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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-3131.12: Duties of the Department of Human Services

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  2. Title 63

A. The Director of the Department of Human Services, no later

than one (1) year after the effective date of this act, shall

implement the statewide distribution of do-not-resuscitate forms

which comply with Section 5 of this act.

B. Do-not-resuscitate identification as set forth in the

Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act shall consist of either a medical

condition bracelet, necklace, or card with the inscription of the

patient's name, date of birth in numerical form, and "Oklahoma do-

not-resuscitate" on it. No other identification or wording shall be

deemed to comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Do-Not-

Resuscitate Act. This identification shall be issued only upon

presentation of a properly executed do-not-resuscitate consent form

as set forth in Section 5 of this act.

C. The Director of the Department of Human Services, no later

than one (1) year after the effective date of this act, shall be

responsible for establishing a system for distribution of the do-

not-resuscitate forms and identification bracelets, necklaces, or

cards.

D. The legal services developer from the Aging Services

Division of the Department of Human Services, no later than one (1)

year after the effective date of this act, shall develop and

implement a statewide educational effort to inform the public of

their right to accept or refuse cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to

request their physician to write a do-not-resuscitate order for

them, and to urge health care agencies within this state to utilize

a do-not-resuscitate form which complies with Section 5 of this act.

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