Req. No. 2454 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) SENATE BILL 1236 By: Allen AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to public health; directing Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to contract with public or private entities for certain research; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-291.11 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall contract with one or more publ ic or private entities for research into hyperbaric oxygen treatment for traumatic brain injury. The research shall include but not be limited to a double -blind study. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby Req. No. 2454 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and appr oval. 58-2-2454 DC 1/11/2022 9:52:29 AM