Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-635.1
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Special volunteer medical license
Official statutory text
A. There is established a special volunteer medical license for
physicians who are retired from active practice and wish to donate
their expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and
needy persons of the state. The special volunteer medical license
shall be:
1. Issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to
eligible physicians;
2. Issued without a payment of an application fee, license fee
or renewal fee;
3. Issued for a fiscal year or part thereof; and
4. Renewable annually upon approval of the Board.
B. A physician must meet the following requirements to be
eligible for a special volunteer medical license:
1. Completion of a special volunteer medical license
application, including documentation of the physician’s osteopathic
school graduation and practice history;
2. Documentation that the physician has been previously issued
a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in this state
or in another state of the United States and that he or she has
never been the subject of any medical disciplinary action in any
jurisdiction;
3. Acknowledgement and documentation that the physician’s
practice under the special volunteer medical license will be
exclusively and totally devoted to providing medical care to needy
and indigent persons in this state or to providing care under the
Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps; and
4. Acknowledgement and documentation that the physician will
not receive or have the expectation to receive any payment or
compensation, either direct or indirect, for any medical services
rendered under the special volunteer medical license.
physicians who are retired from active practice and wish to donate
their expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and
needy persons of the state. The special volunteer medical license
shall be:
1. Issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to
eligible physicians;
2. Issued without a payment of an application fee, license fee
or renewal fee;
3. Issued for a fiscal year or part thereof; and
4. Renewable annually upon approval of the Board.
B. A physician must meet the following requirements to be
eligible for a special volunteer medical license:
1. Completion of a special volunteer medical license
application, including documentation of the physician’s osteopathic
school graduation and practice history;
2. Documentation that the physician has been previously issued
a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in this state
or in another state of the United States and that he or she has
never been the subject of any medical disciplinary action in any
jurisdiction;
3. Acknowledgement and documentation that the physician’s
practice under the special volunteer medical license will be
exclusively and totally devoted to providing medical care to needy
and indigent persons in this state or to providing care under the
Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps; and
4. Acknowledgement and documentation that the physician will
not receive or have the expectation to receive any payment or
compensation, either direct or indirect, for any medical services
rendered under the special volunteer medical license.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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