2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-2-304. Denial, revocation or suspension of registration - Administrative penalty.

A. A registration, pursuant to Section 2-303 of this title, to manufacture, distribute, dispense, prescribe, administer or use for scientific purposes a controlled dangerous substance shall be limited, conditioned, denied, suspended or revoked by the Director upon a finding that the registrant:

1. Has materially falsified any application filed pursuant to this act or required by this act;

2. Has been found guilty of, entered a plea of guilty, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to a misdemeanor relating to any substance defined herein as a controlled dangerous substance or any felony under the laws of any state or the United States;

3. Has had his federal registration retired, suspended, or revoked by a competent federal authority and is no longer authorized by federal law to manufacture, distribute, dispense, prescribe, administer or use for scientific purposes controlled dangerous substances;

4. Has failed to maintain effective controls against the diversion of controlled dangerous substances to unauthorized persons or entities;

5. Has prescribed, dispensed or administered a controlled dangerous substance from schedules other than those specified in his state or federal registration;

6. Has had a restriction, suspension, revocation, limitation, condition, or probation placed on his professional license or certificate or practice as a result of a proceeding pursuant to the general statutes;

7. Is abusing or, within the past five (5) years, has abused or excessively used drugs or controlled dangerous substances;

8. Has prescribed, sold, administered, or ordered any controlled substance for an immediate family member, himself or herself; provided that this shall not apply to a medical emergency when no other doctor is available to respond to the emergency;

9. Has possessed, used, prescribed, dispensed or administered drugs or controlled dangerous substances for other than legitimate medical or scientific purposes or for purposes outside the normal course of his professional practice;

10. Has been under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating substance which adversely affected the central nervous system, vision, hearing or other sensory or motor functioning to such degree the person was impaired during the performance of his job; or

11. Has violated any federal law relating to any controlled substances, any provision of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, Section 2-101 et seq. of this title, or any rules of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.

B. In the event the Director suspends or revokes a registration granted under Section 2-303 of this title, all controlled dangerous substances owned or possessed by the registrant pursuant to such registration at the time of denial or suspension or the effective date of the revocation order, as the case may be, may in the discretion of the Director be impounded and preserved. No disposition may be made of substances impounded and preserved until the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals have been concluded unless a court, upon application therefor, orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the proceeds of the sale with the court. Upon a revocation order becoming final, all such controlled dangerous substances shall be forfeited to the state.

C. The Drug Enforcement Administration shall promptly be notified of all orders suspending or revoking registration and all forfeitures of controlled dangerous substances.

D. In lieu of or in addition to any other remedies available to the Director, if a finding is made that a registrant has committed any act in violation of federal law relating to any controlled substance, any provision of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, Section 2-101 et seq. of this title, or any rules of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Director is hereby authorized to assess an administrative penalty not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each such act.

Added by Laws 1971, c. 119, § 2-304. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 120, § 2, emerg. eff. April 6, 1982; Laws 1993, c. 285, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1996, c. 306, § 6, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996.