An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1462 By: Garvin of the Senate
and
Lawson and Fugate of the
House
An Act relating to public health; creating Ava’s Law;
requiring certain persons to provide certain
information to pregnant individuals; requiring State
Department of Health to compile and publish certain
educational resources; providing for codification;
and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Requiring information to be provided to pregnant
individuals
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF T HE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section o f law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-233.1 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This section shall be known and m ay be cited as Ava’s Law.
B. All persons licensed t o practice medicine and surgery in
this state, or who are Advanced Practice Registered Nurses including
but not limited to Certified N urse-Midwives, and who provide
prenatal, delivery, infant care services , and other child or adult
health services related to maternal and infant care shall provide to
individuals who report to such person that they are pregnant the
information provided by the State Department of Health under
subsection C of this section.
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C. The State Department of Health shall compile and make
available on its Internet website educational resources on:
1. Infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic first aid
including contact information for training programs; and
2. Cord blood banking and donation.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the Senate the 7th day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 19th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __