Whenever a claim of personal injury is made against any practitioner of the healing arts or a licensed hospital, a report shall be made to the appropriate licensing board or agency by the liability insurer of such practitioner or hospital within sixty (60) days after receipt of information that a claim is being made. In the event that such claim is made against a party not insured, the report shall be made by the party. The report shall be in writing on a form containing the following information:
1. The name and address of the practitioner or hospital;
2. The name, age and address of the claimant;
3. A brief statement of the nature of the injury, illness or condition complained of and the act or omission complained of; and
4. Whether a suit is pending and, if so, the court, style and docket number of the action.
And whenever such claim or suit is concluded, the disposition shall be reported to the appropriate board or agency promptly.
This report shall be privileged except as hereinafter provided.
The licensing board or agency shall take any remedial, disciplinary or corrective action as it may deem warranted by the facts contained in the report.
Any person or liability insurer failing to furnish a report on a claim as required in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Further, the board or agency shall annually furnish the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a full report of all such claims except that names and addresses of all parties shall be omitted. Such report shall include disposition of the claim as well as a report of all action taken by the board or agency and the reason therefor.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 44, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1976. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 75, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1979.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
§76-1. Rights of others must be respected.
§76-1.1. Parent or child not answerable for other's act.
§76-3. Deceits defined and classed.
§76-4. Deceit upon the public deemed deceit of any individual misled.
§76-5. Responsibility for negligence - "Good Samaritan Act".
§76-5.4. Good Samaritan Revolving Fund.
§76-5.5. Limitation of actions.
§76-5.7. Accident or disaster involving hazardous materials - Immunity from civil liability.
§76-5A. Emergency use of automated defibrillator - Immunity from civil liability.
§76-6. General rights of persons.
§76-8. Wrongs against personal relations.
§76-8.1. Alienation of affections or seduction - Civil action - Abolition.
§76-17. Medical malpractice - Reporting of the claim to licensing board.
§76-20. Refusing to furnish records - Penalty.
§76-20.1. Healing arts - Standard of care.
§76-20.2. Chelation or other authorized therapy not prohibited.
§76-21. Presumption of negligence.
§76-23. Public utilities - Definitions - Fraud - Penalties - Civil liability - Exemptions.
§76-25. Professional review body, staff and personnel - Limitation of liability.
§76-26. Persons supplying information to professional review body - Protection from liability.
§76-27. Limitations on liability - Extent.
§76-28. Professional review body - Requirements for protection from liability.
§76-29. Emergency exception from notice and hearing requirement.
§76-31.3. Oklahoma Health Care Access Act - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program.
§76-32. Volunteer Professional Services Immunity Act.
§76-32.1. Liability for physician or health care provider acting in volunteer capacity.
§76-33. Immunity from liability - Application.
§76-38. Short title - Common Sense Consumption Act.
§76-41. Weight gain or obesity civil liability restricted - Exceptions.
§76-50.1. Short title – Legislative intent - Construction.
§76-50.4. Waiver of liability.
§76-50.6. Gun ranges and gun clubs - Liability.
§76-51.1. Legislative findings – Injuries from unlawful firearm use.
§76-52.1. Firearm manufacturer, distributor, or seller liability limitation.
§76-52.2. Association of licensed persons liability limitation.
§76-53.1. Exceptions to liability limitations.
§76-57.1. Product liability for inherently unsafe products - Affirmative defense.
§76-57.2. Rebuttable presumptions – Grounds for rebutting – Liability of product sellers.
§76-58.1. Subsequent measures not admissible - Exceptions.
§76-80. Safety of premises - Liability to trespasser.
§76-80.1. Liability and vicarious liability for damages while trespassing.
§76-81. Short title - Personal Injury Trust Fund Transparency Act.
§76-83. Required disclosures by plaintiff.
§76-84. Discovery - Use of materials.
§76-85. Scheduling trial - Stay of action.
§76-86. Defendant's identification of additional or alternative personal injury trusts.
§76-87. Valuation of personal injury trust claims - Judicial notice.
§76-89. Failure to provide information - Sanctions.
§76-90. Short title - Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act.
§76-93. Pulmonary function testing - Interpretation.
§76-96. Service of report on all defendants - Trial docket - Interpretation.
§76-98. Effect of act in bankruptcy cases.
§76-100. Beginning of limitations period - Separate claims for nonmalignant conditions and cancer.
§76-100.1. Applicability of act.
§76-101. Severe weather shelter - Immunity from suit.
§76-102. Short title - Innocent Successor Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act.
§76-105. Limitations on successor asbestos-related liabilities.
§76-106. Establishing fair market value of total gross assets.
§76-111. Limitations on liability for exposure to COVID-19.
§76-112. Short title - COVID-19 Product Protection Act – Limitations on liability.