An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1296 By: Rosino of the Senate
and
Newton of the House
An Act relating to the Opioid Overdose Fatality
Review Board; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -1002,
which relates to composition and meetings of the
Board; modifying membership of the Board; modifying
required frequency of meetings; establishing quorum
requirement; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -1002, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2-1002. A. The Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board
shall be composed of twenty-two (22) twenty (20) members, or their
designees, as follows:
1. Twelve Eleven 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 Oklahoma State Medical
Association or designee,
f.
e. the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics
and Dangerous Drugs Control or designee,
g.
f. the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services or designee,
h.
g. the President of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
or designee,
i.
h. the Director of the Department of Human Services or
designee,
j.
i. the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation or designee,
k.
j. the President of the Association of Oklahoma Narcotic
Enforcers or designee, and
l.
k. the Executive Director of the State Board of Pharmacy
or designee; and
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2. Ten Nine of the members shall be appointed by the Attorney
General, shall serve for terms of two (2) years and shall be
eligible for reappointment. The members shall be persons 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 board 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,
c. an attorney licensed in this state 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 Att orneys Council,
e.
d. a physician with emergency medical training selected
from a list of three names submitted by the Oklahoma
State Medical Association,
f.
e. a physician with experience in drug addiction
treatment and recovery selected from a list o f three
names submitted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic
Association,
g.
f. a nurse selected from a list of three names submitted
by the Oklahoma Nurses Association,
h.
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g. two individuals, at least one of whom shall be a
person who currently receives or for merly has been a
consumer of addiction recovery services related to
opioid use, selected from a list of three names
submitted by the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, and
i.
h. a member of the judiciary selected from a list of
three names submitted by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
B. Every two (2) years the Board shall elect from among its
membership a chair and a vice-chair vice chair. The Board shall
meet at least quarterly and may meet more as frequently as necessary
as determined by the chair. Ten members shall constitute a quorum,
and a majority of the required quorum shall be sufficient for the
Board to take action by vote. Members shall serve without
compensation but 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 be
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
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, shall
provide administrative assistance and service s to the Opioid
Overdose Fatality Review Board.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 14th day of May, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of April, 2024.
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: _________________________________