2018 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors
§72-362. Compilation, evaluation and distribution of information.
A. The Department, with the assistance of the Committee, shall compile and evaluate information received from and actions taken by the physician or other qualified health care professional, or a hospital or other health care facility, in a report to be distributed annually to the Governor, the Legislature, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs and, upon request, to other interested parties.
B. All information obtained from a veteran or individual shall be confidential and shall only be used for purposes of the study.
C. The Department may request and shall receive from any state agency such assistance and data as is necessary for the Department to implement the provisions of this act.
D. The identity of a veteran, the subject of a report made pursuant to the provisions of this act, may not be disclosed unless the veteran consents to the disclosure. Statistical information collected pursuant to this act is public information.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 52, § 3, eff. July 1, 1997.
