{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-1708.1h","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1708.1H","heading":"Statements, conduct, etc. expressing apology,","body":"sympathy, etc. – Admissibility – Definitions.\n\nA. In any medical liability action, any and all statements,\n\naffirmations, gestures, or conduct expressing apology, sympathy,\n\ncommiseration, condolence, compassion, or a general sense of\n\nbenevolence which are made by a health care provider or an employee\n\nof a health care provider to the plaintiff, a relative of the\n\nplaintiff, or a representative of the plaintiff and which relate\n\nsolely to discomfort, pain, suffering, injury, or death as the\n\nresult of the unanticipated outcome of the medical care shall be\n\ninadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence\n\nof an admission against interest.\n\nB. For purposes of this section, unless context otherwise\n\nrequires, “relative” means a spouse, parent, grandparent,\n\nstepfather, child, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-\n\nsister or spouse’s parents. The term includes said relationships\n\nthat are created as a result of adoption. “Representative” means a\n\nlegal guardian, attorney, person designated to make decisions on\n\nbehalf of a patient under a durable power of attorney or health care\n\nproxy, or any person recognized in law or custom as an agent for the\n\nplaintiff.","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":"bb42789b0616e0f01c6319d446fa7a1b3aa049c974046f412055d861db28f3e7","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-1708.1f-1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-1708.1i"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}