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Purpose.

Chapter not applicable to practice of medicine, surgery, chiropractic medicine, etc.

Definitions.

Board of Osteopathic Medicine.

Rulemaking authority.

General licensure requirements.

Expert witness certificate.

Limited licenses.

Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need.

Temporary certificate for active duty military and veterans practicing in areas of critical need.

Osteopathic faculty certificate.

Renewal of licenses and certificates.

Physician survey.

Analysis of survey results; report.

Confidentiality of certain information contained in physician workforce surveys.

Financial responsibility.

Inactive status.

Fees.

Privileges, obligations, and status of osteopathic physicians.

Itemized patient statement.

Patient records; termination of osteopathic physician’s practice.

Breast cancer; information on treatment alternatives.

Penalty for violations.

Drugs to treat obesity; rules establishing guidelines.

Pain-management clinics.

Office surgeries.

Sexual misconduct in the practice of osteopathic medicine.

Concerted effort to refuse emergency room treatment to patients; penalties.

Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department.

Emergency procedures for disciplinary action.

Specialties.

Reports of disciplinary actions by medical organizations.

Osteopathic physician’s consent; handwriting samples; mental or physical examinations.

Search warrants for certain violations.

Subpoena of certain records.

Registration of resident physicians, interns, and fellows; list of hospital employees; penalty.

Physician assistants.

Anesthesiologist assistants.

Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, and established protocols; notice; standards.

Reports of adverse incidents in office practice settings.

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; applicability.