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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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36	29		BILL NO. 391 By: Bergstrom of the Senate
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47	40		An Act relating to public health and safety; amending
48	41		63 O.S. 2021, Section s 2-1001, as amended by Section
49	42		1, Chapter 91, O.S.L. 2023 , and 2-1003 (63 O.S. Supp.
50	43		2024, Section 2-1001), which relate to the Opioid
51	44		Overdose Fatality Review Board; transferring Board
52	45		duties to the Office of the Attorney General;
53	46		conforming language; requiring furnishing of certain
54	47		reports; providing for designation of certain duties
55	48		to certain employees and contractors; repealing 63
56	49		O.S. 2021, Section 2 -1002, as amended by Sectio n 1,
57	50		Chapter 324, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
58	51		2-1002), which relates to membership of the Opioid
59	52		Overdose Fatality Review Board; providing an
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65	58		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
66	59		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -1001, as
67	60		amended by Section 1, Chapter 91, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,
68	61		Section 2-1001), is amended to read as follows:
69	62		Section 2-1001. A. There is hereby created until July 1, 2025,
70	63		in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Opioid Overdose
	64	+	Fatality Review Board within the Department of Mental Health and
	65	+	Substance Abuse Services. The Board Attorney General shall have the
	66	+	power and duty to:
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98		-	Fatality Review Board within the Department of Mental Health and
99		-	Substance Abuse Services. The Board Attorney General shall have the
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101	93		1. Coordinate and integrate state and local efforts to address
102	94		overdose deaths and create a body of information to prevent overdose
103	95		deaths;
104	96		2. Conduct case reviews of deaths of persons eighte en (18)
105	97		years of age or older due to licit or illicit opioid use in this
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107	99		3. Collect, analyze , and interpret state and local data on
108	100		opioid overdose deaths;
109	101		4. Develop a state and local database on opioid overdose
110	102		deaths;
111	103		5. Improve policies, proc edures, and practices within the
112	104		agencies in order to prevent fatal opioid overdoses and to serve
113	105		victims of unintentional overdose; and
114	106		6. Enter into agreements with other state, local , or private
115	107		entities as necessary to carry out the duties of the Opioid Overdose
116	108		Fatality Review Board under this section, including, but not limited
117	109		to, conducting joint reviews with the Child Death Review Board on
118	110		unintentional overdose cases involving child death and child near -
119	111		death incidents.
120	112		B. In carrying out its his or her duties and responsibilities,
121	113		the Board Attorney General shall:
	114	+	1. Promulgate rules , if necessary, establishing criteria for
	115	+	identifying cases involving an opioid overdose death subject to
	116	+	specific, in-depth review by the Board Attorney General;
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149		-	1. Promulgate rules , if necessary, establishing criteria for
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152	143		2. Conduct a specific case review of those cases where the
153	144		cause of death is or may be related to overdose of opioid drugs;
154	145		3. Establish and maintain statistical information related to
155	146		opioid overdose deaths including, but not limited to, demographic
156	147		and medical diagnostic information;
157	148		4. Establish procedures for obtaining initial information
158	149		regarding opioid overdose deaths from law enforcement agencies;
159	150		5. Review the policies, practices , and procedures of medical
160	151		systems and law enforcement systems and other overdose protection
161	152		and prevention systems, and make specific recommendations to those
162	153		entities for actions necessary for the improvement of the system;
163	154		6. Request and obtain a copy of all records and reports
164	155		pertaining to an adult whose case is un der review including, but not
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166	157		a. the report of the medical examiner,
167	158		b. hospital records,
168	159		c. school records,
169	160		d. court records,
170	161		e. prosecutorial records,
171	162		f. local, state, and federal law enforcement records
172	163		including, but not limited to, the Okl ahoma State
	164	+	Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and Oklahoma State
	165	+	Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control (OBN),
	166	+	g. fire department records,
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203	193		h. State Department of Health records, including birth
204	194		certificate records,
205	195		i. medical and dental records,
206	196		j. Department of Mental Health and Substan ce Abuse
207	197		Services and other mental health records,
208	198		k. emergency medical service records,
209	199		l. files of the Department of Human Services, and
210	200		m. records in the possession of the Child Death Review
211	201		Board when conducting a joint review in accordance
212	202		with paragraph 6 of subsection A of this section.
213	203		Confidential information or records provided to the Board Attorney
214	204		General shall be maintained by the Board Attorney General in a
215	205		confidential manner as otherwise required by stat e and federal law.
216	206		Any person damaged by disclosure of such confidential information by
217	207		the Board Attorney General or its members any employees or
218	208		contractors of the Office of the Attorney General which is not
219	209		authorized by law may maintain an action for damages, costs and
220	210		attorney fees pursuant to The Governmental Tort Claims Act;
221	211		7. Maintain all confidential information, documents and records
222	212		in possession of the Board Attorney General as confidential and not
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	214	+	proceedings; provided ho wever, information, documents , and records
	215	+	otherwise available from other sources shall not be exempt from
	216	+	subpoena or discovery through those sources solely because such
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254	243		information, documents , and records were presen ted to or reviewed by
255	244		the Board Attorney General;
256	245		8. Conduct reviews of specific cases of opioid overdose deaths
257	246		and request the preparation of additional information and reports as
258	247		determined to be necessary by the Board Attorney General including,
259	248		but not limited to, clinical summaries from treating physicians,
260	249		chronologies of contact , and second-opinion autopsies;
261	250		9. Report, if recommended by a majority vote of the Board, to
262	251		the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate , and the
263	252		Speaker of the House of Representatives any information and guidance
264	253		regarding the prevention and protection system to advise on changing
265	254		trends in overdose rates, substances, methods , or any other factor
266	255		impacting overdose deaths, including any systemic issue within the
267	256		medical, law enforcement , or other relevant systems discovered by
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270	259		10. Exercise all incidental powers necessary and proper for the
271	260		implementation and administration of the Opioid Overdose Fatality
272	261		Review Board this section.
273	262		C. The review and discussion of individual cases of an opioid
274	263		overdose death shall be conducted in executive session. All other
	264	+	business shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the
	265	+	Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. All discussions of individu al cases and
	266	+	any writings produced by or created for the Board Attorney General
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303		-	Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. All discussions of individual cases and
304		-	any writings produced by or created for the Board Attorney General
305	293		in the course of determining a remedial measure to be recommended by
306	294		the Board Attorney General, as the result of a review of an
307	295		individual case of an opioid overdose death, shall be privileged and
308	296		shall not be admissible in evidence in any proceeding. The Board
309	297		shall periodically conduct meetings to discuss organization and
310	298		business matters and any actions or recommendations aimed at
311	299		improvement of the medical system or law en forcement system which
312	300		shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. Part of any
313	301		meeting of the Board may be specifically designated as a business
314	302		meeting of the Board subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
315	303		D. The Board Attorney General shall submit an annual
316	304		statistical report on the incidence and causes of opioid overdose
317	305		deaths in this state for which the Board Attorney General has
318	306		completed its his or her review during the past calendar year
319	307		including its his or her recommendations, if any, to the medical and
320	308		law enforcement system. The Board Attorney General shall also
321	309		prepare and make available to the public, on an annual basis, a
322	310		report containing a summary of the activities of the Board relating
323	311		to the review of opioid overdose deaths, the extent to which the
324	312		state medical and law enforcement system is coordinated , and an
325	313		evaluation of whether the state is efficiently discharging its
	314	+	responsibilities to prevent opioid overdose deaths. The report
	315	+	shall be completed no later than February 1 of the subsequent year.
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355	342		E. Any entity from which the Attorney General requests records
356	343		in accordance with paragraph 6 of subsection B of this section shall
357	344		provide the records to the Attorney General.
358	345		F. The Attorney General may assign any of the powers and duties
359	346		in this section or in Section 2-1003 of this title to any of the
360	347		Attorney General’s assistants or employees.
361	348		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -1003, is
362	349		amended to read as follows:
363	350		Section 2-1003. A. Beginning November 1, 2018, the Center for
364	351		Health Statistics of the State Department of Health shall forward to
365	352		the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on a monthly basis, copies
366	353		of all death certificates of persons over ei ghteen (18) years of age
367	354		received by the Center for Health Statistics during the preceding
368	355		month whereby the cause of death was due to an overdose of licit or
369	356		illicit drugs including opioids meeting the Centers for Disease
370	357		Control and Prevention guidelines for opioid-related deaths.
371	358		B. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall conduct an
372	359		initial review of overdose death certificates in accordance with the
373	360		criteria established by the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board
374	361		Attorney General and refer to the Board Attorney General those cases
375	362		that meet the criteria established by the Board Attorney General for
376	363		specific case review.
	364	+	C. Upon the request of the Board Attorney General, every entity
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404		-	C. Upon the request o f the Board Attorney General, every entity
405		-	within the medical and law enforcement system shall provide to the
406	392		Board Attorney General any information requested by the Board
407	393		Attorney General relevant to the discharge of its his or her duties,
408	394		unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.
409	395		SECTION 3. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -1002, as
410	396		amended by Section 1, Chapter 324, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,
411	397		Section 2-1002), is hereby repealed.
412	398		SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
413	399		SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
414	400		of the public peace, heal th or safety, an emergency is hereby
415	401		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
416	402		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
	403	+	Passed the Senate the 17th day of March, 2025.
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418		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, dated
419		-	04/08/2025 - DO PASS.
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	407	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	410	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	411	+	2025.
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	415	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	416	+	of Representatives
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