§ 1-550.2. Birth defects surveillance program
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: November 1, 2019
Effective: November 1, 2019
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-550.2
§ 1-550.2. Birth defects surveillance program
A. It is hereby found that the occurrence of a birth defect is a tragedy for the child, the family and the community, and a matter of vital concern to the public health. A system to obtain more information about these conditions could result in their prevention, treatment and management. Therefore, it is the intent of the Oklahoma State Legislature, in enacting this section, to:
B. The Commissioner of Health may establish a system for the collection and verification of information concerning birth defects and other poor reproductive outcomes. In establishing the system, the Commissioner may require general acute care hospitals to maintain a list of patients up to six (6) years of age who have been diagnosed with birth defects incorporated within the newest version of the ICD diagnostic code categories or such other information as the Commissioner deems appropriate, and all women discharged with a diagnosis of stillbirth, miscarriage or poor reproductive outcomes. The list shall be made available to the Commissioner upon request and shall be used solely for purposes provided in this section.
D. The Commissioner may require general acute care hospitals, and other sources as deemed necessary, to make electronic medical records of those patients who have been diagnosed with birth defects or poor reproductive outcomes, as required in this section, available to the State Department of Health through remote computer access, provided the hospital and/or other source has established remote computer access capabilities.
G. All information collected and analyzed pursuant to this section shall be confidential insofar as the identity of the individual patient is concerned and shall be used solely for the purpose provided in this section. Access to such information shall be limited to the State Department of Health; provided, that the Commissioner may provide access to those scientists who are engaged in demographic, epidemiological or other similar studies related to health, and who agree, in writing as nonstate employees, to be identified and coded while maintaining confidentiality as described herein.
J. Any person who, in violation of a written agreement to maintain confidentiality, willfully discloses any information provided pursuant to this section shall be denied further access to any confidential information maintained by the Department. That person shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Credits
Laws 1987, c. 199, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1992, c. 123, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1992; Laws 2019, c. 155, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-550.2, OK ST T. 63 § 1-550.2
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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