§59-628.1. Powers of Board.
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The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall have the power to:
1. Adopt and prescribe the use of a common seal;
2. Hold regular meetings at times to be fixed by the president of the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. In addition, the president may call such special and other meetings in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act;
3. Promulgate rules necessary, expedient, or appropriate to the governance, performance, enforcement, or carrying out of any of the purposes, objectives, or provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act or to promulgate rules regarding the professional standards of the practice of osteopathic medicine;
4. Initiate and prosecute administrative, civil, or criminal actions and proceedings necessary under the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act;
5. Appoint authorized agents to make inspections or investigations and to perform other services for the Board;
6. Sell, exchange, or dispose of property as provided by state law;
7. Have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the practice of osteopathic medicine, and shall have continuing jurisdiction to reopen any actions taken by the Board;
8. Institute collection proceedings against licensees, applicants, and other entities under its jurisdiction. This authority includes the right to impose penalties for nonpayment;
9. Employ, appoint, or contract and fix the duties and compensation of the executive director and other personnel, either on full-time, part-time, or contractual basis, as deemed necessary by the Board;
10. Fix the qualifications of the personnel of the Board;
11. Accept and use grants of money and other property from any source;
12. Advise, consult, cooperate, and enter into agreements or contracts;
13. Revoke, suspend, or deny any license, permit, or charter issued by the Board if the Board finds any violation of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act or any rule promulgated by the Board;
14. Prescribe forms of application, certification, licenses, charters, permits, and other forms as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act;
15. Set renewal dates for any licenses, permits, or certificates issued by the Board by notifying licensees in writing of the expiration and renewal date being assigned to the licensee and permittee and by making an appropriate adjustment in the fee charged for the license, permit, or certificate;
16. Establish and collect fees for licenses, permits, charters, certificates, and services provided. The fees shall be promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and shall be fair and equitable to all parties concerned;
17. Adopt official professional standards of conduct;
18. Apply to the district court for a temporary or permanent injunction or any other remedy restraining any person from violating the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act;
19. Increase its efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of patients through administration of continuing education programs;
20. Establish agency special accounts through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Office of the State Treasurer as necessary for the collection and distribution of funds, including funds of sponsors and registration fees related to conferences, meetings, and continuing education and resident physician training; and
21. Exercise all incidental powers which are necessary and proper to implement and administer the purposes of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act. Added by Laws 2025, c. 168, § 7, emerg. eff. May 12, 2025.