The mediation committee, the state mediation appeals committee, and the Board of Dentistry shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical rules of procedure, but any hearing shall be conducted in such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties. Mediation committees, state mediation appeals committees, and the Board shall apply reasonable procedural rules consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act. Each governing organization which is involved in the formation of mediation committees as described in paragraph 3 of Section 328.62 of this title shall adopt and, from time to time, may modify and amend rules of procedure. Added by Laws 1991, c. 213, § 11, emerg. eff. May 21, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 203, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
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