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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 8, 2021
SENATE BILL NO. 406 By: Garvin of the Senate
and
McEntire of the House
An Act relating to the University Hospitals
Authority; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 3202, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 495, O.S.L. 2019 (63
O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 3202) , which relates to
definitions; modifying definitions; authorizing
Authority to assign certain facilities to cer tain
entities; prohibiting certain use of titles without
permission; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 3206,
which relates to Children ’s Hospital; modifying name;
and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 3202, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 495, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020,
Section 3202), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3202. A. As used in the University Hospitals A uthority
Act:
1. “University Hospitals ” include the Oklahoma Memorial
Hospital, which shall be renamed University Hospital; the, Oklahoma
Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma; the Child Study Center ; and the
O’Donoghue Rehabilitation Institute and any and all inpatient and
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outpatient hospital and clinical facilities and office and research
buildings, facilities or property owned by or under the management
and control of the University Hospitals Authority or the University
Hospitals Trust;
2. “Authority” means the University Hospitals Authority;
3. “Department” means the Department of Human Services;
4. “Commission” means the Commission for Human Services or the
Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission;
5. “University Hospital” means Everett Tower and the North
Pavilion, which have been renamed as Children ’s Hospital at the
University of Oklahoma Medical Cent er the inpatient and outpatient
hospital and clinical facilities and office and resear ch buildings,
facilities or property assigned for the use of University Ho spital
by the University Hospitals Authority ; and
6. “Oklahoma Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma” means the
Bielstein, Garrison, Nicholson and MRI towers which are no longer
being used as hospitals inpatient and outpatient hospital and
clinical facilities a nd office and research buildings, facilities or
property assigned for the use of Oklahoma Childr en’s Hospital by the
University Hospitals Authority . Any statutory reference to
“Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma ” or “Children’s Hospital” shall be
construed to refer to Oklahoma Children ’s Hospital as defined in
this section.
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B. The University Hospitals Authority may assign any inpatient
and outpatient hospital and clinical facilities, research buildings,
facilities or property and any other buildings, facilit ies or
property under its ownership or management and cont rol to University
Hospital, Oklahoma C hildren’s Hospital or any other division or
entity which is part of University Hospitals .
C. No person or entity shall use the title “Oklahoma Children’s
Hospital” or “Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma ” for any purpose
without the express permissi on of the University Hospitals Trust.
No person or entity shall use the title “Children’s Hospital” with
respect to Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma as de fined in this
section without the express permission of the University Hospitals
Trust.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 3206, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 3206. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma shall
serve as a general hospital and service ins titution for persons
under twenty-one (21) years of age and shall ha ve the authority to
extend transplant services to persons twenty -one (21) years or
older.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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