{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-3090.3","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-3090.3","heading":"Nondiscrimination in treatment","body":"A. A health care provider shall not deny to a patient a life-\n\npreserving health care service the provider provides to other\n\npatients, and the provision of which is directed by the patient or a\n\nperson legally authorized to make health care decisions for the\n\npatient:\n\n1. On the basis of a view that treats extending the life of an\n\nelderly, disabled, or terminally ill individual as of lower value\n\nthan extending the life of an individual who is younger,\n\nnondisabled, or not terminally ill; or\n\n2. On the basis of disagreement with how the patient or person\n\nlegally authorized to make health care decisions for the patient\n\nvalues the trade-off between extending the length of the patient's\n\nlife and the risk of disability.\n\nB. In an action pursuant to this act, if the plaintiff pleads a\n\nprima facie case, the health care provider may defend his or her or\n\nits actions by pleading a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason or\n\nreasons that provided a basis for the denial of treatment, subject\n\nto an opportunity for the plaintiff to plead that the reason or\n\nreasons for the denial of treatment are discriminatory in their\n\napplication.","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":"fcecf355038e5dcdca4fc10be267ca1d60c03def6f9cbd83b3139f35c40848aa","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-3090.2","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-3090.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}