Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Chapter 1 - Administration and Organization
Section 435:1-1-9 - Declaratory rulings

(a) Any individual or group may petition the Board for a declaratory ruling as to the applicability of any statute, rule or order of the Board. Any other individual or group may file a response thereto.

(b) All petitions filed for a declaratory ruling by the Board shall set out fully the views of the petitioner giving any reasons and citations of legal authority he has in support of such views.

(c) The Board may request the petitioner, or any respondent, to present witnesses on any facts involved in the petition, or legal memorandum with citations of authority on any legal issues involved in his petition.

(d) The Board may initially assign a petition for declaratory ruling to an appropriate advisory committee and/or board subcommittee for its review and for a recommendation. The advisory committee and/or board subcommittee may hold hearings, take testimony, or require any legal memorandums that the Board may require. The findings or recommendation of any advisory committee or board subcommittee is not binding on the Board en banc.

(e) The Board shall give reasonable notice to the petitioner and any respondents in advance of making a final ruling and shall accompany any ruling with written findings of fact and conclusions of law.