Title 63 — Title 63 — Public Health and Safety

63 O.S. § 2171 Repealed by Laws 2005, c. 108, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005

63 O.S. § 2172 Repealed by Laws 2005, c. 108, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Danielle Martinez Act”. Added by Laws 2005, c. 87, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 2005.

63 O.S. § 2174 Repealed by Laws 2017, c. 47, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017

Donation to bank. A. Contingent on the provision of appropriated funds designated for the State Department of Health or the donation of private funds to the State Department of Health for such purpose, on or before January 1, 2009, the State Department of Health, in collaboration…

cord blood collection operation. A. On or before July 1, 2008, the State Commissioner of Health shall request information from one or more umbilical cord blood banks concerning the establishment of a public cord blood collection operation within this state to collect, transport, …

NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

gift of decedent's body or part. A. A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 9 of this act may make an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by that person’s oral communication that is electronically recorded or is conte…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

gift. A. An anatomical gift may be made to the following persons named in the document of gift: 1. A hospital; accredited medical school, dental school, college, or university; organ procurement organization; or other appropriate person, for research or education as designated by…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

A. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal: 1. A law enforcement officer…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

examine. A. A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor’s lifetime to be effective. B. Upon or after an individual’s death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination an…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

others A. When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization shall make a reasonable search of the records of the Department of Public Safety and any donor registry that it knows exists for the geographical area in which the indi…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts. Added by Laws 2009, c. 139, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

fees. A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, a person that, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual’s death commits a…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

gain - Penalties. A person that, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal commits a Class D1 felony offense and upon conviction is sub…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

A. A person who acts in accordance with this act or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding. B. Neither the person making an anatom…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

Presumption of validity. A. A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with: 1. This act; 2. The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or 3. The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residen…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Uniform Anatomical Gift Act”. Added by Laws 2009, c. 139, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.

NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

A. 1. There is hereby established within the State Department of Health, an organ, eye and tissue donor registry for the State of Oklahoma to be known as the “Life Share Donor Registry”. The Department is authorized to contract with the designated organ procurement organization w…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

directive. A. As used in this section: 1. “Advance health care directive” means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor’s direction concerning a health care decision for the prospective donor; 2.…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

organizations. A. A medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. B. If a medical examiner receives notice from a procurement organizatio…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

under medical examiner's jurisdiction. A. Upon request of a procurement organization, a medical examiner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. Added by Laws 2009, c. 139, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

National Commerce Act. This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(a) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, or authorize electronic deli…

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

Any references in the Oklahoma Statutes to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act shall mean the Oklahoma Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Added by Laws 2009, c. 139, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.

2009. NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

recovery organizations. Neither the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner nor any employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of this state shall receive compensation of any kind from any organ, eye or tissue recovery organization except as provided in subsection G of Sec…

This act shall be known and may be cited as "Everett's Law". Added by Laws 2021, c. 87, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

As used in this act: 1. "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation or transfusion; 2. "Auxiliary aids or services" means an aid or service that is used to provide information to an in…

As used in the Oklahoma Uniform Anatomical Gift Act: 1. "Adult" means an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age; 2. "Agent" means an individual: a. authorized to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health care, or b. expr…

NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009).

covered entities. A. The provisions of this section shall apply to all stages of the organ transplant process. B. A covered entity shall not, solely on the basis of an individual's disability: 1. Consider the individual ineligible to receive an anatomical gift or organ transplant…