2019 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 59. Professions and Occupations
§59-328.63. Voluntary status - Protections from liability.
A. A mediation conducted through the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act shall be voluntary and shall not be construed as a final action for the purposes of injunctive relief or the basis for an appeal to district court. A mediation committee, entities creating such mediation committees, members and staff of such mediation committee, and other persons who assist such mediation committees shall not be liable in any way for damages or injunctive relief under any law of this state with respect to any action taken in good faith by such mediation committee.
B. Any person who supplies information to a mediation committee in good faith and with reasonable belief that such information is true shall not be liable in any way for damages or injunctive relief under any law of this state with respect to giving such information to the mediation committee.
C. Either party involved in the mediation may request to be dismissed from the process at any time. Upon dismissal from the mediation program, the matter shall be referred back to the referring entity.
D. Upon the completion of a successful mediation, the referring entity shall be given notice that the mediation was successful.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 4, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 229, § 27, eff. July 1, 2015.
