HB1687

Advance health care directives; creating the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act of 2026; establishing requirements for certain health care directives; effective date.

Complete·5/12/26

Oklahoma HB1687 establishes the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act of 2026, creating rules for advance health care directives.

Oklahoma HB1687, the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act of 2026, creates a framework for advance health care directives in the state. It allows individuals to appoint agents to make health care decisions on their behalf, create health care instructions, and establish default surrogates. The act outlines the process for determining an individual's capacity to make health care decisions and the rights of agents and surrogates. It also provides for the revocation of directives and the disqualification of agents or surrogates.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

77 Yea

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3 Nay

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19 Absent

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Calendar

Apr 8

10:00 AM

Senate Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Hearing

History

May 12

House

Approved by Governor 05/11/2026

May 6

House

SA's read, adopted

May 6

House

Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 3