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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2216. Duties of Commission for Human Services - Advisory capacity of State Council on Aging.

A. The Commission for Human Services shall promulgate rules regarding:
1. The powers and official duties of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman consistent with applicable federal law and rules or as provided by the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act;
2. Minimum qualifications for persons to serve as representatives of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman;
3. Initial and continuing training requirements for ombudsman staff and volunteers which shall provide for a minimum of eighteen (18) hours of continuing education relevant to the care of the aging and disabled;
4. The minimum number of visits that must be made by an ombudsman to the assigned facilities;
5. The proper documentation and reporting of visits made to facilities by the ombudsman;
6. Procedures to ensure that officers, employees or other representatives of the Office are not subject to a conflict of interest which would impair their ability to carry out their official duties in an impartial manner; and
7. The disclosure by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman or area or local Ombudsman entities of files maintained by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. Such rules shall:
a.
provide that such files and records may be disclosed only at the discretion of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman or the person designated by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to disclose the files and records, and
b.
prohibit the disclosure of the identity of any complainant or resident with respect to whom the Office maintains such files or records unless:
(1)
the complainant or resident, or the legal representative of the complainant or resident, consents to the disclosure and the consent is given in writing,
(2)
(a)
the complainant or resident gives consent orally, and
(b)
the consent is documented contemporaneously in a writing made by a State Long-Term Care Ombudsman representative of the Office in accordance with such rules as the Commission shall promulgate, or
(3)
the disclosure is required by court order.
B. The Oklahoma State Council on Aging, established by the Commission for Human Services to review, monitor and evaluate programs targeted to older persons, shall serve in an advisory capacity to the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman through establishment of a committee with equal provider and consumer representation.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 326, § 6, emerg. eff. May 26, 1989. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 336, § 12, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2005, c. 465, § 8, emerg. eff. June 9, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2217. Oklahoma Long-term Care Services and Supports Advisory Committee.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Long-term Care Services and Supports Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Committee shall be to develop a long-range plan for long-term care service and supports, the financial impact of these services, and stable, sustainable funding to support projected growth of these services in the state in the future. The Committee shall consist of the following members:
1. Two members representing for-profit nursing homes, one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one member to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
2. Two members representing not-for-profit nursing homes, one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one member to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
3. Four members representing each sector of home- and community-based services as follows:
a.
the members representing The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and home care to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
b.
the members representing ADvantage waiver and adult day care to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
4. Two members representing the State Council on Aging, one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one member to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
5. One member representing a volunteer from the Office of the State Ombudsman, to be appointed by the Governor; and
6. Two members representing the general public who shall have no financial interest in long-term care nor any personal relationship with any long-term care provider, to be appointed by the Governor.
B. No state employee shall be eligible for membership on the Committee.
C. Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Vacancies in a position shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The members of the Committee shall elect a Chairperson at its initial meeting.
D. The Committee shall hold its first meeting no later than November 1, 2018, shall meet monthly, and shall publish a report of its final plan no later than November 1, 2019, the date on which members' terms shall end.
E. The Committee may use the expertise and services of the staff of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
F. Proceedings of all meetings of the Committee shall comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 154, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2501. Short title.

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 from § 1-2401 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2502. Legislative findings and declaration.

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 facility, and
b. the delivery of stabilizing and definitive care at a health care facility; and
2. Improved emergency service is required to reduce the mortality rate during the first critical minutes immediately following the onset of a medical emergency.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 320, § 6, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 156, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1-2402 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2504. Utilization of emergency medical personnel in hospital 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 critical care paramedic personnel for the delivery of emergency medical patient care within the hospital or health care facility. Except as authorized in Section 2 of this act, all licensed ambulance services shall use emergency medical technician, intermediate emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic personnel for on-scene patient care and stabilization and the delivery of prehospital and en route emergency medical care.
B. Any hospital or health care facility operating within the state may utilize community paramedic personnel for the delivery of community paramedic services for patients who come to the hospital or health care facility who reside in this state.
C. While participating in an emergency medical technician, intermediate emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, community paramedic or paramedic training course approved by the State Department of Health, the student shall be allowed to perform in the hospital, clinic or prehospital setting, while under the direct supervision of a physician, registered nurse, or licensed emergency medical personnel who are licensed at a level equal to or above the level of training of the student, or other allied health preceptor, any of the skills determined to be appropriate for the training level of the student by the Department.
D. The student shall be allowed to perform any of the skills determined to be appropriate by the Department for the training level of the student while performing community paramedic services under the direct supervision of a physician, registered nurse or emergency medical personnel who are licensed at a level equal to or above the level of training of the student, or other allied health preceptor.
E. A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse may be used in the back of an ambulance during an interhospital transfer to supplement the skills of licensed emergency medical personnel. A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse functioning in this fashion must be following written orders of a physician or be in direct radio or telephone contact with a physician.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 320, § 8, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990.
Amended by Laws 2013, c. 23, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2016, c. 246, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2022, c. 54, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2504.1. Duty to act - Mutual aid - Exemption.

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 ability to pay.
B. If the ambulance service cannot physically respond within the limits of the Ambulance Service Districts Act, then the ambulance service called shall immediately call for mutual aid from a neighboring licensed ambulance service. Nonemergency, interfacility transfers are exempt from the requirements of this subsection.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 21, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2504.2. Quality Assurance reviews.

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 of these Quality Assurance reviews and continuous quality improvement activities conducted by Emergency Medical Services shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure by subpoena or otherwise.
C. Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement activity, records and proceedings of any licensed Emergency Medical Service shall be confidential and not subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act nor the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 236, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2505. Licensed personnel - Levels of care.

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 training program approved by the Department, who has met such other standards of competence and character as may be required, and who has passed a standard licensing examination of knowledge and skill, administered by the Department or other entity designated by the Department. The licensed emergency medical technician is allowed to perform such skills as may be designated by the Department;
2. "Intermediate emergency medical technician (IEMT)" means an individual licensed as an EMT, who has completed an intermediate training program approved by the Department, who has met such other standards of competence and character as may be required, and who has passed a standard licensing examination of knowledge and skill administered by the Department or other entity designated by the Department. The intermediate emergency medical technician is allowed to perform such skills as may be designated by the Department;
3. "Advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT)" means an individual licensed as an emergency medical technician or intermediate emergency medical technician who has completed an AEMT training program approved by the Department, who has met such other standards of competence and character as may be required, and who has passed a standard licensing examination of knowledge and skills administered by the Department or other entity designated by the Department. The advanced emergency medical technician is allowed to perform such skills as may be designated by the Department;
4. "Community paramedic" means an individual who meets the provisions of paragraph 5 of this section and:
a.
possesses two (2) years of full-time service as a paramedic or its part-time equivalent, and
b.
completes a training program from an entity approved by the Department; and
5. "Paramedic", including community paramedic, means an individual licensed as an EMT, IEMT or AEMT, who has completed a standard paramedic training program, who has met such other standards of competence and character as may be required, and who has passed a standard licensing examination of knowledge and skill administered by the Department or other entity designated by the Department. The paramedic is allowed to perform such skills as may be designated by the Department.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 320, § 9, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 23, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2016, c. 246, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2505.1. Emergency medical technician and medical responder 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 of duty, the State Department of Health shall pay the designated beneficiary of the deceased the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
B. If the designated beneficiary predeceases the emergency medical personnel or certified emergency medical responder and there is not an alternate or contingent beneficiary, the death benefit shall be payable to the personal representative of the decedent.
C. All payments made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid from the Emergency Medical Personnel Death Benefit Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1-2505.2 of this title.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 43, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 94, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2013, c. 23, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2505.2. Emergency Medical Personnel Death Benefit Revolving 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 of all monies received by the State Department of Health from the fees imposed pursuant to Section 1-2505.3 of this title. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for the purpose of making death benefit payments to the named beneficiary or personal representative of a deceased licensed emergency medical personnel or certified emergency medical responder pursuant to Section 1-2505.1 of this title. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 43, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 94, § 2, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 489; Laws 2013, c. 23, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2505.3. Application fee – Apportionment to revolving fund.

A. In addition to any other fee that may be authorized by law or pursuant to administrative rule of the State Department of Health effective July 1, 2010, there shall be imposed a fee of:
1. Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each original application for licensed emergency medical personnel;
2. Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each renewal application for licensed emergency medical personnel;
3. Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each original application for a certified emergency medical responder; and
4. Five Dollars ($5.00) for each renewal application for a certified emergency medical responder.
B. The fees authorized by subsection A of this section shall be apportioned to the Emergency Medical Personnel Death Benefit Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1-2505.2 of this title.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 43, § 3, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 94, § 3, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2013, c. 23, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2506. Performance of medical procedures.

Licensed and certified emergency medical personnel, while a duty to act is in effect, shall perform medical procedures to assist patients to the best of their abilities under the direction of a medical director or in accordance with written protocols, which may include standing orders, authorized and developed by the medical director and approved by the State Department of Health when not in conflict with standards approved by the State Board of Health, giving consideration to the recommendations of the Trauma and Emergency Response Advisory Council created in Section 44 of this act. Licensure, certification and authorization for emergency medical personnel to perform medical procedures must be consistent with provisions of this act, and rules adopted by the Board. Medical control and medical directors shall meet such requirements as prescribed through rules adopted by the Board.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 320, § 10, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 204, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2013, c. 229, § 66, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2506.1. Administration of opiate antagonists.

A. As used in this section:
1. "Certified alcohol and drug counselor" means any person who is not exempt pursuant to the provisions of Section 1872 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes and is not licensed under the Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act, but who provides alcohol and drug counseling services within the scope of practice while employed by an entity certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or who is exempt from such certification, or who is under the supervision of a person recognized by the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors as a supervisor. A certified alcohol and drug counselor may provide counseling services for co-occurring disorders if he or she has been certified by the Board to provide counseling as provided in this section for co-occurring disorders;
2. "Licensed alcohol and drug counselor" means any person who provides alcohol and drug counseling services within the scope of practice, including co-occurring disorders, for compensation to any person and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act. The term "licensed alcohol and drug counselor" shall not include those professions exempted by Section 1872 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
3. "Medical personnel at schools" means a certified school nurse or any other nurse employed by or under contract with a school, any licensed practitioner of the healing arts, or any person designated by the school administration to administer an opiate antagonist in the event of a suspected overdose pursuant to Section 2 of this act.
B. First responders shall have the authority to administer, without prescription, opiate antagonists when encountering an individual exhibiting signs of an opiate overdose.
C. First responders may provide, without prescription, opiate antagonists to individuals who experienced or witnessed an opiate overdose for use by those individuals at a later date.
D. For the purposes of this provision, a first responder shall include:
1. Law enforcement officials;
2. Emergency medical technicians;
3. Firefighters;
4. Medical personnel at schools including any public or charter schools, technology center schools and institutions of higher education;
5. Forensic laboratory personnel of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as designated by the Executive Director;
6. Personnel of the Department of Corrections or of any entity that contracts with the Department of Corrections to provide housing or services for inmates of the Department of Corrections; and
7. Certified alcohol and drug counselors and licensed alcohol and drug counselors.
E. Any first responder administering or providing an opiate antagonist in a manner consistent with addressing opiate overdose shall be covered under the Good Samaritan Act.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 322, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 36, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 157, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2019, c. 504, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2506.2. Prescription for opioid antagonists for family members.

A. Upon request, a provider may prescribe an opioid antagonist to an individual for use by that individual when encountering a family member exhibiting signs of an opioid overdose.
B. When an opioid antagonist is prescribed in accordance with subsection A of this section, the provider shall provide:
1. Information on how to spot symptoms of an overdose;
2. Instruction in basic resuscitation techniques;
3. Instruction on proper opioid antagonist administration; and
4. The importance of calling nine-one-one (911) for help.
C. Any family member administering an opioid antagonist in a manner consistent with addressing opioid overdose shall be covered under the Good Samaritan Act.
D. Any provider prescribing or administering an opioid antagonist in a manner consistent with addressing opioid overdose shall be covered under the Good Samaritan Act.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 322, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 106, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2023, c. 74, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2512. Rules.

A. The State Board of Health, giving consideration to the recommendations of the Trauma and Emergency Response Advisory Council as created in Section 44 of this act, shall promulgate rules to enact the provisions of the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act.
B. Such rules shall specify which vehicles of licensed ambulance service providers shall be considered authorized emergency vehicles pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-103 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The rules shall provide that vehicles transporting licensed ambulance service personnel or life saving equipment that meet all other specifications required by the Board shall be considered authorized emergency vehicles.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 320, § 16, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 167, § 2, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 411, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2013, c. 229, § 68, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2512.1. Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Stabilization and Improvement Revolving Fund - Rules.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the "Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Stabilization and Improvement Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of monies received by the State Department of Health in accordance with state law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for the purpose of funding assessment activities, stabilization and/or reorganization of at-risk emergency medical services, development of regional emergency medical services, training for emergency medical directors, access to training front line emergency medical services personnel, capital and equipment needs. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
B. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules establishing a formula and procedure for the distribution of funds from the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Stabilization and Improvement Revolving Fund.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 393, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 490.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2513. Operation of ambulance service - Application for license – Air Ambulance providers.

A. All persons, companies, governmental entities or trust authorities desiring to operate an ambulance service shall file with the State Commissioner of Health an application for a license to operate the service. The Commissioner shall, within two (2) months of the date of the application, notify the applicant in writing of the granting or rejection of the license and shall, in the event of rejection, specify the reasons for the rejection.
B. The Commissioner may issue an Oklahoma Air Ambulance Provider License to an Air Ambulance provider, duly licensed in good standing and operating from bases in an adjoining state, that makes application and provides documentation pursuant to rules promulgated by the State Board of Health. Such ambulance provider staff shall not be required to be licensed in this state but shall be required to meet the licensure requirements in the state of origin.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 320, § 17, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 191, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1-2413 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2516.1. Agreements with local first responder agencies – Assistance with emergency medical response.

A. The governing body of any municipality, public ambulance service district organized pursuant to Sections 1201 through 1221 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or emergency medical service district organized pursuant to Section 9C of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution may elect to enter into agreements with local first responder agencies, whether governmental or nonprofit, for the purpose of acquiring assistance with emergency medical response.
B. All agreements entered into pursuant to subsection A of this section shall, at a minimum:
1. Determine the required training necessary in order for first responders to participate under the agreement;
2. Establish a system for identifying which first responders are eligible to participate under the agreement;
3. Establish a process for verifying the training credentials of participating first responders;
4. Establish the level of emergency medical care to be provided by the participating first responders;
5. Determine which party to the agreement shall provide compensation, if any, and insurance coverage for participating first responders;
6. Establish a process for ensuring that participating first responders are familiar and compliant with applicable operating procedures and standards of care; and
7. Establish the procedures by which participating first responders shall be notified that their assistance is required.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 54, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2523. Oklahoma Institute for Disaster and Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated the "Oklahoma Institute for Disaster and Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the State Department of Health from state appropriations for such fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health as follows:
The State Department of Health is authorized to develop and support the Oklahoma Institute for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (the "Institute") at the OU College of Medicine in Tulsa. The primary duties and responsibilities of the Institute shall include:
1. Creation and delivery of educational initiatives related to trauma systems development and trauma systems coordination, in order to strengthen the quality of trauma care services rendered statewide;
2. Development and support of an emergency medical response infrastructure to include statewide planning and training functions;
3. Establishment and support of an allopathic emergency medicine residency program in Oklahoma; and
4. In partnership with the State Department of Health, to further develop an injury prevention research program to identify significant risks and design and implement effective interventions to mitigate those risks.
Up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) of this fund may be used for delivery of urgent care in under-served areas.
Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 59, § 13. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 491.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2530.1. Legislative findings and intent.

A. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
1. Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death for persons under forty (40) years of age, and the third leading cause of death overall for persons of all ages. Traumatic injury is the leading cause of lost years of potential life for Oklahomans sixty-five (65) years of age and younger;
2. In addition to the physical and emotional losses that result from traumatic injury, the economic costs of such injuries, which include lost wages, medical expenses and indirect costs, far exceed losses for other diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes;
3. Trauma systems dramatically reduce morbidity and mortality from major injuries; and
4. Development and improvement of trauma systems is beneficial to all citizens.
B. In order to improve the health and well-being of the people of this state, it is necessary to improve and further develop trauma systems by encouraging hospitals and emergency medical service providers to provide an organized system of trauma care.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 459, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2530.2. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma Trauma Systems Improvement and Development Act:
1. "Ambulance" means any ground, air or water vehicle operated by an ambulance service licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-2513 of this title;
2. "Ambulance service" means any private firm or governmental agency which is licensed by the State Department of Health to provide levels of medical care based on certification standards promulgated by the State Board of Health;
3. "Board" means the State Board of Health;
4. "Classification" means an inclusive standardized identification of stabilizing and definitive emergency services provided by each hospital that treats emergency patients;
5. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health;
6. "Council" means the Trauma and Emergency Response Advisory Council created in Section 44 of this act;
7. "Department" means the State Department of Health;
8. "Emergency medical care" means bona fide emergency services provided after the sudden onset of a medical or traumatic condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in:
a.
a patient's health being placed in serious jeopardy,
b.
serious impairment to bodily functions, or
c.
serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part;
9. "Hospital" means a hospital licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-704 of this title;
10. "Regional trauma care system" means an arrangement of available resources that are coordinated for the effective delivery of emergency trauma services within a geographic region consistent with an established plan;
11. "Trauma and emergency operative services facility" means a hospital that is classified and recognized by the Department as providing emergency trauma and operative surgical services on a twenty-four-hour basis;
12. "Trauma patient" means a severely or seriously injured person who has been:
a.
evaluated by a physician, a registered nurse, or emergency medical services personnel, and
b.
found to require medical care in a hospital classified as a trauma and emergency operative services facility; and
13. "Trauma services" includes services provided to a severely or seriously injured patient.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 459, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004.
Amended by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 69, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2530.5. Recognition of geographic regions with functioning trauma system - Regional trauma advisory boards - Funding.

A. Each geographic region identified in the statewide trauma systems plan that has a functioning trauma system shall be recognized by the State Department of Health.
B. Licensed hospitals and ambulance service providers in these regions shall establish a regional trauma advisory board to represent the region and conduct continuous quality improvement activities of the system for the region. Licensed hospitals and ambulance service providers in the region shall designate regional trauma advisory board members. Regional trauma advisory board members shall consist of individuals who provide trauma services in the regional system, or individuals employed by licensed hospitals or ambulance service providers in the region. The maximum number of board members for any region shall be twenty.
C. As funds are available, regional trauma advisory boards may receive funding from the Department to support their administrative and continuous quality improvement activities.
D. 1. Meetings of regional trauma advisory boards and their subcommittees conducted to review patient-specific care for the purpose of conducting continuous quality improvement activities of the system for the region to include but not be limited to trauma, stroke and ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), shall not be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
2. The proceedings and records of the meetings referenced in paragraph 1 of this subsection to include patient care records, reports and other related materials generated for the purposes of conducting continuous quality improvement activities of the system for the region and to include but not be limited to trauma, stroke and STEMI, shall be confidential and not subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, or disclosure by subpoena or otherwise.
3. The proceedings and records of the meetings referenced in paragraph 1 of this subsection may be used by the regional trauma advisory boards and the State Commissioner of Health in the exercise of proper quality review functions to improve trauma patient care.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 459, § 6, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 71, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 393, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2530.8. Recognition and certification of trauma transfer and referral centers - Rules establishing minimum standards - Data - Funding.

A. The State Department of Health shall recognize and certify a trauma transfer and referral center in each county and contiguous communities with populations in excess of three hundred thousand (300,000) persons for the purpose of directing ambulance patients to facilities with the clinical capacity and capability to appropriately care for the emergent medical needs of a patient.
B. The State Board of Health, giving consideration to the recommendations of the Trauma and Emergency Response Advisory Council created in Section 44 of this act, shall promulgate rules establishing minimum certification standards for such centers which shall include, but not be limited to, staff certification, data management and communications equipment, medical control and oversight, record keeping, quality improvement activities, and such other issues as the State Commissioner of Health deems appropriate.
C. Certified centers shall submit data as required by the Department for the purpose of trauma system continuous quality improvement activities. Such reports shall be confidential as provided in Section 1-2530.7 of this title.
D. The Board, giving consideration to the recommendations of the Trauma and Emergency Response Advisory Council created in Section 44 of this act, shall promulgate rules requiring emergency medical services providers to contact the appropriate regional trauma transfer and referral center while transporting injured patients into or within that region in order to ensure that patients are directed to the appropriate hospital based on the regional plan and the current capability and capacity of hospitals in the system.
E. As funding is available, the Department may reimburse operators of certified trauma transfer and referral centers for the operations of the centers on an annual basis.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 459, § 9, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 72, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2550. Article I — Purpose.

Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
ARTICLE I
Purpose
To protect the public through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care-related activities all state-licensed emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs, and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day-to-day movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety through their licensing and regulation of EMS personnel and that such state regulation shared among the member states will best protect public health and safety. This Compact is designed to achieve the following purposes and objectives:
1. Increase public access to EMS personnel;
2. Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety, especially patient safety;
3. Encourage the cooperation of member states in the areas of EMS personnel licensure and regulation;
4. Support licensing of military members who are separating from an active duty tour and their spouses;
5. Facilitate the exchange of information between member states regarding EMS personnel licensure, adverse action, and significant investigatory information;
6. Promote compliance with the laws governing EMS personnel practice in each member state; and
7. Invest all member states with the authority to hold EMS personnel accountable through the mutual recognition of member state licenses.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 269, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2552. Article III — Home state licensure.

ARTICLE III
Home State Licensure
A. Any member state in which an individual holds a current license shall be deemed a home state for purposes of this Compact.
B. Any member state may require an individual to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the member state under circumstances not authorized by the privilege to practice under the terms of this Compact.
C. A home state's license authorizes an individual to practice in a remote state under the privilege to practice only if the home state:
1. Currently requires the use of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) examination as a condition of issuing initial licenses at the EMT and paramedic levels;
2. Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about individuals;
3. Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information regarding an individual;
4. No later than five (5) years after activation of the Compact, requires a criminal background check of all applicants for initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprint or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the exception of federal employees who have suitability determination in accordance with CFR Section 731.202 and submit documentation of such as promulgated in the rules of the Commission; and
5. Complies with the rules of the Commission.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 269, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2553. Article IV — Compact privilege to practice.

ARTICLE IV
Compact Privilege to Practice
A. Member states shall recognize the privilege to practice of an individual licensed in another member state that is in conformance with Section 3 of this Compact.
B. To exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of this Compact, an individual must:
1. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
2. Possess a current unrestricted license in a member state as an EMT, AEMT, paramedic, or state-recognized and -licensed level with a scope of practice and authority between EMT and paramedic; and
3. Practice under the supervision of a medical director.
C. An individual providing patient care in a remote state under the privilege to practice shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the home state unless and until modified by an appropriate authority in the remote state, as may be defined in the rules of the Commission.
D. Except as provided in subsection C of Section 4 of this Compact, an individual practicing in a remote state will be subject to the remote state's authority and laws. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the remote state and may take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. If a remote state takes action, it shall promptly notify the home state and the Commission.
E. If an individual's license in any home state is restricted or suspended, the individual shall not be eligible to practice in a remote state under the privilege to practice until the individual's home state license is restored.
F. If an individual's privilege to practice in any remote state is restricted, suspended, or revoked, the individual shall not be eligible to practice in any remote state until the individual's privilege to practice is restored.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 269, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2554. Article V — Conditions of practice in a remote state.

ARTICLE V
Conditions of Practice in a Remote State
An individual may practice in a remote state under a privilege to practice only in the performance of the individual's EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate authority, as defined in the rules of the Commission, and under the following circumstances:
1. The individual originates a patient transport in a home state and transports the patient to a remote state;
2. The individual originates in the home state and enters a remote state to pick up a patient and provide care and transport of the patient to the home state;
3. The individual enters a remote state to provide patient care and/or transport within that remote state;
4. The individual enters a remote state to pick up a patient and provide care and transport to a third member state; or
5. Other conditions as determined by rules promulgated by the Commission.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 269, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2555. Article VI — Relationship to Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

ARTICLE VI
Relationship to Emergency Management Assistance Compact
Upon a member state's governor's declaration of a state of emergency or disaster that activates the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), all relevant terms and provisions of EMAC shall apply, and to the extent any terms or provisions of this Compact conflicts with EMAC, the terms of EMAC shall prevail with respect to any individual practicing in the remote state in response to such declaration.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 269, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-2556. Article VII — Veterans, service members separating from active duty military, and their spouses.

ARTICLE VII
Veterans, Service Members Separating From Active Duty Military, and Their Spouses
A. Member states shall consider a veteran, active military service member, and member of the National Guard and Reserves separating from an active duty tour, and a spouse thereof, who holds a current valid and unrestricted NREMT certification at or above the level of the state license being sought as satisfying the minimum training and examination requirements for such licensure.
B. Member states shall expedite the processing of licensure applications submitted by veterans, active military service members, and members of the National Guard and Reserves separating from an active duty tour, and their spouses.
C. All individuals functioning with a privilege to practice under this section remain subject to the adverse actions provisions of Article VIII of this Compact.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 269, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.