245:15-1-4. Statutory charges to the Board
Provisions of the Statutes charge the Board with adoption and enforcement of all reasonable and necessary Rules and Regulations which it may deem advisable and empowers the Board with authority to deny the issuance, restoration or renewal of, or place on probation for a period of time and subject to such conditions as the Board may specify, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew Certificates of Licensure and Certificates of Authorization for certain causes. The Statutes also empower the Board with administrative penalties (fines) and do not preclude the Board from using any necessary legal proceedings to enforce its decisions.
245:15-1-5. Severability clause
Any part of the Rules in this Chapter, found by a Court or the Attorney General to be inconsistent with the provisions thereof as presently exist or are hereafter amended, shall be interpreted so as to comply with such Statutes as they presently exist or are hereafter amended and the partial or total invalidity of any section or sections of these Rules shall not affect its valid sections. These Rules go through the legislative process, thereby giving them the same effect as law.
245:15-1-6. Administrative Procedures Act
The provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, 75 O.S., Sections 250 et seq, shall apply to the Board.
