Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

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3030 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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3232 HOUSE BILL 3192 By: Williams
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3838 AS INTRODUCED
3939 An Act relating to vaccinations; requiring reporting;
4040 creating penalties; creating the Oklahoma State
4141 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Sy stem; creating the
4242 Oklahoma State Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
4343 hotline; requiring reporting; creating penalties;
4444 requiring written advisements; creating penalties;
4545 creating waiting period for vaccinations; requiring
4646 appointments; providing for li cense suspension;
4747 requiring Oklahoma Attorney General to investi gate
4848 violations; requiring report to Legislature;
4949 requiring certain standards for COVID-19 testing in
5050 the workplace; prohibit ing certain testing methods;
5151 prohibiting vaccination requirement s; providing for
5252 codification; and providing an effective date.
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5959 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
6060 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section o f law to be codified
6161 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3400 of Title 63, unless there
6262 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
6363 A. Upon the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) issuing either
6464 Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or Full Use Aut horization (FUA)
6565 for any vaccine, the State Department of Health shall review the
6666 authorization and any relevant peer -reviewed scientific studies.
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9393 B. Upon completion of this review, the State Department of
9494 Health shall publicly issue a complete report whi ch contains all
9595 possible adverse react ions known at the time that the particular
9696 vaccine may cause.
9797 C. Quarterly, the State Department of H ealth shall conduct a
9898 review of all available data and update the published report to
9999 reflect the most up-to-date information available.
100100 D. Any violation of any provision of this sectio n will result
101101 in the State Department of Health receiving a ten percent (10%)
102102 reduction in state funding. This reduction must be removed from
103103 money appropriated internally for the Commi ssioner, Deputy
104104 Commissioners and executive salaries not to exceed one hundred
105105 percent (100%) of their annual salar ies to include bonuses.
106106 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
107107 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3400.1 of Title 63, unless there
108108 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
109109 A. The State Department of Health sh all create, manage, and
110110 operate the Oklahoma State Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.
111111 This system shall be accompanied by a ho tline to be utilized in
112112 reporting.
113113 B. This hotline shall be supporte d by the Oklahoma State
114114 Department of Health twenty-four (24) hours a day, three hundred
115115 sixty-five (365) days a year, including holidays.
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142142 C. All events reported to the hotline shall be entered into the
143143 Oklahoma State Vaccin e Adverse Event Reporting Syste m and this
144144 system shall be made public .
145145 D. The State Department of Health s hall create a section on its
146146 official website which will link to information about the Oklahoma
147147 State Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. The link shall be
148148 displayed on the homepage of the website and shall be eas ily
149149 accessible to the general public for u se.
150150 E. Events shall be documente d into this system no more than
151151 fifteen (15) days from the time of the rep ort.
152152 F. Any health care professional who is qualified to administer
153153 vaccinations will have a duty to report any adverse eve nts the
154154 individual knows about, or reasonably should have known about, to
155155 the Oklahoma State Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. Failure
156156 to report shall be considered unprofessional conduct sub ject to
157157 licensure discipline.
158158 G. Any violation of any provision of this section will result
159159 in the State Department of Health receiving a ten-percent reduction
160160 in state funding. This reduction must be removed from money
161161 appropriated internal ly for the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner s
162162 and executive salaries not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of
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190190 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
191191 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3400.2 of Title 63, unless there
192192 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
193193 A. Utilizing the data found in this act, the State Department
194194 of Health shall creat e a written advisement containing the adverse
195195 reactions and benefits of any vaccinat ion which will be administered
196196 by a qualified health care professional in Oklahoma.
197197 B. The Oklahoma State Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
198198 hotline shall be listed on this advisement in a conspicuous manner.
199199 C. The State Department of Health shall p rovide these written
200200 advisements to every health care facility, vaccination facility , and
201201 pharmacy within the State of Oklahoma to be dispensed to patients.
202202 D. All qualified health care professionals who administer
203203 vaccinations must provide the written ad visement to a patient before
204204 administering any vaccination.
205205 E. Any violation of any provision of this section will result
206206 in the State Department of Healt h receiving a ten-percent reduction
207207 in state funding. This reduction must be removed from money
208208 appropriated internally for the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners
209209 and executive salaries no t to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of
210210 their annual salaries to include bonuses.
211211 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
212212 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3400.3 of Title 63, unless there
213213 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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240240 A. Any doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or individual qualified to
241241 administer vaccinations under state law must conduct the following
242242 actions prior to administering a vaccination to anyone wi thin the
243243 State of Oklahoma:
244244 1. The professional must provide the patient with the written
245245 advisement from the State Department of Health at least twenty-four
246246 (24) hours prior to the patient being administ ered the vaccine;
247247 2. After providing the advisement but prior to the vaccination
248248 being administered, the professional must conduct an appointment
249249 with the patient to provide time for the p atient to address
250250 questions or concerns; and
251251 3. Only after the advisement has been given to the patient in
252252 writing, a period of twenty-four (24) hours has passed, and the
253253 appointment conducted, may a health professional administer an y
254254 vaccine to a patient .
255255 B. Any person who violates any provision of th is section, upon
256256 review from the Office of the Attorney General and under its
257257 advisement, will lose his or her medical license, qualification, or
258258 ability to administer a vaccination in the State of Oklahoma for
259259 five (5) years with the ability to become licensed after th at time.
260260 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new sect ion of law to be codified
261261 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3400.4 of Title 63, unless there
262262 is created a duplication in numberin g, reads as follows:
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289289 A. The Office of the Attorney General shall direct and
290290 investigate alleged violations of any provision of this act.
291291 B. Biannually, the Office of the Attorney General shall deliver
292292 a report to members of both chambers of the Oklahoma Legislature of
293293 reported violations of this act and the punitive act ion taken upon
294294 confirmed violations.
295295 SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
296296 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3400.5 of Title 63, unless there
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298298 A. If an employer requires any vacc ination as a requirement for
299299 employment, such employer shall be required to offer exemptions from
300300 the mandatory vaccination requirements. The exemptions shall be as
301301 follows:
302302 1. An individual having a bona fide, sincerely held religious
303303 belief which opposes vaccination;
304304 2. A certificate of a licensed physician, as defined in Section
305305 725.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, stating that the
306306 physical condition of the individual is such that immunization would
307307 endanger the life or health of the individual; or
308308 3. A written statement by the individual objecting to
309309 immunization,
310310 whereupon the individual shall be exempt from the immunization laws
311311 of an employer-mandated vaccination policy.
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338338 B. There shall be no justification evidence needed to be
339339 granted such exemptions.
340340 SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
341341 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3400.6 of Title 63, unless there
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343343 A. No governmental entity within the state shall ma ndate
344344 vaccinations for COVID-19 as a requirement for e mployment. These
345345 entities include, but are not limited to , the following:
346346 1. Any state entity organized within any executive department
347347 or branch;
348348 2. Any city or municipal entity; and
349349 3. Any county governmental entity.
350350 B. Any city or municipal regulation of COVID-19 vaccinations
351351 shall be superseded by this act, as the area of public health is o ne
352352 which pertains to general matters of the state and its g overnment.
353353 SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
354354 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 901 of Title 40, unless there is
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356356 A. Any employer who requires COVID -19 testing as a condition of
357357 employment must do so only in a manner that does not invade the body
358358 of the individual being tested. Acceptable manners for COVI D-19
359359 employer-mandated testing are as follows:
360360 1. Saliva collection;
361361 2. Blood sample test; and
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389389 B. All other employer-mandated testing methods are hereby
390390 prohibited for invading an employee's bodily autonomy.
391391 SECTION 9. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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