Title 63, Title 63 — Public Health and Safety

Each legislator shall designate not fewer than three nor more than seven emergency interim successors to his powers and duties and specify their order of succession. Each legislator shall review and, as necessary, promptly revise the designations of emergency interim successors t…

Tenure. An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a legislator. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency interim successor unless he may, under the Constitution and stat…

Prior to an emergency or disaster, if a legislator fails to designate the required minimum number of emergency interim successors within sixty (60) days following the effective date of this act or, after such period, if for any reason the number of emergency interim successors fo…

Each designation of an emergency interim successor shall become effective when the legislator or party floor leader making the designation files with the Secretary of State the successor's name, address and rank in order of succession. The removal of an emergency interim successo…

Promptly after designation each emergency interim successor shall take the oaths required for the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed. No other oath shall be required. The oath shall be administered (by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for…

Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the Legislature, and each legislator shall assist his emergency interim successors to keep themselves so informed. Laws 1959, p. 216, § 9; Laws 1…

This act shall be known as the "Emergency Interim Relocation Act", and shall be cumulative to the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003. Added by Laws 1961, p. 587, § 1, emerg. eff. July 11, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 329, § 45, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.

As used in this act: 1. “Emergency” means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, federal or state assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save …

government. A. Whenever a disaster makes it imprudent or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at its seat in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the Governor may proclaim temporary locations for the seat of state government at any place he deems advisable, either inside or …

government. A. Whenever an emergency or man-made disaster makes it imprudent or impossible to conduct the affairs of any local government at its regular location, the governing body may meet at any place, inside or outside the limits of the political subdivision, at the call of t…

A. Sections 7 through 12 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Flood Hazard Mitigation Program”. B. The purposes of the Oklahoma Flood Hazard Mitigation Program are to provide: 1. An orderly and continuing means of assistance by the state government to poli…

Economies Revolving Fund. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management to be designated the "State Assistance Dedicated for Disaster-impacted Local Economies Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing f…

For purposes of the Oklahoma Flood Hazard Mitigation Program: 1. "Board" means the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; 2. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management; 3. "Dwelling unit" means a place of residence and may be a single- or multiple-dwelling buildi…

A. In addition to other responsibilities and duties specified by law, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management: 1. Shall develop and maintain flood hazard mitigation measures for this state, as a component of the state’s comprehensive hazard mitigation plan and consistent …

A. A political subdivision of this state may apply to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management for a grant or loan for flood hazard mitigation projects on forms provided by the Department. B. Grants or loans for flood hazard mitigation shall be prioritized by the State Haz…

projects. In addition to other responsibilities designated or assigned to it by the Department, the State Hazard Mitigation Team shall have the power and duty to recommend priorities for flood hazard mitigation projects for purposes of providing grants or loans for such projects,…

municipalities. A. The Legislature declares it to be necessary for the public health and welfare to provide a means for municipalities in this state to implement measures to reduce losses from flood disasters. The acquisition of real property for this objective shall constitute a…

Preparedness Program. A. The State Commissioner of Health shall develop grant programs for private, nonprofit and public entities for the purpose of administering the National Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). For purposes of this section, the “National Hospital Preparedness P…

Sections 3 through 12 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact”. Added by Laws 2006, c. 199, § 3, emerg. eff. May 26, 2006.

civilian population. Plans for the orderly evacuation and interjurisdiction reception of portions of the civilian population as the result of any emergency or disaster of sufficient proportions to so warrant, shall be worked out and maintained between the party jurisdictions of t…

Reimbursement. A. The purpose of the Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact is to create a system of intrastate mutual aid between participating jurisdictions in the state. B. As used in the Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact: 1. "Jurisdiction" means any county, city, town or…

jurisdiction official. Each jurisdiction recognizes that there will be emergencies which require immediate actions and implementation of procedures to apply outside resources to make prompt and effective response to such an emergency. This is because few, if any, individual juris…

- Consultation between jurisdictions - Discretion. A. It shall be the responsibility of each jurisdiction to formulate procedural plans and programs for interjurisdictional cooperation in the performance of the responsibilities listed in this section. In formulating such plans, a…

rights and privileges of emergency forces - Command and control. Any jurisdiction requested to render mutual aid or conduct exercises and training for mutual aid shall take such action as is necessary to provide and make available the resources covered by the Oklahoma Intrastate …

or permits. Whenever any person holds a license, certificate, or other permit issued by any jurisdiction party evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical, or other skills, and when such assistance is requested by the receiving jurisdiction, such person …

Officers or employees of a jurisdiction rendering aid in another jurisdiction pursuant to the Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact shall be considered within the scope of employment of the requesting jurisdiction for tort liability and immunity purposes. No jurisdiction or its …

Each jurisdiction shall provide for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured members of the emergency forces of that jurisdiction and representatives of deceased members of such forces who sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to the Oklahom…

Any jurisdiction rendering aid in another jurisdiction pursuant to the Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact shall be reimbursed by the jurisdiction receiving such aid for any loss or damage to or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment and the provision of any servic…

– Violation – Penalty. A. It is unlawful for a person to: 1. Sell, give away, distribute, or market human or synthetic urine in this state or transport human or synthetic urine into this state with the intent of using the urine to defraud or cause deceitful results in a urine, dr…

(A) Open air shooting galleries constructed from and after the effective date of this act shall conform to the following standards and specifications: (a) There shall be a backstop not less than seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet high, which shall be constructed of steel of a thickn…

The only type of ammunition which shall be lawful for use in shooting galleries shall be twenty-two (22) caliber shorts. Added by Laws 1955, p. 187, § 2.

No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall operate or be employed at any shooting gallery. Violation of this section shall be cause for revocation of the inspection statement provided for in Section 4 of this act. Laws 1955, p. 187, § 3.

Before any shooting gallery shall begin to operate in any county, city or town of this state, it shall be inspected by the sheriff of said county, or his authorized deputy, for safety, and the owner must have a statement in writing by said sheriff or his authorized deputy that he…

Cities and towns wherein shooting galleries are operated are hereby authorized to levy and collect a license tax upon their operation, which license tax shall not exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per year. Laws 1955, p. 187, § 5.

In cities and towns and in areas outside the corporate limits of a city or town, shooting galleries shall close from 11:59 o'clock p.m. Saturday until 8:00 a.m. Monday, except that cities having a population in excess of fifty thousand (50,000), according to the next preceding Fe…

Any violation of this act is hereby made a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and impris…

exempt. Nothing in this act shall apply to turkey shoots or similar types of public shootings sponsored by civic, fraternal, veterans, or other nonprofit organizations. Laws 1955, p. 188, § 8.

A. Notwithstanding any municipal ordinance or rule regulating noise to the contrary, a governmental official may not seek a civil or criminal penalty or injunction against a shooting range, or its owner or operators, on the basis of noise emanating from the range, provided the no…

Sections 1 through 7 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Health Information Exchange Act”. Added by Laws 2008, c. 305, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008.

A. The Legislature finds that the exchange of health information in Oklahoma has been impeded as a result of: 1. Confusion about the proper application of federal and state privacy and privilege law; and 2. Concern regarding potential liability for violations of such laws. B. The…

As used in the Oklahoma Health Information Exchange Act: 1. “Board” means the State Board of Health; 2. “Health information” means information, regardless of source or form, that: a. includes demographic information collected from an individual, b. relates to the past, present or…

Instructions. A. The State Board of Health shall adopt and distribute a standard authorization form and accompanying instructions for use in obtaining authorization for the exchange of health information. B. The authorization form adopted and distributed by the Board shall comply…

A. A health care entity shall accept the authorization form adopted and distributed by the State Board of Health as a valid authorization for the exchange of health information. B. A health care entity is not required under this act to use the authorization form adopted and distr…

Persons exchanging health information under the authorization form adopted and distributed by the State Board of Health pursuant to Section 4 of this act, when used in accordance with the instructions of the Board, shall be immunized from liability in actions based upon state pri…

privilege protected by law. The exchange of health information under the authorization form adopted and distributed by the State Board of Health shall not be deemed to have violated or waived any privilege protected under the statutory or common law of this state. Added by Laws 2…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Sleep Diagnostic Testing Regulation Act”. Added by Laws 2009, c. 360, § 1.

The Oklahoma Legislature hereby finds that: 1. There is a growing need for sleep diagnostic testing in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders; 2. Sleep diagnostic testing is being performed in Oklahoma; and 3. Oklahoma law does not provide sufficient regulation of sleep d…

As used in the Oklahoma Sleep Diagnostic Testing Regulation Act: 1. “Advanced practice nurse” means a person licensed to practice as an advanced practice nurse by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing pursuant to the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act; 2. “Interpreting physician” means a phys…

Facility standards. A. Sleep diagnostic tests shall be ordered by a physician, physician assistant or advance practice nurse. B. Sleep diagnostic tests shall be furnished: 1. By a sleep diagnostic testing facility; 2. By, or under arrangements made by, a hospital for its patients…

A. It shall be unlawful for any facility or person to perform sleep diagnostic tests without having first complied with this act or as may otherwise be allowed by applicable law. B. The State Department of Health is authorized to enforce the provisions of this act. C. The State B…