Bill
Bill > HB3644
OK HB3644
OK HB3644Venous thromboembolisms screening and treatment; Blake Burgess Act; training; State Department of Health; statewide venous thromboembolism registry; requirements; hospitals; reports; Governor; Legislature; applicability; definitions; Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act; promulgation of necessary rules, nursing care component, and adult daycare component; consumer information pamphlet containing specified information to residents; power and duties; State Department of Health, certified nurs
summary
Introduced
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act relating to venous thromboembolisms screening and treatment; creating the "Blake Burgess Act"; requiring certain hospitals to develop and implement policies and procedures regarding venous thromboembolisms; mandating training for the rendering of appropriate medical attention for persons at risk of forming venous thromboembolisms; requiring the State Department of Health to contract with a private entity to establish a statewide venous thromboembolism registry; providing requirements; requiring hospitals to report certain information regularly to the statewide venous thromboembolism registry; requiring the private entity to provide regular reports to the Department on such data; requiring the Department to provide to the Governor and the Legislature a specified report; providing requirements for report; providing applicability; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-890.2, which relates to definitions in the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act; adding definitions; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-890.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 357, O.S.L. 2025 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-890.3), which relates to promulgation of necessary rules, nursing care component, and adult daycare component; requiring assisted living facilities to provide a consumer information pamphlet containing specified information to residents; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-1951, which relates to power and duties of State Department of Health, certified nursing aides within the Nursing Home Care Act; requiring certain training for certified nursing aides; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Blake Burgess Act," mandates that hospitals with emergency departments and ambulatory surgical centers develop and implement policies for assessing and treating patients at risk of venous thromboembolisms (VTE), which are blood clots that can travel to the lungs (pulmonary embolism or PE) and be fatal. These facilities must also train their non-physician clinical staff annually on these VTE protocols. The State Department of Health will contract with a qualified private, non-profit entity to create and maintain a statewide VTE registry, collecting data from hospitals on VTE incidence, patient demographics, and treatment outcomes, with the private entity reporting this data to the Department. The Department will then provide a comprehensive report on VTE to the Governor and Legislature. Additionally, assisted living facilities will be required to provide residents with a pamphlet detailing VTE, its risk factors, and symptoms, and certified nursing aides will receive training on recognizing VTE signs and providing emergency responses.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
House A&B Health Subcommittee Hearing (15:30:00 2/9/2026 Room 5s2) (on 02/09/2026)
Official Document
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb3644&Session=2600 |
| BillText | https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20INT/hB/HB3644%20INT.PDF |
Loading...