Title 63 — Title 63 — Public Health and Safety

An agency shall be prohibited from developing or employing a dollars-per-quality adjusted life year, or similar measure that discounts the value of a life because of an individual's disability, including age or chronic illness, as a threshold to establish what type of health care…

public comment. Any agency proposing new utilization management measures shall post for public comment both the proposed measure and the rationale behind the proposed measure, including the availability of alternatives, analysis of potential impact on atypical patient populations…

ensure stakeholder engagement and transparency – Research and analysis methods. A. Any agency making decisions on utilization management measures, coverage, reimbursement or incentive programs shall be required to consult with: 1. Organizations representing patients and people wi…

For the purposes of this act, the following words and phrases mean: (a) "Minor" means any person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age, except such person who is on active duty with or has served in any branch of the Armed Services of the United States shall be considered a…

patient privileges A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following minors may consent to have services provided by health professionals in the following cases: 1. Any minor who is married, has a dependent child or is emancipated; 2. Any minor who is separated from hi…

The spouse, parents or legal guardian of the minor shall not be liable for payment for any health services provided under the authority of this act, unless they shall have expressly agreed to pay for such care. Minors consenting to health services shall thereby assume financial r…

If major surgery, general anesthesia; or a life-threatening procedure has to be undertaken on a minor, it shall be necessary for the physician to obtain concurrence from another physician except in an emergency in a community where no other surgeon can be contacted within a reaso…

Nothing in this act shall require any health professional to provide health care nor shall any health professional be liable for refusal to give health care. Added by Laws 1975, c. 225, § 5, emerg. eff. May 29, 1975.

Violations — Penalties — Enforcement. A. As used in this section: 1. "Child" means any person under eighteen (18) years of age; 2. a. "Gender transition procedures" means the following medical or surgical services performed for the purpose of attempting to affirm the minor's perc…

Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Medical Savings Account Act". Added by Laws 1995, c. 249, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.

As used in the Medical Savings Account Act: 1. "Account holder" means the individual including but not limited to an employee of an employer or dependents of the individual on whose behalf the medical savings account is established; 2. "Dependent child" means any person under the…

A. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, an individual who is a resident of this state or an employer shall be allowed to deposit contributions to a medical savings account. The amount of deposit for the first taxable year subsequent to the effective date of this a…

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Poison Control Act". B. As used in the Oklahoma Poison Control Act: 1. "Center" means the Oklahoma Poison Control Center; and 2. "Director" means the dean of the College of Pharmacy at the Oklahoma Health Sciences Cente…

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Poison Control Center within the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy. The purpose of the center is to implement a statewide emergency poison and drug information program designed and structured to deliver reliable…

The Director may: 1. Employ any and all coordination measures necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Oklahoma Poison Control Act; 2. Engage in any educational program or effort if, in the judgment of the Director, such activity would effectuate the purposes of the Oklahoma P…

The program of the center shall be structured and designed, to the extent resources permit, to meet the criteria for certification as a regional poison control center by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Added by Laws 1994, c. 364, § 4, emerg. eff. June 10, 1994…

funds. The Commission may administer oaths at any hearing or investigation conducted pursuant to this act, and may receive federal grant or contract funds by complying with the requirements therefor. Laws 1980, c. 297, § 13, emerg. eff. June 13, 1980.

The Oklahoma Health Planning Commission shall prepare and distribute an annual report to the Oklahoma Legislature, to any health systems agency as established by federal law, and to any other person who requests the report, which shall include the status of each review currently …

As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 1. "Ambulatory surgical center" means: a. an establishment with an organized medical staff of physicians, with permanent facilities that are equipped and operated primarily for the purpose of performing surgical…

No person or governmental unit acting severally or jointly with any other person or governmental unit shall establish, conduct or maintain an ambulatory surgical center in this state without a license under this act issued by the Commissioner. Added by Laws 1976, c. 293, § 2, eme…

A. Application for a license shall be made to the Commissioner upon forms provided by the Commissioner and shall contain such information as the Commissioner may require. The Commissioner shall require affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards, rule…

A. Upon receipt of an application for a license, the Commissioner shall issue a license if the applicant and ambulatory surgical center facilities meet the requirements established under this act. A license, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall be renewable annually upon rec…

A. The Commissioner, after notice and opportunity for a hearing to the applicant or licensee, may deny, suspend or revoke a license in any case in which the Commissioner finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the requirements of this act. B. Notice shall b…

The State Board of Health shall adopt such reasonable rules, regulations and standards as are necessary to insure that the quality of medical care in ambulatory surgical centers is the same as that required in hospitals licensed in the State of Oklahoma. Added by Laws 1976, c. 29…

The Commissioner shall make, or cause to be made, such inspections and investigations as he deems necessary. Added by Laws 1976, c. 293, § 7, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976.

surgical center. A consultant pharmacist shall be required to visit an ambulatory surgical center no more than one time per month. Added by Laws 2011, c. 88, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 2011.

A. Any person operating, conducting, managing or establishing an ambulatory surgical center without a license required by this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law. Each day of continuing violation shall constitute a separate o…

No entity, governmental, public or private, providing individual or group health insurance or reimbursing for health care shall discriminate in its payment or reimbursement procedures against ambulatory surgical centers. Provided, however, that this section shall not require the …

An ambulatory surgical center shall have a formal transfer agreement with a general hospital, as defined in Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, located not more than a twenty- minute travel distance from the center, or all physicians performing surgery in the ambu…

It is declared to be the public policy of this state, in order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, to encourage certain knowledgeable persons to make written report to the Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired of the State Department of Rehabili…

Any licensed surgeon, medical doctor, osteopathic physician, optometrist, dentist, intern or registered nurse who, from attending or examining an individual, concludes that such individual is blind or visually impaired to a material and uncorrected extent, and in good faith parti…

This act shall be known as the Oklahoma Emergency Telephone Act. Laws 1979, c. 176, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1979.

As used in this act: 1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority; 2. "Basic system" means a telephone service which automatically connects a person dialing the primary emergency telephone number to an established public safety answering point through normal telep…

Every public agency or public safety agency within its respective jurisdiction may establish a basic or sophisticated system. The establishment of such systems shall be centralized where feasible. Any system established pursuant to the Oklahoma Emergency Telephone Act may include…

Every system may include police, fire fighting and emergency medical and ambulance services, and may include other emergency services, in the discretion of the affected public agency, such as poison control services, suicide prevention services and emergency management services. …

In order to insure that proper preparation and implementation of such systems can be accomplished as provided in Section 2803 of this title, the Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority may develop an overall plan prior to development of any system and shall coordinate the implementat…

sophisticated system. The Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority may establish technical and operational standards for the development of basic and sophisticated systems. Such standards shall be forwarded to the Corporation Commission for consideration of any tariff limitations and …

Alternative reports. A. All public agencies shall submit final plans for the establishment of any system to the public telephone utilities and may make arrangement with such utilities for the implementation of the planned emergency telephone system. A copy of the plan required by…

implementation of plan - Powers of public safety agency employees - Immunity. In implementing systems pursuant to this act, all public agencies in a single system may annually enter into a joint powers agreement or any other form of written cooperative agreement which is applicab…

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affected. Nothing contained in this act shall be deemed to establish or impose upon any public telephone utility providing services needed to implement the provisions hereof any duties or liabilities beyond those specified in applicable tariffs filed with the Oklahoma Corporation…

63 O.S. § 2811 Repealed by Laws 2023, c. 49, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2023

63 O.S. § 2812 Repealed by Laws 2023, c. 49, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2023

63 O.S. § 2813 Repealed by Laws 2023, c. 49, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2023

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49, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

§ 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

§ 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

§ 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.