An act relating to medical malpractice, the official text

1                            STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2            2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 3228                 By: Humphrey

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6                              AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to medical malpractice; requiring the

    State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision to

8   establish and maintain database of medical

    malpractice lawsuits; listing requirements for

9   database; listing required information for database;

    requiring physicians report lawsuits within certain

10  time; requiring Board to conduct an educational

    campaign on database; providing for codification; and

11  providing an effective date.

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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

15  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codified

16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 481.2 of Title 59, unless there

17 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

18  A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall

19 establish and maintain a comprehensive public database of medical

20 malpractice lawsuits filed against licensed physicians in this

21 state. The database shall:

22  1. Be user-friendly;

23  2. Be accessible to the public through the Board's official

24 website;

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1   3. Be regularly updated; and

2   4. Comply with all applicable privacy laws concerning sensitive

3 patient information.

4   B. The database shall include:

5   1. The name of the physician;

6   2. The nature of the medical malpractice claim;

7   3. The date the lawsuit was filed;

8   4. The disposition of the case;

9   5. Any disciplinary action taken by the Board as a result of

10 the lawsuit; and

11  6. Internet links to relevant court documents when available.

12  C. All licensed physicians shall report to the Board any

13 medical malpractice lawsuit filed against him or her within thirty

14 (30) days of becoming aware of the lawsuit.

15  D. The Board shall implement an education campaign to inform

16 healthcare facilities, physicians, and the public about the database

17 and the purpose of the database including, but not limited to, how

18 it can be used to make informed healthcare decisions.

19  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2027.

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