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§ 1-2553. Article IV--Compact privilege to practice

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: November 1, 2023

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Public Health Code
Article 25-B. EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (Refs & Annos)
Effective: November 1, 2023
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-2553
§ 1-2553. Article IV--Compact privilege to practice
ARTICLE IV
Compact Privilege to Practice
A. Member states shall recognize the privilege to practice of an individual licensed in another member state that is in conformance with Section 3 of this Compact.1
B. To exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of this Compact, an individual must:
1. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
2. Possess a current unrestricted license in a member state as an EMT, AEMT, paramedic, or state-recognized and -licensed level with a scope of practice and authority between EMT and paramedic; and
3. Practice under the supervision of a medical director.
C. An individual providing patient care in a remote state under the privilege to practice shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the home state unless and until modified by an appropriate authority in the remote state, as may be defined in the rules of the Commission.
D. Except as provided in subsection C of Section 4 of this Compact, an individual practicing in a remote state will be subject to the remote state's authority and laws. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the remote state and may take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. If a remote state takes action, it shall promptly notify the home state and the Commission.
E. If an individual's license in any home state is restricted or suspended, the individual shall not be eligible to practice in a remote state under the privilege to practice until the individual's home state license is restored.
F. If an individual's privilege to practice in any remote state is restricted, suspended, or revoked, the individual shall not be eligible to practice in any remote state until the individual's privilege to practice is restored.

Credits

Laws 2023, c. 269, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

Footnotes

Title 63, § 1-1552.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-2553, OK ST T. 63 § 1-2553
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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