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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 2948 By: Olsen
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to assisted reproductive technology;
defining terms; providing reporting requirements;
8 mandating publication of certain data points of
report by the Oklahoma State Department of Health;
9 providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-800 of Title 63, unless there
16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
17 As used in this act:
18 1. Assisted reproductive technology" means treatment or
19 procedure involving the handling of a human egg, sperm, and embryo
20 outside of the body with the intent of facilitating a pregnancy,
21 including:
22 a. artificial insemination,
23 b. intrauterine insemination,
24 c. in vitro fertilization,
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1 d. gamete intrafallopian fertilization,
2 e. zygote intrafallopian fertilization,
3 f. egg, embryo, and sperm cryopreservation, and
4 g. egg, sperm, or embryo donation;
5 2. "Cycle" means a single procedure of in vitro fertilization,
6 zygote intrafallopian transfer, gamete intrafallopian transfer, or
7 egg retrieval. A cycle that is completed may only refer to egg
8 retrieval if no eggs are fertilized and implanted into the patient
9 or may mean the complete process from egg retrieval to the transfer
10 of human reproductive material;
11 3. "Egg donor" means a person unrelated by marriage to the
12 recipient who provides or agrees to provide ovum for the purpose of
13 human reproduction, regardless of if the recipient has a diagnosis
14 of infertility;
15 4. "Embryo cryopreservation" means the process when human
16 embryos are frozen in an undisturbed environment for the purpose of
17 saving these embryos for future procreative use;
18 5. "Fertility clinic" means a medical facility that is
19 licensed, registered, or certified under federal laws or regulations
20 or state laws and rules and is responsible for the collection and
21 preservation of transfer or egg retrieval;
22 6. "Health care professional" means an individual licensed,
23 registered, or certified under federal laws or regulations or state
24 laws and rules to provide health care services;
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1 7. "Human embryo" means a distinct and living organism of the
2 species Homo sapiens conceived either in the human body or produced
3 in an artificial environment other than the human body, from the
4 moment of fertilization, including the single-cell stage, until
5 natural death, including such embryos that are in a state of
6 cryopreservation or are otherwise unused;
7 8. "Human embryo implantation" means a human embryo has
8 successfully attached to a patient's uterine wall lining which marks
9 the beginning of pregnancy;
10 9. "Human reproductive material" means all of any part of a
11 sperm, ovum, or embryo at any stage of development;
12 10. "Infertility" means a symptom of an underlying disease or
13 condition within a person's body that makes successfully conceiving
14 and carrying a child to term difficult or impossible, which is
15 diagnosed after:
16 a. twelve (12) months of intercourse without the use of
17 chemical, barrier, or other contraceptive method for
18 women under thirty-five (35) years of age, or
19 b. six (6) months of targeted intercourse without the use
20 of a chemical, barrier, or other contraceptive method
21 for women who are thirty-five (35) years of age and
22 older, where conception should otherwise be possible;
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1 11. "Prospective patient" means the patient who may undergo
2 assisted reproductive technology treatments, including the transfer
3 of human embryos for the purpose of initiating pregnancy;
4 12. "Transfer" means the process by which a health care
5 professional places a fresh or frozen embryo within the uterus,
6 fallopian tubes, or other part of a patient's body for the purpose
7 of initiating a pregnancy; and
8 13. "Sperm donor" means a person unrelated by marriage to a
9 prospective patient who provides or agrees to provide sperm for the
10 purpose of human reproduction, regardless of whether the prospective
11 patient has a diagnosis of infertility.
12 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-800.1 of Title 63, unless
14 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
15 A. The Oklahoma State Department of Health shall require
16 fertility clinics to track and report key data points, including but
17 not limited to:
18 1. How many embryos each fertility clinic creates in total
19 through assisted reproductive technology cycles;
20 2. What happens to each of the embryos created and the number
21 of embryos that:
22 a. are negligently destroyed each year due to the failure
23 of a cryopreservation tank or technical or human
24 error,
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1 b. perish due to natural causes during fertilization,
2 development, or implantation in assisted reproductive
3 technology,
4 c. perish due to preimplantation genetic testing in
5 assisted reproductive technology, or
6 d. (1) are intentionally destroyed at the discretion of
7 the fertility clinic or the prospective patient,
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9 (2) the fertility clinical shall specify why the
10 fertility clinic or prospective patient chose to
11 discard or destroy the embryo,
12 e. are relinquished by prospective patients to a clinic,
13 f. are donated by prospective patients for research
14 purposes, and
15 g. are created in each cycle of assisted reproductive
16 technology;
17 3. If, and how often, the fertility clinic loses the human
18 reproductive material of prospective patients due to unknown or
19 undisclosed reasons;
20 4. Any instances of a health care professional knowingly
21 transferring non-viable human reproductive material into a patient,
22 with or without the patient's knowledge;
23 5. The total number of embryos that are frozen in
24 cryopreservation storage units and the number of embryos frozen
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1 prior to submitting the report each year, whenever that occurs,
2 under the supervision of the reporting fertility clinic;
3 6. How many embryos are transferred fresh verses frozen;
4 7. How many embryos are transferred in a single transfer cycle;
5 8. How many embryos successfully implant when conceived with
6 assisted reproductive technology but are miscarried, perish
7 naturally in the womb, or are stillborn;
8 9. How many pregnancies result from assisted reproductive
9 technology procedures;
10 10. How many live births result from assisted reproductive
11 technology procedures; and
12 11. How many cases of multiple gestation occur from assisted
13 reproductive technology procedures.
14 B. The information reported pursuant to this section shall not
15 include any personal identifiable information and shall only include
16 statistical aggregate information.
17 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
18 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-800.2 of Title 63, unless
19 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
20 A. Within twelve (12) months of receiving the annual assisted
21 reproductive technology data from fertility clinics, the Oklahoma
22 State Department of Health shall compile and publish a comprehensive
23 report, available for public use, cataloging key data points for
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1 research, accountability, and prospective patient use, including but
2 not limited to:
3 1. How many fertility clinics are registered to practice
4 assisted reproductive technology;
5 2. How many assisted reproductive technology and egg retrieval
6 cycles each fertility clinic performs;
7 3. A percentage breakdown of the types of assisted reproductive
8 technology procedures each fertility clinic performs;
9 4. The success rate of each form of assisted reproductive
10 technology, broken down by age of the patient, whether donor ovum or
11 sperm was used, and the total number of cycles required for the
12 successful live birth of a child per patient; and
13 5. Compile and report the outcomes of each of the individual
14 fertility clinic data collection points described pursuant to
15 Section 2 of this act.
16 B. The comprehensive report described pursuant to subsection A
17 of this section shall not include any personal identifiable
18 information and shall only include statistical aggregate
19 information.
20 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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