Healthcare (Hospitals)

signed · Oklahoma · House May 12, 2026

HB 3644: Venous thromboembolism; creating the Blake Burgess Act; requiring certain hospital policies and training; establishing certain registry and reporting requirements; imposing certain requirements on assisted living centers; effective date; emergency.

HB 3644 (the Blake Burgess Act) requires hospitals with emergency departments and ambulatory surgical centers to implement standardized VTE (venous thromboembolism, or blood clot in veins) risk assessments for patients using nationally recognized tools and provide annual training to non-physician clinical staff. It mandates a statewide VTE registry managed by a private, nonprofit entity meeting specific criteria, which hospitals must report to starting July 2027 with data including patient age, zip code, sex, diagnosis details, and treatment. The registry collects information to improve VTE care quality, monitor outcomes, and inform state health reports, with hospitals required to submit data on VTE incidence, patient demographics, and treatment. The law directly affects hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and their clinical staff through new screening, training, and reporting obligations.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires standardized VTE screening and staff training to improve patient safety and reduce complications in hospitals, directly strengthening healthcare protocols.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Long-Term Care

in committee · Oklahoma · Senate Feb 3, 2026

SB 1901: Public health and safety; prohibiting certain actions by certain entities; requiring certain actions. Effective date.

SB 1901 prohibits hospital staff and organ procurement organizations from discussing organ/tissue donation with a family within 24 hours of a person's death determination. It bans misleading claims (like donations speeding up end-of-life care), implies financial compensation, or hiding conflicts of interest, and requires written donation process summaries and contact info for an independent ombudsman. All donation discussions with families must be electronically recorded if the family consents, and whistleblowers reporting violations are protected from workplace retaliation. Violations carry civil penalties up to $50,000 per incident, and the bill also updates Oklahoma’s death determination law to require a second independent medical verification for organ donation purposes. The law takes effect November 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects patient/family rights in organ donation by preventing coercion, misleading claims, and ensuring transparency in healthcare processes.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Public Health

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in committee · Oklahoma · Senate Feb 3, 2026

SB 1906: Hospitals; prohibiting certain vaccination requirements and discrimination. Emergency.

SB 1906 prohibits hospitals in Oklahoma from requiring healthcare workers (including physicians, nurses, students, residents, and interns) to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or other diseases as a condition of employment, contract, or training. It also bans hospitals from discriminating against staff or trainees based on their vaccination status. The bill updates existing school vaccine rules (Section 1210.189) by removing an exception that previously allowed healthcare settings to enforce vaccination requirements. This law directly affects hospital employees, trainees, and healthcare students across Oklahoma. It takes immediate effect due to an emergency declaration.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareProhibits hospital vaccine mandates for healthcare workers, restricting a public health measure to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits hospitals from mandating vaccines as employment condition and bans discrimination based on vaccination status, protecting healthcare workers' employment rights.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Public Health

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signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 5, 2026

SB 1436: Hospitals; imposing certain duties on hospital in cases of fetal death or miscarriage; requiring State Department of Health to publish certain form. Effective date.

This bill requires Oklahoma hospitals to provide patients experiencing fetal death or miscarriage with a form explaining how to request official certificates (fetal death or stillbirth birth certificates) before discharge. Hospitals must also verbally inform patients about these certificate options. The State Department of Health must create and publish this standardized form online, including clear instructions and contact details for vital records. The law takes effect November 1, 2026, directly affecting hospitals and patients in Oklahoma facing these medical circumstances.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires hospitals to inform patients about fetal death certificate options, protecting patient rights in healthcare access and post-event support.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals

in committee · Oklahoma · House Feb 4, 2025

HB 2148: Controlled dangerous substances; terms; pain management clinics; Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control; exemptions; registration procedures; compliance; suspension; licensed prescriber; designated administrator; operations requirements; infection control; data collection; reporting; written policy; investigation by Bureau; penalties; rules; effective date.

HB 2148 regulates pain management clinics in Oklahoma that prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol for chronic nonmalignant pain (pain lasting over 90 days unrelated to cancer). It requires these clinics to register with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, meet ownership standards (51% physician-owned or hospital-run), and avoid staff with revoked DEA licenses or drug-related felony convictions. Clinics failing to comply face registration suspension (up to one year) or revocation, with owners barred from operating new clinics for one year after revocation. The bill directly affects clinics meeting its definition - advertising pain services and prescribing controlled substances to over 50% of non-hospice patients for long-term pain.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRegulates opioid-prescribing clinics with strict ownership and compliance rules, restricting access to pain management services.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals

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signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2793: Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund; making an appropriation; source; amount; effective date; emergency.

HB 2793 allocates $8,000,000 from Oklahoma’s Progressing Rural Economic Prosperity Fund to establish an Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund, as created by prior legislation (HB 2784). This fund will support ongoing emergency medical services, directly affecting hospitals and emergency care providers across the state. The appropriation becomes effective July 1, 2025, and the bill declares an emergency to expedite implementation. The bill does not create new taxes or services but redirects existing state funds to this specific purpose.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $8M from existing fund to support emergency medical services, a public service, without new taxes or service creation.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllocates $8M to fund emergency medical services, directly strengthening healthcare infrastructure for hospitals and providers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Hospitals

signed · Oklahoma · House May 8, 2025

HB 2295: Hospital license; prohibiting transfer of hospital licenses from one address to another; administrative requirements; mediation; effective date.

HB 2295 prohibits public trust hospitals in Oklahoma communities with fewer than 30,000 residents (per federal census) from transferring their licenses to locations more than 15 miles away. If a hospital plans to close, the bill mandates a mediation process: the hospital and municipality each appoint a mediator, who then select a third mediator to set a sale price for the facility if agreement isn’t reached. Hospital trustees must complete an approved education program within 90 days of appointment and certify they have no financial ties to potential buyers. The bill also requires CMS provider numbers to revert to the hospital immediately upon termination of third-party leases. It takes effect November 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePrevents hospital relocations from small communities, maintaining healthcare access in rural areas with <30k residents and requiring mediation for closures to preserve service availability.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2788: Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; effective date; emergency.

HB 2788 transfers specific funds back into Oklahoma's Statewide Recovery Fund from several existing programs. It moves $1.56 million from domestic violence services, $162,668 from food assistance programs, $1.49 million from health workforce initiatives, $2.16 million from rural healthcare, $5 million from medical facilities, $20.5 million from mental health hospital construction, and $3.3 million from water resources projects. All transfers align with recommendations from the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and was enacted without the governor's signature on May 29, 2025.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareDefunds healthcare programs by transferring $1.49M from health workforce and $2.16M from rural healthcare to recovery fund.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Mental Health Substance Abuse

in committee · Oklahoma · Senate Feb 10, 2025

SB 222: Hospitals; creating the Maternity Care Pilot Program; directing certain grant award; providing for application; limiting use of funds. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 222 creates Oklahoma's Maternity Care Pilot Program, providing a one-time $5 million grant to a single hospital to add labor and delivery services. The program targets hospitals meeting strict criteria: they must be critical access facilities, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations owned by public entities, profitable for two years, not currently offering such services, and staffed with at least one Certified Nurse-Midwife. Grant funds can only cover staffing, essential equipment/supplies, and maternal/infant health education - not construction. The State Department of Health will select the highest-scoring eligible hospital and develop application rules, with the program effective July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $5M state grant for maternity care program, directly increasing government spending on essential healthcare services.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill allocates $5M grant to fund maternity care services expansion, meeting support indicators of funding and improved patient access to labor/delivery services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Children's Health Hospitals Women's Health

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signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2784: Public health; Oklahoma State University Medical Authority; Medicaid supplemental payments; agreements and contract; benefits; waivers; creating the Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund; effective date.

HB 2784 creates the Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund to preserve Medicaid supplemental payments for specific hospitals. It directly affects Oklahoma hospitals with American College of Surgeons Level 1 trauma centers, particularly those owned, operated, or partnered with the Oklahoma State University Medical Trust or University Hospitals Trust (including facilities in Oklahoma City and Tulsa). The bill requires annual certification by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to ensure trauma centers meet standards for receiving these payments, while also clarifying agreements between medical authorities and healthcare providers. Key provisions include maintaining existing Medicaid funding streams for teaching hospitals, trauma centers, and affiliated medical school providers, and directing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to develop plans to sustain these payments through federal waivers or state plan amendments.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePreserves Medicaid supplemental payments for trauma hospitals, maintaining critical funding for emergency healthcare services and preventing defunding of public health programs.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Medicaid Public Health