{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-133","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-133","heading":"State-designated entity for health information exchange","body":"– Data exchange by health care providers.\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\n1. \"Health information exchange\" means the electronic movement\n\nof health-related information among organizations according to\n\nnationally recognized standards for purposes including, but not\n\nlimited to, payment, treatment, and administration; and\n\n2. \"Health information exchange organization\" means an entity\n\nwhose primary business activity is health information exchange and\n\nwhich is governed by its stakeholders.\n\nB. The State of Oklahoma:\n\n1. Shall designate a health information exchange organization\n\nas the state-designated entity for health information exchange;\n\n2. Shall establish a transition plan to ensure continued\n\noperation of the health information exchange; and\n\n3. May temporarily serve as the state-designated entity as part\n\nof the transition plan described in paragraph 2 of this subsection.\n\nC. Beginning July 1, 2023, all health care providers as defined\n\nby the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board\n\nand who are licensed by and located in this state may report data to\n\nand utilize the state-designated entity. The Office of the State\n\nCoordinator for Health Information Exchange may, as provided by\n\nrules promulgated by the Board, allow exemptions from the\n\nrequirement provided by this subsection on the basis of financial\n\nhardship, size, or technological capability of a health care\n\nprovider or such other bases as may be provided by rules promulgated\n\nby the Board.\n\nD. 1. A person who participates in the services or information\n\nprovided by the state-designated entity shall not be liable in any\n\naction for damages or costs of any nature that result solely from\n\nthe person's use or failure to use information or data from the\n\nstate-designated entity that was entered or retrieved under relevant\n\nstate or federal privacy laws, rules, regulations, or policies\n\nincluding, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portability and\n\nAccountability Act of 1996.\n\n2. A person shall not be subject to antitrust or unfair\n\ncompetition liability based on participation with the state-\n\ndesignated entity as long as the participation provides an essential\n\ngovernmental function for the public health and safety and enjoys\n\nstate action immunity.\n\nE. A person who provides information and data to the state-\n\ndesignated entity retains a property right in the information or\n\ndata, but grants to the other participants or subscribers a\n\nnonexclusive license to retrieve and use that information or data\n\nunder relevant state or federal privacy laws, rules, regulations, or\n\npolicies including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance\n\nPortability and Accountability Act of 1996.\n\nF. Patient-specific protected health information shall only be\n\ndisclosed in compliance with relevant state or federal privacy laws,\n\nrules, regulations, or policies including, but not limited to, the\n\nHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.\n\nG. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate\n\nrules to implement the provisions of this section.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ae17fa1127928acd04c3ab0fdad9a20379511c28f9cd14bb7d927354aee8e92d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-132.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-1330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}