Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 435. State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision |
Chapter 3. Individual Proceedings |
Subchapter 3. Investigations and Hearings |
SECTION 435:3-3-3. Confidentiality during hearings
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- During a hearing before the Board or presentation of a witness before the Trial Examiner, patient records necessary for use in the hearing shall be so marked as to ensure the confidentiality of the patient where disclosure of the patient's identity is not pertinent to the hearing. In addition, a witness who is or was a patient of a physician before the Board may assume a pseudonym to protect the patient's identity. No patient shall be required to identify himself or herself. In the event of a minor patient, a parent or guardian shall be inquired of as to identification of the minor.