Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 510 - State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
Chapter 1 - Administrative Operations
Subchapter 5 - Individual Proceedings
Section 510:1-5-1.1 - Definitions

The following words and terms, as used in this subchapter shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"Allegation" means the unverified information concerning a physician's acts or omissions provided to or discovered by Board investigative staff and reviewed by the Medical Review Committee. Such information may or may not ultimately merit a verified complaint of unprofessional conduct.

"Individual proceeding" means consideration of issuing a formal sanction penalizing a licensee of the Board. It does not mean consideration of the issuance or reinstatement of a license.

"Respondent" means the licensed osteopathic physician whose licensure is the subject of the individual proceeding.

"Verified Complaint" means the formal allegation of unprofessional conduct against the named physician filed by Board staff that leads to an individual proceeding adjudged by the Board en banc.

Added at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff 6-27-96