Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 491
License - Practice of Medicine and Surgery
Effective Nov 1, 2008Laws 1923, SB 143, c. 59, § 11, emerg. eff. March 31, 1923; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 2123, c. 323, § 10, emerg. eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 2001, SB 764, c. 115, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, SB 369, c. 523, § 3, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2008, HB 2732, c. 358, § 2, eff. November 1, 2008 (superseded document available).
A.
- 1. Every person before practicing medicine and surgery or any of the branches or departments of medicine and surgery, within the meaning of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act, within this state, must be in legal possession of the unrevoked license or certificate issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act. 2. Any person practicing in such manner within this state, who is not in the legal possession of a license or certificate, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony, punishable by a fine in an amount not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year or imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than four (4) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 3. Each day a person is in violation of any provision of this subsection shall constitute a separate criminal offense and, in addition, the district attorney may file a separate charge of medical battery for each person who is injured as a result of treatment or surgery performed in violation of this subsection. 4. Any person who practices medicine and surgery or any of the branches or departments thereof without first complying with the provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act shall, in addition to the other penalties provided therein, receive no compensation for such medical and surgical or branches or departments thereof services. B. 1. If a license has been revoked or suspended pursuant to the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act whether for disciplinary reasons or for failure to renew the license, the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may, subject to rules promulgated by the Board, assess and collect an administrative fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each day after revocation or suspension whether for disciplinary reasons or for failure to renew such license that the person practices medicine and surgery or any of the branches or departments thereof within this state. 2. Fines assessed shall be in addition to any criminal penalty provided pursuant to subsection A of this section.
Laws 1923, SB 143, c. 59, § 11, emerg. eff. March 31, 1923; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 2123, c. 323, § 10, emerg. eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 2001, SB 764, c. 115, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, SB 369, c. 523, § 3, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2008, HB 2732, c. 358, § 2, eff. November 1, 2008 (superseded document available).