Oklahoma § 63-3101.15 - Directives executed prior to change in law
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 63-3101.15 — Directives executed prior to change in law, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-3101.15. Directives executed prior to change in law
A. Any directive to a physician executed pursuant to the former
Oklahoma Natural Death Act, 63 O.S. 1991, Section 3101 et seq.,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety
which was executed prior to September 1, 1992, shall be enforceable
according to its terms until revoked and shall have the same force
and effect as if made pursuant to this act. Such directive shall be
binding on the attending physician whether or not the person who
executed the directive was in a terminal condition at the time of
execution unless there is evidence that the person executing the
directive intended that it should be binding only if executed or reexecuted after the person became afflicted with a terminal condition
as defined by the former Oklahoma Natural Death Act.
B. Any advance directive executed prior to the enactment of any
amendment to the Oklahoma Advance Directive Act which substantially
complied with the law in effect at the time of the execution of the
directive shall be enforceable according to its terms until revoked
and shall have the same force and effect as if made pursuant to this
act, as amended.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 114, § 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by
Laws 1995, c. 99, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2006, c. 171, § 14,
emerg. eff. May 17, 2006.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-3101.15 ("Directives executed prior to change in law") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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