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OklahomaHB 1600Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse
Health care; Lori Brand Patient Bill of Rights Act of 2025; rights of patient; responsibilities of patients; rights of minors; responsibilities of parents; effective date.
Sponsored By: Emily Gise (Republican)
Became Law
Senate Committee
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Children gain protections, parents keep authority
Beginning November 1, 2025, children in Oklahoma hospitals have rights to respectful care suited to their age and needs. Hospitals must respect each child's individuality and support the parent or guardian's role. Children have rights to food, rest, activity, the least restrictive care setting, and protection from unnecessary or excessive medicines. They must receive personal treatment plans, privacy, protection from harm, and separation from adult patients when feasible. Their rights include play, education, social activities, consistent supportive care, and information and support before, during, and after procedures. Children can take part in treatment planning and decisions with their parent or legal guardian. Discharge planning must seek to keep hospital stays as short as possible. Parents or legal guardians retain final authority under Section 2002 of Title 25, subject to Title 63 of Oklahoma law.
Oklahoma hospital patients gain stronger rights
Beginning November 1, 2025, Oklahoma hospital patients have rights to respectful, safe care without abuse, neglect, harassment, or exploitation. Patients can help plan care and receive timely, plain-language information suited to their abilities. Except in emergencies, patients can consent to or refuse treatment after learning its risks, alternatives, and who will perform it. Patients can review and copy medical records, subject to legal limits, and hospitals must disclose copying fees. Patients can get a hospital bill explanation regardless of who pays. Medicare patients must get advance warning when care may not be covered, including possible personal responsibility for payment. Hospitals must provide free interpretation and written translation for patients with limited English. Patients with disabilities must get accessible websites and free aids and services required by federal disability laws. Patients have privacy rights and can ask hospitals not to release admission, diagnosis, or treatment information. Hospitals must honor valid advance directives within legal and hospital-policy limits, record them, and explain policies that limit their use. Patients can name decisionmakers and visitors, withdraw visitor consent, and have family or a representative promptly notified of admission upon request. Visitor choices must be respected without discrimination. Patients are protected from medically unnecessary restraints or isolation, including restraints used for punishment, convenience, pressure, or retaliation. Hospitals must support continuity of care and explain realistic alternatives when hospital care is no longer appropriate. Hospitals must provide an ethics review process and ethics education for patients and caregivers. They must explain complaint procedures, give filing contacts, and provide written findings with a contact, investigation steps, results, and resolution where possible.
Parents must stay involved during care
Beginning November 1, 2025, parents and legal guardians of minor patients in Oklahoma must continue parenting as they are able. They must be available for care decisions. They must also tell staff where the other parent or family members can be reached.
Patients must help plan and pay
Beginning November 1, 2025, Oklahoma patients, guardians, and legal representatives have responsibilities during hospital care. They must provide accurate health information, report known risks or condition changes, and ask questions when instructions are unclear. Responsibilities include following physician orders and hospital procedures, keeping appointments, and joining care, pain-management, and discharge planning discussions. Patients must respect staff and other patients, safeguard personal property, and appoint a representative if discontinuing care. They must arrange timely payment and meet financial obligations for care as promptly as possible, to the extent required. The law specifies no new charge, dollar amount, or payment formula.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Emily Gise
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Stacy Jo Adams
Republican • House
David Bullard
Republican • Senate
Chad Caldwell
Republican • House
Grant Green
Republican • Senate
Randy Grellner
Republican • Senate
Warren Hamilton
Republican • Senate
Erick Harris
Republican • House
Kelly Hines
Republican • Senate
Mike Kelley
Republican • House
Julie McIntosh
Republican • Senate
Daniel Pae
Republican • House
Eric Roberts
Republican • House
Kendal Sacchieri
Republican • Senate
Lisa Standridge
Republican • Senate
Marilyn Stark
Republican • House
Jay Steagall
Republican • House
Danny Williams
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/14/2025
FOURTH READING
Yes: 83 • No: 3
Senate vote • 4/30/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 44 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/7/2025
Committee vote: Health & Human Services
Yes: 9 • No: 2
House vote • 3/25/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 84 • No: 10
House vote • 3/5/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 13 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 5 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/22/2025
5/22/2025HouseSent to Governor
5/15/2025HouseEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
5/15/2025SenateEnrolled, signed, to Senate
5/15/2025HouseReferred for enrollment
5/14/2025HouseFourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 3
5/14/2025HouseSA's read, adopted
5/14/2025HouseSA's received
5/1/2025HouseEngrossed to House
5/1/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
4/30/2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
4/30/2025SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
4/30/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
4/9/2025SenateReported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
4/7/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Sacchieri
4/3/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Grellner
4/3/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Hamilton
4/1/2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services
4/1/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Bullard
4/1/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Green
4/1/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Standridge
4/1/2025SenateFirst Reading
3/26/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
3/26/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
3/25/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 10
3/25/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/15/2025
Amended And Engrossed
5/1/2025
Floor (Senate)
4/8/2025
Senate Committee Report
4/7/2025
Engrossed
3/26/2025
Floor (House)
3/7/2025
House Committee Report
3/5/2025
House Committee Substitute
3/5/2025
House Policy Committee Report
2/25/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
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