Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-6503
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Pharmaceutical agents and medical supplies – Purchase and
Official statutory text
distribution by public health authority - Regulation of use, sale,
dispensing, distribution or transportation – Hoarding.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1774
A. The public health authority may purchase and distribute
antitoxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and
other pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies that it deems
advisable in the interest of preparing for or controlling a
catastrophic health emergency, without any additional legislative
authorization.
B. If a catastrophic health emergency results in a statewide or
regional shortage or threatened shortage of any product under
subsection A of this section, whether or not such product has been
purchased by the public health authority, the public health
authority may control, restrict, and regulate by rationing and using
quotas, prohibitions on shipments, allocation, or other means, the
use, sale, dispensing, distribution, or transportation of the
relevant product necessary to protect the public health, safety, and
welfare of the people of the state during the catastrophic health
emergency.
C. In making rationing or other supply and distribution
decisions, the public health authority may give preference to health
care providers, disaster response personnel, and mortuary staff.
D. During a state of catastrophic health emergency, the public
health authority may procure, store, or distribute any antitoxins,
serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other
pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies located within the state
as may be reasonable and necessary to respond to the catastrophic
health emergency, with the right to take immediate possession
thereof. If a catastrophic health emergency simultaneously affects
more than one state, nothing in this section shall be construed to
allow the public health authority to obtain antitoxins, serums,
vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical
agents or medical supplies for the primary purpose of hoarding such
items or preventing fair and equitable distribution among affected
states.
dispensing, distribution or transportation – Hoarding.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1774
A. The public health authority may purchase and distribute
antitoxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and
other pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies that it deems
advisable in the interest of preparing for or controlling a
catastrophic health emergency, without any additional legislative
authorization.
B. If a catastrophic health emergency results in a statewide or
regional shortage or threatened shortage of any product under
subsection A of this section, whether or not such product has been
purchased by the public health authority, the public health
authority may control, restrict, and regulate by rationing and using
quotas, prohibitions on shipments, allocation, or other means, the
use, sale, dispensing, distribution, or transportation of the
relevant product necessary to protect the public health, safety, and
welfare of the people of the state during the catastrophic health
emergency.
C. In making rationing or other supply and distribution
decisions, the public health authority may give preference to health
care providers, disaster response personnel, and mortuary staff.
D. During a state of catastrophic health emergency, the public
health authority may procure, store, or distribute any antitoxins,
serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other
pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies located within the state
as may be reasonable and necessary to respond to the catastrophic
health emergency, with the right to take immediate possession
thereof. If a catastrophic health emergency simultaneously affects
more than one state, nothing in this section shall be construed to
allow the public health authority to obtain antitoxins, serums,
vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical
agents or medical supplies for the primary purpose of hoarding such
items or preventing fair and equitable distribution among affected
states.
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