Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-137

Qualifications - Terms - Removal.

A. A Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners is hereby re-created,

to continue until July 1, 2027, in accordance with the provisions of

the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Board shall regulate the practice of

podiatric medicine in this state in accordance with the provisions

of the Podiatric Medicine Practice Act. The Board, appointed by the

Governor, shall be composed of five podiatric physicians licensed to

practice podiatric medicine in this state and one lay member

representing the public.

B. Each podiatric physician member of the Board shall:

1. Be a legal resident of this state;

2. Have practiced podiatric medicine continuously in this state

during the three (3) years immediately preceding appointment to the

Board;

3. Be free of pending disciplinary action or active

investigation by the Board; and

4. Be a member in good standing of the American Podiatric

Medical Association and of the Oklahoma Podiatric Medical

Association.

C. The lay member of the Board shall:

1. Be a legal resident of this state;

2. Not be a registered or licensed practitioner of any of the

healing arts or be related, within the third degree of consanguinity

or affinity, to any such person; and

3. Participate in Board proceedings only for the purposes of:

a. reviewing, investigating and disposing of written

complaints regarding the conduct of podiatric

physicians, and

b. formulating, adopting and promulgating rules pursuant

to Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act.

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D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, the term

of office of each podiatric physician member of the Board shall be

five (5) years, with one such member being appointed to the Board

each year. The lay member of the Board shall serve a term

coterminous with that of the Governor. Each member shall hold

office until the expiration of the term for which appointed or until

a qualified successor has been duly appointed. An appointment shall

be made by the Governor within ninety (90) days after the expiration

of the term of any member, or the occurrence of a vacancy on the

Board due to resignation, death, or any other cause resulting in an

unexpired term. The appointment of the podiatric physician members

shall be made from a list of not less than five persons submitted

annually to the Governor by the Oklahoma Podiatric Medical

Association.

E. Each of the three podiatric physician members of the Board,

serving on September 1, 1993, shall complete the term of office for

which he or she was appointed, and the successor to each such member

shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. Within sixty (60)

days after September 1, 1993, the Governor shall appoint two new

podiatric physician members to the Board, one for a term expiring

July 1, 1997, and one for a term expiring on July 1, 1998. The

successor to each such new member shall be appointed for a term of

five (5) years.

F. Before assuming duties on the Board, each member shall take

and subscribe to the oath or affirmation provided in Article XV of

the Oklahoma Constitution, which oath or affirmation shall be

administered and filed as provided in such article.

G. A member may be removed from the Board by the Governor for

cause which shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Ceasing to be qualified;

2. Being found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of a

felony or of any offense involving moral turpitude;

3. Being found guilty, through due process, of malfeasance,

misfeasance or nonfeasance in relation to Board duties;

4. Being found mentally incompetent by a court of competent

jurisdiction;

5. Being found in violation of any provision of the Podiatric

Medicine Practice Act; or

6. Failing to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board

without just cause, as determined by the Board.