Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-450: Oklahoma Plan for Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Act.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma

Plan for Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary

Disease Act”.

B. The State Department of Health shall create a comprehensive

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) state plan that

outlines sustainable solutions for reducing the burden of COPD in

Oklahoma through the coordinated implementation of multiple

strategies. The Department may utilize existing plans developed by

advocacy organizations as a cost-saving means of developing such

strategies. These strategies shall include, without limitation,

recommendations for:

1. The prevention and early detection of COPD to reduce the

incidence of disease;

2. The treatment and management of COPD to ensure that health

care providers offer state-of-the-art care;

3. Increasing public awareness, patient education and proper

medical management of COPD among the general public and those living

with COPD; and

4. Improving COPD outcomes in Oklahoma through increases in

COPD funding and resources as well as ongoing effective advocacy by

government leaders and people with COPD.