Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2200.12A
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A. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an
individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death
for a document of gift or other information identifying the
individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1360
1. A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other
emergency rescuer finding the individual; and
2. If no other source of the information is immediately
available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual’s
arrival at the hospital.
B. If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical
gift is located by the search required by paragraph 1 of subsection
A of this section and the individual or deceased individual to whom
it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for
conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to
the hospital.
C. A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for
failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be
subject to administrative sanctions.
individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death
for a document of gift or other information identifying the
individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1360
1. A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other
emergency rescuer finding the individual; and
2. If no other source of the information is immediately
available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual’s
arrival at the hospital.
B. If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical
gift is located by the search required by paragraph 1 of subsection
A of this section and the individual or deceased individual to whom
it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for
conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to
the hospital.
C. A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for
failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be
subject to administrative sanctions.
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