Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 491
License - Practice of Medicine and Surgery
Effective Jun 9, 2004Laws 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 April 18, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, SB 369, c. 523, § 3, emerg.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 June 9, 2004 (superseded document available).
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 such license or certificate, shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a felony, and shall, in any court having jurisdiction, be fined for: a. the first offense in any sum not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and b. any succeeding offense, as provided in subparagraph a of this paragraph, and in addition thereto, be imprisoned in a county jail for a period of time of not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days. 3. In all instances, each day's practice shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. 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 If a license has been revoked or suspended pursuant to the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act whether for disciplinary reasons or for failure to renew such 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 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).