Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB831 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/21/2021

                             
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) 
 
SENATE BILL 831 	By: Stephens 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to prevention and control o f disease; 
prohibiting entering of immu nization records or other 
data into certain database or system without informed 
consent; prohibiting sharing of immunization records 
or other data without informed consent; providing for 
deletion and destruction of immunization records and 
other data of minor child upon request; providing for 
codification; and declaring an emergency . 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new s ection of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sec tion 1-502.5 of Title 63, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  The State Department of Health or an agent of the Department 
shall not enter immunization records or other data of an individual 
into any database or system including, but not limite d to, the 
Oklahoma State Immunization Information System without the prior 
written informed consent of the individual or, in the case of a 
minor child, the prior written informed consent of the minor child’s 
parent or guardian.   
 
 
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B. The State Department of Health or an agent of the Department 
shall not share any immunization records or other data of an 
individual entered into any database or system including, but not 
limited to, the Oklahoma State Immunization Information System 
including but not limited to immunization records or immunization 
status, with a health care provider or health insurer without the 
prior written informed consent of the individual or, in the case of 
a minor child, the pri or written informed consent of the mi nor 
child’s parent or guardian . 
C.  If a parent or guardian has granted informed consent to the 
entering of immunization records or other data of such parent or 
guardian’s minor child into any database or system includi ng, but 
not limited to, the Oklahoma State Immunization Information System , 
the parent or guardian may, at any time, request the deletion of all 
immunization records or other data of the minor child from the 
system.  Upon receipt of such a request, the Dep artment shall 
promptly delete all immunization records and other data of the minor 
child from the system and shall delete or destroy any other files or 
records of the minor child stored by the Department. 
SECTION 2.  It being immediately ne cessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is here by  
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act s hall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
58-1-1575 DC 1/21/2021 3:43:43 PM