§63-7200.5. Violations – Enforcement – Promulgation of rules.
A. It shall be unlawful for any facility or person to perform sleep diagnostic tests without having first complied with this act or as may otherwise be allowed by applicable law. B. The State Department of Health is authorized to enforce the provisions of this act. C. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules […]
§63-7300. Interstate Health Care Compact.
WHEREAS, the separation of powers, both between the branches of the Federal government and between Federal and State authority, is essential to the preservation of individual liberty; WHEREAS, the Constitution creates a Federal government of limited and enumerated powers, and reserves to the States or to the people those powers not granted to the Federal […]
§63-7301. Diabetes prevention reporting.
A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the State Department of Health shall collaborate to identify benchmarks and develop goals to reduce the incidence rates of, improve health care services for, and control complications resulting from diabetes. B. The Authority and the Department shall submit a report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate […]
§63-7302. Tanning facilities – Age requirement – Posting requirement.
A. As used in this act: 1. “Phototherapy device” means equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation and is used in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or injury; 2. “Tanning device” means equipment that emits electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths in the air between two hundred (200) and four hundred (400) nanometers and that is used for […]
§63-7310. Health insurance plans – Step therapy protocol – Requirements.
A. As used in this section: 1. “Clinical practice guidelines” means a systematically developed statement to assist decision-making by healthcare providers and patients about appropriate healthcare or specific clinical circumstances and conditions; 2. “Health insurance plan” means any individual or group health insurance policy, medical service plan, contract, hospital service corporation contract, hospital and medical […]
§63-7100.3. Definitions.
As used in the Oklahoma Health Information Exchange Act: 1. “Board” means the State Board of Health; 2. “Health information” means information, regardless of source or form, that: a.includes demographic information collected from an individual, b.relates to the past, present or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health […]
§63-7100.4. Authorization form for exchange of health information – Instructions.
A. The State Board of Health shall adopt and distribute a standard authorization form and accompanying instructions for use in obtaining authorization for the exchange of health information. B. The authorization form adopted and distributed by the Board shall comply with all applicable federal and state privacy and privilege laws. Added by Laws 2008, c. […]
§63-7100.5. Acceptance and use of form.
A. A health care entity shall accept the authorization form adopted and distributed by the State Board of Health as a valid authorization for the exchange of health information. B. A health care entity is not required under this act to use the authorization form adopted and distributed by the Board. Added by Laws 2008, […]
§63-7100.6. Immunity from liability.
Persons exchanging health information under the authorization form adopted and distributed by the State Board of Health pursuant to Section 4 of this act, when used in accordance with the instructions of the Board, shall be immunized from liability in actions based upon state privacy or privilege law that may be claimed to arise from […]
§63-7100.7. Information exchange not a violation or waiver of privilege protected by law.
The exchange of health information under the authorization form adopted and distributed by the State Board of Health shall not be deemed to have violated or waived any privilege protected under the statutory or common law of this state. Added by Laws 2008, c. 305, § 7, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008.