Healthcare (Hospitals)

SB 570 requires hospitals in Oklahoma to provide patients experiencing fetal death or miscarriage with a form explaining how to request official certificates (fetal death or stillbirth) before discharge. The form must detail the process for obtaining these certificates under existing law and include contact information for the Vital Records Division. The State Department of Health must develop and publish this form on its website. This bill directly affects hospitals and patients in these situations by standardizing information access, without changing certificate requirements or legal processes.

HB 1812 modifies supervision rules for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) working in hospitals. The bill specifically changes requirements so that hospitals - not all healthcare facilities - must oversee APRNs employed by or contracted with them. Key provisions clarify that hospitals must establish supervision protocols for these nurses, while exempting APRNs working outside hospital settings. This directly affects hospital-employed APRNs and the hospitals responsible for their oversight, with no changes to other nurse supervision standards.