Oklahoma § 63-3202 - Definitions

§ 63-3202. Definitions

A. As used in the University Hospitals Authority Act:

1. "University Hospitals" include University Hospital, Oklahoma

Children's Hospital and any and all inpatient and outpatient

hospital and clinical facilities and office and research buildings,

facilities or property owned by or under the management and control

of the University Hospitals Authority or the University Hospitals

Trust;

2. "Authority" means the University Hospitals Authority;

3. "Department" means the Department of Human Services;

4. "Commission" means the Commission for Human Services or the

Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission;

5. "University Hospital" means the inpatient and outpatient

hospital and clinical facilities and office and research buildings,

facilities or property assigned for the use of University Hospital

by the University Hospitals Authority; and

6. "Oklahoma Children's Hospital " means the inpatient and

outpatient hospital and clinical facilities and office and research

buildings, facilities or property assigned for the use of Oklahoma

Children's Hospital by the University Hospitals Authority. Any

statutory reference to "Children's Hospital of Oklahoma" or

"Children's Hospital" shall be construed to refer to Oklahoma

Children's Hospital as defined in this section.

B. The University Hospitals Authority may assign any inpatient

and outpatient hospital and clinical facilities, research buildings,

facilities or property and any other buildings, facilities or

property under its ownership or management and control to University

Hospital, Oklahoma Children's Hospital or any other division or

entity which is part of University Hospitals.

C. No person or entity shall use the title "Oklahoma Children's

Hospital" or "Children's Hospital of Oklahoma" for any purpose

without the express permission of the University Hospitals Trust.

No person or entity shall use the title "Children's Hospital" with

respect to Children's Hospital of Oklahoma as defined in this

section without the express permission of the University Hospitals

Trust.

Added by Laws 1993, c. 330, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1993. Amended

by Laws 2019, c. 495, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 285, §

6, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.