- A. Removal of a physician from the list of qualified independent medical examiners shall be by request of the independent medical examiner or by a majority vote of the judges of the Court.
B. Grounds for removal include, but are not limited to:
- 1. a material misrepresentation on the Form 463 application for appointment to the list of qualified independent medical examiners or on the physician disclosure Form 17;
- 2. refusal or substantial failure to notify the Court of any change affecting the physician's qualifications as provided in Court Rule 41(A); or
- 3. refusal or substantial failure to comply with the provisions of Rules 41 through 45, 85 O.S., Section 17, or other applicable Court Rules and statutes.
- C. In arriving at a determination regarding whether to remove a physician from the list, the Court may consider the character of the alleged violation and all of the attendant circumstances, and may confer with the Physician Advisory Committee (85 O.S., Section 201.1), other public or private medical consultants, or refer such review to the Administrator in accordance with 85 O.S., Section 201.
- D. A physician whose qualification to serve as independent medical examiner has been revoked by the Court is not eligible to be selected as an independent medical examiner during the period of revocation.
Adopted by order of the Supreme Court,