Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-242.4: Composition and structure of Committee

The Maternal Mortality Review Committee shall be composed of

eleven (11) members, or their designees, as follows:

1. Eight of the members shall be:

a. the Chair of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American

College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,

b. the President of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American

College of Nurse-Midwives,

c. the Medical Director for the Oklahoma Perinatal

Quality Improvement Collaborative,

d. the Director of the Maternal and Child Health Service

of the State Department of Health,

e. the Chair of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Association

of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses,

f. the Executive Director of the Southern Plains Tribal

Health Board,

g. the Director of the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality

Improvement Collaborative, and

h. the administrative program manager of the Maternal and

Child Health Service Perinatal and Reproductive Health

Division; and

2. Three of the members shall be appointed by the State

Commissioner of Health to serve for two-year terms and shall be

eligible for reappointment. The members shall be persons having

training and experience in matters related to maternal mortality and

severe maternal morbidity. The members shall be appointed from the

following positions:

a. a physician who is a member of the Oklahoma State

Medical Association or the Oklahoma Osteopathic

Association,

b. a maternal-fetal medicine physician, and

c. an individual who has been affected by pregnancy-

related or pregnancy-associated deaths, severe

maternal morbidity, and/or lack of access to maternal

health care services.

Every two (2) years the Committee shall elect from among its

membership a chair and a vice chair. The Committee shall meet at

least quarterly and may meet more frequently as necessary as

determined by the chair.