SECTION 435:3-3-15. Sequestration of witnesses

  The Board recognizes the difficulty faced by certain witnesses called to testify publicly in disciplinary actions in which a physician or other person regulated by the Board is charged with sexual misconduct or other cases of a particularly sensitive nature to persons of reasonable prudence. The Board authorizes the Secretary to make determinations, whether upon his own initiative, request of the staff, the request of a witness, or otherwise, to allow a witness to testify outside public view. To this end, the Secretary may arrange to have a witness testify in another room of the Board's offices for viewing by the Board via video equipment, or by video deposition, or by written deposition. The witness shall remain subject to cross examination and, where feasible, to questions from the Board.

[Source: Added at 11 Ok Reg 4159, eff 6-21-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 1215, eff 5-11-95]