Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-740.2

A. Except in the case of a medical emergency, a physician may

not perform an abortion on a pregnant female unless the physician

has:

1. Obtained proof of age demonstrating that the female is not a

minor;

2. Obtained proof that the female, although a minor, is

emancipated; or

3. Complied with Section 1-740.3 of this title.

B. No abortion shall be performed upon an unemancipated minor

or upon a female for whom a guardian has been appointed pursuant to

Section 1-113 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes because of a

finding of incompetency, except in a medical emergency or where a

judicial waiver was obtained pursuant to Section 1-740.3 of this

title, until at least forty-eight (48) hours after the request for

written informed consent for the pending abortion has been delivered

in the manner specified in this subsection and the attending

physician has secured proof of identification and the written

informed consent of one parent.

1. The request for written informed consent of one parent shall

be addressed to the parent at the usual place of abode of the parent

and delivered personally to the parent by the physician or an agent.

2. In lieu of the delivery required by paragraph 1 of this

subsection, the request for written informed consent of one parent

shall be made by certified mail addressed to the parent at the usual

place of abode of the parent with return-receipt requested and

restricted delivery to the addressee, which means a postal employee

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can only deliver the mail to the authorized addressee. Time of

delivery shall be deemed to occur at 12 noon on the third day on

which regular mail delivery takes place, subsequent to mailing. The

information concerning the address of the parent shall be that which

a reasonable and prudent person, under similar circumstances, would

have relied upon as sufficient evidence that the parent resides at

that address.

3. a. The parent who provides consent shall provide to the

physician a copy of a government-issued proof of

identification and written documentation that

establishes that he or she is the lawful parent of the

pregnant female. The parent shall certify in a

signed, dated, notarized statement, initialed on each

page, that he or she consents to the abortion. The

signed, dated, and notarized statement shall include:

"I certify that I, (insert name of parent), am the

parent of (insert name of minor daughter) and give

consent for (insert name of physician) to perform an

abortion on my daughter. I understand that any person

who knowingly makes a fraudulent statement in this

regard commits a felony."

b. The physician shall keep a copy of the proof of

identification of the parent and the certified

statement in the medical file of the minor for five
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parent of (insert name of minor daughter) and give

consent for (insert name of physician) to perform an

abortion on my daughter. I understand that any person

who knowingly makes a fraudulent statement in this

regard commits a felony."

b. The physician shall keep a copy of the proof of

identification of the parent and the certified

statement in the medical file of the minor for five

(5) years past the majority of the minor, but in no

event less than seven (7) years.

c. A physician receiving parental consent under this

section shall execute for inclusion in the medical

record of the minor an affidavit stating: "I, (insert

name of physician), certify that according to my best

information and belief, a reasonable person under

similar circumstances would rely on the information

presented by both the minor and her parent as

sufficient evidence of identity."

C. No request for written informed consent of one parent shall

be required under this section if the attending physician certifies

in the medical records of the pregnant unemancipated minor that a

medical emergency exists; provided, however, that the attending

physician or an agent shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after

completion of the abortion, notify one of the parents of the minor

in the manner provided in this section that an emergency abortion

was performed on the minor and of the circumstances that warranted

invocation of this subsection.

D. The attending physician, or the agent of the physician,

shall verbally inform the parent of the minor within twenty-four

(24) hours after the performance of a medical emergency abortion or

an abortion that was performed to prevent her death that an abortion

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was performed on the unemancipated minor. The attending physician,

or the agent of the attending physician, shall also inform the

parent of the basis for the certification of the physician required

under subsection C of this section. The attending physician, or the

agent of the attending physician, shall also send a written notice

of the performed abortion via the United States Post Office to the

last-known address of the parent, restricted delivery, return

receipt requested. The information concerning the address of the

parent shall be that which a reasonable and prudent person, under

similar circumstances, would have relied upon as sufficient evidence

that the parent resides at that address.

E. The State Board of Health shall adopt the forms necessary

for physicians to obtain the certifications required by this

section.