1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 2036 By: Goodwin | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to public health; defining term; | | requiring certain perinatal mental health screenings; | 8| directing certain disclosure of data; requiring the | | State Department of Health to make available certain | 9| website and application for perinatal resources; | | authorizing certain survey and contracts; requiring | 10| the Department to collect specified data; directing | | compilation and publication of certain annual report; | 11| providing for codification; and providing an | | effective date. | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 15| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 16|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-242a.1 of Title 63, unless | | | 17|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 18| As used in this act, "perinatal period" means the period | | | 19|beginning when a woman becomes pregnant and ending one (1) year | | | 20|after the woman gives birth. | | | 21| SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 22|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-242a.2 of Title 63, unless | | | 23|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 3026 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| A. Any health care provider who conducts a visit with a mother | | | 2|or infant during the perinatal period shall conduct a mental health | | | 3|screening of the mother to check for signs of perinatal depression | | | 4|and anxiety. | | | 5| B. To the extent allowed under state and federal privacy laws, | | | 6|health care providers shall share data with the State Department of | | | 7|Health for the purpose of implementing Section 4 of this act. | | | 8| SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 9|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-242a.3 of Title 63, unless | | | 10|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 11| A. The State Department of Health shall develop and make | | | 12|available to the public a website and a mobile application that | | | 13|provide information on programs, services, and other resources for | | | 14|women and infants during the perinatal period. The information and | | | 15|resources shall be designed to ease access to health care, mental | | | 16|health services, public assistance programs, and other available | | | 17|public and private supports and to improve maternal health, mental | | | 18|health, and infant health outcomes. | | | 19| B. The Department may use the website and application to | | | 20|conduct a survey on maternal health, mental health, and infant | | | 21|health for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 4 | | | 22|of this act. | | | 23| C. The Department may enter into one or more contracts as | | | 24|necessary to implement the provisions of this section. | | | Req. No. 3026 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 2|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-242a.4 of Title 63, unless | | | 3|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 4| A. The State Department of Health shall collect data on | | | 5|maternal health, mental health, and infant health outcomes through | | | 6|available sources which may include, but shall not be limited to: | | | 7| 1. Data reported by health care providers under Section 2 of | | | 8|this act; | | | 9| 2. Data obtained through surveys under Section 3 of this act; | | | 10|and | | | 11| 3. Data obtained through the Behavioral Risk Factor | | | 12|Surveillance System. | | | 13| B. The Department shall compile the data into an annual report | | | 14|on maternal health, mental health, and infant health outcomes that | | | 15|includes incidence of perinatal depression and anxiety and | | | 16|categorizes data by age, ethnicity, and other relevant demographic | | | 17|factors. | | | 18| C. The report shall be published on the Department's website | | | 19|and shall be electronically submitted to the President Pro Tempore | | | 20|of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the | | | 21|Governor. | | | 22| SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026. | | | 23| | | | 24| 60-2-3026 DC 1/15/2026 12:45:20 PM | | | Req. No. 3026 Page 3