Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Chapter 10 - Physicians and Surgeons
Subchapter 7 - Regulation of Physician and Surgeon Practice
Section 435:10-7-5 - Determining continued competency of a physician and surgeon
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 435:10-7-5
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Criteria for review. Any active licensed physician who meets any of the following criteria shall be required to demonstrate his continued competence as a physician and surgeon in the State of Oklahoma. The criteria for review shall include:
(1) Physicians who are more than 75
years of age;
(2) Physicians who
have recently had significant illnesses or medical events which could affect
their ability to practice medicine with reasonable competency;
(3) Physicians who have been the subject of
letters of complaint or concern submitted to the Board from persons in the
practitioner's sphere of influence.
(b) Upon meeting criteria. Any physician meeting any of these criteria may be:
(1) Required to submit to physical,
psychological or psychiatric examination;
(2) Required to submit to the
SPEX examination or any examination deemed appropriate for the
purpose of evaluation of clinical competence by the Board or its
designee;
(3) Required to submit
evidence satisfactory to the Board or the Secretary to show successful
completion of adequate continuing medical education;
(4) Required to appear for an interview with
the Board, the Board Secretary, or a Board designated physician or group of
physicians.
(c) Re-evaluation after meeting criteria. After a physician has met the criteria for determination of continued competence, he/she may be re-evaluated no less frequently than five-year intervals as deemed necessary by the Board.
Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1573, eff 4-27-92
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