{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-2200.29","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2200.29","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this act:\n\n1. \"Anatomical gift\" means a donation of all or part of a human\n\nbody to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of\n\ntransplantation or transfusion;\n\n2. \"Auxiliary aids or services\" means an aid or service that is\n\nused to provide information to an individual with a cognitive,\n\ndevelopmental, intellectual, neurological or physical disability and\n\nis available in a format or manner that allows the individual to\n\nbetter understand the information. An auxiliary aid or service may\n\ninclude:\n\na. qualified interpreters or other effective methods of\n\nmaking aurally delivered materials available to\n\npersons with hearing impairments,\n\nb. qualified readers, taped texts, texts in accessible\n\nelectronic format or other effective methods of making\n\nvisually delivered materials available to persons with\n\nvisual impairments,\n\nc. supported decision-making services, including:\n\n(1) the use of a support individual to communicate\n\ninformation to the individual with a disability,\n\nascertain the wishes of the individual, or assist\n\nthe individual in making decisions,\n\n(2) the disclosure of information to a legal\n\nguardian, authorized representative or another\n\nindividual designated by the individual with a\n\ndisability for such purpose, as long as the\n\ndisclosure is consistent with state and federal\n\nlaw including the Health Insurance Portability\n\nand Accountability Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. 1320d\n\net seq. and any regulations promulgated by the\n\nUnited States Department of Health and Human\n\nServices to implement the act,\n\n(3) if an individual has a court-appointed guardian\n\nor other individual responsible for making\n\nmedical decisions on behalf of the individual,\n\nany measures used to ensure that the individual\n\nis included in decisions involving the\n\nindividual's health care and that medical\n\ndecisions are in accordance with the individual's\n\nown expressed interests, or\n\n(4) any other aid or service that is used to provide\n\ninformation in a format that is easily\n\nunderstandable and accessible to individuals with\n\ncognitive, neurological, developmental or\n\nintellectual disabilities, including assistive\n\ncommunication technology;\n\n3. \"Covered entity\" means:\n\na. any licensed provider of health care services\n\nincluding licensed health care practitioners,\n\nhospitals, nursing facilities, laboratories,\n\nintermediate care facilities, psychiatric residential\n\ntreatment facilities, institutions for individuals\n\nwith intellectual or developmental disabilities and\n\nprison health centers, or\n\nb. any entity responsible for matching anatomical gift\n\ndonors to potential recipients;\n\n4. \"Disability\" has the meaning stated in the Americans with\n\nDisabilities Act of 1990, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of\n\n2008, 42 U.S.C. § 12102;\n\n5. \"Organ transplant\" means the transplantation or transfusion\n\nof a part of a human body into the body of another for the purpose\n\nof treating or curing a medical condition; and\n\n6. \"Qualified recipient\" means an individual who has a\n\ndisability and meets the essential eligibility requirements for the\n\nreceipt of an anatomical gift with or without any of the following:\n\na. individuals or entities available to support and\n\nassist the individual with an anatomical gift or\n\ntransplantation,\n\nb. auxiliary aids or services, or\n\nc. reasonable modifications to the policies, practices or\n\nprocedures of a covered entity including modifications\n\nto allow for either or both of the following:\n\n(1) communication with one or more individuals or\n\nentities available to support or assist with the\n\nrecipient's care and medication after surgery or\n\ntransplantation, or\nmical gift or\n\ntransplantation,\n\nb. auxiliary aids or services, or\n\nc. reasonable modifications to the policies, practices or\n\nprocedures of a covered entity including modifications\n\nto allow for either or both of the following:\n\n(1) communication with one or more individuals or\n\nentities available to support or assist with the\n\nrecipient's care and medication after surgery or\n\ntransplantation, or\n\n(2) consideration of support networks available to\n\nthe individual including family, friends and home\n\nand community-based services including home and\n\ncommunity-based services funded through Medicaid,\n\nMedicare, another health plan in which the\n\nindividual is enrolled or any program or source\n\nof funding available to the individual, when\n\ndetermining whether the individual is able to\n\ncomply with post-transplant medical requirements.","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":"c840daf6840832a343ee26ad109328fd174371e429c66af0ca4b86068a3bb324","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-2200.28","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-2200.2a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}