- A. In any matter involving a fatality of a dental patient within forty eight (48) hours of receiving anesthesia or that is required to be reported to the Board pursuant to Section 328.55 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, such matter shall be investigated by the Adverse Outcomes Review and Investigation Panel.
- B. The Adverse Outcomes Review and Investigation Panel shall stand in the place of the Board's Review and Investigation Panel pursuant to Section 328.43a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes during the complaint and review process.
- C. Upon notification of a fatality to the Board, the President of the Board shall assign four members of the Anesthesia Committee pursuant to Section 328.17 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes to review and investigate the matter.
- D. Two of the members shall hold the same license type, whether general or specialty, as the licensee that is the subject of the complaint and two shall hold different types of licenses.
- E. All other procedures as defined in Section 328.43a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes regarding complaint and Board procedures shall be followed.
- F. The Board may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Laws 2015, SB 781, c. 229, § 24, emerg. eff. July 1, 2015.