Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-650.11
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Medical battery – Penalties - Definition
Official statutory text
A. Medical battery is a Class B6 felony offense, upon
conviction, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term
of not more than one (1) year, or imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections for a term of not more than four (4)
years, and a fine in an amount not more than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00). In addition, the defendant shall be ordered to make
restitution to the victim in an amount as determined by the court.
B. For purposes of this section, “medical battery” means:
1. The defendant has been found guilty of practicing dentistry,
medicine, osteopathic medicine, or surgery, without a license or
authority as prohibited by the provisions of the State Dental Act,
the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and
Supervision Act, or the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act;
2. The treatment, or course of treatment, practiced in
violation of the provisions of the State Dental Act, the Oklahoma
Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act, or
the Osteopathic Medicine Act resulted in the victim having permanent
physical injury or disfigurement;
3. The victim consented to such treatment, or course of
treatment, under a belief that the defendant was licensed and
authorized to diagnose and perform the treatment; and
4. The defendant willfully performed the act knowing that such
act was prohibited pursuant to law.
conviction, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term
of not more than one (1) year, or imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections for a term of not more than four (4)
years, and a fine in an amount not more than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00). In addition, the defendant shall be ordered to make
restitution to the victim in an amount as determined by the court.
B. For purposes of this section, “medical battery” means:
1. The defendant has been found guilty of practicing dentistry,
medicine, osteopathic medicine, or surgery, without a license or
authority as prohibited by the provisions of the State Dental Act,
the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and
Supervision Act, or the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act;
2. The treatment, or course of treatment, practiced in
violation of the provisions of the State Dental Act, the Oklahoma
Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act, or
the Osteopathic Medicine Act resulted in the victim having permanent
physical injury or disfigurement;
3. The victim consented to such treatment, or course of
treatment, under a belief that the defendant was licensed and
authorized to diagnose and perform the treatment; and
4. The defendant willfully performed the act knowing that such
act was prohibited pursuant to law.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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