OK SB443

State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may hire a separate medical advisor position (licensed physician) in addition to the board secretary to assist with compliance and investigations

Postgraduate medical training requirements for physician licensure expanded to accept accreditation from additional international bodies including Royal College institutions in Canada, Edinburgh, England, Glasgow, and Ireland

National criminal history background checks required for physician assistant applicants seeking initial Oklahoma licensure or PA Licensure Compact privileges, with fingerprints submitted to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

Board authorized to obtain national criminal history background checks on physician applicants seeking expedited licensure through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

Board's quasi-judicial disciplinary powers broadened to apply to all Board licensees (not just physicians/surgeons), including authority to suspend or revoke licenses for felony convictions