Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-515: Pregnant women - Tests for syphilis
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- OK Code
- Title 63
A. Every physician, physician assistant, or Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse attending a pregnant woman in this state during
gestation shall, in the case of each woman so attended, take or
cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman, and shall submit
such sample to an approved laboratory for a standard serological
test for syphilis, when indicated by current guidance of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
B. Every other person permitted by law to attend upon pregnant
women in the state but not permitted by law to take blood tests
shall cause a sample of the blood of such pregnant woman to be taken
by a duly licensed physician, physician assistant, or Advanced
Practice Registered Nurse, licensed to practice in this state, and
submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test
for syphilis.
C. The term “approved laboratory” shall mean a laboratory
approved for the purposes of this section by the State Commissioner
of Health. A standard serological test for syphilis shall be one
recognized as such by the Commissioner. Such laboratory tests shall
be made, on request, without charge by the State Department of
Health.
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