OklahomaOklahoma requires blood clot care policies and hospital reporting
Oklahoma's law requires care policies for blood clots in veins or lungs at covered hospitals and surgery centers, plus screening and information for assisted living residents.
What it does
Hospitals with emergency departments and outpatient surgery centers must use policies for blood clot risk checks and treatment. Covered patient-care staff must receive training at least annually.
The health department must arrange a statewide blood clot registry. Hospitals with emergency departments must report annually starting July 1, 2027; the operator's use is limited to medical research or education.
Resident assessment rules must include screening for blood clot signs and emergency response techniques. Assisted living centers must make blood clot information pamphlets available when residents enter.
Argument forRisk checks and staff training could help care teams recognize dangerous blood clots sooner and respond when patients need help.
Argument againstAnnual reporting could add work for hospital staff, who must gather patient details, diagnosis methods, and recommended treatments for the registry.
More detail
Covered facilities must develop and use care policies based on established medical evidence for assessing blood clot risks and treating diagnosed clots. These requirements cover hospitals with emergency departments and outpatient surgery centers. Risk assessments must use a nationally recognized tool. Training covers staff who provide patient care in clinical areas, except licensed health care practitioners. The requirements do not allow or require staff to work beyond their certification, license, or qualifications. Covered staff must receive training on these policies at least once a year.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health must contract with the state's designated health information exchange to establish and maintain a statewide blood clot registry. Hospitals with emergency departments must report electronically each year. The registry operator must give the health department regular reports. Hospital reports must include patient characteristics, diagnoses, deaths, and recommended treatments. The registry operator may use or publish registry information only for medical research or education aimed at reducing illness or deaths. Hospital reporting begins July 1, 2027. The health department must report to state leaders by June 1, 2027, covering care from the law's effective date through June 30, 2027. That deadline falls before the reporting period ends.
The Oklahoma State Commissioner of Health must include blood clot screening and resident information requirements in care rules. Screening rules cover assisted living residents and residents of facilities combining nursing care with assisted living or adult day care. The pamphlet requirement applies to assisted living centers. Resident assessments must include screening for blood clot signs and symptoms and techniques for an emergency response. The pamphlet must explain blood clot risk factors and how to recognize signs and symptoms. Assisted living centers must make the pamphlet available upon admission.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 12Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/12/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- May 6Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 5Referred for enrollment
- Vote recorded Fourth Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 21Major
- May 5SA's read, adoptedMajor
- Apr 28SA's received
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 28Engrossed to HouseMajor
- Apr 28Referred for engrossment
- Apr 28Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 11Major
- Apr 28Enacting clause restored
- Apr 28Title restored
- Apr 28General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- Apr 13Placed on General Order
- Apr 13Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
- Apr 8Referred to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Health & Human Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 8Enacting clause stricken
- Apr 8Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filedMinor
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Mar 17Coauthored by Senator Mann
- Mar 5First ReadingMinor
- Mar 5Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 4Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 71 Nays: 24Passed House
- Mar 4General Order
- Feb 25Title stricken
- Feb 25Authored by Senator Hines (principal Senate author)
- Feb 25Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer
- Feb 25CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget CommitteeMinor
- Feb 24
- Vote recorded Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Health SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 16
- Vote recorded Appropriations And Budget Health Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Appropriations and Budget Health SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Appropriations and BudgetMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Representative Stinson
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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