SB 1328 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Health care; granting certain right to parent or legal guardian; removing certain prohibition on parental notice. Effective date.

SB 1328 modifies Oklahoma's Parents' Bill of Rights and medical treatment laws to strengthen parental involvement in minors' healthcare. It removes a prohibition on requiring healthcare providers to notify parents when a minor receives treatment for pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, drug abuse, or alcohol abuse - unless the minor is confirmed not to have these conditions. The bill clarifies that parents generally retain rights to access medical records and make healthcare decisions for their children, with limited exceptions (e.g., if a parent is under criminal investigation for abuse or in emergency situations). It directly affects parents, legal guardians, healthcare providers, and schools by changing notification requirements for specific medical services. The law aims to ensure parental awareness in minors' health care while maintaining existing emergency and confidentiality exceptions.

Issues: ✗ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill amends Oklahoma's Parents' Bill of Rights to clarify parental rights regarding healthcare decisions, medical records access, and biometric/DNA consent. It also modifies exceptions to parental notice requirements for minors seeking medical services, removing language that previously allowed parents to be excluded from certain situations.

Scope change

The bill expands the definition of parental rights by adding specific rights related to healthcare decisions, medical records, biometric scans, and DNA records. It also modifies the circumstances under which minors can consent to medical treatment without parental involvement.

SCOPE

Added eight specific parental rights including the right to direct healthcare decisions, access medical records, consent to biometric scans, and consent to DNA record creation or sharing.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the criteria for minors who can consent to medical services without parental involvement by changing language from 'separated from' to 'not currently in the legal custody of' parents or guardians.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements that parents be notified promptly if employees suspect criminal offenses against minors, with exceptions for law enforcement investigations where notification would impede the investigation.

Removed language that prohibited parental notice in certain medical treatment situations for minors.

DEFINITION

Added clarifying provisions stating that parental rights are inalienable and more comprehensive than those listed in the bill, and that the bill does not authorize unlawful conduct or child abuse.

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Committee

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

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Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors