SECTION 435:1-1-3. Method of operations

(a)   The central office of the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The central office will be open during regular business hours as determined by the Board, each day except Saturday and Sunday and any legal holiday established by statute or proclamation of the Governor.

(b)   The Board may open branch offices with location and hours of operation to be determined by the Board.

(c)   Every communication in writing to the Board shall be addressed to the Board at the Board's central or branch office(s) unless the Board directs otherwise.

(d)   The Board shall hold meetings in accordance with the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act. Special meetings may be called by the President and Secretary of the Board. Five (5) members of the Board constitute a quorum and may transact any business or hold any hearing by simple majority vote of a quorum.

(e)   All rules and other written statements of policy or interpretations formulated, adopted or used by the Board in the discharge of its functions and all final orders, decisions, and opinions will be made available for public inspection during regular office hours at the Board's central office or branch office(s) when electronically feasible.

(f)   All records of the Board which are public records pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act shall be available for public review and copying during regular business hours at the Board's central office or branch office(s) when electronically feasible. Copies shall be available only upon appropriate arrangements for payment of applicable fees. Records of the Board which are subject to a permissive or mandatory privilege of confidentiality shall not be released to the public; provided that the Secretary of the Board or the Executive Director of the Board may, upon request, allow records subject to a permissive privilege of confidentiality to be open for public review and copying. It is the policy of the Board to maintain as confidential all patient records held by the Board in any file, pursuant to 12 O.S. § 2503, to every extent possible under law. It is the position and determination of the Board that investigative files of the Board are confidential under the Open Records Act.

(g)   In the event the Board convenes a meeting by teleconference, the Board shall provide adequate space for any person to listen and view the meeting via appropriate audio and video equipment.

[Source: Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4525, eff 7-27-94 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1209, eff 5-11-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 761, eff 10-24-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1691, eff 5-25-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3538, eff 7-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2016, eff 5-26-98]