Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-242.2

A. There is hereby created, to continue until November 1, 2029,

the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. The Committee shall have

the power and duty to:

1. Conduct case reviews of the pregnancy-related and pregnancy-

associated maternal deaths of women in Oklahoma;

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2. Improve the ability to provide high-quality, evidence-based

health care to women and infants in Oklahoma;

3. Identify gaps in the provision of health care services

including, but not limited to, quality of care, access to the most

appropriate health care, transportation and lack of financial

resources;

4. Review probable cause of death and identify contributing

factors;

5. Decide if the death was preventable, and if so what actions

could have been taken to prevent the death;

6. Identify action items related to issues identified to

improve the provision of health care and prevent future maternal

deaths;

7. Enter into agreements with other state, local and private

entities as necessary to carry out the duties of the Committee; and

8. Recommend rules to be promulgated as needed to and by the

State Commissioner of Health.

B. In carrying out its duties and responsibilities the

Committee shall:

1. Establish criteria for case review involving pregnancy-

related and pregnancy-associated maternal death or near death

subject to specific, in-depth review by the Committee;

2. Conduct review for all cases identified as pregnancy-related

and pregnancy-associated maternal deaths or near deaths where

sufficient information is obtainable to evaluate the case;

3. Establish and maintain statistical information related to

the deaths and near deaths necessary to compile data and identify

gaps in services or areas subject to improvement in the provision of

health care;

4. Establish procedures for obtaining information related to

the deaths necessary to accurately determine cause of death,

contributing factors, gaps in service and areas subject to

improvement in the provision of health care;

5. Contact family members and other affected or involved

persons to collect additional relevant data;

6. Request and obtain a copy of all records and reports

pertaining to the pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated

maternal mortality or near-death case under review. All case

reviews shall remain in the possession of Committee staff and only

de-identified information will be presented to the Committee,

including but not limited to the following:

a. medical examiner reports,

b. hospital/health care entity records,

c. court records,

d. prosecutorial records,

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e. local, state, and federal law enforcement records

including, but not limited to, the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation,

f. fire department records,

g. State Department of Health records, including birth

and death certificate records,

h. medical and dental records,

i. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services and other mental health records,

j. emergency medical service records, and

k. pharmacy records.

Confidential information provided to the Committee shall be

maintained by the Committee in a confidential manner as otherwise

required by state and federal law. Any person damaged by disclosure

of such confidential information by the Committee or its members

which is not authorized by law may maintain an action for damages,

costs and attorney fees pursuant to The Governmental Tort Claims

Act; and

7. Maintain all confidential information, documents and records

in possession of the Committee as confidential and not subject to

subpoena or discovery in any civil or criminal proceedings; provided

however, information, documents and records otherwise available from

other sources shall not be exempt from subpoena or discovery through

those sources solely because such information, documents and records
n all confidential information, documents and records

in possession of the Committee as confidential and not subject to

subpoena or discovery in any civil or criminal proceedings; provided

however, information, documents and records otherwise available from

other sources shall not be exempt from subpoena or discovery through

those sources solely because such information, documents and records

were presented to or reviewed by the Committee.

C. The review and discussion of individual cases of pregnancy-

related and pregnancy-associated maternal death or near death shall

be conducted in executive session. Any discussion of individual

cases and any writing produced by or created by the Committee as the

result of its review shall be privileged and shall not be admissible

in evidence in any proceeding. All other business shall be

conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open

Meeting Act.

D. A health care provider, health care facility, pharmacy or

any other entity providing access to medical records pursuant to

this statute shall not be held liable for civil damages or be

subject to any criminal or disciplinary action for good-faith

efforts in providing such records.