Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
Chapter 15 - Animal Industry
Subchapter 12 - Pet Overpopulation Fund
Section 35:15-12-6 - Veterinarian Participation
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) Any veterinarian that is licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and is a member of the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association may submit an annual application to participate in the program.
(b) The veterinarian application shall contain the following:
(c) The veterinarian shall file the application annually with the administrator and the agreement shall be effective from January 1 of each calendar year, or from the date of application approval, whichever is later, and shall expire on December 31 of each calendar year.
(d) Fee schedules shall remain in effect for the entire term of the agreement.
(e) If the fee schedules are determined to be at least twenty percent (20%) higher than the average surgical fee for sterilization procedures as determined from all fee schedules submitted by participating veterinarians, the veterinarian's fee schedule shall not be approved.
(f) If funds become depleted, the veterinarian shall be notified by the administrator and shall immediately stop performing surgeries that may have already been authorized by the administrator.
(g) The veterinarian shall not be reimbursed for surgeries performed for any owner who is not approved by the administrator.
(h) The participating veterinarian reserves the right to postpone or refuse surgery if in the medical opinion of the veterinarian, the pet is medically unfit to undergo the surgical procedure. A written statement explaining surgical refusal shall be provided to the owner and the administrator.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 690, eff 5-12-05