Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3333 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 02/28/2024

                             
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 3333 	By: Roe and Swope of the House 
 
   and 
 
  Dossett of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to public health; amending 63 O.S. 
2021, Section 1-103a.1, which relates to creati on of 
Public Health Advisory Councils; cre ating exception; 
increasing membership of the Advancement of Wellness 
Advisory Council; directing appointment of certain 
members; broadening jurisdictional areas of the 
Advancement of Wellness Advi sory Council; and 
providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -103a.1, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1-103a.1 A.  To assist and advise the Sta te 
Commissioner of Health and the State De partment of Health, there are 
hereby created: 
1.  The Consumer Protection Licensing Advisory Council; 
2.  The Trauma and Emergency Re sponse Advisory Council; 
3.  The Infant and Children 's Health Advisory Council; 
4.  The Advancement of Wellness Advisory Co uncil; and 
5.  The Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Council. 
B.  1.  Except for the Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care 
Advisory Council and the Advancement of Wellness Advisory Council ,   
 
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each Public Health Advisory Council (Advisory Counc il) created 
pursuant to subsection A of this section shall consist of seven (7) 
members.  Two members shall be appointed by the Governor, two 
members shall be appointed by the Speake r of the House of 
Representatives, two members shall be appointed by the P resident Pro 
Tempore of the Senate, and one member shall be appointed by the 
Commissioner.  Appointments shall be for three -year terms.  Members 
of the Advisory Councils shall serve at the pleasure of and may be 
removed from office by the appointing author ity.  Members shall 
continue to serve until their successors are appointed.  Any vacancy 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.  
Four members shall constitu te a quorum. 
2.  The Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Counc il 
shall consist of nine (9) members.  Two members shall be appointed 
by the Governor, three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, three members shall be appointed by 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and one memb er shall be 
appointed by the Commissioner.  Five members shall constitute a 
quorum. 
3.  The Advancement of Wellness Advisory Council shall consist 
of ten (10) members.  Three members shall be appointed by the 
Governor, three members shall be appointed by t he President Pro 
Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, three members shall be 
appointed by the Speak er of the Oklahoma House of Representati ves,   
 
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and one member shall be appointed by the Commissioner.  Five members 
shall constitute a quorum. 
4. Each Advisory Council shall meet at least twice a year, but 
no more than four times a year and shall elect a chair, a vice -chair 
and a secretary from among its members.  Each Advisory Council shall 
only meet as required for e lection of officers, establishment of 
meeting dates and times; rule development, review and 
recommendation; and adoption of n onbinding resolutions to the 
Department or the Commissioner concerning matters brought before the 
Advisory Council.  Special meetin gs may be called by the chair or by 
the concurrence of any three members. 
C.  1.  All members of the Consumer Protection Lice nsing 
Advisory Council shall be knowledgeable of certain consumer issues 
as specified below.  The Consumer Protection Licensing Adv isory 
Council shall be composed as follows : 
a. the Governor shall appoint: 
(1) one member who is a licensed radiologist 
assistant, and 
(2) one member who is a licensed audiologist, 
b. the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate 
shall appoint: 
(1) one member who is a licensed radiologist , and 
(2) one member representing the hearing -aid-fitting 
industry,   
 
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c. the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives 
shall appoint: 
(1) one member representing the medical 
micropigmentation industry, and 
(2) one member representing the hearing -impaired 
public, and 
d. the Commissioner shall appoint one member representing 
a diagnostic x-ray facility. 
2.  The jurisdiction areas of the Consumer Protection Licensing 
Advisory Council shall include the hearing -aid-fitting industry, the 
medical micropigment ation industry, the radiation industry and such 
other areas as designated by the Commissioner. 
D.  1.  All members of the Trauma and Emergency Response 
Advisory Council shall be knowledgeable of issues that arise i n a 
hospital setting and issues that arise concerning emergency 
response.  The Trauma and Emerge ncy Response Advisory Council shall 
be composed as follows: 
a. the Governor shall appoint: 
(1) one member who is an administrative director of a 
licensed ambulance service, and 
(2) one member who is a B oard Certified Emergency 
Physician, 
b. the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate 
shall appoint:   
 
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(1) one member who is a representative from a 
hospital with trauma and emergency services, and 
(2) one member who is a trauma surgeon with 
privileges at a hospital with trauma and 
emergency operative services, 
c. the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives 
shall appoint: 
(1) one member representing the trauma registrar of a 
licensed hospital that is classified as providing 
trauma and emergency operative services, and 
(2) one member who is an Emergency Medical 
Technician, and 
d. the Commissioner shall appoint one member who is a 
critical care nurse. 
2.  The jurisdictional areas of the Trauma and Emerge ncy 
Response Advisory Council shall includ e emergency response systems 
development, injury prevention, catastrophic heal th emergency, 
trauma systems improvement and developm ent and such other areas 
designated by the Commissioner. 
E.  1.  All members of the Infant and Children's Health Advisory 
Council shall be knowledgeable of issues that arise in the area of 
infant and children's health care.  The Infant and Children 's Health 
Advisory Council shall be composed as follows: 
a. the Governor shall appoint:   
 
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(1) one member who works for the state or for a 
political subdivision on child abuse issues, and 
(2) one member who is know ledgeable about childhood 
immunizations, 
b. the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate 
shall appoint: 
(1) one member who is knowledgeable about newborn 
screening issues, 
(2) one member licensed by the state as an 
optometrist who has knowledge of vision screen ing 
for children, and 
(3) one member who is a license d ophthalmologist in 
this state with the knowledge of treating visua l 
deficiencies in children, 
c. the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives 
shall appoint: 
(1) one member who is licensed by the state a s a 
physician and works as a pediatrician, and 
(2) one member who is licensed by the state as a 
genetic counselor, and 
d. the Commissioner shall appoint o ne member who is a 
physician licensed by the state who specializes in the 
diagnosis and treatment of c hildhood injuries in a 
trauma setting.   
 
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2.  The jurisdictional areas of the Infant and Children 's Health 
Advisory Council shall include all issues that ari se in the area of 
health care for infants and children and such other areas as 
designated by the Commi ssioner. 
F.  1.  All members of the Advancement of We llness Advisory 
Council shall be knowledgeable of issues th at arise in the area of 
advancing the health of all Oklahomans.  The Advancement of Wellness 
Advisory Council shall be composed as follows: 
a. the Governor shall appoint: 
(1) one member who is know ledgeable about breast and 
cervical cancer issues, and 
(2) one member who is knowledgeable about orga n donor 
issues, and 
(3) one member who is knowledgeable about 
cardiometabolic disease including obesit y, 
dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes , 
b. the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate 
shall appoint: 
(1) one member who is mayor of a cit y or town that 
has been designated a certifie d healthy community 
in an urban setting, and 
(2) one member who is the p resident or chief 
operating officer of a business that has been 
designated a certified healthy bu siness, and   
 
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(3) one member who represents an Urban Indian Health 
Center in this state or a nonprofit organization 
with a major focus on improving public health for 
citizens of federally recognized Indian tribes in 
this state, 
c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 
appoint: 
(1) one member who is the mayor of a city or town 
that has been designated a certified healthy 
community in a rural setting, and 
(2) one member who is the president or chief 
operating officer of a business that has been 
designated a certified healthy business in an 
urban setting, and 
(3) one member who represents a fe derally recognized 
Indian tribe based in this state which maintains 
a tribally operated health care system, and 
d. the Commissioner shall appoint one member who is the 
Executive Director of the Tobacco S ettlement Endowment 
Trust. 
2.  The jurisdictional areas of the Advancement of Wellness 
Advisory Council shall include all issues that ar ise in the areas of 
tobacco usage and cessation, organ and tissue donation, 
cardiometabolic disease, American Indian hea lth, the requirements   
 
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for a city or town in the state to be designated as a certified 
healthy community, the requirements for a business to be designated 
as a certified healthy business and such other a reas as designated 
by the Commissioner. 
G.  1.  All members of the Home Care, Hospice and Palliative 
Care Advisory Council shall be knowledgeable of issues that arise in 
the administration a nd practice of home care, hospice and palliative 
care services.  The Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory 
Council shall be composed as follows: 
a. the Governor shall appoint: 
(1) one member who is the owner or administrator of 
an entity licensed in accordance with the 
Oklahoma Hospice Licensing Act, and 
(2) one member who is an owner or administrator of an 
entity licensed in accordance with the Oklahoma 
Home Care Act, 
b. the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate 
shall appoint: 
(1) one member who is an owner or administrator of an 
entity licensed in accordance with the Oklahoma 
Hospice Licensing Act, 
(2) one member who is an owner or administrator of an 
entity licensed in accordance with the Oklahoma 
Home Care Act, and   
 
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(3) one member who is a member of the palliative care 
patient advocacy community, 
c. the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representative s 
shall appoint: 
(1) one member representing the public who is or was 
a legal guardian of a recipient of hospice 
services, 
(2) one member representing the publi c who is a 
recipient or legal guardian of a recipient of 
services from a home health agency, and 
(3) one member who is an allopathic or osteopathic 
physician or nurse certified in palliative care 
delivery in this state, and 
d. the Commissioner shall appoin t one member representing 
an association which advocat es on behalf of home care 
or hospice issues. 
2.  The jurisdictional areas of the Home Care, Hospice and 
Palliative Care Advisory Council shall include all issues that arise 
in the areas of home care, ho spice services and palliative care, 
including, but not limited to: 
a. identifying methods that i mprove the quality and 
delivery of home care, hospice and palliative care, 
b. reviewing best practices from home care, hospice and 
palliative care programs in t he state,   
 
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c. developing information on home care, hosp ice and 
palliative care issues for the gen eral public, and 
d. such other areas as designated by the Commissioner. 
H.  In addition to other powers and duties assigned to each 
Advisory Council pursuant to this section, each Advisory Council, 
within its jurisdictional area, shall: 
1.  Have authority to recommend to the Commissioner rules on 
behalf of the Department.  The Department shall not have standing to 
recommend to the Commissioner permanent rules or changes to such 
rules within the jurisdiction of an Ad visory Council which have not 
been submitted previously to the appropriate Advisory Council for 
action; 
2.  Before recommending any permanent rules to the Commissioner, 
give public notice, offer an oppo rtunity for public comment and 
conduct a public rulema king hearing when required by the 
Administrative Procedures Act; 
3.  Have the authority to make nonbinding written 
recommendations to the Commissioner or to the Department which have 
been concurred upon by at least a majority of the membership of the 
Advisory Council; 
4.  Have the authority to pro vide a public forum for the 
discussion of issues it considers relevant to its area of 
jurisdiction, and to:   
 
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a. pass nonbinding resolutions expressing the sense of 
the Advisory Council, and 
b. make recommendations t o the Commissioner or the 
Department concerning the need and the desirability of 
conducting meetings, workshops and seminars; and 
5.  Cooperate with each other Advisory Council, the public, the 
Commissioner and the Commissioner of Health in order to coordi nate 
the rules within their respective jur isdictional areas and to 
achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness in furthering the 
objectives of the Department. 
I.  The Advisory Councils shall not recomm end rules for 
promulgation by the Commissioner unless all applicable requirements 
of the Administrative Procedures Act have been followed, including 
but not limited to notice, rule -impact statement and rulemaking 
hearings. 
J.  Members of the Advisory Counc ils shall serve without 
compensation.  The Advisory Co uncils are authorized to utilize the 
conference rooms of the Department and obtain administrative 
assistance from the Department, as required. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.   
 
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Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of February, 
2024. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate