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2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-1-745.35. Medical emergency.
Universal Citation: 63 OK Stat § 1-745.35 (2023)
A. Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall not apply if a physician believes a medical emergency exists that prevents compliance with this act.
B. A physician who performs or induces an abortion under circumstances described by subsection A of this section shall make written notations in the pregnant woman's medical record of:
1. The physician's belief that a medical emergency necessitated the abortion; and
2. The medical condition of the pregnant woman that prevented compliance with this act.
C. A physician performing or inducing an abortion under this section shall maintain in the physician's practice records a copy of the notations made under subsection B of this section.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 190, § 5, emerg. eff. May 3, 2022.
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