State ex rel. Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision v. Pinaroc

OPALA, J.,

with whom KAUGER, J., joins, dissenting from the court's disposition of the sua sponte 1 inquiry into its jurisdiction.

1 This is an appeal from certain disciplinary sanctions imposed upon a physician for his allegedly unprofessional conduct. Although I agree that the appeal should not be dismissed and concur in today's holding that the rehearing provisions of 75 O.S. Supp.1992 § 317 apply to disciplinary proceedings before the Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision (Board), I must recede from the court's disposition of the sua sponte inquiry into its appellate jurisdiction over…