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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-509. Inflammation of eyes of newborn infants.

Any inflammation, swelling or unusual redness in either one or both eyes of any infant, together with any unnatural discharge from the eye or eyes of such infant, independent of the nature of the infection, if any, occurring at any time within four (4) weeks after the birth of such infant, shall be known as "inflammation of the eyes of the newborn" (ophthalmia neonatorum).
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 509.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-510. Required eye treatment of infant - Exemption.

A. It shall be the duty of any physician, midwife, or other person attendant upon the birth of a newborn infant to ensure treatment of the eyes of the infant with a prophylactic ophthalmic agent as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a parent or legal guardian of a newborn infant from refusing prophylactic treatment on religious grounds or when such person deems that it is in the best interest of the child. If the parent or legal guardian of the newborn infant refuses the prophylactic treatment, the health care provider shall document the refusal in the medical file of the newborn infant.
C. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, Art. 5, § 510. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 196, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-515. Pregnant women - Tests for syphilis.

A. Every physician, physician assistant, or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse attending a pregnant woman in this state during gestation shall, in the case of each woman so attended, take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman, and shall submit such sample to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis, when indicated by current guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
B. Every other person permitted by law to attend upon pregnant women in the state but not permitted by law to take blood tests shall cause a sample of the blood of such pregnant woman to be taken by a duly licensed physician, physician assistant, or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, licensed to practice in this state, and submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis.
C. The term “approved laboratory” shall mean a laboratory approved for the purposes of this section by the State Commissioner of Health. A standard serological test for syphilis shall be one recognized as such by the Commissioner. Such laboratory tests shall be made, on request, without charge by the State Department of Health.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 515, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 116, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-515.1. Physicians attending upon pregnant females – Blood sample.

A. Every physician or any other person permitted by law to attend upon pregnant females in this state, at the time of delivery and only if the pregnant female has had no prenatal care, shall:
1. Take, or cause to be taken under the order of a physician licensed to practice in this state, a sample of blood from the pregnant female; and
2. Submit the sample to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for the human immunodeficiency virus.
B. The term "approved laboratory" shall mean a laboratory approved for the purposes of this section by the State Commissioner of Health. A standard serological test for the human immunodeficiency virus shall be one recognized as such by the Commissioner. Such laboratory tests shall be made, on request, without charge by the State Department of Health.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 88, § 2, emerg. eff. April 20, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-516. Reports - Blood tests for syphilis.

In reporting every birth and stillbirth, physicians, and others permitted to attend pregnancy cases and required to report births and stillbirths, shall state on the birth certificate or stillbirth certificate, as the case may be, whether a blood test for syphilis has been made during such pregnancy upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the child for which a birth or stillbirth certificate is filed and, if made, the date when such test was made, and, if not made, the reason why such test was not made. In no event shall the birth certificate state the result of the test.
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 516, operative July 1, 1963.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-516.1. Exemption.

None of the provisions of this act shall apply to any person who, as an exercise of religious freedom, administers to or treats the sick or suffering by spiritual means or prayer, nor to any person who, because of religious belief, in good faith selects and depends upon such spiritual means or prayer for the treatment or cure of disease.
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 516.1, operative July 1, 1963.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-517. Definitions.

For the purposes of the following sections of this article:
(a) The term "sexually transmitted infection (STI)" means syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and any other disease which may be transmitted from any person to any other person through or by means of any form of sexual contact.
(b) The term "infected person" means any individual, either sex, who may be carrying the organism or is afflicted with any STI.
(c) The term "dealer" means any person who may handle, for sale, any medicinal remedies or supposed remedies for an STI, and the agents, clerks and employees of any such person; and any person who may profess or claim to treat or cure, by the use of medicine or otherwise, any sexually transmitted infection (STI), and the agents, clerks and employees.
(d) The term "physician" shall include reputable physicians who have complied with all the requirements of law regulating the practice of their respective schools of medicine, and duly licensed by such law to practice medicine in their respective schools, or surgery, or both, and no other person.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 517, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-518. Report and treatment of disease.

It shall be unlawful for any person, being an infected person, to refuse, fail or neglect to report such fact to, and submit to examination and treatment by, a physician.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 518, operative July 1, 1963.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-520. False discharge from treatment - Penalty.

Any physician who shall, after having knowledge or information that any person is or may be an infected person, sell, give or furnish to such infected person, or to any other person for such infected person, a discharge from treatment, or written instrument or statement pronouncing such infected person cured, before such infected person is actually cured of such sexually transmitted infection (STI), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Provided, however, that no person who is infected with an STI but who has received treatment adequate to render the person noninfectious shall be denied a permit to work, because of the infection, in those categories of employment where permits to work are required by state law or local ordinance.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 520, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-521. Treatment by person not a physician.

It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a physician to undertake to treat or cure any infected person for pay, whether in money, property or obligation of any kind, unless acting under the direction and control of a physician.
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 521, operative July 1, 1963.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-522. Treatment without prescription.

It shall be unlawful for any dealer to treat or offer to treat any infected person, or to sell, furnish or give to any infected person, or to any other person whomsoever, any medicines of any kind that may be advertised or used for treatment of (STI), before requiring such person to produce and file with such dealer a proper prescription for such medicine, issued and signed by a physician, which prescription shall be by the dealer kept on file for a period of one (1) year from the date of the person receiving the same, and subject, at all reasonable hours, to the inspection of the State Commissioner of Health or local health officer.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 522, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-524. Prisoners - Examinations - Testing certain persons for sexually transmitted infection (STI) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - Treatment - Quarantine.

A. The keeper of any prison or penal institution in this state shall cause to be examined every person confined in such prison or penal institution, to determine whether such person is an infected person.
B. Any licensed physician may examine persons who are arrested by lawful warrant for prostitution, or other sex crimes not specified in Section 1-524.1 of this title, for the purpose of determining if they are infected with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or a communicable disease including, but not limited to, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). For purposes of expediting such examination, in counties with a population of greater than four hundred thousand (400,000), the county sheriff or the chief of police of any municipality with a population of greater than two hundred thousand (200,000) that is located within such county and that has a municipal court of record shall notify the city-county health department serving the county of any person who has been arrested by county or city officers for prostitution. Any such examination shall be made subsequent to arrest and if the examination is for the human immunodeficiency virus, upon order of the court issued at the initial appearance of the arrested person. Every person shall submit to the examination and shall permit specimens to be taken for laboratory examinations. Such person may be detained until the results of the examination are known. The examination shall be made by a licensed physician. A determination as to whether or not the person is infected shall not be based on any prior examination. Any person found to be infected with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) shall be treated by the State Commissioner of Health or local health officer, or a physician of such person's own choice, until such person is noninfectious or dismissed by the Commissioner or local health officer or physician. In the event a person infected with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) refuses or fails to submit to treatment, then such person may be quarantined for the purpose of treatment, and a report thereof shall be made to the Commissioner.
C. For purposes of this section, the term "initial appearance” shall refer to the first court appearance of an individual, in person or by closed circuit television, before a magistrate on a presentment, indictment or preliminary information on a felony offense.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 524, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 200, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1998, c. 117, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 348, § 4, emerg. eff. May 30, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 346, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003; Laws 2011, c. 105, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-526. Rules and regulations.

The State Board of Health shall make all rules and regulations for the prevention and cure, and to prevent the spread, of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which it deems necessary for the control of STIs.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 526, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-527. Reports of a sexually transmitted infection.

A. Any physician who makes a diagnosis or treats a case of a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and every superintendent or manager of a hospital, dispensary or charitable or penal institution in which there is a case of an STI, shall report such case immediately, in writing or electronically:
1. To the director or designee of the city-county health department, if in Oklahoma County or Tulsa County, who shall, in turn, report such case to the State Commissioner of Health; or
2. Directly to the State Commissioner of Health, if not in Oklahoma County or Tulsa County, in the same manner as other communicable diseases are reported, in forms to be prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner.
B. This act shall remain in effect until such time as the State Department of Health has in place a disease-reporting process that provides for a direct report from a lab or physician's office to the local health department and is capable of connecting a lab or physician's office with local health department systems for timely data delivery and start of the disease investigation process.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 527, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 394, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-528. Sexually transmitted infection cases - Instructions - Notification.

(a) It shall be the duty of every physician who examines or treats a person having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) to instruct that person in measures preventing the spread of such disease and of the necessity for treatment until cured.
(b) If an attending physician or other person knows or has good reason to suspect that a person having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) is so conducting as to expose other persons to infection, or is about to so conduct, the person shall notify the local health officer of the name and address of the diseased person and the essential facts in the case.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 528, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-529. Investigations by health officers.

All local health officers shall use every available means to ascertain the existence of, and to investigate all cases of, sexually transmitted infection (STI) within their respective jurisdictions, and to ascertain the sources of such infections; and shall make examination of any person reported two or more times as a suspected source of an STI.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 529, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 28, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-530. Protection against spread of infection.

(a) Upon receipt of a report of a case of sexually transmitted infection (STI), the local health officer shall institute measures, which may include quarantine, for protection of other persons from infection by a person infected with an STI.
(b) The State Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for the quarantine of persons infected with a sexually transmitted infection (STI), to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infection (STI).
(c) Boards of county commissioners and governing boards of all incorporated towns and cities may provide suitable places for the detention of persons who may be subject to quarantine and who should be segregated.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 530, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 29, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-531. Certificates of freedom from infection.

It shall be unlawful for physicians, health officers, and other persons to issue certificates of freedom from sexually transmitted infection (STI), except as authorized by law and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 531, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-532. Publicity of information and reports.

All information and reports concerning persons infected with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) shall be inaccessible to the public, except insofar as publicity may attend the performance of duties imposed by the laws of the state.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 532, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 31, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-532.1. Minor's consent to examination and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.

Any person, regardless of age, has the capacity to consent to examination and treatment by a licensed physician for any sexually transmitted infection (STI).
Added by Laws 1971, c. 18, § 1, emerg. eff. March 16, 1971. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-533. See the following versions:

OS 63-1-533v1 (HB 2341, Laws 2019, c. 475, § 53, effective until Nov. 1, 2024).
OS 63-1-533v2 (SB 1464, Laws 2022, c. 161, § 1, effective beginning Nov. 1, 2024).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-533v1. Phenylketonuria, related inborn metabolic disorders and other genetic or biochemical disorders - Educational and newborn screening programs.

THIS TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOV. 1, 2024. FOR TEXT EFFECTIVE BEGINNING NOV. 1, 2024, SEE OS 63-1-533v2.
A. The State Commissioner of Health shall provide, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-534 of this title, as technologies and funds become available, an intensive educational and newborn screening program among physicians, hospitals, public health nurses, and the public concerning phenylketonuria, related inborn metabolic disorders, and other genetic or biochemical disorders for which:
1. Newborn screening will provide early treatment and management opportunities that might not be available without screening; and
2. Treatment and management will prevent intellectual disabilities and/or reduce infant morbidity and mortality.
B. This educational and newborn screening program shall include information about:
1. The nature of the diseases;
2. Examinations for the detection of the diseases in infancy; and
3. Follow-up measures to prevent the morbidity and mortality resulting from these diseases.
C. For purposes of this section, "phenylketonuria" means an inborn error of metabolism attributable to a deficiency of or a defect in phenylalanine hydroxylase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. The deficiency permits the accumulation of phenylalanine and its metabolic products in the body fluids. The deficiency can result in intellectual disabilities (phenylpyruvic oligophrenia), neurologic manifestations (including hyperkinesia, epilepsy, and microcephaly), light pigmentation, and eczema. The disorder is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait and can be treated by administration of a diet low in phenylalanine.
D. The Commissioner shall promulgate any rules necessary to effectuate the provision of this section.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 252, § 1. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 463, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2005, c. 452, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2019, c. 475, § 53, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-533v2. Phenylketonuria, related inborn metabolic disorders and other genetic or biochemical disorders - Educational and newborn screening programs.

THIS TEXT EFFECTIVE BEGINNING NOV. 1, 2024. FOR TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOV. 1, 2024, SEE OS 63-1-533v1.
A. The State Commissioner of Health shall provide, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-534 of this title, as technologies and funds become available, an intensive educational and newborn screening program among physicians, hospitals, public health nurses, and the public concerning phenylketonuria, related inborn metabolic disorders, and other genetic or biochemical disorders for which:
1. Newborn screening will provide early treatment and management opportunities that might not be available without screening; and
2. Treatment and management will prevent intellectual disabilities and/or reduce infant morbidity and mortality.
B. This educational and newborn screening program shall include information about:
1. The nature of the diseases;
2. Examinations for the detection of the diseases in infancy; and
3. Follow-up measures to prevent the morbidity and mortality resulting from these diseases.
C. For purposes of this section, "phenylketonuria" means an inborn error of metabolism attributable to a deficiency of or a defect in phenylalanine hydroxylase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. The deficiency permits the accumulation of phenylalanine and its metabolic products in the body fluids. The deficiency can result in intellectual disabilities (phenylpyruvic oligophrenia), neurologic manifestations (including hyperkinesia, epilepsy, and microcephaly), light pigmentation, and eczema. The disorder is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait and can be treated by administration of a diet low in phenylalanine.
D. To the extent practicable, the list of disorders screened for under this section shall be identical to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
E. The Commissioner shall promulgate any rules necessary to effectuate the provision of this section.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 252, § 1. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 463, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2005, c. 452, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2019, c. 475, § 53, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2022, c. 161, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-534. Tests.

The State Board of Health shall make such rules and regulations pertaining to such tests as accepted medical practice shall indicate, and is authorized to make such testing mandatory if sufficient evidence exists that the public has been negligent in accepting such practice and if the Board considers it in the public interest to do so. The State Board of Health is hereby authorized to set up laboratory facilities and use existing facilities for the performance of examinations and tests for the detection of these diseases and make a reasonable charge therefor; provided, however, that no child shall be denied such laboratory work or tests because of the inability of its parents or guardian to pay therefor. Provided, further, that the State Board of Health may approve other laboratories for the performance of such tests; provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any infant whose parents object thereto on the grounds that such examination conflicts with their religious tenets and practices.
Laws 1965, c. 252, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-534.1. State Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of AIDS - Lead agency - Submission to Legislature - Preparation.

A. The State Department of Health shall be the lead agency for the coordination of programs and services related to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
B. On or before January 1, 1994, the State Department of Health shall submit a State Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the chairmen of the appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the chief executive officer and members of the governing bodies of each agency affected by the State Plan. Copies of the State Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of AIDS shall be available to members of the Oklahoma Legislature and the general public upon request.
C. The State Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of AIDS shall be prepared jointly by the State Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, the State Department of Education, and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in collaboration with other appropriate public and private agencies and organizations.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 201, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 33, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-534.2. State Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of AIDS - Contents.

The State Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of AIDS shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Coordinated or joint recommendations for funding, legislation and other appropriate action for the prevention and control of the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS, the provision of necessary treatment and other services to persons infected with the virus, and the protection of human and civil rights and the health of the citizens of this state;
2. Education and information programs about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS which are intended for the general public, health care professionals and other professionals, and specialized education and information efforts, as appropriate, for the effective prevention and control of the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS. The programs shall include, but not be limited to, instruction indicating that:
a.
engaging in any promiscuous homosexual, bisexual or heterosexual activity or intravenous chemical substance use, or contact with contaminated blood products is now known to be the primary method of transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS,
b.
avoiding the activities specified in subparagraph a of this paragraph is the only known method of preventing the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS,
c.
sexual intercourse, with or without condoms, with any person testing positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) antibodies, or any other person infected with HIV, places an individual in a high-risk category for contracting AIDS,
d.
abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain means of preventing the spread or contraction of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or AIDS through sexual contact, and
e.
the use of artificial means of birth control is not a guaranteed method of preventing the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or AIDS, and reliance on such a method places a person at risk for exposure to the disease;
3. An appropriate array of Human Immunodeficiency Virus testing and counseling programs and services, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus prevalence surveillance and monitoring activities, including reporting and notification of contacts, as prudent and necessary for the protection of the public health and safety;
4. Testing and education programs and services designed to prevent and control the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS among intravenous chemical substance users; and
5. Case management and other programs that ensure access to needed health care and that reduce the cost of treatment for persons with AIDS.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 201, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-539.1. Short title - Definitions.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Needlestick Injury Prevention Act".
B. For purposes of the Needlestick Injury Prevention Act:
1. “Ambulance” means any ground, air or water vehicle approved by the State Commissioner of Health pursuant to the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act and rules promulgated by the State Board of Health pursuant thereto when used to provide appropriate on-scene and enroute stabilization and emergency medical care;
2. "Bloodborne pathogens" means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and that can cause disease in humans including, but not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);
3. "Committee" means the Needlestick Injury Prevention Committee;
4. “Department” means the State Department of Health;
5. "Engineered sharps injury protection" means:
a.
a physical attribute built into a needle device used for withdrawing body fluids, accessing a vein or artery, or administering medications or other fluids, which effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident through the use of mechanisms such as barrier creation, blunting, encapsulation, withdrawal, retraction, or other effective mechanisms, or
b.
a physical attribute built into any other type of needle device, or into a nonneedle sharp, which effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident;
6. “First responder” means an individual who performs emergency medical services on scene in accordance with the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act and rules of the State Board of Health promulgated thereto;
7. “High exposure area” means an operating room, an ambulatory surgical center, an emergency room, an intensive care unit, an ambulance or an area or scene at which a first responder performs or provides emergency medical services;
8. "Needleless systems" means devices that do not utilize needles for:
a.
the withdrawal of body fluids after initial venous or arterial access is established,
b.
the administration of medication or fluids, and
c.
any other procedure involving the potential for an exposure incident;
9. "Needlestick injury" means the parenteral introduction into the body of a health care worker of blood or other potentially infectious material by a hollow-bore needle or sharp instrument, including, but not limited to, needles, lancets, scalpels, or contaminated broken glass, during the performance of duties of such worker; and
10. "Sharps" means any objects used or encountered in a health care setting that can be reasonably anticipated to penetrate the skin or any other part of the body, and to result in an exposure incident, including, but not limited to, needle devices, scalpels, lancets, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, exposed ends of dental wires and dental knives, drills, and burs.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 297, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-539.3. Uniform rules to be promulgated by certain state agencies.

A. By March 1, 2004, each of the state agencies specified in subsection C of this section shall have promulgated uniform emergency rules and shall have submitted proposed permanent uniform rules to the Governor and Legislature pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act for the use of needleless systems and engineered sharps injury protection in this state. Specifically the uniform rules shall require:
1. That each public or private health care facility or location have a written exposure control plan for risk exposure to bloodborne pathogens;
2. That sharps prevention technology be included as engineering or work practice controls in high exposure areas, except in cases where the employer or other appropriate party can demonstrate circumstances in which the technology does not promote employee or patient safety or interferes with a medical procedure. Those circumstances shall be specified in the control plan, and shall include, but not be limited to, circumstances where the technology is medically contraindicated or not more effective than alternative measures used by the employer to prevent exposure incidents in high exposure areas;
3. That the written exposure control plans include an effective procedure for identifying and selecting existing sharps prevention technology in high exposure areas;
4. That a written exposure control plan be updated when necessary to reflect progress in implementing the sharps prevention technology specified by the Committee and promulgated by rule of the regulating agency;
5. That information concerning exposure incidents be recorded in a sharps injury log, including, but not limited to, the type and brand of device involved in the incident; and
6. Such other requirements deemed necessary by the Needlestick Injury Prevention Committee.
B. The failure of any agency to promulgate rules consistent with the provisions of the Needlestick Injury Prevention Act shall be reported by the Committee in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
C. Each of the following agencies shall promulgate uniform rules and procedures for the use of needleless systems and engineered sharps injury protection in compliance with the provisions of the Needlestick Injury Prevention Act:
1. The State Department of Health; and
2. The State Department of Labor.
D. Upon notification by the Committee that the use of sharps prevention technology is adequate, the rule-making agency shall rescind rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the Needlestick Injury Prevention Act.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 297, § 3, emerg. eff. June 5, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-539.12. Definitions.

As used in this section:
1. "Controlled dangerous substance" means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act or any drug, substance or immediate precursor listed either temporarily or permanently as a federally controlled substance;
2. "First responder" means an individual who performs emergency medical services on scene in accordance with the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act and rules of the State Board of Health promulgated thereto;
3. "Passive exposure" means when an individual is exposed to a controlled dangerous substance without actually ingesting or using the substance himself or herself; and
4. "Volunteer" means a person who enters into a service or undertaking of the person's free will without compensation or expectation of compensation in money or other thing of value in order to provide a service, care, assistance, advice, or other benefit; provided, being legally entitled to receive compensation for the service or undertaking performed shall not preclude a person from being considered a volunteer.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 108, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-539.13. Verbal report of passive exposure prior to testing.

A. The first responder or volunteer first responder subject to drug testing shall verbally report, to the first responder's agency or private employer prior to testing, any specific known potential passive exposure to any controlled dangerous drug that has occurred in the previous fourteen (14) days while responding to an emergency.
B. In the event of a positive drug test, the medical review officer shall be provided with documentation of the verbal report and a subsequent written report provided by the responding agency in order to rule out passive exposure.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 108, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-540. Information campaign on DES.

The State Commissioner of Health shall establish special programs with regard todiethylstilbestrol, hereinafter referred to as DES, which shall:
1. Inform the public as to the potential hazards and afflictions which may be related to exposure to DES and the symptoms and prevention of associated malignancies, through the establishment of a public information campaign on DES to identify and encourage persons exposed to the drug to seek medical care for the prevention or treatment of any malignant condition; and
2. Include programs for DES-exposed persons in existing comprehensive screening units.
Laws 1980, c. 73, § 1, emerg. eff. April 14, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-541. Registry of persons who took DES.

The State Commissioner of Health shall maintain a confidential registry of women who took DES during pregnancy and their offspring who were exposed to DES prenatally, for the purpose of follow-up care and treatment of long-term problems associated with DES exposure. Enrollment in the registry shall be upon a voluntary basis.
Laws 1980, c. 73, § 2, emerg. eff. April 14, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-542. Report of findings and recommendations.

The State Commissioner of Health shall make an annual report to the Legislature of findings and recommendations concerning the effectiveness, impact and benefits derived from the special programs created herein, and any recommendations for legislative changes deemed necessary.
Laws 1980, c. 73, § 3, emerg. eff. April 14, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-543. Short title - Screening for detection of congenital or acquired hearing loss.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Act”.
B. Every infant born in this state shall be screened for the detection of congenital or acquired hearing loss prior to discharge from the facility where the infant was born. A physician, audiologist or other qualified person shall administer such screening procedure in accordance with accepted medical practices and in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Health. If an infant requires emergency transfer to another facility for neonatal care, such screening procedure shall be administered by the receiving facility prior to discharge of the infant.
C. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules necessary to enact the provisions of this act. The State Commissioner of Health shall develop procedures and guidelines for screening for the detection of congenital or acquired hearing loss.
D. Any durable medical equipment purchased or supplied by the State Department of Health for the purpose of being permanently or temporarily fitted for use by a specific child shall not be deemed or considered to be a “tangible asset” as that term is defined in Section 110.1 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and, once fitted to a specific child, shall be deemed thereafter to have minimal or no value to the Department for purposes of further disposition pursuant to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 141, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1982. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 204, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2006, c. 273, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-543.3. Grand funding for sickle cell disease.

A. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, P.L. 78-410, apply for grant funding from the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the purposes of:
1. Identifying health disparities related to sickle cell disease;
2. Assessing the utilization of therapies and strategies to prevent complications related to sickle cell disease; and
3. Other purposes permitted by federal laws and regulations.
B. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 207, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-545. Publication of results - Release of information.

The State Commissioner of Health shall compile and publish annually the results of the infant screening procedures using the information reported to the Department. The Commissioner may authorize the release of information concerning children who are found to have hearing impairments to the appropriate agencies and departments so that such children may receive the necessary care and education.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 141, § 3, emerg. eff. April 9, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-546.1. Short title – Legislative findings.

A. Sections 1 through 5 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Prenatal Addiction Act."
B. It is the finding of the Oklahoma Legislature that the state has a substantial interest in protecting children from the harm that results from the abuse of drugs or alcohol by their mothers during pregnancy, both for the sake of the child and because of the potential cost to the state in providing medical and other care to such children. The Legislature recognizes that the preferable and most effective means of preventing birth defects and health problems due to substance abuse by pregnant women is to provide readily available and accessible prenatal care and appropriate substance abuse treatment services, but further recognizes that in some instances it may be necessary to use the authority of the state to intervene for the purpose of preserving and protecting the health and well-being of the child.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 301, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-546.4. Duties of Department of Health and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

A. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall:
1. Prohibit all substance abuse treatment services administered by or contracted for by the Department from refusing to treat pregnant women if space and staff expertise is available;
2. Require all such programs and services to give priority to accepting pregnant women for treatment and services if space and staff expertise is available; and
3. Assist such programs to develop and implement treatment modalities and services appropriate for pregnant women.
B. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the State Department of Health may implement, with available funds, a pilot project recommended by the Joint Legislative Task Force on Prenatal Addiction and Treatment. With the consent of the court having jurisdiction and the district attorney, the program may include a program similar to the program established by the Drug Court Act.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 301, § 4, emerg. eff. June 5, 2000. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 434, § 15, emerg. eff. June 8, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-546.5. District attorney multidisciplinary teams - Appropriate dispositions.

A district attorney may convene a multidisciplinary team to assist in making a determination of the appropriate disposition of a case of a pregnant woman who is abusing or is addicted to drugs or alcohol to the extent that the unborn child is at risk of harm. The multidisciplinary team shall include at least one person with training and experience in the treatment of addiction. As used in this section, an appropriate disposition may include but shall not be limited to filing a petition for involuntary commitment as provided by Section 5-410 et seq. of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes to a public facility or a private facility willing to accept the pregnant woman for treatment.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 301, § 5, emerg. eff. June 5, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-550.1. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Birth defect" means any physical or chemical abnormality present at birth;
2. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health;
3. "Department" means the Oklahoma State Department of Health;
4. "ICD diagnostic code categories" means the International Classification of Diseases which assigns numbers to each of the congenital anomalies and poor reproductive outcomes; and
5. "Poor reproductive outcomes" includes but is not limited to stillbirths and miscarriages.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 199, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 155, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-550.3. Record of Infants Born Exposed to Alcohol and Other Harmful Substances.

A. The Department of Human Services shall establish and maintain an up-to-date Record of Infants Born Exposed to Alcohol and Other Harmful Substances. Such record shall include data necessary for surveys and scientific research, and other data which is necessary and proper to further the recognition, prevention and treatment of infants born addicted to or prenatally exposed to harmful substances and shall be based upon information collected by the Department as a result of investigations made pursuant to Section 7103 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. For purposes of this section, "harmful substances" means an intoxicating liquor or a controlled dangerous substance.
B. The Record of Infants Born Exposed to Alcohol and Other Harmful Substances shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. The classification of the birth hospital, whether it is public or private;
2. Results of the toxicology report on an infant and its mother and, if positive, the type of drug or drugs involved;
3. The date of birth, birth weight, gestational age and race of the infant;
4. The county of residence;
5. The date and county of report;
6. Demographic information on the mother including, but not limited to, age, race, education level, marital status, income level, whether prenatal care was received and the type of prenatal care received, whether it was private, public health clinic or hospital clinic;
7. Type of treatment, whether the mother was referred for inpatient or outpatient; and
8. Whether the child was recommended for removal from custody of the parent.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to compel any infant or mother reported pursuant to the provisions of this act to submit to any medical examination, treatment or supervision of any kind.
D. The Commission for Human Services shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section and the Department of Human Services shall adopt agency policy directing employees of the Child Welfare Division within the Department of Human Services to collect and compile any and all data and information gathered from investigations made pursuant to Section 7103 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes necessary for the purposes of this section.
E. The Department of Human Services shall compile and evaluate information received from the reports required pursuant to this section into a report to be distributed on or before January 1 of each year to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and such other persons as the Department deems advisable or necessary.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 327, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 22, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-550.5. Birthing facility – Pulse oximetry screening.

A. As used in this section, "birthing facility" means an inpatient or ambulatory health care facility licensed by the State Department of Health that provides birthing and newborn care services.
B. The State Department of Health shall require each birthing facility to perform a pulse oximetry screening on every newborn in its care prior to discharge from the birthing facility.
C. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 60, § 2, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-552. Investigations and other actions - Compilation and evaluation of information.

A. The State Department of Health shall make such investigations concerning birth defects and cancer, the prevention and treatment of said diseases or impairments and the mortality resulting from them, and take such action to assist in reducing said mortality as it deems necessary and appropriate.
B. The State Department of Health shall compile and evaluate information received from the reports required pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of this act and subsection A of this section in a report to be distributed on or before January 1 of each year to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and to such other person as the Commissioner deems advisable or necessary. Copies of such report shall also be made available to the federal government, and to members of the public upon written request.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 60, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.