Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-155
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Investigations and hearings
Official statutory text
The Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners shall:
1. Conduct investigations of complaints against podiatric
physicians filed with the Board pursuant to Section 149 of this
title; and
2. Initiate and conduct individual proceedings, pursuant to
Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, against podiatric
physicians alleged to have violated the Podiatric Medicine Practice
Act, the Code of Ethics, or the rules of the Board. For such
purposes the Board, or any member thereof, is empowered to issue
subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and administer oaths
and affirmations. Subpoenas authorized by this section may be
signed and issued by any member of the Board, and shall be served,
and return of service thereof made, in the same manner as a subpoena
is served from a court of record in this state and as return of
service in such case is made. Any person failing and refusing to
attend in obedience to such subpoena, or refusing to be sworn or
examined or answer any question propounded by any member of the
Board or any attorney or licensee upon permission from the Board,
upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
punishable as such.
1. Conduct investigations of complaints against podiatric
physicians filed with the Board pursuant to Section 149 of this
title; and
2. Initiate and conduct individual proceedings, pursuant to
Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, against podiatric
physicians alleged to have violated the Podiatric Medicine Practice
Act, the Code of Ethics, or the rules of the Board. For such
purposes the Board, or any member thereof, is empowered to issue
subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and administer oaths
and affirmations. Subpoenas authorized by this section may be
signed and issued by any member of the Board, and shall be served,
and return of service thereof made, in the same manner as a subpoena
is served from a court of record in this state and as return of
service in such case is made. Any person failing and refusing to
attend in obedience to such subpoena, or refusing to be sworn or
examined or answer any question propounded by any member of the
Board or any attorney or licensee upon permission from the Board,
upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
punishable as such.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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