Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-504
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Process - How served - Depositions - Subpoenas
Official statutory text
All citations and subpoenas, under the contemplation of this
act, shall be served in general accordance with the statutes of the
State of Oklahoma then in force applying to the service of such
documents, and all provisions of the statutes of the state then in
force, relating to citations and subpoenas, are hereby made
applicable to the citations and subpoenas herein provided for. The
secretary of the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision,
or the secretary's designee, during the course of an investigation,
shall have the power to issue subpoenas for the attendance of
witnesses, the inspection of premises and the production of
documents or things, including, but not limited to, pharmacy,
medical and hospital records. Such subpoenas shall carry the same
force and effect as if issued as an order from a district court of
competent jurisdiction. Patient confidentiality shall be maintained
by the Board and subpoena compliance shall not be considered a
violation of any state or federal confidentiality laws. All the
provisions of the statutes of the state, then in force, governing
the taking of testimony by depositions, are made applicable to the
taking of depositions under this act. The attendance of witnesses
shall be compelled in such hearings by subpoenas issued by the
secretary of the Board over the seal thereof, and the secretary
shall in no case refuse to issue such subpoenas upon praecipe filed
therefor accompanied with the fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) for each
subpoena issued. If any person refuse to obey such subpoena served
upon him in such manner, the fact of such refusal shall be certified
by the secretary of the Board, over the seal thereof, to the
district court of the county in which such service was had, and the
court shall proceed to hear said matter in accordance with the
statutes of the state then in force governing contempt as for
disobedience of its own process.
act, shall be served in general accordance with the statutes of the
State of Oklahoma then in force applying to the service of such
documents, and all provisions of the statutes of the state then in
force, relating to citations and subpoenas, are hereby made
applicable to the citations and subpoenas herein provided for. The
secretary of the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision,
or the secretary's designee, during the course of an investigation,
shall have the power to issue subpoenas for the attendance of
witnesses, the inspection of premises and the production of
documents or things, including, but not limited to, pharmacy,
medical and hospital records. Such subpoenas shall carry the same
force and effect as if issued as an order from a district court of
competent jurisdiction. Patient confidentiality shall be maintained
by the Board and subpoena compliance shall not be considered a
violation of any state or federal confidentiality laws. All the
provisions of the statutes of the state, then in force, governing
the taking of testimony by depositions, are made applicable to the
taking of depositions under this act. The attendance of witnesses
shall be compelled in such hearings by subpoenas issued by the
secretary of the Board over the seal thereof, and the secretary
shall in no case refuse to issue such subpoenas upon praecipe filed
therefor accompanied with the fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) for each
subpoena issued. If any person refuse to obey such subpoena served
upon him in such manner, the fact of such refusal shall be certified
by the secretary of the Board, over the seal thereof, to the
district court of the county in which such service was had, and the
court shall proceed to hear said matter in accordance with the
statutes of the state then in force governing contempt as for
disobedience of its own process.
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