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44 | | - | - exception - codification - effective date ] |
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| 63 | + | AS INTRODUCED |
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| 65 | + | An Act relating to income tax credit; providin g |
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| 66 | + | income tax credit on the purchase of na loxone for use |
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| 67 | + | in certain establishments; providing limit to credits |
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| 68 | + | claimed; requiring submission of certain information |
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| 69 | + | to the Oklahoma Tax Commission to qualify for credit; |
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| 70 | + | prohibiting use of credit to reduce tax liabilit y |
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| 71 | + | below zero; allowing unused credits to be carried |
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| 72 | + | over for certain time ; amending 76 O.S. 2021, Section |
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| 73 | + | 5, which relates to the Good Samaritan Act; providing |
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| 74 | + | exception to certain responsibility; updating |
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| 75 | + | statutory language; providing for codification; and |
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| 76 | + | providing an effective date. |
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49 | 81 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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50 | 82 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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51 | 83 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2357.407 of Title 68, unless |
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52 | 84 | | there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: |
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53 | 85 | | A. For tax year 2024 an d subsequent tax years, there shall be |
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54 | 86 | | allowed a credit against the tax imposed by Section 2355 of Title 68 |
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55 | 87 | | of the Oklahoma Statutes for the purchase of naloxone to be used in |
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56 | 88 | | retail or service establishments open to the public. |
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57 | 89 | | B. The credit provided for in this section shall be equal to |
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58 | 90 | | the price paid when purchased at a pharmacy licensed in this state |
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90 | 146 | | 1. The name and address of each esta blishment for which the |
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91 | 147 | | doses of naloxone were purchased; and |
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92 | 148 | | 2. The receipt of sale. |
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93 | 149 | | D. The credit authorized by this section shall not be used to |
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94 | 150 | | reduce the tax liability of the taxpayer to less than zero (0). Any |
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95 | 151 | | credits claimed but not used may be carried over in order to each of |
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96 | 152 | | the three (3) subsequent tax years. |
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97 | 153 | | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 76 O.S. 2021, Section 5, is |
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98 | 154 | | amended to read as follows: |
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99 | 155 | | Section 5. (a) A. This act shall be known and may be cited as |
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100 | 156 | | the “Good Samaritan Act”. |
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101 | 157 | | B. Everyone is responsible, not only for the result of his |
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102 | 158 | | willful acts, but also for an injury occasioned to another by hi s |
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103 | 159 | | want of ordinary care or skill in the management of his property or |
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104 | 160 | | person, except so far as the latter has, willfully or by want of |
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105 | 161 | | ordinary care, brought the injury upon himself, and excep t as |
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106 | 162 | | hereinafter provided.: |
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107 | 163 | | (1) 1. Where no prior contractual r elationship exists, any |
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108 | 164 | | person licensed to practice any method of treatment of human |
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109 | 165 | | ailments, disease, pain, injury, deformity, mental or physical |
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141 | 221 | | faith, voluntarily and without compensation, renders or attempts to |
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142 | 222 | | render emergency care to an injured perso n or any person who is in |
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143 | 223 | | need of immediate medical aid, wherever required, shall not be |
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144 | 224 | | liable for damages as a result of any acts or omissions except for |
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145 | 225 | | committing gross negligence or willf ul or wanton wrongs in rendering |
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146 | 226 | | the emergency care.; |
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147 | 227 | | (2) 2. Where no prior contractual relationship exists, any |
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148 | 228 | | person who in good faith renders or attempts to render emergency |
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149 | 229 | | care consisting of artificial respiration, restoration of breathing, |
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150 | 230 | | or preventing or retarding the loss of blood, the administration of |
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151 | 231 | | naloxone, or aiding or restoring heart action or circulation of |
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152 | 232 | | blood to the victim or victims of an accident or emergency, wherever |
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153 | 233 | | required, shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of |
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154 | 234 | | any acts or omissions by such person in rendering the emerge ncy |
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155 | 235 | | care.; |
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156 | 236 | | (3) 3. Where no prior contractual relationship exists, any |
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157 | 237 | | person licensed to perform surgery or dentistry in this state who in |
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158 | 238 | | good faith renders emergency care requiring the perf ormance of an |
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159 | 239 | | operation or other form of surgery upon any indivi dual who was the |
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160 | 240 | | victim of an accidental act shall not be liable for any civil |
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192 | 296 | | wrongs committed in rendering the care; provided, however, that the |
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193 | 297 | | exemption granted by this subsection sh all not attach if the victim |
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194 | 298 | | is an adult who is conscious and ca pable of giving or refusing his |
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195 | 299 | | consent; or if the victim's spouse, or parent, or guardian in the |
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196 | 300 | | case of a minor or incompetent person, can be reached in a |
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197 | 301 | | reasonable time considering the con dition of the victim and |
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198 | 302 | | consistent with good medical practice, and unless concurrence is |
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199 | 303 | | obtained for such emergency surgery or operation from one other |
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200 | 304 | | person licensed to perform surgery in this state .; and |
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201 | 305 | | (4) 4. Where no contractual relationship exist s, any person, or |
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202 | 306 | | any member of his immediate family or househol d, who has been |
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203 | 307 | | approved by the local P.T.A. or other local sponsoring agency or |
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204 | 308 | | organization, who has registered with the local municipal police |
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205 | 309 | | chief or the county sheriff, and who has been granted appropriate |
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206 | 310 | | authorization by either the police chief or the county sheriff to |
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207 | 311 | | indicate by sign in the window of his home or in any other tangible |
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208 | 312 | | or identifiable manner that he will extend aid and refuge to persons |
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209 | 313 | | on the streets in apparent danger , or in need of aid, by inviting |
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210 | 314 | | those persons into the person's home, or onto premises thereof, and |
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211 | 315 | | in good faith provides such refuge or aid without objection of the |
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243 | 371 | | aided person; nor shall they be liable for civil damages for any |
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244 | 372 | | other injury in the home, or on premises thereof, to the person |
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245 | 373 | | aided, nor for any failure to provide or arrange for his police |
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246 | 374 | | protection or other protection or medical treatment, when the |
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247 | 375 | | actions or omissions were those of an ordinarily reasonably prudent |
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248 | 376 | | person under the circumstances without want of ordinary care or |
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249 | 377 | | skill. |
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250 | 378 | | (b) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Good |
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251 | 379 | | Samaritan Act." |
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252 | 380 | | SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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