Okla. Admin. Code § 435:60-1-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 435:60-1-4 - Advisory Committee on Radiologist Assistants - terms of members - removal from Committee

(a) Except as provided in the Act for the initial Committee appointments, the Radiologist Assistant Advisory Committee shall consist of seven (7) members appointed as follows:

(1) One member shall be a physician appointed by the Board from its membership;

(2) One member shall be a radiologist appointed by the Board from a list of qualified individuals submitted by the Oklahoma State Medical Association and who is not a member of the Board;

(3) One member shall be a physician appointed by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners from its membership;

(4) One member shall be a physician appointed by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners from a list of qualified individuals submitted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association and who is not a member of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners;

(5) One member shall be a radiologist appointed by the Board from a list of qualified individuals submitted by the Oklahoma State Radiological Society and who is not a member of the Board; and

(6) Two members shall be radiologist assistants appointed by the Board from a list of radiologist assistants submitted by the Oklahoma State Radiological Society, and shall have engaged in rendering radiologist assistant services to the public, teaching, or research for at least two (2) years immediately preceding their appointments. Except for members first appointed to the Committee, these members shall at all times be holders of valid licenses as radiologist assistants in Oklahoma.

(b) Members of the Committee shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years, except for the initial committee members whose terms shall begin either on September 1, 2008, or the date of their appointment, whichever is later, and shall continue for the following periods:

(1) Two physicians and one radiologist assistant for a period of three (3) years; and

(2) Three physicians and one radiologist assistant for a period of four (4) years.

(c) Upon expiration of a member's term of office, the appointing authority for that member shall appoint a successor pursuant to the provisions of this section. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled in like manner for the balance of an expired term. No member shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.

(d) Upon expiration or vacancy of the term of a member, the respective nominating authority may, as appropriate, submit to the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, a list of three persons qualified to serve on the Committee to fill the expired term of their respective member. Appointments may be made from these lists of the appointing Board, and additional lists may be provided by the respective organizations if requested by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.

(e) The Board may remove any member from the Committee for neglect of any duty required by law, for failure to attend at least 50% of the regularly scheduled meetings in a calendar year, for incompetency, or for unethical or dishonorable conduct.

Okla. Admin. Code § 435:60-1-4

Added at 26 Ok Reg 681, eff 2-19-09 (emergency); Added at 26 Ok Reg 2578, eff 7-11-09