Title 63, Title 63 — Public Health and Safety

As used in the Oklahoma Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Act: 1. "Contractor" means any public entity, private entity, or private nonprofit entity to which the State Department of Health, after recommendation by the Advancement of Wellness Advisory Council created in Section …

restricted. No agency or other political subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, municipalities, counties or any agency thereof, may adopt any order, ordinance, rule or regulation concerning the sale, purchase, distribution, advertising, sampling, promotion, disp…

access – Fines – Municipal ordinances. A. It is unlawful for any person or retail store to display or offer for sale tobacco products, nicotine products or vapor products in any manner that allows public access to the tobacco products, nicotine products or vapor products without …

A. The Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission is authorized and empowered to enforce the provisions of Section 1- 229.11 et seq. of this title. The ABLE Commission shall enforce those provisions in a manner that can reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to wh…

Commission. Any city or town that enacts and enforces ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under provisions of Section 600.3, 600.4, 600.8 or 600.9 of this title shall furnish information requested by the ABLE Commission in the form, manner and time as may be determined …

municipalities. For violations of the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act which occur in a municipality that has adopted ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under provisions of the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act, thirty-five percent (35%) of each admini…

excluded. Nothing in the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act shall be construed to prevent the imposition of any penalty as specified in Section 1241 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 1994, c. 137, § 13, eff. July 1, 1994. Renumbered from § 600.12 of Title…

chewing or consumption of tobacco or vapor products to persons under 21 prohibited – Administrative fine for violation. A. It is unlawful for any person to sell, give or furnish in any manner to another person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age any material or device used …

Beverages and Low-Point Beer Act. Sections 59 through 64 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Prevention of Youth Access to Alcoholic Beverages and Low-Point Beer Act". Added by Laws 1995, c. 274, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 601 of Title 37 by Laws 2…

As used in Sections 59 through 64 of this act: 1. "Alcoholic beverage" means any beverage so defined pursuant to Section 506 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 2. "Low-point beer" means any beverage so defined pursuant to Section 163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 3. …

– Posting of signs – Penalty. A. Every person who sells alcoholic beverages at retail shall post conspicuously and keep so posted at the place of business a sign stating the following: "IT'S THE LAW. WE DO NOT SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE". Every pers…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the "Tobacco Use Reduction Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies appropriated theret…

Notice to employees - Signed acknowledgement. A. Every person engaged in the business of selling alcoholic beverages or low-point beer at retail shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk or server that state law: 1. Prohibits the sale or distrib…

years of age. A. All law enforcement agencies are authorized and empowered to enforce the provisions of this act. The provisions shall be enforced in a manner that can reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to which alcoholic beverages and low-point beer are sold or distribu…

Nothing in the Prevention of Youth Access to Alcoholic Beverages and Low-Point Beer Act shall be construed to prevent the imposition of any penalty as otherwise specified in the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 1995, c. 274, § 64, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 606 of Title…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to be designated the "Prevention of Youth Access to Alcohol Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations…

A. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating a hired bus or limousine service vehicle licensed as a "motor carrier of persons or property", as defined in the Motor Carrier Act of 1995, Section 230.23 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to knowingly transpo…

receiving a marketing order. A. Beginning July 1, 2023, every manufacturer of a vapor product that is sold or intended to be sold in this state, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, shall execute and deliver an attestatio…

Use Prevention and Cessation – Invitations to bid for program contract proposals – Evaluations – Youth Tobacco Survey. A. On or before January 1, 2002, the Department, giving consideration to the recommendations of the Advancement of Wellness Advisory Council created in Section 4…

Considerations in developing State Plan and reviewing intergovernmental contracts. A. The State Department of Health shall review Invitations To Bid and applications for contracts and evaluate the progress and outcomes of tobacco use prevention and cessation programs. The Departm…

Any funds appropriated for qualified tobacco use prevention or cessation programs not expended in any fiscal year shall be retained in the Tobacco Use Reduction Fund and available for qualified tobacco use prevention or cessation programs in any following year. Added by Laws 2001…

Legislature. A. As a condition to the receipt of funds under this act, a contractor shall agree to file a report with the State Department of Health on or before ninety (90) days after the end of the agreement period as to the following: 1. Amount received as a contract and the e…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Maternal and Infant Care Improvement Act" which shall have as its purpose, the coordination, development and enhancement of a system of maternal and infant health services in the state in order to decrease infant mortality by provi…

The State Department of Health shall establish a statewide program directed toward the health needs of pregnant women and infants. This program shall promote the importance of prenatal and postnatal maternal and infant health care and shall provide free information regarding the …

Treatment – Education and prevention materials. A. All prenatal classes offered shall include in their education curriculum the following: 1. The risks of drug or alcohol use during pregnancy to the unborn child and to the mother; 2. The risks of underage drinking, including info…

- Employment contracts. A. Persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery or who are licensed osteopathic physicians and surgeons or who are certified nurse-midwives, advanced nurse practitioners and who provide prenatal, delivery, infant care services and other child or adult…

to pregnant individuals. A. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Ava's Law". B. All persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state, or who are Advanced Practice Registered Nurses including but not limited to Certified Nurse-Midwives, and who provide p…

The Legislature hereby declares that breast-feeding a baby constitutes a basic act of nurturing to which every baby has a right and which should be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health. In furtherance of this right, a mother may breast- feed her baby in any lo…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Act for Coordination of Efforts for Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases". Added by Laws 1994, c. 170, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994.

A. As used in this act: 1. "Committee" means the Joint Legislative Committee for Review of Coordination of Efforts for Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases; 2. "Coordinating Council" means the Interagency Coordinating Council for Coordination of Ef…

Efforts for Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 1. The Governor shall appoint an Interagency Coordinating Council for Coordination of Efforts for Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases which shall be composed of thir…

A. On or before January 1, 2011, the State Department of Health shall contract with community or faith-based organizations in order to expand the Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI) for Young Teens program. The purpose of the program shall be to reduce the incidence of teen pregn…

A. The State Plan for Coordination of Efforts for Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases shall include but not necessarily be limited to: 1. A statewide public awareness campaign which extols the virtue of abstaining from premarital sexual activity. …

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Maternal Mortality Review Act", which shall have as its purpose the coordination, development and enhancement of a system of maternal health services in the state in order to decrease maternal mortality. Added by Laws 2019, c. 473,…

As used in the Maternal Mortality Review Act: 1. "Committee" means the Maternal Mortality Review Committee; 2. "Health care entity" means: a. any hospital or related institution offering or providing health care services, b. any ambulatory surgical center offering or providing he…

A. There is hereby created, to continue until November 1, 2029, the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. The Committee shall have the power and duty to: 1. Conduct case reviews of the pregnancy-related and pregnancy- associated maternal deaths of women in Oklahoma; 2. Improve the…

A. In any investigation relating to the functions of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, the State Commissioner of Health may require production of, by subpoena, any records, including books, papers, documents, and other tangible things which constitute or contain evidence w…

The Maternal Mortality Review Committee shall be composed of eleven (11) members, or their designees, as follows: 1. Eight of the members shall be: a. the Chair of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, b. the President of the Oklahoma Ch…

disorders. A. As used in this section: 1. "Hospital" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 2. "Licensed health care professional" means a licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician, a licensed Advanced Practic…

Sections 1-2502 through 1-2521 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act". Added by Laws 1990, c. 320, § 5, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 156, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. NOTE: Editorially renumbered…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. There is a critical shortage of providers of emergency care for: a. the delivery of fast, efficient emergency medical care for the sick and injured at the scene of a medical emergency and during transport to a health care facilit…

OS 63-1-2503v1 (HB 2742, Laws 2016, c. 246, § 1). OS 63-1-2503v2 (SB 1515, Laws 2022, c. 276, § 1).

As used in the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act: 1. "Ambulance" means any ground, air or water vehicle which is or should be approved by the Commissioner of Health, designed and equipped to transport a patient or patients and to provide appropriate on-scene and…

As used in the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act: 1. "Ambulance" means any ground, air or water vehicle which is or should be approved by the State Commissioner of Health, designed and equipped to transport a patient or patients and to provide appropriate on-sce…

or health care facilities - EMT students - Nurses. A. Any hospital or health care facility operating within the state may utilize emergency medical technician, intermediate emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic, community paramedic or cr…

A. There is a required duty to act within the licensed area upon the acceptance of an ambulance service license. All licensed ambulance services shall respond appropriately, consistent with the level of licensure, when called for emergency service regardless of the patient’s abil…

A. Licensed Emergency Medical Services shall conduct Quality Assurance reviews of operations and medical care provided. This activity shall be in accordance with standards developed by Emergency Medical Services Administration and Medical Control. B. The proceedings and records o…

Personnel licensed in the following levels of care may perform as designated under their classification: 1. "Emergency medical technician (EMT)" means an individual licensed by the State Department of Health following completion of a standard basic emergency medical technician tr…

death benefit. A. In the event of the death of any licensed emergency medical personnel or a certified emergency medical responder resulting from the official duties of such licensed emergency medical personnel or certified emergency medical responder performed while in the line …

Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the "Emergency Medical Personnel Death Benefit Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist …