Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.55
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Death of patient - Notification of Board
Official statutory text
All licensees engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state
shall notify the Board within twenty-four (24) hours of the
discovery of a death of a patient, or an emergency hospital visit
where the patient is admitted, pursuant to treatment in a dental
office and potentially related to the practice of dentistry by the
licensee. A licensee shall submit a complete report to the Board of
any fatality or serious injury occurring during the practice of
dentistry or the discovery of the death of a patient whose death is
causally related to the practice of dentistry by the licensee within
thirty (30) days of such occurrence.
shall notify the Board within twenty-four (24) hours of the
discovery of a death of a patient, or an emergency hospital visit
where the patient is admitted, pursuant to treatment in a dental
office and potentially related to the practice of dentistry by the
licensee. A licensee shall submit a complete report to the Board of
any fatality or serious injury occurring during the practice of
dentistry or the discovery of the death of a patient whose death is
causally related to the practice of dentistry by the licensee within
thirty (30) days of such occurrence.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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