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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2036 By: Goodwin
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to public health; defining term;
7 requiring certain perinatal mental health screenings;
8 directing certain disclosure of data; requiring the
8 State Department of Health to make available certain
9 website and application for perinatal resources;
9 authorizing certain survey and contracts; requiring
10 the Department to collect specified data; directing
10 compilation and publication of certain annual report;
11 providing for codification; and providing an
11 effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-242a.1 of Title 63, unless
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17 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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18 As used in this act, "perinatal period" means the period
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19 beginning when a woman becomes pregnant and ending one (1) year
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20 after the woman gives birth.
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21 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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22 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-242a.2 of Title 63, unless
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23 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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1 A. Any health care provider who conducts a visit with a mother
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2 or infant during the perinatal period shall conduct a mental health
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3 screening of the mother to check for signs of perinatal depression
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4 and anxiety.
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5 B. To the extent allowed under state and federal privacy laws,
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6 health care providers shall share data with the State Department of
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7 Health for the purpose of implementing Section 4 of this act.
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8 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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9 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-242a.3 of Title 63, unless
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10 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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11 A. The State Department of Health shall develop and make
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12 available to the public a website and a mobile application that
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13 provide information on programs, services, and other resources for
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14 women and infants during the perinatal period. The information and
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15 resources shall be designed to ease access to health care, mental
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16 health services, public assistance programs, and other available
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17 public and private supports and to improve maternal health, mental
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18 health, and infant health outcomes.
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19 B. The Department may use the website and application to
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20 conduct a survey on maternal health, mental health, and infant
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21 health for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 4
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23 C. The Department may enter into one or more contracts as
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24 necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
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1 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-242a.4 of Title 63, unless
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3 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4 A. The State Department of Health shall collect data on
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5 maternal health, mental health, and infant health outcomes through
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6 available sources which may include, but shall not be limited to:
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7 1. Data reported by health care providers under Section 2 of
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8 this act;
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9 2. Data obtained through surveys under Section 3 of this act;
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11 3. Data obtained through the Behavioral Risk Factor
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12 Surveillance System.
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13 B. The Department shall compile the data into an annual report
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14 on maternal health, mental health, and infant health outcomes that
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15 includes incidence of perinatal depression and anxiety and
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16 categorizes data by age, ethnicity, and other relevant demographic
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17 factors.
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18 C. The report shall be published on the Department's website
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19 and shall be electronically submitted to the President Pro Tempore
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20 of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
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21 Governor.
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22 SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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24 60-2-3026 DC 1/15/2026 10:55:22 AM
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