HB1638

Oklahoma HB1638 amends The Governmental Tort Claims Act by modifying definitions and clarifying employee status for certain individuals.

Oklahoma HB1638 amends The Governmental Tort Claims Act by modifying definitions and clarifying employee status for certain individuals. The bill specifies that physician faculty members and physician staff of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the College of Osteopathic Medicine of Oklahoma State University, not acting in an administrative capacity or engaged in teaching duties, are not considered state employees. It also clarifies that the state is not liable for the tortious conduct of physicians, resident physicians, or interns practicing medicine.