Oklahoma § 63-6301 - Reports required from health care providers, coroners,

§ 63-6301. Reports required from health care providers, coroners,

medical examiners, or pharmacists.

A. A health care provider, coroner, or medical examiner shall

report all cases of persons who harbor any illness or health

condition that may be potential cause of a catastrophic health

emergency. Reportable illnesses and health conditions include, but

are not limited to, the diseases caused by the biological agents

listed in 42 C.F.R., Section 72, app. A (2000) and any illnesses or

health conditions identified by the public health authority.

B. In addition to the foregoing requirements for health care

providers, a pharmacist shall report any unusual or increased

prescription rates, unusual types of prescriptions, or unusual

trends in pharmacy visits that may be potential causes of a

catastrophic health emergency. Prescription-related events that

require a report include, but are not limited to:

1. An unusual increase in the number of prescriptions or overthe-counter pharmaceuticals to treat conditions that the public

health authority identifies through regulations;

2. An unusual increase in the number of prescriptions for

antibiotics; and

3. Any prescription that treats a disease that is relatively

uncommon or may be associated with bioterrorism.

C. The report shall be made electronically or in writing within

twenty-four (24) hours to the public health authority. The report

shall include as much of the following information as is available:

the specific illness or health condition that is the subject of the

report; the name of the patient, date of birth, sex, race,

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occupation, and current home and work addresses, including city and

county; the name and address of the health care provider, coroner,

or medical examiner and of the reporting individual, if different;

and any other information needed to locate the patient for followup. For cases related to animal or insect bites, the suspected

locating information of the biting animal or insect, and the name

and address of any known owner, shall be reported.

D. Any animal case of a zoonotic disease that is suspected to

be a bioterrorism event or associated with an outbreak shall be

reported to the State Veterinarian. Appropriate clinical specimens

will be required to be rapidly submitted for laboratory

confirmation. The State Veterinarian or State Veterinary Diagnostic

Laboratory Director or a designee will immediately report by

telephone confirmed veterinary cases of public health importance to

the State Department of Health.

E. For the purposes of this section, “health care provider”

shall include out-of-state medical laboratories, provided that the

out-of-state laboratories have agreed to the reporting requirements

of this state. Results must be reported by the laboratory that

performs the test, but an in-state laboratory that sends specimens

to an out-of-state laboratory is also responsible for reporting

results.

F. The public health authority may enforce the provisions of

this section in accordance with existing enforcement rules.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 6.