§ 92. Definitions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 76. Torts
76 Okl.St.Ann. § 92
§ 92. Definitions
DEFINITIONS. As used in the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act:
2. “Asbestos claim” means any claim for damages or other civil or equitable relief presented in a civil action, arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos, including loss of consortium and any other derivative claim made by or on behalf of any exposed person or any representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of any exposed person;
5. “Certified B-reader” means a person who has successfully completed the x-ray interpretation course sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and passed the B-reader certification examination for x-ray interpretation and whose NIOSH certification is current at the time of any readings required by this chapter;
b. the interpretative standards in the Official Statement of the American Thoracic Society entitled “Lung Function Testing: Selection of Reference Values and Interpretative Strategies”, as published in 144 American Review of Respiratory Disease 1202-1218 (1991), as amended from time to time by the American Thoracic Society;
24. “Radiological evidence” of asbestosis or pleural thickening means a chest x-ray evaluated by a certified B-reader, a radiologist, a physician board-certified in pulmonary medicine, occupational medicine, internal medicine, oncology, or pathology using the ILO System of classification. The chest x-ray shall be a quality 1 x-ray according to that ILO System, although if the certified B-reader, board-certified pulmonologist, or board-certified radiologist confirms that a quality 2 x-ray film is of sufficient quality to render an accurate reading under the ILO System of classification and no quality 1 x-ray films are available, then the necessary radiologic findings may be made with the quality 2 x-ray film which is the subject of the confirmation above. Also, in a death case where no pathology is available, the necessary radiologic findings may be made with a quality 2 x-ray film if a quality 1 x-ray film is not available;
29. “Silica claim” means any claim for damages or other civil or equitable relief presented in a civil action, arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to silica, including loss of consortium and any other derivative claim made by or on behalf of any exposed person or any representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of any exposed person;
Credits
Laws 2013, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 21, § 4, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.
76 Okl. St. Ann. § 92, OK ST T. 76 § 92
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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