The Maternal Mortality Review Committee shall be composed of twenty-five (25) members, or their designees, as follows:

1. Eighteen of the members shall be:

a.the Chief Medical Examiner,

b.the Chair of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,

c.the Chief Medical Officer of the State Department of Health,

d.the Chief Medical Officer of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority,

e.the President of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American College of Nurse-Midwives,

f.the Medical Director for the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative,

g.the Director of Maternal and Child Health Services of the State Department of Health,

h.the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,

i.the Chair of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses,

j.the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,

k.the Director of Injury Prevention Services of the State Department of Health,

l.the Director of the Family Support and Prevention Service of the State Department of Health,

m.the Executive Director of the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board,

n.the President of the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers,

o.the Director of the Office of Perinatal Quality Improvement,

p.the Director of the Oklahoma City/County Health Department,

q.the Director of the Tulsa Health Department, and

r.the Maternal and Child Health Service Perinatal and Reproductive Health Division Medical Director; and

2. Seven of the members shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Health to serve for two-year terms and shall be eligible for reappointment. The members shall be persons having training and experience in matters related to maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. The members shall be appointed from the following positions:

a.a physician who is a member of the Oklahoma State Medical Association,

b.a physician who is a member of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association,

c.a current law enforcement officer who is employed by a local or county law enforcement agency,

d.a maternal-fetal medicine physician,

e.an individual who has been affected by pregnancy-related or pregnancy-associated deaths, severe maternal morbidity, and/or lack of access to maternal health care services,

f.an emergency medical technician, and

g.a home-visiting program director.

Every two (2) years the Committee shall elect from among its membership a chair and a vice-chair. The Committee shall meet at least quarterly and may meet more frequently as necessary as determined by the chair.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 473, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.