Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The Department may suspend or revoke a
license and/or fine or place on probation a license or licensee for the
following:
(1) violations of any of the
provision of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Act or this chapter;
(2) permitting, aiding or abetting in any
illegal act in connection with the ambulance service;
(3) conduct of any practice that is
detrimental to the welfare of the patient or potential users of the
service;
(4) placing a vehicle into
service before it is properly inspected, approved, and permitted by the
Department;
(5) failure to comply
with a written order issued by the Department within the time frame specified
by the Department;
(6) engaging in
any act which is designed or intended to hinder, impede, or obstruct the
investigation of any matter governed by the Act or by any lawful
authority;
(7) an ambulance service
who fails to renew their Oklahoma license within the time frame and other
requirements as specified in these rules shall be considered an expired or
lapsed licensee and therefore no longer licensed as an ambulance service in the
State of Oklahoma;
(8) a
misleading, deceptive, false, or fraudulent advertisement or other
representation in the conduct of the profession or occupation;
(9) offering, giving, promising anything of
value or benefit, as defined in Oklahoma Statutes or Department Policy to a
Federal, state, or local governmental official for the purpose of influencing
the employee or official to circumvent a Federal, state, or local law, rule, or
ordinance governing the licensee's profession or occupations;
(10) interference with an investigation or
disciplinary proceeding by willful misrepresentation of facts, by the use of
threats or harassment against or inducement to a client or witness to prevent
them from providing evidence in a disciplinary proceeding or other legal
action, or by use of threats or harassment against or inducement to a person to
prevent or attempt to prevent a disciplinary proceeding or other legal action
from being filed, prosecuted, or completed;
(11) failure to report the unprofessional
conduct or non-compliance of regulations by individually licensed and certified
personnel as defined in this this Chapter.
(b) No person, company, governmental entity
or trust authority may operate an ambulance service or emergency medical
response agency except in accordance with the Act and the rules as promulgated
by the State Board. The Commissioner, District Attorney of the county wherein a
violation occurs, or the Attorney General of this State, shall have the
authority to enforce provisions of the law.
(c) A license/certificate/permit holder or
applicant, in connection with a license application or an investigation
conducted by the Department pursuant to this rule shall not:
(1) knowingly make a false statement of
material fact;
(2) fail to disclose
a fact necessary to correct a misapprehension known by the licensee to have
arisen in the application or the matter under investigation; or
(3) fail to respond to a demand for
information made by the Department or any designated representative
thereof.
(d) If in the
course of an investigation the Department determines that a
license/certificate/permit holder or applicant has engaged in conduct that is
detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the public, and which conduct
necessitates immediate action to prevent further harm, the Commissioner may
order a summary suspension of the license/certificate/permit holder's license,
certificate, or permit respectively.
(e) In addition to any other penalties, a
civil fine of not more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars per violation per day
may be assessed, for violations of the Act or OAC 310:641.
