendations of mediation committee.

|Written recommendations of a mediation committee rendered pursuant to a request for review shall be given to the patient and the dentist concerned, by delivery thereof or by mailing such recommendations to the last-known address of each. The recommendations of the mediation committee shall not be binding on the patient or the dentist, but shall provide an objective assessment of the facts and the course of treatment rendered, and shall include, when appropriate, a proposed remedy or solution to the complaint presented in the request for review. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 7, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.67 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.67. Appeal to state mediation appeals committee.

|The patient or dentist may appeal the recommendation of the mediation committee to an appellate body to be known as the state mediation appeals committee. A request for an appeal shall be timely filed and conducted in accordance with the prescribed rules. A party must first request an appeal with the state mediation appeals committee before proceeding with a final appeal to the Board of Dentistry. If no intermediate appeal is provided by the applicable mediation program rules, a party may proceed directly to a final appeal before the Board of Dentistry, pursuant to Section 328.68 of this title. The state mediation appeals committee may either affirm, modify or reverse the recommendation of the mediation committee, and shall issue its written nonbinding recommendation to the parties. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 8, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.68 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.68. Request for final appeal.

|The patient or dentist may file a request for a final appeal of a recommendation of the mediation committee or a recommendation of the state mediation appeals committee to the Board of Dentistry within thirty (30) days after the date of mailing of the mediation committee recommendation or the state mediation appeals committee recommendation. If such recommendation is not mailed, a patient or dentist may file a request for a final appeal within thirty (30) days after the date of delivery of such recommendation to the appealing party. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 9, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.69 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.69. Review and hearing by the Board of Governors of Registered Dentists.

|The Board of Dentistry shall review the record of the mediation committee recommendation and the state mediation appeals committee in determining any final appeal. The Board may conduct a formal hearing upon the request of a party or upon its own initiative and may affirm, modify, or reverse the recommendation appealed. Any formal hearing shall be conducted by one or more members of the Board as it may determine, and a hearing shall be conducted in accordance with such rules as it may prescribe. The action of the Board in ruling upon the appealed recommendation shall constitute a final nonappealable decision, however, the final recommendation of the Board shall not be binding on the parties involved in the dispute. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 10, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.70 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.70. Reasonable procedural rules to be followed.

|The mediation committee, the state mediation appeals committee, and the Board of Dentistry shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical rules of procedure, but any hearing shall be conducted in such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties. Mediation committees, state mediation appeals committees, and the Board shall apply reasonable procedural rules consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act. Each governing organization which is involved in the formation of mediation committees as described in paragraph 3 of Section 328.62 of this title shall adopt and, from time to time, may modify and amend rules of procedure. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 11, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
59 OK Stat § 59-328.71 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-328.71. Appeals proceedings privileged and protected from liability - Admissibility of findings or recommendations during hearing or trial of litigation.

|A. The protections of Section 328.64 of this title relating to the records created by mediation committees shall apply equally to any records, documents, or proceedings produced in any appeal of a mediation committee recommendation or a state mediation appeals committee recommendation, and protections from liability contained in Section 328.63 of this title shall apply equally to persons conducting or participating in appeal proceedings. |B. Neither the whole nor any portion of the findings or recommendations of a mediation committee, state mediation appeals committee, or the Board of Dentistry shall be introduced or admissible during any hearing or trial of litigation brought by the patient, unless both patient and dentist, after the court filing of a petition/complaint agree that the whole or a portion of the findings of the mediation committee, state mediation appeals committee, or the Board will be introduced or admitted during a hearing or trial.Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 12, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.