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§ 1-1708. Malpractice insurance on doctors and nurses in health departments--Liability

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Public Health Code
Article 17. Miscellaneous
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-1708
§ 1-1708. Malpractice insurance on doctors and nurses in health departments--Liability
The State Commissioner of Health may purchase, with public funds, insurance to protect the public against malpractice of doctors and nurses employed by the State Department of Health full time, and to indemnify such doctors and nurses in connection therewith; and the director of any county, district or cooperative department of health may purchase, with public funds, insurance to protect the public against malpractice of doctors and nurses employed full time by such department and to indemnify such doctors and nurses in connection therewith. This section shall not be construed to make the state or a county, or any of the aforesaid departments of health, liable for damages resulting from such malpractice.

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Laws 1963, c. 299, § 1, operative July 1, 1963.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-1708, OK ST T. 63 § 1-1708
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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