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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 15, 2023
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 292 By: Stanley of the Senate
and
Roe of the House
[ public health - tests for syphilis - effective
date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOM A:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -515, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-515. A. Every physician attending a pregnant woman
in Oklahoma during gestation shall, in the case of each woman so
attended, take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman
at the time of first examination each of the following occurrences ,
and shall submit such sample to an approved laboratory for a
standard serological test for syphilis :
1. At the time of the first prenatal visit;
2. Between twenty-eight (28) and thirty -two (32) weeks’
gestation; and
3. At the time of delivery .
B. In addition to the occurrences listed in subsection A of
this section, the attending physician of a woman presenting with a
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spontaneous miscarriage or stillbirth shall take or cause to be
taken a sample of blood of such woman and shall submit such sample
to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for
syphilis.
C. Every other person permitted by law to attend upon pregnant
women in the state but not permitted by law to take blood tests
shall cause a sample of the bloo d of such pregnant woman to be taken
by a duly licensed physician, licensed to practice in the State of
Oklahoma this state, and submitted to an approved laboratory fo r a
standard serological test for syphilis.
D. The term “approved laboratory” shall mean a laboratory
approved for the purposes of this section by the State Commissioner
of Health. A standard serological test for syphilis shall be one
recognized as such by the Commissioner. Such laboratory tests shall
be made, on request, without charge by the State Depa rtment of
Health.
E. Health benefit plans as defined in Section 6060.4 of Title
36 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall cover the cost of standard
serological tests for syphilis required under this section .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
February 15, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED