An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 94 By: Hall of the Senate
and
Mize and McEntire of the
House
An Act relating to the Opioid Overdose Fatality
Review Board; amending Section 3, Chapte r 252, O.S.L.
2018 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 2-1002), which
relates to composition of Board; modifying
composition; and providing an effective date .
SUBJECT: Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 3, Chapter 252, O.S.L.
2018 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 2-1002), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 2-1002. A. The Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board
shall be composed of twenty (20) twenty-two (22) members, or their
designees, as follows:
1. Ten Twelve of the members shall be:
a. the Attorney General or designee,
b. the Chief Medical Examiner or designee,
c. the State Commissioner of Health or designee,
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d. the Chief of Injury Prevention Services of the State
Department of Health or designee,
e. the President of the Oklaho ma State Medical
Association or designee,
f. the Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs Control or designee,
g. the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services or designee,
h. the President of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
or designee,
i. the Director of the Department of Human Services or
designee, and
j. the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation or designee; and,
k. the President of the Association of Oklahoma Narcotic
Enforcers or designee, and
l. the Executive Director of the State Board of Pharmacy
or designee; and
2. Ten of the members shall be appointed by the Attorney
General, shall serve for te rms of two (2) years and shall be
eligible for reappointment. The members shall be perso ns having
training and experience in matters related to opioid abuse and
prevention. The appointed members shall include:
a. a county sheriff selected from a list of three names
submitted by the executive bo ard of the Oklahoma
Sheriffs' Association,
b. a chief of a municipal police department selected from
a list of three names submitted by the Oklahoma
Association of Chiefs of Police,
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c. an attorney licensed in this s tate who is in private
practice selected from a list of three names submitted
by the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar
Association,
d. a district attorney selected from a list of three
names submitted by the District Attorneys Council,
e. a physician with emergency medical training selec ted
from a list of three names submitted by the Okla homa
State Medical Association,
f. a physician with experien ce in drug addiction
treatment and recovery selected from a list of three
names submitted by the Oklahoma O steopathic
Association,
g. a nurse selected from a list of three names submitted
by the Oklahoma Nurses Association,
h. two individuals, at least one of whom shall be a
person who currently receives or formerly has been a
consumer of addiction recovery ser vices related to
opioid use, selected from a list of three names
submitted by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services, and
i. a member of the judiciary selected from a list of
three names submitted by the Oklahoma Supreme Cour t.
B. Every two (2) years the Board shall elect from among its
membership a chair and a vice-chair. The Board shall meet at least
quarterly and may meet more frequently as necessary as determined by
the chair. Members shall serve without compensation bu t may be
reimbursed for necessary travel out of funds available to the Office
of the Attorney General and the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement
Act; provided, that the reimbursement shall b e paid in the case of
state employee members by the agency employing the member.
C. With funds appropriated or otherwise available for that
purpose, the Office of the Attorney General, jointly with the
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Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Servi ces, shall
provide administrative assistance and services to the Opioid
Overdose Fatality Review Board.
SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective November 1, 2021.
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Passed the Senate the 1st day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of April, 2021.
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: _______________________________ __